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The
Verdict This straight-up, North Side Irish pub is all about the music,
lad.
The Scene
Fully designed in and imported from Ireland, Chief O'Neill's is divided
into two rooms: the public house and the dining room. The public house
is the more raucous of the two rooms: You'll find young hipsters bending
their elbows alongside kilt-wearing members of the Emerald Society
and a group of bagpipe-playing Chicago policemen of Irish descent.
The Music
This is arguably the best room in town to hear traditional Irish music,
and listeners take their tunes seriously. Feet-stomping and hollering
drives the maniacally fast jigs and reels, but you might be gently
shushed if you talk too loudly during an a cappella rendering of an
old love song.
The Menu
Irish mainstays including appetizers like curried chips and Galway
Bay mussels; entrees like Gaelic steak and braised beef tips in Guinness
—John Gerard McLaughlin
TIP
SHEET
One of Chicago's Best
Nominated for best Irish pub because of its unparalleled devotion
to music from the old country.
The
Chief
The bar is named for an Irish-born, turn-of-the-century
Chicago police chief and music lover who created the first
comprehensive catalogue of Irish tunes.
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Photo:
Kelly McKinnell
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