Casey's Irish Bar & Grill
613 S. Grand Ave.
L.A., CA
213-629-2353

Built in 1970 by the people behind Tam O' Shanter Inn on Los Feliz Boulevard and Lawry's the Prime Rib on La Cienega Boulevard, this below-street-level downtown pub with its dark wood paneling, pressed tin ceiling, polished wood floors, brass rails and mahogany bar has been used as a location for Hollywood productions, including "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "The X-Files." It caters to a lunchtime and after-work Financial District crowd, and the food's a big cut above most pubs. The fish and chips is actually delicate; the shepherd's pie has lamb and parsnips as well as beef and carrots. Six British beers on tap, also Belgian ales and microbrews.

Hours: Mon.-Wed., 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thu.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sat.-Sun., 4 p.m.-2 a.m.