BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Carrigan's Public House, the downtown gastropub that opened last summer in the century-old Blackwell Building on Morris Avenue, is now serving lunch.

So that means if you have a hankering for Carrigan's street-style corn dog or pork cheek sliders, you don't have to wait until happy hour or dinner to satisfy that craving.

Lunch hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

"We wanted to open for lunch from the very beginning," owner David Carrigan says. "But in the process of getting the spot open, we decided to focus on getting the dinner service right and doing that well before expanding into lunch.

"We opened on Aug. 1 last year, so we are coming up on a year of being open," he adds. "The response has been fantastic."

Several, but not all, of the favorites from the dinner menu -- including the CLT, with fried chicken skins instead of bacon -- are also available at lunch.

In addition, Carrigan's has added a few new dishes just for lunch, including:

Garden quesadilla, with squash, bell peppers, smoked Gouda cream corn, black beans, jalapeno and cilantro crème fraiche. ($10).

Bibb lettuce cups with grilled chicken, avocado, bacon, tomato, cucumber, egg and blue cheese. ($11).

Gulf grouper submarine with romaine, tomato, tartar sauce and fries. ($15).

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Additionally, Carrigan's dinner menu is available from 5 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and from 5 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Carrigan's Public House is at 2430 Morris Avenue. The phone number is 205-440-2430, and the website is carriganspub.com.

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