(773) 866-1825
2434 W Montrose Ave
(Artesian Avenue)
Chicago,
IL
60618
41.9614
-87.69
Neighborhoods: Ravenswood, Far North Side
Hours:
Sun-Fri 11am-2am
Sat 11am-3am
Last updated 1.24.11
Category:
Bars & Clubs, Neighborhood Bars, Restaurants, Catering, Bars & Pubs, Taverns
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard
Bar & Pub Special Features:
Cuisine:
Bar & Club Special Features:
Smoking Permitted:
No
What People Are Saying About Paddy O'Splaines
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
In Short – Housed in an industrial brick building on Montrose where discount retailers and mom-and-pop shops are the norm, this spilt-personality bar is law office meets tropical island with leather waiting room chairs, palm-leaved plants and screens of thatched branches. Light wood and flat-screens hung on every wall lend to a sports-bar vibe, with Cubs games broadcasted in stereo. Diners--who have a prime view of the open kitchen--perch at the marble-eque bar for beer and pub fare like buffalo wings, onion rings, beef Wellington, barbecue ribs and curious Italian and Mexican dishes.
Editor's Tips
- Fun Fact:
- Vegetarians fear not --all of your options are clearly marked on the menu with a green "V."
- Private Rooms:
- Big parties or catered events can be held in the banquet room in back equipped with a private bar, pool table, separate restrooms and two large screens to show the big game or that slideshow from the corporate Christmas party.
- Save Money:
- Every day is 312 day where pints are $2 each. Other $2 specials include Domestic Draft Mondays and Domestic Bottle Tuesdays, and on Wednesday groups can buy a pitcher for $5.
- When to Go:
- Check the chalkboard for daily food specials such as $3 apps on Thursday and for Catholics, the traditional Fish Fridays.
| ambiance | 100.0% positive |
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| drinks | 83.33000183105469% positive |
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| food quality | 100.0% positive |
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| service | 66.66999816894531% positive |
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| value | 66.66999816894531% positive |
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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
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.
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
Wonderful Experience
by MickeyPaws at Citysearch
After looking through the comments / reviews....I am apalled that you do not monitor the reviews..
APPEARS that one person has written some terrible reviews on a restaurant I enjoyed. I am not an owner nor do I know the owner, what I do know is that I was treated with respect and enjoyed the food.
To say in two reviews that you would rather have acid thrown in your face is disturbing.. these comments need to be removed, maybe this is a fired employee or someone who has time to write these terrible things but you must agree that these comments SHOULD NOT BE A REFLECTION ON THIS GREAT NEW RESTAURANT. If it was a fired employee obviously he / she deserved it as with those type of comments, I would not want someone that disturbed waiting on me or cooking for me. Hope you all agree ....Thank you.
- Pros: awesome staff and food
Better than being drawn and quartered......almost.
by warencromarte at Citysearch
The folks who run this place have an obvious contempt for the customer. Way overpriced, lame beer list, and the food nearly brought me to seizure. It's a good size space it's too bad they have no clue on how to utilize it. But the real crime is the staff. I'd rather have sulfuric acid thrown in my face than have to deal with those.....people again. It's their slothful ways that are obviously a byproduct of living under communism. Still, you're in the USA now! Get to Work! Have you never heard the expression "Work will make you Free"? Any positive reviews here are most certainly written by management. Have these people no shame?
- Pros: They don't actually slug you in the face.
- Cons: I'd rather be slugged in the face.
The Details on Paddy O'Splaines
Place Categories:
- great service
- wonderful place
- overpriced drink
- pleased waiter
- terrible music
- like anything original
- great accommodations
- huge fish tank
- dreadful
- nice job osplaine
- worst restaurant experience
- beautiful bar
- great food specials
- good size space
- creative writing class
- lame crowd
- too bad good size space
- like inventive
- wonderful experience
- huge burgers
- outstanding food
- bad reveiws
- highly recommend restaurant

