Paddy’s Pour House

This place was AWEFUL. I have no idea how clean the inside is, because we sat outside on the patio, but I can tell you the «wait staff» SUCKED, the kitchen was SLOW AS HELL (even though my boyfriend and I were the ONLY people in the restaurant.) We stopped by there to eat lunch this past Saturday. We had never been there before and thought we would try it out. …We should have gone over to Proscuitto’s! When we pulled up, there was a girl sitting out on the patio reading a book… little did we know this was the waitress! We stood in the doorway for about 30 seconds while she put her book away behind the counter… waiting for her to acknowledge us… then she finally turned around and said…“you can sit wherever you like”…gee thanks. It took several minutes for her to come out to even give us menus. We got chips and salsa for $ 4.50 for an appetizer. She came out with about 20 chips and salsa… my boyfriend and I each took at bite of the salsa and at the same time said …“El Paso”. Straight from a jar. After looking over the menu, my boyfriend decided on the hamburger and I got the chicken quesadilla without chicken. It took OVER (30) THIRTY minutes for our food to come out. Again… we were the ONLY people in the joint. I was so pissed off I wanted to leave $ for the chips and salsa and our drinks and leave… but we stayed. The description of the quesadilla said it came with jalapenos inside, and salsa and sour cream on the side. When it came out, there were no jalapenos, just flour tortilla and cheese. No kidding. For $ 9. Jarred salsa, cheese and a flour tortilla. I also ordered a side salad (~$ 5)…with ranch. What they pass off as ranch… is the worst ranch i have ever had. It tasted like they ran out of ranch and mixed it with italian. Terrible. I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. To top everything off… the waitress finally came out to give us our check, and she REEKED of NAIL POLISH! She had just finished polishing her nails!!! W.O.W. I truly wish/​hope the owners of this horrible place read Unilocal,because that chick is in the WRONG line of work, and why would it take the kitchen over 30 minutes to make a hamburger and «quesadilla». Will NEVER eat here again and I will tell everyone I know not to go here either.

Great place to eat, hang out with friends, and enjoy a game! Atmosphere is great, service is pretty good. Prices are reasonable, and the food is good too. Fan of there burgers, and ONION RINGS ARE AMAZING! A+

Great spot for some spirits and food. It is a bit of a hike from the Charlotte area, but I think it’s definitely worth checking out — especially if you have an affinity for Irish bars/​food. The vibe is very low key and relaxed here… the servers are all very friendly and know there stuff.
Old Meck Dunkel was on special that night so I partook and also had the Shepard’s pie. Super filling (as SP should be!) it was a great way to end a work day during the work week.
I would imagine this place would pick up on the weekends given it’s location near the lake, but I am liking the local… relaxed weekday atmosphere. Sometimes on the weekends you pretty much have to throw some elbows to get your ‘relax’ juice on — and that is not my idea of fun.
See myself here returning on occassion to check on the mirror in the men’s bathroom since someone went to town on it… It’s a cool effect, but somehow I don’t htink that’s the décor that this place was going for.

My new Tuesday night hangout for sure. Just recently stumbled on to this place after reading some Unilocal reviews and purchasing a Groupon.
Last week was my first trip out here, and although the venue can be difficult to find if you’re driving around just looking radomly for places to eat, it really did prove to be a worthwhile trip in and of itself, given the internet research. Great Tuesday night special– $ 1 select brews & $ 5 dozen wings. Addtional specials for the other days of the week.
Wings were pretty. damn. good. I highly recommend their «Barbalow», which is a half spicy, half BBQ, and additionally grilled.
The pool tables were also a hit for me and my friends. Interior atmosphere is very good, great décor, and additionally great service, great crowd, fair noise level (for a Tuesday), etc. Overall, great Irish pub to check out!

Live music, great wings, tasty sandwiches, awesome service, great beer selection, cool atmosphere, will defiantly going back!

Wings are fabulous! We go back every Tuesday for their $ 5 dozen wing special. Service has improved immensely since it opened.

Generous portions, awesome service, comfortable, friendly, wings & chopped salad great, we’ll be back.
Try it!

Great bar. The wings are to die for and the staff makes you feel right at home.

Great food & service, good specials every night, fun people, darts, buck hunter, pool, and free popcorn means you find me here waaaay too often

Recently went to the new Paddy’s Pour House, once for drinks only and most recently for food and drinks. A group of four of us on a Saturday night went to check out the new bar, a good amount of people were gathered at the bar and darts area but the restaurant seating area only had one other full table. We ordered a beer pitcher special for $ 7, the price was good but the wait was long. We decided to start with the pizza logs, which were like egg roll on the outside pizza on the inside. They might have been good if they weren’t the driest thing ever. I’m guessing they were over cooked.
For dinner my husband and I split The McGarrity sandwich. Ham, bacon & pepperoni with melted provolone, lettuce, tomato & Italian dressing served on a sub roll, and we upgraded from regular fries to Flannigan fries (kind of like steak fries.) The sandwich was ok, but the service took so long. We were told several times it was on the way, on the way. Then the waiter said «something happened in the kitchen, your food should be out soon.» Our friend ordered a salad and a while longer the waiter said «he’s just throwing together your salad now.» Over one hour later we got out two easy to make items from the kitchen. Honestly, I could’ve gone home and made the food in my own kitchen before it came out of their kitchen.
We then ordered one more pitcher that never arrived at our table and sat on the counter of the bar. Our waiter finally figured it out and said «oh did you still want that? Sorry I got side tracked from my boss.» Um, no… I definitely don’t want the warm pitcher of beer sitting on the bar.
FYI-​The bathrooms were not very clean, the toilets needed a good scrubbing. The restaurant itself looks the same as when it was Picasso’s. There was an area for smoking and beer pong outside.
So needless to say I will not be back to Paddy’s Pour house for the third time. Maybe this poor service was an isolated incident, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. Prosciutto’s is a much better choice in the same plaza and I never thought I’d say this but I’d rather go to Cookhouse next door then go back to Paddy’s Pour House.

Awesome new bar/​restaurant, filling the need for a local neighborhood upscale establishment (Its not overly Irish– more of a classy pub with a dabbling of Irish menu items, your bar favorites like wings and things are on the menu too). Great atmosphere, fun staff, makes you feel like youre hanging out at your friends house.
There are already tons of things that is great about this place, and they’re only partially open:
–The staff. The owner is a great guy but also a serious business man that knows what he’s doing. The bar staff is super friendly, you feel like family being there. Definately not snobby like a lot of the other local service people.
–The building rennovation. The place looks great, clean, and is huge, with a sizeable granite bar (its super deep so theres room for your food and beverages, with probably 15 stools) a large dining area, tons of TVs everywhere, pool table area, darts area, patio with giant tv screen, and even some couches tucked back near the dart boards.
–The menu. So far, huge portions. I haven’t tried everything, and they are still working with a limited menu, but the choices are fresh and unique. Im excited to try more.
–Consistancy. When you go out on Wednesday night at 10pm after dinner, they’ll be open. Their hours arent «11am-​??» (except sundays for now, that is actually «noon-​?») so you can go without wondering if it will be closed by the time you get there, or feeling like you’re wrecking the staffs night by coming in «late» because they want to go home. They’ll be open anyways.
–Location. Next to the Cook house and Unleashed, the north side of Catawba needed something other than the Rusty Rudder for bar/​restaurant options. And aside from the Galaway Hooker (which is overly traditional irish, not what id call a pub anyways) there arent any other ‘irish type pubs’ around.
–The mascott. Paddy is a very cute golden retriever (check out their facebook). No… she doesn’t get to go to the bar though.
The only thing missing is a Big Buck Hunter game!
EDIT (3÷8÷12): PPH now has Big Buck Hunter (yes!!), free popcorn (double yes!!), and delicious crab cakes. I also really like the free appetizer buffet on Fridays for happy hour… best bbq meatballs ever. Salads and shepards pie have also made the menu. Every salad is enormous, I get the dressing on the side because there’s more than enough for lunch tomorrow too.