So the pub is the precursor of Chuck E. Cheese's. You can eat here, but just basic snacks: pork pie, cheese sandwich, sausage, Scotch eggs, for under 2 pounds (about $3.15).

Feeling overwhelmed? Don't be. Drinking is only one part of the Irish pub's equation; what really completes a night out is the promise of a good time (or "craic," as it's referred to).

In 1577, according to Paul Jennings, a British historian and the author of “The Local: A History of the English Pub,” Queen Elizabeth I ordered a survey that divided drinking establishments ...

Thirty years ago, when Mr. Carey first opened the pub, he poured Guinness into 16-ounce American pint glasses, which any Irishman will tell you is a mistake. Most of his customers didn’t care.