Santana Row, San Jose - Mina Shamsaei, owner of Rosie McCann's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Santa Cruz, Ca. has opened her newest restaurant in Santana Row. Mina plans to repeat the success of her Santa Cruz establishment in this upscale dinning and retail destination in San Jose. Established in 1995 in the vibrant downtown area of Santa Cruz California, Rosie McCann's Irish Pub and Restaurant has for nearly a decade, provided great food, fine beverages, music, dancing, and a welcoming environment for the whole community.

Cead Mile Failte! 100,000 Welcomes! is not just a slogan at Rosie McCann's, it is the mission statement. Throughout the world today the quintessential image of an Irish Pub, whether it be in Dublin, Boston or Santa Cruz, is a neighborhood place where people gather to share good drink, great food and lots of cheer. The pub has always been a place of camaraderie; a place where friends meet new friends - and old - and Rosie McCann's exemplifies the best in Irish hospitality.

Mina took over as the new owner of Rosie McCann's in 1997. She first began working part time in a restaurant as a student in college. While working as a waitress she developed a lifelong passion for the restaurant business. After graduating from college Mina worked her way up the corporate ladder to become a marketing executive with a fortune 500 company. During her marketing career she was trained in Deming quality management principals that a decade later she brought to the management of her own restaurant; the idea of empowering employees to create a sense of ownership, bringing the best out of each employee while investing their creative energy in the restaurant.