Coyles delivers

This afternoon, I found myself in unchartered waters: The Dracut/Methuen line. Thank God for Eddie Coyles, a no-frills pub where it's always St. Patrick's Day. Digging into the tequila-lime ribs w/ a margarita (excellent combo) I thought, hey this rules. Funny I would prob. never have dropped anchor at EC if I wasn't running out of places to write about for my weekly feature Signature Dish (dead tree edition). Coyles is a true hidden gem. The portions would make your dad happy. I saw a rifleman Reuben ($5.95) being made and the corned beef/sauerkraut bulged off the rye bread. As advertised, the ribs fell off the bone and into my mouth. A half-rack basted in a molasses, tequila sauce is served w/ homemade chips, coleslaw (w/o much mayo) and a buttermilk biscuit is a reasonable $11.95, full rack $16.95. Chef Colin Rourke (son of Ricardo's owner Dick Rourke) cut his chops at La Boniche, Manhattan on Pearl, Ricardos and knows what he's doing. But WHAT is he doing here?
If you don’t mind the trek and can do w/ out mood lighting and love shamrocks and deer heads EC is worth a stop. Nice large screen for Celts. action at the bar. Scene: heavy construction/trade workers. Let's say it's the anti-Moonstones.