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'''Pat O'Brien's Bar''' is a bar located in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana that opened its doors on December 3, 1933, at the intersection of Royal and St. Peter streets in the [[French Quarter]]. In 1942 it moved to its present location at 718 St. Peter, into a historic building dating from 1791. The location features several bars as well as a large outdoor courtyard in the rear with iron tables and white and green clad cocktail servers. The bar is home to the original Flaming [[fountain]] (located in the courtyard) and Pat O's [[hurricane (cocktail)|Hurricane]] [[cocktail]]. Additionally, the establishment hosts a large [[Piano bar]] featuring twin copper-covered [[Dueling pianos|"dueling" pianos]] where local entertainers take requests to the delight of what is often a raucous audience. This dueling piano bar is generally accepted as the first of its kind.<ref>{{cite web |
'''Pat O'Brien's Bar''' is a bar located in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana that opened its doors on December 3, 1933, at the intersection of Royal and St. Peter streets in the [[French Quarter]]. In 1942 it moved to its present location at 718 St. Peter, into a historic building dating from 1791. <ref name="Old New Orleans">[http://www.old-new-orleans.com/NO_Neighbors.html/ History of 700 Block of St Peter Street]</ref>The location features several bars as well as a large outdoor courtyard in the rear with iron tables and white and green clad cocktail servers. The bar is home to the original Flaming [[fountain]] (located in the courtyard) and Pat O's [[hurricane (cocktail)|Hurricane]] [[cocktail]]. Additionally, the establishment hosts a large [[Piano bar]] featuring twin copper-covered [[Dueling pianos|"dueling" pianos]] where local entertainers take requests to the delight of what is often a raucous audience. This dueling piano bar is generally accepted as the first of its kind.<ref>{{cite web |
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Pat O'Brien's Bar is a bar located in New Orleans, Louisiana that opened its doors on December 3, 1933, at the intersection of Royal and St. Peter streets in the French Quarter. In 1942 it moved to its present location at 718 St. Peter, into a historic building dating from 1791. [1]The location features several bars as well as a large outdoor courtyard in the rear with iron tables and white and green clad cocktail servers. The bar is home to the original Flaming fountain (located in the courtyard) and Pat O's Hurricane cocktail. Additionally, the establishment hosts a large Piano bar featuring twin copper-covered "dueling" pianos where local entertainers take requests to the delight of what is often a raucous audience. This dueling piano bar is generally accepted as the first of its kind.[2]
During the Prohibition of the 1930s the bar was known as Mr. O'Brien's Club Tipperary; a password was required to gain entrance to the establishment.
Pat O'Brien's has become one of the top three tourist destinations in the French Quarter, and the restaurant claims to sell more alcohol per square foot than any other establishment in the United States.
O'Brien is reported to have invented the Hurricane cocktail in the 1940s. The story of the drink’s origin holds that, due to difficulties importing Scotch during World War II, liquor salesmen forced bar owners to buy up to 50 cases of their much more abundant rum in order to secure a single case of good whiskey or scotch.[3] The barmen at Pat O’Brien’s soon came up with an alluring recipe to clear through their bulging surplus of rum. When they decided to serve it up in a tall, jaunty glass shaped like a hurricane lamp, the hurricane cocktail was born. The drink is a mixture of sweet fruit juices and rum.
Locations:
- New Orleans, LA
- Orlando, FL
- San Antonio, TX
- Memphis, TN (closed August, 2008)[4]
- Cancun, Mexico
- Destin, FL (closed November, 2009)[5]
See also
External links
References
- ^ History of 700 Block of St Peter Street
- ^ Swenson, John. "The Songs Remain The Same". offbeat.com. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ^ Lind, Angus. "Home of the 'Hurricane' Pat O'Brien's turns 75 this week". nola.com. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Pat O'Brien's on Beale closes doors
- ^ Pat O'Brien's: Year-old Destin franchise closes
- McNulty, Ian. "Drinking in History: Classic Cocktails and Modern Thirsts in the French Quarter". FrenchQuarter.com. Retrieved 2006-10-06.
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