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Irish Lion
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The Irish Lion is a restaurant offering authentic Irish food. It is located at 212 W. Kirkwood Avenue. It opened in 1982. The restaurant has two floors of indoor seating as well as a small amount of outdoor seating along Kirkwood Avenue that's popular in the summertime. One of their most popular drinks is a yard of ale, served in a 3-foot tall glass on a stand. It also comes in a slightly more manageable half yard version.
The restaurant occasionally features live Irish folk music and bagpipes.
According to the Bloomington Sketchbook, the building was originally a bar and brothel built around 1882. It stood empty until being bought by Larry McConnaughy in 1981. Only the ceiling is original. (Also see Crazy Horse)
