(312) 733-2121
551 N Ogden Ave
Chicago,
IL
60622
41.892
-87.6582
Neighborhoods: Goose Island, West Side
Players Bar and Grill
What People Are Saying About Mahoney's
The Editor
Chelsea Trembly
Citysearch
In Short – What starts out as casual Saturday brunch with some friends easily turns into a raging Irish dance party at this River West hangout. Mornings at Mahoney's are casual--a scrambled egg here, a bloody mary there. By mid-afternoon, the Badger game is on and unruly alum show up in garish red and white--and sometimes embarassing pom-poms. At night the tables vanish, the crowd miraculously becomes younger and the gal the bar stool over is dancing on it. Thanks to the food, the booze and the people--this bar is a magical venue that transforms itself every five hours. –
04/21/09
Horrible Service -
by jpn1030
we've actually gone there 3 times... never again! Strike 3 you're out! Every time we get the worst service. No wonder the place is empty and keeps going out of business.
i received horrible service so i left a very small tip. good thing i checked my credit card statement this month! the damn waitress tried to give herself a $40 tip and didn't expect me to catch it!
We never even made it an issue at the restaurant. We were going to let the tip speak for itself.
- Pros: decent food, many TVs
- Cons: extremely poor service, they steal!
12/22/08
5900 Televisions, Occasional HD
by jmahorn
It's a pet peeve, and a nerdy one at that, but when you've got a bar covered in HD televisions, wouldn't it make sense to train your staff how to get to the HD channel? This is my neighborhood sports bar, and often times I end up miles away watching the Bears on a Sunday or the Bulls on a weeknight because the bartender doesn't have the HD channel on, claims they don't get it, or tells me "it's the tv. That's an older one."
They've made huge strides with the quality of service since it was Player's, but somebody needs to take the five minutes to train the bar staff on televisions. It's why the place is there, after all.
- Pros: Ping pong, decent bar food, always room.
- Cons: Standard. Definition. Sports. Also, can be rather douche-y.
12/20/08
HOW RUDE!!
by Sophistic8dLadii
I went there to celebrate a friend's birthday. The open-bar drink special wasn't worth it because it did not include top self or shots, so I declined. The bartenders were rude but we ordered the $9 drinks anyway. The drinks turned out to be horrible, way too much ice in the small 8oz glass for a mixed drink. While we were sitting at the bar the bartender splashed beer from the tap into my eyes and all over our clothes. Instead of giving us napkins to clean up he passes us the rag which they use to clean the bar area, and had an attitude when I asked for napkins. Overall, this place was horrible; everything from parking, the service, to the drinks, the crowd, and the TV's.
The Details on Mahoney's
Save Money:
Blue Cheese seems to be the only thing that can tone-down the 25 cent wings on Wednesdays.
The Unusual:
We don't know many people who have a tater-tot buffet, but sometimes grown-ups like eating their potatoes like they did in the hot-lunch line in highschool. Bonus: its free.
The Extras:
Gina, the party planner will help you set up a private event at Mahoney's--catering is available.
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