Shawn O'Donnell Jr. was only a day old when his dad brought him to the original Shawn O'Donnell's in Everett. He began greeting and seating guests while he was still tiny enough to inspire confused stares when he introduced himself as Shawn O'Donnell. Now with a second location on the ground floor of the historic Smith Tower (or in its balls, for those who refer to it as the Penis Building), the pub's specialty is slow-cooked corned beef and cabbage. Additionally, the O'Donnells may have invented "Irish nachos" (potato chips with corned beef, cheese, and jalapeños)...

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Also at Shawn O'Donnell's today: a soda-bread baking contest and more festivities.