Readers' Choice: Best Place to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day
Patch is looking for the best place in Easley to paint the town green
Top of the morning to you, Easley!
Don a bit o' green and tell us the best place in Easley and in the Upstate to do an Irish jig.
That's right, in this week's Readers' Choice contest, Easley Patch wants to know where a lass and laddie can celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick's Day, named for the patron Saint Patrick who is said to have brought Christianity to Ireland, for larger cities like Savannah, Chicago and New Orleans, is a time to host wild parities and parades.
Some celebrate by dressing in green clothing, eating foods dyed green and drinking green beer.
But keep in mind the wearing of green is not actually an Irish custom, according to History.com. The wearing of green started in the United States, as the color green is actually unlucky in Ireland.
The great thing about St. Patrick's Day is that you don't have to be Irish to celebrate.
Who serves up corned beef and cabbage? Is there a place to listen to Irish music or to learn an Irish dance? Where can you buy a pint of green beer?
We included our favorites here:
Shamrock the House — 7 p.m. Saturday at Easley Tri-County Technical College
St. Patty's Day 5K in downtown Greenville
St. Patrick's Day Walk in Greenville on Thursday
Connelly's Irish Pub in Greenville
Jadens' Pints and Wings in Simpsonville
The Starving Artist Cafe in Easley
So what are you waiting for? Get your shamrock shaking, it's time to vote!
Tell us which one is your favorite in the poll below. HOWEVER, if there are other Irish celebrations you believe belong on the list, let us know in the comments section below and we’ll add them right away.
Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Ties will be broken by whichever business has the most positive comments in the section below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday.
Note: Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results, comments below and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch.
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Bleu VooDoo Grill
114 E Main St, Easley, SC -
The Starving Artist Cafe
114 NW Main St, Easley, SC (The Starving Artist Cafe)
Amber Brantley
9:23 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
Bleu Voodoo Grill!!
Valerie Yoder
9:53 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
Shamrock the House!
Band, food included in price, auctions, contests, bar, photo booth, supports a Easley charity and you don't have to drive to Greenville :o)
Kathryn Hayes
6:51 pm on Monday, March 12, 2012
Shamrock the House. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!
Leilani Watt
12:51 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Shamrock the house!!! Have a fabulous time and know that your helping a great cause in the process!
Jim O'Donnell
11:22 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Rivals, Powdersville. The Dockside Band are playing St. Patrick's Day at this new, non-smoking venue. It's gonna be good craic!
Sandy Ross
1:47 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Shamrock the House! Great food, entertainment, incredible auction items to bid on and a lot of fun - all proceeds go to a local charity.
Toniette
1:53 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Shamrock the House!
Ashley Jameson
2:05 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Shamrock the House !!! Gonna be a blast! I love auctions for charity! I've gotten some really awesome stuff in the past.
Vicki Ciplickas
3:44 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
While we are not listed, The Starving Artist Cafe on Main will be serving Authentic Irish Fare Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. We will have live entertainment and Irish Beer Tasting each night!
John M. Hoyt
7:44 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Rivals is not listed, but Bleu Voodoo is, so they get my vote! Dockside Band plays at both, but will be at Rivals on St. Patty's
John M. Hoyt
7:45 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Shouldn't the Easley Patch just list places in Easley? =)
Carolyn Farr Smith
10:42 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
John, We would love to list just Easley places! That is one of the reasons that we ask people to tell us in the comments section what places to add. We listed the businesses that we knew were having events based on their Facebook posts, items in events calendars, signage, or advertised through radio/television. We are always willing to add more!
Carolyn Farr Smith
10:43 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Starving Artist Cafe and Rivals are being added to the poll.
John M. Hoyt
10:48 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Now you just got me all befuddled... I love both Bleu Voodoo and Rivals! They support local live music, just like the Starving Artist Cafe does, but Rivals and Bleu Voodoo are still my favorites. They both get my vote.
Carolyn Farr Smith
11:08 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
John, Sorry to make your decision that much harder! I know that each of these businesses and/or events is very worthy of your vote! We appreciate your participation! This biggest reason Patch started a Readers' Choice contest is to find out more about our readers and what they like! We hope you will play along with us each week as a new "Readers' Choice" topic is announced.
Carolyn Farr Smith
1:36 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Poll will close at 9 a.m. on Friday!
John M. Hoyt
2:34 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
8-)
Hawthorne Ryer
9:05 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Without a doubt the Starving Artist! The food, which normally has a more Italian theme, has transformed to accommodate the upcoming St. Patty's Day celebration! But the food isn't the only thing, the decorations are superb! The Starving Artist is the place to be, especially for the beer tasting!!