Maple Cafe

Looking for a great place to watch the 2026 World Cup!? Look no further. Great food, great people…read more Such a fun time this past weekend enjoying the watch party with USA taking on Germany. Started off with some tasty nachos and ended with the classic Irish fare, crispy and delicious Fish and Chips! This is my tournament spot for sure!

The atmosphere and the beer were obviously good. The baked potato soup was out of a can. I ordered…read morethe lamb stew and it was most definitely not lamb, but beef. Having grown up on Dinty Moore stew, I can tell you that's probably what it was.

World Cup!

The Baked Potato Soup

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Kilkenny

L BAR

3.4(31 reviews)

2.3 mi•Downtown

It's a hotel bar. I wasn't expecting much. The staff, kitchen and bar are well worth it. They went…read moreout of their way to make us feel welcome. Top notch drinks. The food was also quite good. We live in the area and have never been here before. We stayed in the hotel as we had an event to attend nearby. Glad we did. We will be back!

Delicious grilled cheese! The drink was ok, the service was not unfriendly but not friendly either.read more

Caesar Salad, Add Chicken

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Irish American Home Society

3.7(9 reviews)

5.5 mi

"She is dearer by far Than the world's brightest star,…read moreAnd I call her my wild Irish Rose" (The Mills Brothers) How many local bands do you follow? We follow three -Jake Kulak and the Modern Vandals, Suburban Escape Plan, and Intergalactic Kegger, and have seen all three at least half a dozen times. So, when we learned that Intergalactic Kegger was playing at the Irish American Home Society, we made plans to join a bunch of friends there. You need to be a member, or know a member to get in, and there is a checkpoint at the door where you are asked about membership status. We aren't members, but we know one of the guys in the band and his wife are, so we signed in as their guests and paid the $5 non-member cover charge. I could not believe how PACKED the downstairs bar area was. Yes, it was a Friday night, but it was only 6:15 or so, but it was so crowded it was hard to walk through the throng and even more difficult to find a few open tables. Once we settled down and claimed a space to sit, we walked over to the bar and, of course, had to order a cold perfectly poured Guiness. The bartender was a pro and poured it in two stages to minimize the foam and fill the glass with as many milliliters of that great Irish Stout as humanly possible. The ambience in the downstairs space was fantastic. We saw families with children, a young couple playing darts, and hundreds of fun-loving people of all ages dancing and having a grand old time. We interacted with a few customers when it came time to move around a few tables and chairs, and everyone was as friendly and cooperative as could be. There was food service last night, provided by Glastonbury's Tenth Hole Tavern. To order, we walked over to a counter to the right of the bar, and chose among a cup of chili, order of wings, shrimp tacos, a hot dog, and three sandwiches. Payment can be made by cash or Venmo. We ordered Shrimp Tacos ($16), a Pulled Pork Sandwich ($15), and a basket of fries ($7). My tacos were great- three big ones with a sweet chili panko crust, shredded cabbage, and pico on flour tortillas. I've had skimpier portions in a lot of restaurants for the same price. And yes, they sure paired well with that cold smooth Guiness. The sound system was great, and at a reasonable volume so we could enjoy the music and still have conversations at our table. What a fun experience!

In town from Chicago for work and we were drawn to this cool looking place. It is members only but…read morewe rang the bell and Mark welcomed us with open arms. He offered us some dessert before leaving. We then made fast friends with Mike & Cathy who taught us about the history of this amazing neighborhood institution!!

Super crowded on a Friday night

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World of Beer

3.4(354 reviews)

3.2 mi

I went on a weekday so it was not too busy which was perfect because our service was friendly and…read morefast! The food was delicious, the mac & cheese bites are a must try. The buffalo chicken quesadillas are delicious but be warned that they are spicyyy. Plenty of seating, good prices and beer/food selection. Took away one star because for some reason the floor was so slippery I almost fell, i had to be very careful walking.

Wow well this was a sad experience…read more Came here for my birthday lunch with family. The server was all alone trying to wait on a dozen tables or more. We ordered an appetizer of nachos and a few burgers for mains. And waited. And waited. I was checking my watch often because we had two hours on the parking meter that was rapidly winding down to zero. Nachos came after a while. Nothing to write home about... almost stale chips with a cheese/sour cream/green onion and jalapeño topping. Maybe a dozen black beans in the mix. We waited again for our mains. After a total of an hour, they came. I ordered a black & blue burger and asked for tomato to be added. It arrived without the tomato, so I reminded the waitress about that. And eventually the tomato came from the kitchen. Single slice. But by this point the burger was getting cold. I opened the bun to put it on and then saw the kitchen forgot the onion strings. So I flagged her down again to ask and she apologized and went off... to clear other tables. After ten minutes I asked her if the onion rings were coming and she was confused, thinking I didn't want them because I asked for no onions on my salad. No, I just said no raw onion on the salad. She asked it I wanted the onion strings after all. At this point, the burger had been sitting for at least ten minutes and I told her to forget it and just remove it from the bill. She looked over her shoulder and said, "here comes the manager". The manager shows up, reaches over to adjust the umbrella on our table, then leaves. Without saying a word. He walks off and we don't know what's going on. The waitress returns and says she comped my burger 50%. I asked why not 100% because I'm not eating it at all. She blinks and says she'll check. Bill comes back with it removed from the total, and I'm missing my credit card. She runs back exclaiming how she forgot the card and probably could use some coffee today. Ummm, yeah. This was error on error. Not a good look and pretty sad customer service. At least they had the World Cup on tv.

Bar area

Brunch (Taylor's Version)

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The Diamond Pub & Grill

3.5(114 reviews)

4.5 mi

Sat outside because it looked like a brighter location. Wraps were decent. The steak wrap was…read moretender however it was dripping from the bottom. Would go again and try the wings.

*consider this review to be a strong 3.75*…read more This is definitely a dive bar. Perfect for grabbing bar food, some beer, and watching the game. Service is always good, beer is always cheap. Nachos and wings are super super solid here and I highly recommend both. Does it feel the cleanest inside? Nah. Would I typically want to bring my wife here? Not really. Would I come here to watch a game w a group of friends? Absolutely. It's loud, rowdy, and fun but don't expect 5 star food ambiance and fine dining. We pop in here from time to time and have never been disappointed - as long as you go in w low expectations you shouldn't be either.

Honey BBQ + Chipotle Dust Wings

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Reuben Sliders (St. Patrick's Day Special)

Cousins Cafe

3.0(1 review)

0.6 mi•South End

I remember when this bar was the second-toughest in the South End (Bones's Tavern was the…read moretoughest). It was a place where one could sit in a corner and peer at the local color -- everything from the older Italian gentlemen sipping coffee or anisette in the back to the young streetwise toughs who'd play pool or video games. So long as you minded your own business, you were okay. The last two times I've stopped in I've discovered that the place is not what it used to be. It's now a hang-out run by Albanians or Bosnians, I'm not certain which. Everyone seems to be drinking demitasse there. Everyone. A few beers are sold, and from the look of the bar bottles, gin's the favorite drink by a mile. The highest-level vodka that they carry is Absolut. I think they have a little V.S. cognac. It's still not a place for conversation, but a vodka and tonic's $4 and made strong. The coffee, if you dare, is only $1.

Las Garzas

1.0(1 review)

0.8 mi

Make sure you don't touch any females on the shoulder or you will get kicked out.. I touched the…read morebartenders mom's shoulder and literally got surrounded by security and got kicked out of the place my beer was removed from my hand and I was kicked out for touching the bartender moms shoulder to say hi

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