St. Patrick's Day in Coconut Grove

Thursday, March 17, is St. Patrick's Day. Coconut Grove has a lot going on.

Flanagan's (The Loggerhead) has the Leprechanu Express, one of the original gourmet lunch trucks. Their limo bus and an entourage of lads and lasses will be loaded with Irish giveaways. They will visit every Flanigan's location, including the one at 2721 Bird Avenue, which will be about at night, about 10:30 pm.

$100 gift cards will be given out. But best of all, stop in for their homemade corned beef and cabbage -- over half a pound of premium corned beef, combined with a wege of fresh cabbage, new potatoes and baby carrots, cooked to perfection. Guinness beer is $1.00 off.

In the Center Grove, The Grove Spot (3324 Virginia Street) will have their own delicious corned beef and cabbage for lunch. Above is the crew from CocoWalk enjoying the special with owner of The Grove Spot, Olav Smit.

Speaking of CocoWalk, they have a full day of St. Patrick's Day activities. KJ & Terry, the Irish Trio are performing from 11 am to 3 pm., a Master Bag Piper is on from 6 to 7 pm, then one of the best U2 cover bands, Retro Sky takes over from 7 pm and plays until 11 pm.

Restaurants at CocoWalk have specials all day like Chili's with 2 for 1 draft beers, Bice Bistro is offering 2 for 1 Samuel Adams beer; Hootes has $12.50 buckets and more; The Burgundy Room has 50% off food from 6 to 10 pm anong with $5 Irish Carbombs all night; Fat Tuesday has $1 Shamrock Tooter Shots and Coco Cigar has a deal where you buy 3 cigars and get the 4th one free.

Barracuda (3035 Fuller Street) has specials going on, stop in and play beer pong and pool and best of all is the Voice deal this week. For $5.00 you can get a $20.00 bar tab. That's here.

At Sandbar (3064 Grand Avenue), ladies drink free. Enjoy green beer.

Mr. Moe's (3131 Commodore Plaza) has frats and beer and lots of drink specials.