www.CostaRicaTicas.com

Yep, that's the place.

Every heard of an English restaurant, Canadian? and you never have heard of a Costa Rican restaurant thats for sure, what do they all share in common? lousy food in their countries

Now THATS some funny shit!

Come on lets go get some Canadian...come on lets do Costa Rican food tonight; I have to admit its not something commonly heard in the US.

I'm not sure I'd go so far that thats evidence that their food sux though. I luv Korean restaruants, but surely they weren't popular in years past, or in certain areas probably even now.

As I have improved myself over the many years (despite thinking for most of those years that I was hardly the person needing improvement) I learned things like:

Olneymm

Once you saw her head to the Bunn, it was your opportunity to teach her how to make the best Irish Coffee going, make a friend, impress the dorks watching & your dinner mate, establish yourself as a Shannon's customer of note, & get the drink you wanted!; not to mention become a "class act" to those in the know, or peeking out from the kitchen.

Especially in a place where "Irish Pub" is probably more advertising than reality....you not only "know" that; you HELP them overcome it.

You are no longer a gringo passing thru CR, you are someone they hope will come back...(p.s. chicks dig that)

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That had been my experience too, however last weekend they had a live band that appeared to made up of local ticos playing traditional Irish music. At least for one song as I walked by, next time I'll visit longer to check it out.

How is it that no chicas stop in there? Are they discouraged from doing so? Seems a place that close to HDR should have a little bit of overflow.

It is alright to bring a chica there but they are not permitted to come in alone. Like the news cafe I guess.

Yeah the pub is such a high class place they can't have women of questionable morality ruining the atmosphere. I wonder if my sandwich is ready yet?

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Interesting. I wondered what the deal was, thanks guys.

A place to go when you just want to get away from all the snatch for hire.

This one made me laugh out loud!

The food at Shannon's was spectacular when it first opened. A broad named Marianne (Irish) was the head chef and bottlewasher. But last time I was there, she was gone and the food was ok....no daily changes. They have local talent, and sometimes the help doesn't show.

Good drinking place, but hasn't taken over the Morazan Cafe crowd. Better atmosphere though.

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somewhat older gal, HDR day time colombiana, Ruby with the glossy business cards took me over to the Morazon for lunch one day, fairly decent food & drink. reasonably price, plenty gals in and out. Need to swing by on my own and check it out.

Went to this pub a couple of Fridays ago.

Waited over 10 minutes to get served, I would have walked out if I wasn't joining soem friends there,

Was delighted to see all the guiness advertising as it is my drink of choice.

When the grumpy bartender finally consented to serve me, I asked if the had guiness and received a disgusted look back with a NO, and off she went to serve someone else.

Now guiness is reasonably available in San Jose, the major supermarkets all stock it and there are at least a dozen or so bars that have it....
was I stupid to expect guiness in an Irish bar,,,, one with tons or advertising in it
Was I wrong to expect service in under 10 minutes or so (the bar was not very busy at the time)?
Would it have been too difficult to answer politely and ask what my second choice might be?
my office is only 200 metres away from the bar, I could easilly have become a regular, and introduced other people to the place, but yet another place where serving foreigners is a last priority.

Don't know for certain, but pretty sure the owner was there, sitting two bar stools down, and certainly saw me getting agitated while waiting.
If so shame on him for not stepping in and looking after his customers.

why is it soooo difficult a concept in CR that the customer should be the first priority .....

ah well at least there are lots of other good reasons to love Barrio Amon

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To funny.

If they didnt whine about being poor you could at least understand. But you can just hear the owner saying "its tough times lately".

I was in Chitre, Panama awhile back and they wouldn't serve me at all; at one place. Went there twice just to see if first time was a fluke, but nope-no service, just like you hear blacks were treated in the old south USA.

I didnt even show any agitation, just left after awhile....weird. Be fine with me if they just put up a sign: "no extranjeros/no gringos"

I stop in every day I am in town. An Irishman named Jimmy owns it. I have never had any trouble with service. It is turning into a Tica place more and more. That might explain the change in service.