Where's your favorite place in the Tri-Cities to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a pint and a friend?
Top o' the mornin' to ya.
With St. Patrick's Day coming up on March 17, we thought it might be fun to do our Tri-Cities "Readers Choice" this week on the best places to go for a pint and a bit of the blarney.
Here's how the "Readers' Choice" works. You have three ways to make your favorite known. You can review the restaurant by clicking on the listing below and adding a star rating and writing something about the business. You can add a comment to this story. (Be sure to name the pub and say something nice.) And you can vote in the Patch poll here.
The scoring is as follows:
The voting continues until noon Friday, March 16.
At that time, we'll count up the points and name the top three winners.
IMPORTANT: If we missed any pubs in the Tri-Cities, let us know ASAP by contacting Rick Nagel at rickn@patch.com or 630-886-0792.
GENEVA NIGHT LIFE
The Claddagh Irish Pub and Restaurant, 1702 Commons Dr., Geneva, 630-208-0337
Old Towne Pub & Eatery, 201 W. State St., Geneva, 630-232-7962
Cabooses Bar & Grill, 300 Crescent Place, Geneva, 630-232-9448
Flagstone Pub, 101 W. State St., Geneva, 630-232-7994
The Dam Bar & Grill, 65 N. River Lane, Geneva, 630-845-3266
Chelios' Pub & Grill, 1996 S. Kirk Road, Geneva, 331-248-0182
ST. CHARLES NIGHT LIFE
McNally's Irish Pub, 109 W. Main St., St. Charles, 630-513-6300
Thirsty Fox Pub, 104 E. Main St., St. Charles, 630-377-6634
Chord on Blues, 106 S 1st Ave., St. Charles, 630-513-0074
White Stag Tavern, 1307 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL 60174, 630-444-3570
The Filling Station, 300 W. Main St., St. Charles, 630-584-4414
The Office, 201 E. Main St., St. Charles, 630-549-0287
Mark's Second Street Tavern, 221 S. 2nd St., St Charles, 630-492-4599
Pub 222, 222 W. Main St., St. Charles, 630-584-4222
Ray's Evergreen Tavern, 1400 W. Main St., St. Charles, 630-584-3535
East Side Pub, 2400 E. Main St., St. Charles, 630-377-7655
The Beehive Pub, 204 W Main St., St. Charles, IL 60174, 630-584-0800
The House Pub, 16 S 1st Ave., St. Charles, 630-945-3479
BATAVIA NIGHT LIFE
O'Brien's Pub and Grill, 12 N. River St., Batavia, 630-406-9200
RendezVu, 1 E. Wilson St., Batavia, 630-406-9177
Full Moon Bar & Grill, 113 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia, 630-406-9891
Gammon Coach House, 3 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia, 630-482-3663
The Lodge on the Fox, 35 N. Water St., Batavia, 630-761-0145
Rich Hamilton
7:21 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
McNally's Irish Pub on Main Street in STC is the real deal!
Rick Nagel
8:10 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
We added McNally's and the poll, which we forgot to do last night. :)
Belle L.
8:35 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
I am spending the whole day at Chord on blues. They have bar Olympics on the bar and patio side. Then I am heading to the stage side at 9 pm to hear deep 6 and Modern Day Romeos. It is going to be a a fun filled at Patrick's day!!!!
jack martin
9:00 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
McNally'd has the best outdoor seating area and the food is Great!!
Jeff Amacher
9:04 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
The Dam Bar & Grill has a great staff everynight and good food. This is a good place with friendly people. Dana is the best Bartender!
Lois Lane
9:30 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
Cabooses in Geneva gets my vote! Mary Ann and Lynn are wonderful bartenders and Cabooses corned beef sandwiches are super duper!
robert poznanski
10:11 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
Go to McNally's, and then tell me, which is the "authentic" Irish pub, in this vote! Winner's, hand's down!!!Say "HI" to Maurice, he's "full of the blarney"!! Great place!!!
Patti Condon
10:15 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
Maurice is best host !!
Patti Condon
10:14 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
McNally's by far !!! The atmosphere, the staff, and the food ! Best IRISH place in the Tri-City.
Molly Hansen
10:44 pm on Monday, March 12, 2012
Mc Nally s is the best place to spend St. Patty s day...especially if the O'Brien brothers are playing !!!
Rick Nagel
8:22 am on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
McNally's leading in the poll for St. Patty's Day pubs.
Nick Swedberg
9:30 am on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
If you voted in the comments here, you can really throw your support behind a particular pub by forwarding this email to your friends and telling them about the poll.
Jimmy
8:37 pm on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Anyplace but McNally's is cool, the atmosphere is super forced and no offense to whoever made the patio comment but The Office, Filling Station, and The Alley have substantially larger patios. McN's is a major rip off, more-so on St. Patty's day.
Rick Nagel
10:18 am on Friday, March 16, 2012
Voting ends at noon today. Don't forget—more points for reviews and comments. To offer a review, click on the name of the pub in this article, and it will take you to the listing, where you can leave a star rating and a review.
John Walsh
11:33 am on Friday, March 16, 2012
Claddagh is the place to go...if you've never had a "Black & Blue" (Guiness and Blue Moon), you gotta try it.
Rick Nagel
12:04 pm on Friday, March 16, 2012
Time's up on the voting! Thanks for your participation. We'll tally the winners and report later today!
Jack
1:18 pm on Friday, March 16, 2012
In St Charles it has to be McNally's. Geneva's Claddagh is much more family-friendly, though. Unfortunately, Stockholm's in Geneva is not included in the poll because it has no pretense to being Irish. But in truth, it is the most like a real Irish pub. Amazingly good food, unparalleled service, and a sincerely welcoming atmosphere.