Dublin City

This place is a mess.  I am reminded of nostalgic memories of the days when this was Muddy Waters, and we used to actually be able to get a drink from the bar.  Every time I come here since it become Dublin City, it is just a mass of people who are rude and drunk.  I have clearly never been here on a slow night, so maybe there are times when this bar is a little more my speed, but I have yet to find it.  It is vaguely reminiscent of the Dublin City I visited downtown when it was a "2nd Ave" bar.  I remember going to Dublin a few times before the flood in their old spot, and it wasn't much better.  I'm sure this is the type of bar for a lot of people, and its definitely trendy, but it is not for me.  I like going to bars where I can get beer.  If you are lucky enough to rent out Dublin's back room, they will graciously assign you a server that will cater to your private affair for a fee, yet even that isn't enough to insure your alcoholism needs are met, because the server checked back with us about once every 30 minutes to bring all the drinks that were ordered through her 30 minutes earlier.  I get it, they are busy, they are doing a good business.  Congrats, you have a problem that some bars would kill to have.  But now that you have this problem...grow up...hire some more servers, and spend a tiny bit of that money that you are raking in to help serve the customers you have in your bar.  I for one avoid this place like the plague unless someone invited me there for events, and even then I begrudgingly go.  You may be doing good business now, but in the bar world, trends can change in a flash, and I would hate to be the bar owner that was too comfortable with what he/she had and was content giving poor service to it's clients when no one wants to go here anymore.  I miss you Muddy Waters.
*Steps down off Soap Box*

Edit:  After writing this blog entry, we had a few people mention that we should be objective in our blog entries.  After a drunken discussion with a few friends on the subject, I realized that in general, I think we are fairly objective in explaining that if we didn't like a bar, there are still those who will.  After thinking about it, I'm not sure we were clear about this one.  There are a LOT of people who love this place, so it is clearly popular.  Let me be clear, when someone from out of town asks me to recommend a bar, I ask what type of bar they are looking for, and I have steered people here.  This is a college age bar, and it definitely fits its role well.  While I avoid this like the plague, that does not mean everyone will hate it.  In my review, I listed the reasons why I avoid it, and mentioned a suggestion that would improve it without taking away from its college age fast paced atmosphere.  If I were able to get a beer, I would go here.  While Jen and I definitely prefer smaller, slower paced bars most of the time, there are pros and cons to every bar, and Dublin has a formula that works well for its desired clientele.  I would just hate to see it fail for the wrong reasons.