Flanagan’s Pub

Sometimes you just have to stay local. And by local, I mean just 4 miles down the road. We actually had a different restaurant picked for this week but Chloe had been wanting to try this local favorite for a long time. We actually stopped by the weekend before. However, after getting from the parking lot to the front door, we found a sign saying that it was closed for a private party, which apparently they do quite often. Given that it was open this time, we decided to take this opportunity to give it a try.

We seated ourselves and Alex and Chloe decided on the back corner near the fireplace, not currently running given the time of year. I went for the view of the TV just above Chloe so I could have a little entertainment while they were on their phones, which as every parent knows, is the typical scene at just about every restaurant we visit. I was able to get them off their phones to snap a couple pictures of them though.

Chloe is a huge fan of fish and chips. I’d say it’s probably second on her list of “bar foods” next to chicken fingers/tenders but she’ll usually go for the fish if it’s an option. This was the whole reason she wanted to go here after I showed them both the menu online a couple weeks before. It lived up to her expectations and she really enjoyed it.

Alex and I decided to go with the burgers, specifically the Blacklick Burger. When there’s a burger named off of where we live, we HAVE to try it. When we are in Topsail, there’s a restaurant we eat lunch at every year and we get the Dugan burger, named after the street we live(ed) on. Anyway, the Blacklick Burger was pretty good. I personally thought it was a bit dry and will probably get something else next time but it wasn’t terrible. Alex enjoyed it. The fries were great though!