McHale's Brewhouse

Great micro and pool.

All things added up... I would never go to McHale's again and would tell friends to avoid it!
Smokey dive. Pool tables & darts seem to draw the crowd. There are only 3 tables located outside of the pool room and they are right by the door. Not great when it's cold out!
They seem I have a "regular" crowd who know each other. They were out of Reuben's... one of 3 sandwiches on the menu so we ordered burgers and the famous onion rings. The burgers were ok, but made with a blend of meats and half the onion rings were burned. The few that weren't burned were quite good. The beer was good, but they were out of most of the beer listed on the board.

This place might be an ok neighborhood dive, but it's not a place I plan on coming back to. Tremont Tavern has much better food and I don't leave smelling like an ashtray!

We went here tonight thanks to a tip. First impression upon entering is that it is smoky as heck. Funny how that used to be so common. Even at Chili's. But now it is strange. Didn't bother us, though.

They make their own beer and it is excellent. You can see the vats (or whatever you call the giant containers that hold the beer) to your left immediately upon entereing. A true microbrewery, right? Wife got the light beer and I got the sampler.

We decided to split a reuben and their onion rings. OUTSTANDING sandwich and the rings were the best I've had in my life. A great band was playing tonight. Johnny B Band? They did a great version of Rocky Top which brought in the tips. Also played stuff from B.B. King to Hank Williams.

Overall, this is a top-notch neighborhood bar/restaurant.