Apparently the new trend at pubs in New York and Boston is to host nerd nites and invite people to show off their obscure powerpoint presentations. How long before we see a Seattle chapter?

Just what Seattle needs, another Thai restaurant, right? But this one is really good and sort of out on its lonesome in Lake City. This is a newer place which is staying quite busy, for good reason.

It's decorated pretty nicely (a vibrant new feel) and has a brand new bar with a big ol' flat screen TV for watching sports and getting plastered.

The food was definitely some of the best Thai food I've had on the north end. The cashew nut chicken (4 stars) had fresh broccoli, carrot and onion. Quite tasty and a single order got me two meals out of it.

The Blue Dot crew is going for drinks here at 4PM today. If you'd like to meet up with us, please feel free!

Quoted: The Owl n' Thistle Irish Pub is one of Seattle's premier Irish pubs. Located at 808 post ave. between Columbia and Marion it is at the heart of downtown Seattle.

My friend uploaded this coaster from Melbourne, Australia onto flickr. It's quite funny. You can fill it out and hand it to others at the bar.