Readers' Choice: The Pumphouse Tops St. Patrick's Day Poll

We asked and you chose, and in a close (in numbers) contest, you picked as the best place to spend St. Patrick's Day.

The Pumphouse brought in 29 of 69 total votes, followed by in Lincoln Square with 24 votes.

The Pumphouse Bar and Grill has been a Bellevue mainstay on Northeast Eighth Street for 34 years with a wide selection of beers on tap, classic pub grub such as sandwiches, salads and large burgers and eight television screens for sports.

St. Patrick's Day isn't just limited to just Irish establishments, of course. While in Ireland,  (akin to the American Thanksgiving), in the U.S., bars and restaurants of all kinds take the opportunity to raise a pint or two of Ireland's celebrated brews.

And The Pumphouse certainly does celebrate Irish brews. According to its Facebook page, it brought back Hale's Cream Ale and Diamond Knot's Slane's Irish Red for St. Patrick's Day, and it has got Smithwick's Ale new on tap.

However, plenty of other bars and restaurants will be channeling Irish spirit on Saturday, with offering a great St. Patrick's Day package that includes a ride home, offering green beer and Lucky Charms (the cereal), and the offering Irish drink specials all month.

Thank you to everyone who voted in this week's poll and submitted comments. Next week's topic is Best Martial Arts School. Please share your nominations in the comments section here, email your suggestions to editor Venice Buhain at venice.buhain@patch.com or to our Facebook page.