Olde Brick House downtown is about as authentic an Irish pub as you can get. Written By: Holly Ebel | × Evan Houghton, a bartender and manager at Olde Brick House, makes a drink for a customer Friday, March 5, 2021, at Olde Brick House in downtown Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com) St. Patrick's Day may be a week away, but it's not too soon to make plans. Bars and restaurants are still operating at 50% capacity, so if you want green beer and corned beef and cabbage, you'd better make reservations now. One place that should be on your list as you make the rounds is fairly new to town — Olde Brick House (19 1st Ave. SW in downtown Rochester). This spot is as authentic an Irish pub as you'll find without actually going to Ireland.