O'Brien's Pub

Been here a few times, usually before a brewer game or if out on a Sunday bike ride.  Have always enjoyed the service, friendliness of the staff and absolutely one of the best burgers in the city.  The onion strings are to die for and have stopped in the past on the way home just pick up an order to go.  Truth be known, by the time i get home their half gone!

They have a funny bartender on Sundays named Jules.  Mixes one of the meanest Bloody Mary's ever!

This is a must stop if you i the mood for a great burger, good company and an excellent selection of beers!

Quick pub food served late.  We stopped in at 10 one night after a long day on the river and just needed food... like immediately.  They server was very attentive even though it was obvious that many in the party had been drinking and would have been fine with mediocre service.

The food wasn't amazing by any stretch but it was solid.  The winners were the nachos and the wraps.  Beware of the fiery wings... they live up to their name!

If you're looking for a good neighborhood pub to kick back and drink a pitcher of beer, this place works. If you just played ball across the street at Wick FIeld and want to hang out with your teammates, this place works. If you have an appetite like a horse and want to eat the motherload of onion strings, this place works. If you want to watch sports, play bar dice, shoot darts and pick your own tunes on the juke box, this place works.  

O'Brien's Pub is a sports pub that has a good beer selection & serves huge portions of typical bar food. Nothing fancy.  My burger was huge (meaning I took half of it home in a box), had a nice fresh buttery bun, crisp lettuce & a good thick ripe tomato...just wish the meat would have been seasoned. Fries were awesome. And the motherload of onion strings were good, but seriously, how many deep fried battered onion strings should you eat?

We used to live in the Washington Heights neighborhood and I remember the turnover from Bingo's to O'Brien's many years ago. They've always kept a good sports/ball player crowd and pretty much have continued to be a good neighborhood pub with a diverse variety of patrons. I am happy the smokers have to go outside now,  as that was somewhat of a deterrent prior to the smoking ban.  The place is spacious with wood floors, lots of windows, solid tables/chairs, a fireplace and two bars - one is the main bar and the other is for special groups or opens when they are busy.

I'd like to go back in time and see what this place used to be, as it still has some of the old decor of what must have been a German Supper Club. Which, I think, is kind of cool.  It gives the bar some character, along with the old Green Bay Packer photos and beer advertising signs.

I'll go back...for a beer.