Category: Life
originally posted October 29, 2007

Outside the front on Molly Malone's is a bronze of an Irish woman next to a cart: Molly Malone, I presume. She's very slender, yet the swell of her bronze breasts above the neckline of her shirt is pretty... um... amazing. Expect the boys to stare at the statue for a while. Inside the decor is pretty nice. It'll take a moment for the eyes to adjust if you go during the day, but I'll bet it's very pleasant in the evening. Sayings in Irish are written on the walls with its English translation below it. Very nice atmosphere, I must say.

I met a my-space friend there for a late lunch Friday. This was our first meeting in real life so I was pretty nervous. Have you ever done that? Made plans to meet someone in real life that you initially met on the computer? All kinds of different nervousness happens. It's just like meeting a date. "Do I look okay? Does my breath stink? What will we talk about? What if I'm too brash? What if I'm too demure? What if they hate my laugh? What if I don't laugh? Along with the worry of, "What if they delete me as a friend?" thrown in for good measure. if you're just meeting as a date then it's easy...if it doesn't work, it doesn't work...no big deal...but a friend...scarier than I ever imagined.

Well, I wasn't deleted Saturday, so I feel pretty good! We did laugh a lot and I had a great time and so did they, according to the e-mail I found on Saturday. Whew... next time it won't be so rough!

Back to Molly Malone's... I was on the St. Rose Parkway heading towards the I-15 and learned the hard way that if you want to pass the I-15 and get to South Highland on the other side you have to stay in the left lane or the construction cones won't let you go forward and you are forced onto the freeway. Then it's another 5-10 minute drive to the next exit at Silverado so you can turn around and come back. And then the off ramp with the pretty signs for the So. Highland exit is currently out of commission and you're expecting to have to drive to Jean before you can turn around again and come back until you see the tiny little sign that tells you about the temporary exit for So. Highland and the St. Rose Pkwy. I love Vegas construction.

It must have been something I had to do because the trek from the St. Rose exit to the Silverado exit afforded me the sighting of Molly Malone's off the freeway so there was no need for calling for directions.

We sat in the restaurant section and I asked the waiter for the specials. He said fish tacos. I asked if that was Irish. There is a tendency there to put an Irish name in front of any menu item to make it Irish. I don't think nachos are Irish either. I opted for the lamb stew in a bread bowl. It was GREAT! and alot...share it with others or it'll go to waste. My Jack on ice was also a very large drink. Wow! I didn't finish that either. My friend had the Guiness steak... mm mm... also very good!

Great lunch on a great day.

Molly Malone's Irish Pub
11930 Southern Highlands Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89141
Phone: (702) 837-0213