Paddy O'Splaines

07/07/09

Great Neighborhood Bar

by dc817 at Citysearch

I've lived in the neighorhood for over 15 years and stumbles upon this place about 2 months ago. Reading some of the old reviews on here is the reason I'm writing an UPDATED review. Those one stars obviously are bitter for some reason or know owners on a personal level trying to hurt the business. There is NO way these drinks are overpriced. $3 call drinks on thursdays is over priced? Really? If that's the case then maybe you should just stay home. .35 wings also overpriced. HA. The bartender is one of the nicest and social bartenders I've met in awhile. This bar def. does NOT belong in Lincoln park wher you get 80%under age drinkers with their nose in the air. I've stopped here a couple times since I first found this place and only once did I have a so so experience, but instead of going directly and slamming the business I decided to address it to a manager. It was taken care of and appreciated. I HIGHLY recommend this place especially on Thursdays for their great drink and food specials. I've introduced this place to many people and will continue to do so. Also they have a couple seats outdoors if you don't feel like sitting indoors.

• Pros: Great Drink Specials

01/17/09

This is a WONDERFUL place for food for all!

by pelllakewi at Citysearch

WOW! This restaurant was a wonderful, wonderful surprise! We thought this place was a bar when stopped in for a couple of drinks with some family from the city on a Wednesday (I think??). When we got inside we saw that in addition to a beautiful bar, this place has a huge restaurant area. Well, we sat down ard ordered lunch with our drinks when we found out that they had a special on hamburgers for $3.00 that day (which they do every week). Those burgers were UNBELIEVABLY HUGE and they were ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. These were the kind of burgers we used to get years ago at Hackneys in Glenview. We haven't seen burgers that thick in a long time, anywhere! They knocked our socks off!!! We started with an appetizer - fried shoestring potatoes with mushroom truffle sauce called "Pommes Frites" (or something close to that). These were fantastic as well. The waiter was also very nice and yet we were pleased to see that he maintained a level of professionalism and kept his distance when we were eating, but kept the drinks flowing. We never had to ask for refills. Needless to say, we would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone.

10/16/08

Very good food and service. Tasty Pizza. Save restaurant reviews from the Comic Book Guy.

by myfour at Citysearch

We went with another family which included 6 children. The accommodations, food and the service was great. I came to the city search site to get the phone number to set up a party. I read the three reviews, apparently written by the same person, and was surprised we were talking about the same restaurant. Someone is obviously disgruntled. I'm guessing that they might be enrolled in a creative writing class at the local civic center.

I know I'll be going back next week with a bunch of friends. They have a Wii on a 10' screen for god's sake.

• Pros: Large, good food, activities, nice decor