Hmmmm....D'Arcy's Pint, one of Springfield's most popular pub/restaurants, as of right now, doesn't exist. I found this out over the weekend -the hard way.
We rarely eat at D'Arcy's anymore because we just don't have the two hours of waiting time required to get a table at peak times. So, we often call in orders and eat it at home.
Saturday, Mrs. Eleventh Hour tried phoning in an order only to find the number had changed. OK, we thought, they have finally made the move to their new digs. She called the new number. No answer. They must be too busy to answer the phone.
We decide to head over to the new location and check it out never allowing our hungry-for-D'Arcy's selves to admit maybe they aren't open. We get to the new building off Stanford Ave, and construction isn't even completed. There's a sign saying it will be open May 24.
Quick, to old location in Town & Country Shopping Center!
Gad, a new business (another Irish pub by the looks of it) is going in their old slot at T&C and its not open either.
Whoa, D'Arcy's doesn't exist. Just weeks after being featured on the Food Channel it just...doesn't...exist.
Crap. Burritos at La Bamba just weren't a good substitute.
You know, when D'Arcy's opened, in 1998 I lived not too far from it. I didn't think it stood much of a chance. I mean, a bar had never existed in the old T&C Shopping Center and it really didn't have much visibility from the street.
Well, little did I know they would have a great food menu. It seems to me the owners took the time to put together a good menu, reasonably priced and hired competent cooks. I bet they spent a little more to do it right but, man, has it ever paid off. The place is always busy (when they're open). Yet, you really don't see many local places trying to emulate it's success. I wonder why.
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7 comments:
I believe they are opening up on Stanford Avenue just East of MacArthur Blvd.
I agree with your wait issue. My wife and I went there on a Tuesday at 8:30 pm and it was going to be an hour wait. We went somewhere else.
And, let's hope they'll be open on Sundays at the new place.
The opening is scheduled for the 24th, according to a sign in front of the new building.
Mrs TEH
"Whoa, D'Arcy's doesn't exist. Just weeks after being featured on the Food Channel it just...doesn't...exist."
It's been a little bit longer than a few weeks since they were featured on the Food Channel. That episode originally aired 1/18/2005. And the original location of Darcy's Pint has been closed less than a month. 4/22/2005 was the last night of operation for the old location. The original opening date for the new location had been May 11th. That obviously changed. The new "Irish Pub" at Town and Country is called the Dublin Pub. Joe Rupnik is the owner and also owns the chili parlor next door. As for an hour wait at a popular restaurant on a Saturday night. Name me one decent place in our area that won't have that amount of wait or longer on a weekend. A pub is supposed to be place to hang out and socialize. Not just a place to grab a bite and run. Hopefully the new location will offer faster seating. Put even though I've been assured many times that the new location is bigger. It really looks smaller from the outside. Also it's going to be hard to see the new Darcy's. Do to the fact that when coming from the direction of the mall. The new O'Reilly's auto parts store is blocking the view.
Darcy's always has the longest wait. Yes, the food is great but the service is terrible and the owners aren't very sociable or appreciative of their customers. I think the Dublin Pub ( the new pub that is in Darcy's old location)is a great place. Same food as Darcy's, half the wait and great service!
This is a bit incorrect....D'Arcy's was closed for that week or 2 only because they were disassembling the huge wood bar back, moved it to the new building and then re-assembled it. It is rather unreasonable to think they could just be in one location one day and another, fully operational the next. Give them a break...
as far as the wait time, I agree, we seldom go there because of the wait. Not really their fault, other than that they have good food! Clearly something to be criticized for!
Give them a break! It isn't like they leave empty tables sitting while people wait!
While I understand your choosing not to wait yourselves I dont' think it is reasonable to post these criticizms to the internet!
For our show, we did a review of three horseshoes. Believe it or not, we chose D'Arcy's as our shoe of choice. It's maybe a bit cliche to claim D'Arcy's has the best shoe, but when compared directly to the other shoes, it was clearly better.
However, their fault or not, I will rarely go to D'Arcy's because of the wait. Their carryout times are great (-5 minutes to get a hamburger horseshoe), but I can't stand going there and waiting 1+ hour to be seated. I was really hoping the new location would be bigger. It doesn't seem much bigger than the old place, and it certainly isn't big enough to accommodate the demand.
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