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    McGinty's Public House

    3.6 (560 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated a few days ago

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    MCGINTY'S PUBLIC HOUSE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Live music
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Not a smash burger.

    Their menu offered a regular 2 patty burger and a 2 patty smash burger. My receipt showed my order properly: I ordered a smash burger. This is what they presented me. Not a smash burger. Nearly 2 inches of beef, no crispy latticework, no texture. The staff seemed committedly disinterested in why I didn't eat my meal.

    A drink that arrived this way. Full of ice, pretty empty, and even missing some of the rim.
    Roxanne M.

    Having a pretty poor experience. Waitress totally dismissive. I asked about the amount of drink and she basically shrugged and walked away. Asked the bartender who equally shrugged and said that that is how it comes. I have a hard time accepting a mixed drink that comes full of ice and as if they forgot to fill it. Guess this is what happens at a place that fills its seats through "events" rather than quality. This review might have been very different if there actually been responsive service. ‍

    Cocktail and beer
    Izzy F.

    McGinty's is a nice Irish pub vibe in downtown Silver Spring. Big space with 2 levels, good drinks, and the live music (Wendy & Steve were amazing) really made the night. Food was mixed--the calamari and my sandwich were great, but fries were meh and the stew bread was stiff. Still, fun spot with good drinks and cozy atmosphere.

    Paolo R.

    I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food at this spot... Me and a friend were walking around the metro, looking for something to eat and hang out at as it got later into the evening during the weekday. I'm happy to report the drinks or strong and flavorful, and the food was portioned nicely and made with care. I would recommend as a casual hangout spot for anyone in the area looking for good eats and a good drink.

    Burger and onion rings
    Kia G.

    Good service and decent menu, however this place suffers from a fatal flaw--cooking 101 dictates you season your food. I swear they didn't use a grain of salt in their shepherd's pie or on their hamburger (which by the way tastes and looks like a frozen patty). Onion rings were very good, but nothing else that I tried deserves praise.

    Empty beer for 30+ minutes.  Pitiful.
    Dee B.

    Service at the bar sucks, five bartenders and I have had an empty glass for over 30 minutes, I've asked for a menu and no response. Sorry I will not be back.

    63 minute ticket time with no food ever delivered.

    Unfortunately, this was one of the worst restaurant experiences ever. We understand that St. Paddy's Day will and should be very busy at any good Irish pub. We expected slightly longer ticket times on a holiday night. Our ticket time was 63 minutes when we decided to cancel our food order, pay for our beers (yes we paid but could have easily justified walking out on the entire ticket) and grab fast food for our starving kids. The staff were not managed well and obviously completely overwhelmed. This was evidenced by our server taking our order and never once checking on us until we asked for the drink check so we could leave without eating. That's 63 minutes of no service and 63 minutes without a single food item arriving (including a soup!). Finally, the most frustrating thing was that the restaurant kept delivering online orders to awaiting food delivery pickup people while the in-house patrons starved. This is a terrible business model and management should be ashamed. I've been to several other good restaurants that make the decision to pause online ordering on high traffic nights (like say an Irish pub on St. Paddy's Day). At any point, the manager could have paused online orders as he/she watched the kitchen tickets backing up. This was a complete failure of management. They have 364 days to plan for this day. I would love for someone to follow up on this review. Thanks for listening.

    Dinner menu
    Samuel D.

    I only had the fries in terms of food, but it was good and came out insanely fast. Atmosphere wise it was a loud trivia night but it's been fun to play trivia and interact! The service is also great!

    Some Irish flair
    Kwame S.

    If you did not know this was an Irish bar, you definitely will know within seconds upon entering McGinty's. The two level bar/restaurant is HUGE and has all of the typical pub food that everyone will enjoy. Also, McGinty's has a half off burger deal on Tuesdays. Be aware that the deal is only available in the upstairs portion of the pub. Overall, I thought my cheeseburger was pretty delicious. Also, the food came out very fast and hot, which was great because I had another engagement right after dinner. From my one-time experience with the burger deal, you might want to order your burger a bit rarer than normal. While I requested a medium burger, it arrived well done; however, it was not too big of a deal at the time. *A regular at the bar informed me that the fish n chips are pretty amazing.* I guess I should put that on the list for my next visit. The part of the review that might not be so pleasant. While the bartender in the downstairs bar was pretty nice (she is the one who told me about the half off burger deal upstairs), the bartender upstairs was not the friendliest. I found him to be short (but not outright rude) with several customers. At times, he seemed to be annoyed when folks requested things from him (e.g., drinks, condiments, and silverware). Perhaps, the bartender was having a bad day or maybe that's just his personality.

    Blueberry lemonade cocktail $10. No happy hour  for now.

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    Great food and drinks. This is my favorite Happy Hour/Dinner out spot in DTSS. The TVs at the bar are great for watching sports

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    Decent wings on wing night. Pretty chill place to grab a bite and read the news or write an email after work.

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    a hometown fave! the bartenders are always welcoming and the vibes give you a feel local nostalgia

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    2 years ago

    Hadn't been to McGinty in quite a while since moving away...was very pleased with out food, service and great value at brunch tody!

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    Do they have karaoke?

    Not that I've ever seen especially during the pandemic

    St Patrick's day?

    Yes. Paid admission that night

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    I usually don't give 1 star ratings, but I feel like that is fair based on the number of issues…read morethat occurred. Initially when I walked in, I liked the vibes, the ambiance of the white seating area was nice, so I decided to place an order to go and enjoy the ambiance. Once I placed my order, I had to wait for about 30 minutes despite less than ten people in there. And it looked like they were all by the bar enjoying drinks, so I was confused by the wait. But as mentioned, the vibes were decent, and the bartender was amiable and accommodating. However, the food was disappointing. I placed two orders to go, the first one African Suya with jollof rice and the second one Jerk Salmon with white rice. As you can see in the photos, my order was incorrect. The Jerk salmon was supposed to come with white rice as shown in their menu but they instead added jollof rice and the African suya I asked for jollof rice with it but it was packaged by itself. I am upset I paid close to 50 dollars for an order that was wrong and not even as delicious. The jerk salmon had sautéed onions on it and was too salty, affecting the taste, and the African suya tasted like it went rancid or spoiled, and as someone who is Nigerian and enjoy suya it was not like how Suya should taste or look. After eating a few bites, I hope I don't get food poisoning . It seems like they are under new management but they need to figure it out because this is unacceptable for the start of a new look/restaurant.

    Love their salmon. I've had it a few times. The jolloff is good too. One of the better jollof rice…read moredishes in the dmv and I'm from west Africa.

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    African Suya

    Juste Lounge & Restaurant - Jerk Salmon, African suya and jollof rice.

    Jerk Salmon, African suya and jollof rice.

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