If you're looking for a quaint little Irish bar, McMurphy's ain't it. It's a fairly sizable, classic dive in White Center, where aging cover bands play 70s arena rock and the front patio is a well-used smoking area.
The bands weren't yet playing when we visited, and instead I ended up sitting beside what must have been the loudest domino game ever. Snippet of conversation overheard on the patio: "He didn't have a knife when I tried it." (I didn't ask.)
This location was formerly the Firedog Inn.
11069 16th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98146 - (206) 431-1916
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