The Irish Rover's fish and chips, made with North Atlantic cod, ranks among the top fried fish dishes in a city awash with fish fries ... especially during Lent.
Every year on St. Patrick’s Day, Louisville’s Irish Rover famously holds a humongous party, featuring an oversize tent that covers most of the parking lot, live Irish music, and plenty of great Irish food and gallons of dark Irish beer.
It’s fun, I’m told. But I’ve never been. Big, noisy crowds guzzling draft beer outdoors on a brisk March day, even with the comfort of a tent loaded with toasty heaters, is just not my style.
But catching up with The Rover for lunch the day after St. Patrick’s, enjoying the warm and cozy Irish pub comfort of The Rover’s historic Frankfort Avenue building on a more normal day? Priceless.
We dropped by shortly after noon on a Saturday and had no problem getting a table. The Rover’s attractive dining rooms – one the color of Irish salmon, the other a lighter shade of Colman’s mustard – are decorated with old photos of Irish scenes and famous Irish literary lights. The darker but welcoming bar offers another attractive seating option, at the bar or in sturdy booths. Within moments the restaurant appeared completely full with a happy, convivial crowd, and this seems to be the case year ‘round, not just on St. Patrick’s Day. ...
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The Irish Rover
2319 Frankfort Ave.
899-3544
http://theirishroverky.com
Facebook: http://bit.ly/Irish-Rover
Noise Level: Even when it's not St. Patrick's Day, this popular place fills up fast, and a happy crowd generates a soft roar. Decibel levels around 72dB with peaks to 82dB made conversation difficult at times.
Accessibility: The owners have done a good job of making this historic, 170-year-old building accessible to wheelchair users.
Their fish and chips is still the best I have ever had anywhere.