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Fri. June 9, 2006, 07:09am PDT
Doyle's worthy bangers and mash
What: Doyle's Public House
Where: 208 St. Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA [ map ]
Hours: 11am-2am daily
Phone: 253-238-5359
We met up with Angela and Steve (of the Fergusons) last night at Doyle's in the Stadium District of Tacoma. After we all successfully found parking Sarah snagged us a choice window table and we each grabbed a stool. Once inside, I noticed how not noisey it was. Althought plenty of people were there enjoying drinks, food, and conversation some insulation on the ceiling must dampen things pretty well. At the time there also wasn't any music playing or game on one of the TVs. We all ordered our drinks that came each in their own special glasses.
We were there for food as well and the ladies had the french dip while the gentlemen had bangers and mash. Although impossible to compare to my Monster Mash experience in Scotland this place did a solid job providing a little Irish soul food for a really reasonable price. And, hey whaddaya know? Plenty of people on a Thursday night even with the smoking ban? Yeah, I'm sure it'll ruin business. Or it'll bring guys like me that never stepped foot in a bar head out and enjoy a pint with good friends.
Anyway, we had a great time and really enjoyed the feel and comfortable atmosphere of Doyle's. Now, if we only had a streetcar to drop us off there...
Thanks to Jamie for the tip on this one!
Fri. June 9, 2006, 08:38pm PDT
Photos ~ Narrows bridge deck segments in Commencement Bay
Don't worry -- they're on a ship in the bay. Have to keep the headlines short, you know. Anyway, there's a huge Dockwise ship out there with a huge load of deck segments that will be hung by the suspension cables of the new Tacoma Narrows bridge. It's a pretty impressive haul especially considering each piece weighs 450 tons and made the journey safely all the way across the Pacific from Korea. These are mightly sizable pieces of history in the making, folks.
You can see this engineering achievement from pretty much anywhere on the shore in the more northern portions of Commencement Bay. I too most of the photos from some of the turnouts off 509 on the east side and a couple shots from Thea's Park from the west. It's an impressive sight whether you want to pay the impending bridge toll or not. I suppose if the boat gets tipped over between now and when the pieces are put to use, we'll know who did it! I'm looking at you Gig Harbor!
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