Mccullars Irish Pub & Grill

For an irish bar they sure do play a lot of country music. If you don't like country don't worrry. They have a juke box but if you don't play country music then they will just skip your song. I went to the bar to have a good time not listen to depressing country music all night.
The wait staff is okay. Some are nice and have great customer service but others are rude and have bad customer service.
regular bar games, darts and pool table.
However the crowd that goes in this place comes from the underbelly of Arlington.  

Food: Is okay. Its nothing special The burgers are okay and the wings don't seem like the freezer kind.

So it's the same place with a little of the grease cleaned up (Buffalo Joe's).  Even the same regulars sitting in the same spots at the same time.  Amazing how a place can be closed for some time and immediately the day it opens it's like some people didn't skip a beat.

So food - I want to try the Irish items out but haven't yet.  Upon recommendation I had the beef nachos.  It was a huge plate but they were just pretty basic nachos.  Not memorable at all.

Drinks - good prices, good selection.  More beers than before on tap and the bar seems to flow better as the kegs were moved in back to a cooler instead of hindering the bartenders feet.

Ambiance - still has smoking, I'd rather it not but may people go there because it does.  The filter at the ceiling seems to work better, no longer emits sparks and strange noises.  Cleaner than before.  Brighter lighting than before too, less seedy feeling.

Gaming - Pool tables are much nicer but wish someone locally would put in true full sized table you could play snooker on.  Darts - wow, a few true dart lanes without having to drive to Sherlock's.  However I see this taking up an area you could host many tables and decreasing overall revenue potential, but that's the business side.

People - GREAT people.  Some great bartenders and staff so far.  Joey, Brittanie and a couple other names I can't remember are great.  I will go back for the people for sure.

Bottom line, it's decent.

Food and drinks:   I had a Guiness and the fish and chips.  The fish was a precut commercial cod patty that was pre-breaded then fried on site.  It was good cod, but not great cod.   I was hoping a secret Fish and Chip Gourmet connoisseur had come out of the closet and was trying to make a small statement from the back of an Irish Pub.  Nope. It wasn't bad though.   It wasn't "fishy".  It was hot and the grease wasn't old (nor would it be on the third day of operation).  I've had  better and far worse.  Generally, I enjoyed it but can't say I'll rave about it tomorrow.  They get kudos for having malt vinegar on hand.  It was also served with a small cup of tartar sauce (which I didn't try) and a couple of lemon slices.  
   The fries were hot and freshly fried out of a bag/box as opposed to freshly cut.  That's ok.  They were good.  There was no coleslaw (fish and chips.  not fish, chips, and slaw).  So that's it for the food.  The menu had other bar type food on it (fried mushrooms and pickles) and half a dozen varieties of half pound burgers, a club sandwich, and a few other items.  It wasn't extensive and I didn't expect it to be.  The Guiness was good and served at the typical American ale refrigerator temperature you'd find most places here - in other words, it wasn't cool instead of cold.  I'd bet most Texans don't want it just cool but some Irish pubs go for authenticity so I figured I'd point it out.  They had a few other flavors of ales and Blue Moon for you barley haters.  They also have a full service bar with all the liquors, liqueurs, and mixers.  

Interior:  They haven't changed much from the prior owner's bar that went belly up which also didn't change much from the bar before that which closed because of relationship issues. (I drive by daily on the way to work for the last 11 years.  The week after it closed back then, a large letter sign above the door said "You got what you wanted b**** I hope you are happy").  I digress.   One side of the bar/ pub, has several pool tables and a handful of bar tables that aren't in the way of those playing pool.   The other half is divided by the full service bar.  One side has several small tables and 2 dart boards.  Some dudes were playing darts.  The other side has a handful of small regular heighth tables and a few video games along the front wall.  There were three or four 1080p flat screen tv's around the place  (about 40") showing the baseball game.  Music playing was a mix of rap, country, rapping country, and one song that alternated between rap and country.  
Smoke:  this place is more pub than grill.  As such, there was smoking going on.  It wasn't in my face or overwhelming but it wasn't smoke free.  

Service:  The gal that waited on me was nice, fast, and helpful.  I tipped her well and cannot find fault in a single thing she did the entire time she waited on me.  

Posted 51%.  For those that care, you know what I mean.