The Dubliner, Washington, D.C.

After dining at Kelly's Irish Times in the Union Station neighborhood, we walked next door for dessert. The Dubliner An Irish Pub is always a popular, busy place. Their dining room was full and there was a line, so we opted to sit at a table in the bar. Sitting in the bar here can be challenging, since not only is the kitchen door in there (and hence a lot of waiter traffic), they often have loud, live bands playing. Wednesday night, though, the big noise source was the crowd gathered there to watch the Sugar Bowl and root for Notre Dame (what? In an Irish pub?).

Robert had a couple of Dewars scotch on the rocks and since I'm trying to watch my weight, I just had water. For our desserts, Robert ordered the Bailey's Irish Cream cheesecake and I had the bread pudding with Irish whiskey sauce. They were both quite tasty, though we both noted a rather total absence of either Bailey's Irish cream or Irish whiskey taste to the desserts.