It's never a good idea to sample a variety of cocktails on an empty stomach.

I found that out on the most recent expedition in our N.J.'s Best Bars search, as we hit two cocktail bars in New Brunswick and an Irish pub in Trenton.

On this entire trip, the key is pacing yourself, just like on the Munchmobile - but when bartenders and patrons and everyone except the maintenance man are suggesting you must try this and that, well, you must do your job.

It's a humble, homey kind of pub, with good Guinness pours and frequent musician appearances from the likes of the Shantys, Mary Courtney and Seamus Kelleher.

There's some serious dart action in the back room; Gary Doan said his team won the A Division of the Greater Trenton Dart League three of the last four years.

"We take darts pretty seriously here,'' Doan said, laughing.

Peter Genovese may be reached at pgenovese@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at @PeteGenovese or via The Munchmobile @NJ_Munchmobile. Find the Munchmobile on Facebook and Instagram.