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Patch Picks: Where to Get your St. Paddy's Day Green On!

No excuses to stay in! Here are five fabulous spots right in town for green drinks, corned beef and more lucky fun than you can handle!

Aaah, St. Patrick's Day—one of the major holidays combining the best of several others. You can eat like its . Dress up like its Halloween (green strongly recommended), and drink like it's . Score!

Starting as a feast day as early as the 17th Century, St. Patrick's Day has become one of the busiest days for bars and restaurants, with some, namely Irish pubs, going even more all out than others. If you're up for getting in touch with your true (or hypothetical) Irish roots, here are five local hot spots for some good eatin', good drinkin' and good pinchin' of that cute stranger who's not wearing green.

Starting at 11am until 2am, enjoy 16 glorious ounces of green beer for $3.00 or 24 ounces for $4.50. For those really wanting to party hardy, Car Bombs and Irish Whiskey are available for $5.00. Rock out from 9pm until 2am with a live DJ and karaoke and of course, delight your Irish taste buds with a corned beef and cabbage plate special all day long!

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Green beer for $2.50, Irish whiskey for $2.53 and Irish Car Bombs for $5.75? What could get better than that? Oh, how about the “best corned beef you'll ever eat”, cabbage and potatoes for FREE? Enjoy food and drinks starting at 11am until the food vanishes.

– Starting at noon, this cozy and friendly little bar will be offering corned beef, cabbage and green beer until Leprechauns come and consume it all.

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– After searching for four-leaf clovers all day, come by around 6:30pm for a corned beef dinner and drink specials including $3.50 Scooby Snacks! (the drink, not the canine treat).

– You haven't had beef stew until you've thrown some Guiness in it! Give it a try or enjoy traditional corned beef and cabbage all day and all weekend.

- Santee Patch Editor, Steven Bartholow, stopped by for some Paddy's Day fare for lunch, check out the delicious corned beef.

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