Oh what a night…I debated on whether I should write a review for last night’s destination due to my level of sobriety. While my details may not be extremely crisp, I’ll do my best. I thought it was important to get some more diversity in my reviews and step outside of my normal DC/NoVa bubble.
Last week a friend moved to Silver Spring and so naturally, this week he had a housewarming party. Hopefully, it was a lovely welcoming. 🙂 After drinking up at the party, we made our way to McGinty’s. We entered to find that there was a cover (I think there was a band playing when we arrived? Haha). I rarely have cash on me so luckily a nice gentleman spotted me and I bought him a drink in exchange. The bartenders were very engaging and friendly, definitely tolerant of my drunkenness and the large group of people that arrived at the same time. They definitely knew how to handle the crowds. Ordering two rail drinks (vodka tonic for me, a rum and coke for the gentleman) and a Makers Mark for some other random person – I’m fairly generous when that drunk, haha). I will say the prices were excellent; the rail drinks were $3.21 a piece and the Makers Mark was $5.73 (thank you receipt for aiding my ‘memory’).
The general layout of the bar was nice. The bar was long with plenty of seats with plenty of standing and table area too. While my friends commented that the clientele was a bit older here, I did not seem to notice and found making friends with other patrons very easy. Honestly, what’s more welcoming than making friends with a table full of people over some SportsCenter? That was another advantage to this place, while I did not observe dancing, I was able to watch some sports (#drunkenpastime). Admittedly, this was my first time in Silver Spring and getting off the metro here I was slightly skeptical. There is definitely a different feeling here than in DC or NoVa. It’s more of a neighborhood/suburban bar than a downtown bar, which may or may not be appealing to some. I would offer up a picture of my friends here, but Drunk Katie accidentally deleted it last night instead of saving it. Overall, I would definitely come back to McGinty’s if I found myself in Silver Spring again. Prices were cheap, people were friendly, and it was good for a large group (would have been just a good for a smaller group). If I were in the area, I might even see myself feeling comfortable coming here alone.
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