The past four years have been nothing short of "disastrous" for business, Keating Channel Pub owner Shakir Omar, who goes by Shaq, tells us, but things are finally on the rebound. Shaq proposed the pub in 2003, and by 2004, the Keating Channel Pub was born. Quickly, through the magic of the algorithm, scores of new eyes were falling on the Keating Channel Pub. It's that exact "something different" that's kept the Keating Channel Pub a local stalwart for the past two decades. Keating Channel Pub & Grill is located at 2 Villiers St.