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Ri Ra’s pub fare better than most

Don’t believe us? Wait until you try the corned beef and cabbage

Brock Radke

Wed, Apr 27, 2011 (6:07 p.m.)

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Corned beef and cabbage at Mandalay Place’s Ri Ra Irish pub; we’re already there.

Photo: Beverly Poppe

A boisterous St. Patrick’s Day arrival for Rí Rá, the new Irish pub in the shopwalk space known as Mandalay Place, may have effectively announced a favorite new drinking spot on the Strip. But let’s discuss the experience beyond the clichés. Rí Rá may follow in the grand tradition of “authentic” pubs, from traditional menu to imported scenery and staff, but it looks and tastes better than its predecessors.