{"id":2803,"date":"2007-12-20T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-20T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/12\/americas-original-irish-coffee.html"},"modified":"2007-12-20T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-20T17:25:00","slug":"americas-original-irish-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/12\/americas-original-irish-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s original Irish coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/2358\/2110142301_0cdb453e32_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"Irish coffee at Buena Vista by wfyurasko, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/2110142301\/\"><\/a><br><b>SAN FRANCISCO&#8211;<\/b> Our host David mentioned  that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebuenavista.com\/index2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Buena Vista<\/strong><\/a>, a pub near Fisherman&#8217;s Wharf, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebuenavista.com\/irishcoffee.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed to the first place in America to serve Irish coffee<\/a><\/span>. Since we had spent several hours in that area buying chocolate and taken photos of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge, America&#8217;s first Irish coffee bar sounded like a great way to warm up. I&#8217;m not a big coffee drinker &#8211; Irish or otherwise -, but this experience may have converted me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We wound up having dinner at The Buena Vista and were pleased with the food, the heater next to the table and especially our waitress who was very attentive and efficient. I had the fish and chips which were quite good, while Erica had Dungeness crab cakes. She noted that they were different than Maryland style in that they had red peppers and green vegetables mixed in. While she prefers the Maryland variety, she still enjoyed her meal. 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