Irish Food

Irish food is not typically known for its vast array of flavors. In fact, many of the traditional Irish meals, not surprisingly, have potatoes as their main ingredient – which quite frankly can be very bland when cooked in typical Irish fashion (i.e. boiled and mashed). Added to that the most common flavor is salt. So, knowing that, you can understand my reluctance to visit restaurants that specialize in Irish food! However, I was greatly surprised with the taste and quality of the food at a new Irish pub and restaurant I discovered in Columbia. The restaurant is called Ktee’s Irish Pub and Restaurant and is located on Two Notch Rd behind Dunkin Donuts. I spent a wonderfully enjoyable few hours there yesterday, savoring the very flavorful Shepherds Pie, and soaking up the relaxed atmosphere. The interior design is very tasteful and thankfully without a leprechaun in sight! The food was a little on the expensive side but the cost was represented well by the quality. Finally, once more to my surprise, they had really great coffee!

If you are in Columbia and want to try a new restaurant and experience Irish food with a little added flavor, and a slant towards the American taste, I would highly recommend that you check it out!

(If you want to take the cultural aspect a step further, make sure to great the staff with the following Irish greeting – “Dia Dhuit” (pronounced: dea gwit). It is basically the same as saying hello. The literal translation is “God be with you.”)