New Shamrock Sports Pub is owner’s lucky charm
SUN PHOTO BY DREW WINCHESTER
Shamrock Sports Pub bartender Amanda Routhie pours a cold beer at the newly opened bar last week. Shamrock celebrated its grand opening Friday in North Port.
NORTH PORT — Fred Burrow has plenty of toys and has lots of fun, he says — a boat, a motorcycle, cruises to celebrate his birthday — these are just a few of the things he does to relax.
But while approaching what he jokingly said was his midlife crisis, it never occurred to him to go buy a shiny new Corvette or some other toy. Instead, Burrow wanted to open a bar.