Irish Girl Tries "IRISH" Pubs in Chicago
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- Today, we embark on a lively adventure through Chicago, seeking out the most authentic "IRISH" pubs the city has to offer! 🍀 I, an Irish Girl take you from the heart of Ireland to the bustling streets of Chicago, I'm on a mission to discover if these pubs can truly capture the essence of real Irish culture. 🇮🇪
In this video, I visit several renowned Irish pubs across Chicago, tasting their best and worst Guinness pints of the black stuff, their finest beers, and immersing myself in the unique atmospheres that each pub has to offer. Whether you're Irish, a lover of Irish culture, or simply in search of a great place to unwind in Chicago, this video is your ultimate guide!
A Part 2 will follow as there were SO many but today we venture into
Mrs Murphy & Sons
Celtic Crossing
&
Brehon Bar
Spoiler: There are TWO fab pubs today and 1 that left me unimpressed.
👉 What makes an Irish pub authentic? I dive into the history, the ambiance, and, of course, the Guinness to see how these establishments measure up to the real deal back home.
👉 From live music sessions featuring traditional Irish tunes to heartwarming encounters with fellow Irish expats and enthusiasts, join me for an unforgettable journey filled with laughter, stories, and maybe a little too much Guinness.
👉 PLUS, I share my personal top picks for the most authentic Irish pub experience in Chicago. You won't want to miss this!
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Remember, every pint shared is a story told. Sláinte! 🍻
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Must try Fado on corner of Grand & Clark
It’s coming in part 2!!!
I like Fado. Also Fox’s at 95th & SW highway
Haha, I got kicked out of Fado once for pouring my own beer🤣. And Peter James I'm so bummed I missed the southside parade this year.
@@DianeJennings I am looking forward! I lived one blk from Fadó and it was my Fav.
@@DianeJennings did you make it up to The Irish American Heritage Center [Fifth Province]?
Mrs. Murphy and Sons was with out a doubt the best Irish Pub in Chicago! 100% Irish community oriented.
I loved it
I think I was was there one St. Patrick's Day. I used to go to a different Irish pub in Chicago every St. Patrick's Day.
Can't get more Irish than opening a pub in an old funeral home.
@@DianeJennings But hey, until you learn how to shoot a gun properly! Don't tell me how to drink beer in the U.S.A!
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Home brewer here: "Guinness" gas isn't that eclectic in the states...the mixture of CO2 and nitrogen is "beer gas" that is used for any stout faucet, and some systems that have long runs of hosing. The gas mixture can be put under higher pressure, and pushed through the restrictor plate that's in a stout faucet (which also contributes to the fine bubbles). Recently there has been some traditional looking faucets that have a creamer function for CO2 gas: which produces a creamier head....but you don't see the cascading bubbles in the liquid as you would with beer gas. Often times, beer that tastes off means that they're not cleaning their lines frequently enough.
That's what I was going to say. Last time Brehon clean those lines the Bulls were still winning rings.
Zum Deutschen Eck (At The German Corner) was one of *_the_* German restaurants in Chicago. I'm glad to see some pieces of it are living on in a great community establishment.
I've been on holiday to Chicago 7 or 8 times and always went to Celtic Crossing and enjoyed chatting to John one of the original owners who came from Waterford. I was disappointed on my last visit that it had changed so delighted to hear it is back.
I really liked that last pub, especially the wide variety of Irish imported food items. I too buy Kerry Gold butter in the U.S. at a small, local shop called...Sam's Club.
Oh my, there are SO MANY Irish pubs in the Chicagoland area lol...something you need to keep in mind is that many of these places were opened by Irish that have been living in Chicago for 100+ years so are a good 4-5 generations removed from Ireland with many having never actually been to their "Homeland".
As for the friendliness, you should be embraced everywhere in the area, the Irish are loved here so much so there is an Irish reporter on Chicago's own WGN network named Brónagh Tumulty...she is very popular here. She started her career on Northern Sound Radio in Monaghan radio in Ireland.
went to a pub known as Pat Haran's in Chicago around 1980. it was at the beginning of Rush St. the owner was the bar tender - his pour was known for his generosity. if the floor wasn't tilted when you left you only had one drink!!
What a perfect St. Patrick's Day video. Thanks!
Hope you enjoyed it!
One of my all time favorite series - I’ve been so excited to see the Chicago Irish pub / bar videos and this does not disappoint! 🎉🍀
Green, in fact, is my favorite color for clothing. Usually, olive green.
You absolutely need the right mix of gasses in Guinness. When it is right, chefs kiss!
Mrs Murphys is my favorite bar in Chicago, period. Best Irish bar, by far.
I grew up in a Chicago where leprechaun of a guy named Fahey Flynn was the most popular local TV news anchor. I saw him as Grand Marshall of the St Pats parade on a couple of occasions.
Happy St Patrick's Day! Thanks for Making St. Patrick's Day a Happy Joyful Funday Sunday with the Irish Pubs Video and the Live Stream it made my day.
Thank you too! ☘️☘️☘️
@@DianeJennings Enjoyed Your company and looking forward to the future 🍀🍀🍀
Thanks for the great review Diane. Hope to see you back for pints!
Paddy @ Celtic Crossing
Hoping you are hitting the South Side next! It’s where the majority of Irish Americans live in Chicago. Anyway, great video! No plastic pubs so far!
Scottish Pub in Yakima Washington. .
It was the FIRST Brewpub in the USA since Prohibition. Grants Brewery. Back in 1982, Bert Grant created a great, great Scottish Pub. Scottish eggs and all. Black and Tans. Real ! darts with hammers. the board next to the bathrooms of course lol. I was able to buy my majestic growler travelers, a full liter, and take it home with me. (yes, I had several growlers to fill).
RiP Bert Grant. You are a legend. and RiP to his brew. After his death missteps and skullduggery closed an iconic pub that brewed its own beers.
PS I was just 21 and yes, I got to have several conversations with man himself. I do have to mention one of his passions, Scottish dioramas with pewter mini figures in cases. Bert himself made them and anyone who went to the brewpub will surely remember them.
Thanks Bert. God Bless ya.
I remember drinking some Grants beers in Seattle. Sorry to see it's not around anymore.
I really love seeing all the great Chicago Irish Pubs.
It all depends on how often the pipes are cleaned that go between the pump and barrel. Even if the pint is poured properly it will still affect the way your beer tastes!
My favorite Irish Pub was O'Flatterys Irish Pub in New Orleans and I even got to meet and sing Irish Folk songs with Paul McCartney there. Unfortunately it closed after Hurricane Katrina.
Hi, Diane. I'm now retired, but when I was working, my manager and I would walk two blocks to "Michael's Pub" for our lunch. Yes, they served drinks, but we only had them after work hours. Michael was from Dublin, and ran a very nice place, but, he himself wasn't the friendliest guy in town, until he got to know you. Then he would give you the shirt off his back, so to speak. His staff, all three of them, were great with customers. He closed about two years after I transfered to another location. I miss that place, not having found one just like it. So I know what a search you have before you. Good luck. There are many Irish-themed pins here in the Portland, Oregon area, but Michael's was authentic.
Oh, I have spent a L.O.T. of money and evenings in Celtic Crossing with my friend from Galway Ireland. A blast every time.
Very cool! I liked it a lot
A dodgy pint or glass of Guinness is often down to lack of line cleaning, more important when a slow seller as any staleness taints the pipes. Don't know about the US but a cleaner from Guinness came round to pubs in IE and UK weekly just to maintain the lines. Paid for by the Landlord obviously.
That pub also being a corner shop was how many pubs in IE started many years ago, the shop opening the back or living room for alcohol consumption. Many rural pubs have had to go back to doing that just to survive nowadays.
To Celebrate St Patrick's Day, I made some Irish Stew. Also have Hunky Dory's, Hula Hoops, Butlers Chocolate for some Irish snacks.
The 2 nd place got called out by everyone for not cleaning the tap lines! 😮
If you’re ever in Tulsa, Oklahoma, try Kilkenny’s. It was a pub in Ireland that a local guy bought, dismantled, and moved to Tulsa. He got all the original decor and furniture. Has a fairly authentic menu and the best beer tap system I’ve seen in this area. Top notch.
I wanna go to Mrs. Murphy's! Thank you for your guidance, Diane!
Like many that will watch this video from my generation, my grandparents were off the boat from Counties Mayo and Sligo. They raised my mom and her siblings on the NW side which had a very heavy Irish contingent.
My mom and uncles went to Chief O’Neils in their day which is now down the block from me and still a favorite. Hope it’s in Part 2!
Nice to see Celtic Crossings reopened. I miss the old days there, before they had TVs and smart phones weren’t available. You were forced to talk to people, lol
I love seeing the Irish Chicago Pubs.
This was cool! 😎 It's important to be honest and you did so politely. Your scores pretty much reflected what we could see in the clips. I think if I was to go to Chicago Mrs Murphy & Sons looked the most appealing to me. Happy St Patrick's Day Diane!
I feel so lucky to have come across this video. I'm a stone's throw from Chicago and have never had a Guinness. I've wanted my first Guinness to be the best it can be, and this video review has made it possible. Thank you, Diane!
8:08 Diane becomes a scientist when beer is involved
*Irish CSI intensifies*
Becomes?!? She’s always a scientist lol
@@thatHARVguy 🤣
Editor Diane has Sommelier Diane hat on standby,
Saving the best for last, eh - a former funeral home that's been given a second life as an Irish pub named Murphy's (most common Irish surname) in Chicagoland? What better place for an Irish wake? Wonderful stuff, Diane. Love your expressions when testing the black stuff, still my go to when I want a brew other than coffee.
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona duit, Diane & Chewie. ☘ Can't wait for the next installment! I thought your assessments were spot on!
Sláinte Mhath!
Yass that’s so great to hear! ☘️
Slainte! No Guinness will ever be as good as a pint in Ireland, especially in the brewery, but if they know to keep the tap lines clean and service them regularly they can be close.
I always enjoy your videos. Happy St Patrick’s Day 🍀 Diane.
Thank you! You too!
Your posts are a must watch for me. Loved this one. Happy St Patrick’s day! 🍀🇮🇪
Reminds me of the song" wherever go around the world you'll find an Irish pub"
I just found you and loved the energy of this video. Thank you for being so honest. It was fun to watch and You are so detailed. Great time watching.
glad to see the windows of the beloved Zum Deutschen Eck repurposed! well done, Murphy family!
Have you tried the Kerryman on N. Clark St? always fun
A really great report, thanks Diane, I especially liked that you were able to interview one of the owners of the 2nd Pub. That place really has it together.
Lovely video, Happy St Patrick's Day!🇮🇪🍀
I am going this weekend to Chicago for a wedding, and have a free night on Thursday. This video is sooooo timely!!! Thank you Diane!!! Though my missus is busy rolling her eyes beside me as I watch this video.
Let us know if you had a good time in Chicago and where to go .
Mrs Murphy's looks fun! 🍀
Thinking you did a good job Diane, and I also would like to wish you a St. Patrick's Day.🍀
This was one of your coolest videos ever! Thanks for posting! I hope you enjoyed your visit to Chicago.
My Nana named me Patrick. She was born on Padraig's day in 1892, in Castletownbere, in Cork.
I can't imagine you couldn't get the banter going at the 2nd pub, truly do not get it. Btw, perfect hair day. Just found your content, this is really good, love it! I've been to a few other Irish pubs in Chicago when I was younger not these, although I want to go to Mrs. Murphy & Sons now!
Any of the 40 pubs on Western Ave from 99th St to 119th.
As soon as he said the stained glass was from a German banquet hall I knew he was talking about Zum Deutschen Eck (The German Corner). What a place to get bombed that was... they'd give you Viking hats to wear which made you drink even harder lol! Glad you had a good time in Chicago! Way back in the early 90s we used to frequent what we called "turkey bars", so-called because all the drunk Irish men talking sounded like turkeys gobbling to us lol. But these weren't even Irish-themed bars, they were just sports bars that had a huge Irish immigrant clientele. They even passed around the hat for donations to the "football club" which I'm pretty sure was a euphemism for the IRA. 🤔
Happy St: Patrick’s Day!🍀💚
I wish I knew you were coming to the Chicago area.
Zum Deutschen Eck?? I ate there once years ago. Great German food!
Well done, Chicago famous for their Irish pubs. If you make it to central Florida, Raglan Road Irish Pub is a large place in Disney Springs that offers top quality Irish entertainment. Also, Nolan’s in Cocoa Beach is a good one. 👍☘️
Great video, Diane! Love your reviews!
So, I have a few generations behind me that a would it be three times great-aunt ran a green grocer-pub on Bridge Street in Westport, Cty Mayo. Because of this I wouldn't agree with your only 9 point Irishness-ness for Mrs Murphy's being a fair mark, even though younger people these days don't care as much about all the American Irish trad still going on. Regardless, it warmed my heart to see some of those old reasonably priced grocery items displayed in a Chicago pub. Especially, though, was the music involved there, which seemed an all-day everyday affair.
Two of the three pubs you visited were each one point short of perfect. Not bad!
I had to leave room for the….. magic ✨
In addition to Fado, you should be reviewing the Kerryman at Erie and Clark. The Kerryman is St. Brendan the Navigator. His mentor was St. Ita of Kileedy. The Catholic Chuch of St. Ita is a 5500 N. Broadway. St. Brendan and St. Ita are about as Irish as you can get.
As a Chicagoian, I am slightly dissapointed that I didn't get you show you my favorite places! Br pub is about 2 blocks away from my place. It's not a pub. It's a restaurant with a bar that has a long and famous history. It used to be a bar/pub. Now, its a restaurant. BR pub was where the FBI hosted a bunch of sting operation to catch a bunch of corrupt state prosecutors and defense attorneys in a famous incident called "Operation Greylord". Its ties to the legal community were legendary and journalists drank there.
My favorite Irish pub is Tommy Condons in Charleston SC
Great vid. Diane. I personally haven't been to an Irish pub in Chicago, so I've got nothing to go on, but the 3rd looked Brilliant. It probably could have gotten all 10's but that's just me.
Slan.
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My guess the staff didn’t really know the history of the pub when it changed hands. In America bars and pubs tend to only have interest in the work done to the building and how long it’s been around that’s it. People tend shy away from any building older than 1970 as it gets more expensive the older buildings become. In Boston only a single building has the age from the first people landing in Plymouth and that’s Union oyster house which has occupied the same building since the 1600s. The oldest building in Florida is the Castillo de San Marcos (fort of Saint Marco) built in the 1600s or 1500s when the Spanish were here. It’s in saint Augustine the oldest still inhabited city in the Americas.
Here are a few suggestions. Fado in DC, McNameras in Nashville, TN. James Joyce in Prague. Biddy Earlys in Stuttgart, Daniel O'Connels and Murphys in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Just to hit the highlights.
Hello Diane, new subscriber here. I find you to be smart, funny and beautiful. A perfect combination!
Keep the videos coming, super entertaining!
Great video for St. Patricks Day!! A lot Irish Americans are having green & at Irish pubs for St. Patricks Day!! ☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀
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Alright. Right of the bat, I could listen and watch you talk about anything. What a stunning and funny woman. I remember seeing you in some Irish people tasting liquor channel videos on YT a few years back. Would love to take you out sometime in the western burbs of Chicago if you're around. Zum Deutschen Eck was one of the big German restaurants in Chicago back in the 80's and 90's. Not many of them around anymore. I still have a coffee mug from the place. Nice some piece of them is still around.
I'll need to stop one of these Pubs one day. I've been to one in Jersey.
Well, my heritage is half Irish (Mom was a Coyle), so this makes me want to take a trip to Chicago and check out a couple of these! Your documentaries are always a fun watch. Looking forward to part two.
Unless she was actually born in Ireland then you can’t call yourself half Irish. You are probably American with Irish heritage.
"The Ballad of Chasey Lain" Bloodhound Gang.
Thank you for your research into Irish Pubs! Reunite Ireland!
I was a bouncer and bartender for many years and I owned my own Pub in Louisiana and I learned before I bought my Pub I learned that if you don't clean the lines of your draft beer it will taste funny.
I'm just freaking out that the famous Diane Jennings was so close to my neighborhood of Madison WI. I hope you enjoyed your stay.
It's good to know there are some decent Irish pubs in the U.S.
If you ever get back to illinois you should try Mcnally's irish pub in St Charles Illinois. It not too far from Chicago but the owner is from Ireland
American Guinness tastes the same as UK guinness and french Guinness due to the fact that when it is exported from Dublin its pasteurized. The irish bar in Paris was a shrine to Jack Charlton . The best Guinness is obviously in Southern Ireland
I hope you can make it to Cambridge Massachusetts some time, we have some great Irish pubs here. Btw, love your new hair and makeup 😍 and your studio setup!
It has been a while since I last saw a video.
Editor Diane is a favorite!
You are a doll.
If you're in Kansas City, try Kelly's Irish Pub in Old Westport. It's the oldest building in KC.
I just spent 3 days in Dublin so I’m very interested in this video. I had a BLAST!
Cead mille failte!! Glad to see you in Chi-town!!
I'd personally recommend the Irish Oak, Johnny O'Hagans, and Spyners/Sullivans for the authentic Irish Chicago experience.
I love Chicago, I love Irish bars, and I love this reaction. Sláinte!
Happy St. Paddy's Day to you Diane! Looks like you had a great time with going to each of these Irish pubs and giving your thoughts on them. They all look amazing and are definitely full of history and ambiance. Great video as always Diane! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! You look beautiful as always! All the best to you always! ✌️😎☘️💚🇨🇮🎉🎉🎉
Same to you!
@@DianeJennings I don't know if you had known this or not Diane, but I had read somewhere that originally the color Blue was associated with St. Patrick's Day and not Green. Interesting. 😎✌️☘️🇨🇮💚
I have been looking forward to this video since the last one was so fun to watch 🎉
That’s great to hear!
I realize this is a bit off topic Diane, but the way you had your hair done while visiting the pubs was absolutely fabulous!
Oh, I have some awesome memories in Brehon's around the holidays. Let me tell you, we quite livened up the place. Ahhhh, lots of fond memories!
Some other subjective options for when you're back in Chicago (if these aren't already addressed in "Part 2")-
North Side- Galway Bay (Galway if actually one of Chicago's "Sister Cities")
South Side- Shinnick's
High End- Chief O'Neill's
Low End- Fuller's -or Shinnick's again :)
I remember my dad, who was in the US Army for 30 years, had a gig at the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. Not the arms manufacturer but the Amory nearby for the national guard in the late 60's early 70's very rough neighborhood, now ruined by gentrification, you can still see the Armory on Google maps, its a historic building. He said, you can tell when you're in a " real Irish bar, because in the middle of the bar would be a giant jar full of money asking for donations for the IRA"..
Chicago is a fabulous city!
It's a war zone.
Well done on the reviews . Learned a lot about the 3 pubs you covered .
Happy St. Patrick's Day Diane
Theory number 2 about Guiness is that the first place tilted the glass when they pour but the second place did not. When you tilt the glass you get less foam as you pour.
On the taste of draft Guinness, even if it's perfectly poured, the lines that connect the Guinness tap to the Guinness keg have to be purged/flushed with water every night after closing. That's because Guinness has a lower alcohol content than lager, and the low alcohol content means that bacteria grows more easily in the Guinness lines than in lines for lager, where the higher alcohol content inhibits bacteria growth enough that the lines only have to be purged about once a week. So a bar that treats Guinness lines like lager lines (and flushes them once a week instead of every day) will have Guinness that doesn't taste as good.
At 7:00 I like the Guinness Chart You added showing how Guinness Beers are made.
First of all, I gotta say that it is great that you have finally been able to return to the USA since the pandemic hit. Welcome back Diane!
Next, I'd like to point out that employees/owners of any establishment should show the same courtesy and respect to all of their customers regardless of familiarity. The pub(s) described that contradict this sentiment would definitely fall on my "don't go there" list.
Yes nothing worse then going into any Pub and Bar and and being completely ignored if you are not one of their regular's
My friends used to say you can’t get a good pour in the US because the pipes are too clean! Many a night being poured out of one of our local pubs in Dublin…
Hell is an Irish bar where it's St. Patrick's day everyday forever
If you're ever in Boston you should check out the Irish bars there.
When you get up to Wisconsin you have to go to Erin’s Snug pub and restaurant in Madison
Both were nice thanks for sharing. Everyone have a safe & good St Patrick's Day or if you're like me that's still celebrates Earrach 🥃 Sláinte 🇮🇪