Harrington’s Catering & Deli

The most amazing food! We had a family party at the IAHC and the food was wonderful! The person who delivered help make sure we were all set up correctly. Everyone had a great time. Thank you to Harrington’s Catering & Deli!

I hired Harrington’s to cater my wedding and it was a hit! I’ve always loved their corned beef so I thought it would be great to have them handle my wedding and everyone loved it, couldn’t get enough. The food was absolutely delicious, we served: Corned beef (of course) but Ken (the owner) suggested a carved corned beef bar serving all the extra’s on the side so someone could turn it into a Rueben if they chose, etc. We also had Chicken Marsala that was melt-​in-​your-​mouth delicious and a vege option of stuffed shells, yummm. Their roasted potatoes are addicting, that’s all I can say. The servers were all fabulous! Warm and friendly, they were awesome. I also had several passed hor d’ouvers — the mini sheppards pie was delicious, my fav!
I can’t say enough about the food and the service. The owner Ken was a delight to work with, very accommodating and patient with me. He had a ton of good idea’s and knew how to implement them. Planning a wedding could be stressful and Ken made the food feel like the easiest part — thank you Ken, you made my wedding «tasty» :)
I would recommend them for a small to a large event, they did a great job.

Absolute BEST Rueben on the north side. Well worth it!

OK right off the bat this is not Manny’s Deli on the South Side. They do not pile thin slices of corned beef a mile high on a sandwich.
What they do is give a very nice portion of hand carved corned beef on two smaller sized rye bread sandwiches (or the bread of your choice if you ask), toast it up panini style with a pickle and horseradish (Rubens & Corned-​beef sandwiches) and a side of your choice.
On Wednesday’s (and all week in the freezer) they have the best split pea soup around. Go early they sell out fast.
The only disappointing thing that I can say about Harrington’s is when they were solely a banquet/​event place on Central they had this most amazing horseradish where a mere teaspoon would have you begging for water but exploding with flavor, now … it barely has anything to it. Please go back to the old recipe … please.
The staff is always the nicest. Always greeted with a smile.
To all of you complaining about the corned-​beef you bought outside this deli.
Morons!!!

«I had the corned beef sandwich and you would of the thought they invented it. With the roller coaster weather here in Chicago had some homemade soup one word, phenomenal»

I would give them more stars as I have been going to this restaurant for years, and they have a wonderful corned beef, cabbage, veggies, and potatoes dish. However, they were rude to my wife, when she bought us dinner.
The cashier was short with her and in a rude tone told her she should have called first rather than going to the establishment and placing her order. I’m not sure why they cared?
Regardless, hopefully the owner will expect better service for the customers from the wait staff. The food is good but they lost us as a customer.

I bought this 4 lb. piece of corned beef at our Crystal Lake Jewel and have NEVER been so dissapointed. Thought I would give this premium piece a try even though it was considerably higher priced at $ 6.99 a lb. The fat in this piece of «premium» meat was ridiculous. Very, very dissapointed.

I’m giving a three star rating because I am annoyed with the staff. I had called to place an order for my office about a month ago, maybe less. I was told that I could only order in 10lb increments. So I had to get way more than we probably needed. I also got bread with the order. All she could give me was an estimate, I don’t get why because everything should be the same no matter what. She said it would be about $ 75. I received a call from the person picking it up for us and was shocked to hear it was $ 160! Someone posted yesterday that they got their food for $ 5.27 a lb. How on earth did it get to $ 160?!

We bought a 5 pound Corned Beef at Jewel in Park Ridge and it was the fattiest I’ve ever had. At $ 5.27 a pound and it had fat on the top, bottom and middle. We never will use Harringtons again. They must save the good stuff for their catering and deli.

Everything on the menu is great for me. I don’t like salty foods and this place is great for knowing I won’t have to try things with unexpected results.

Well I guess I will write my review again since it was removed by someone! I love this place we order every year sliced corned beef for our St. Patrick’s celebration. We order way back in January to make sure we get it because it was recommended to us by a friend years ago. This place is so popular during St. Patrick’s season for their sliced corned beef that there is no way I risked not getting it. The people that work here are great. They always make sure I know how to reheat it and try to answer all my questions.
I was just here yesterday and had one of there new sandwiches, the grilled rib eye. It is absolutely to die for! This quaint little place is the perfect place to stop in for lunch.

the corned beef sandwiches and reubens are top notch. the potato salad is pretty
good also. but stay away from the coleslaw. YUCK.
the workers aren’t the friendliest, but who cares? the food is good and if you get it to go, you don’t have to deal with them for very long.

I have never been treated so poorly. When simply calling for a catering quote for a company party, I was treated as if I was asking for the man’s first born. I can’t begin to tell you how absolutely unprofessional this person was on the phone, but I can tell you that I wouldn’t step foot into this place based on the appalling customer service alone. Don’t promote a catering service in which you are clearly uninterested in providing. Unbelievable.

Easily the best, moistest corn beef sandwich I’ve ever had. That’s all I have to say about that.

We stumbled upon this Deli while looking for a family hair cut place. The lady (I think she’s the owner) was warm, nice, and sweet.
My husband had the Reuben, I had the turkey sandwich, kid had chicken tender and fries… all great! Got Irish Lemon Soda, Tatos, all for less than 20. Wow. The shop is small, quaint, clean and plenty of parking. Will be back for sure.

The boring strip mall front would not draw you in, but once you’ve tried the food, you’ll be back for more. Harringtons does not have a big dining area, but makes very yummy home-​made grub for a deli-​style lunch to go or eat in. Nice made-​to-​order sandwiches and a choice of soups as well. Side trimmings (candy bars, beverages, etc.) are imports from Ireland. Shelves of your favorite contemporary cookies, biscuits (Jaffa cakes!!!), et al. from Ireland, as well as a cooler case full of heat-​and-​eat dishes you can take home for lunch or dinner. On the shelves around the dining area are Irish home décor items you can buy. If you work in the area, want to get out for lunch, but don’t want something heavy or fried, I would suggest you try out Harrington’s!
Transportation:
56A bus
Ample parking in lot

Do you need some bangers, Irish bacon, black pudding, corned beef, brown bread, Irish soda bread? I needed those thing for my St. Patty’s Day party so I popped into Harrington’s and I walked out a very happy camper with everything that I needed.
They carry a bunch other random Irish things too. Maybe you want an Irish flag or a scarf or a shirt or a Crunchie (My most favorite candy bar in the entire world!) Well, they’ve got it.
You can also sit down and eat at Harrington’s. Here’s their deli menu:
The staff is very friendly. The prices are very reasonable. Harrington’s is GREAT!

Hands down, THE BEST corned beef you are ever gonna find. Seriously amazing stuff. Cute little shop full of Irish related trinkets and shirts and hats and stuff.
Don’t be in a hurry though. The only reason I’m not giving 5 stars is that service tends to be on the slow side. Can be a tad bit frustrating on your lunch hour. But man, oh man, that corned beef…

The wife and I seriously love this place… hard.
The service is super friendly and the food is really good. I’ve had their corned beef, which is the best I’ve ever had, as well as their fish fry, which is great and the hidden gem on the menu, the corned beef burger. Give that a try… it’s delicious.
Word of advice though… like with anything that’s specialized and popular around a given holiday, whether it’s Fantasy Costumes around Halloween, or Harrington’s around St. Patrick’s day, be sure to place special orders way in advance. There are a lot of Irish folk on the NW Side and Harrington’s has a reputation for quality Irish food. Don’t cry if they can’t handle your last minute special order.

Please note: This business has relocated to 5685 N Milwaukee Avenue.
Wow, Chris W. is dead right. I’ve had this joint bookmarked for eight months based on her review and finally tried it earlier this week. The corned beef sandwich is nothing short of amazing – by far the best I’ve ever had. Not deli/​lunchmeat corned beef, but sliced-​off-​a-​hot-​brisket corned beef. They do give you a little packet of yellow mustard and a tiny cup of horseradish, which are fine, but you don’t need them at all. The meat in this sandwich is just incredible.
And you know what else – they have maybe the best cole slaw of my whole life too! Trust me, I’m a conoisseur of coleslaw. I don’t know what they put in this stuff but it’s the best. Even the pickle spear is close to perfect.
What’s holding them back from five stars is that I also got a turkey sandwich to go and ate it a few hours later. The turkey was just okay; the bun was majorly stale and dense, and I couldn’t really taste the dill havarti cheese. Also, I asked for onion and there was one measly, lonely little translucent ring in there.
Corned beef sandwich is on special ($ 5.99) for the month of August, to celebrate one year in the new space.
They have shelves full of touristy Irish bric-​à-​brac such as t-​shirts, mugs, refrigerator magnets, and whatnot. They also have various European candies and other packaged foods that you don’t see except in specialty stores or places like World Market. In their cooler they have quarts of their own soups, some meats such as Irish bangers and boiling bacon, and the crown jewel – their own Irish brisket. I will be coming here once a year to get my St Patrick’s Day corned beef from Harrington. I will be coming hopefully more often for an awesome corned beef sandwich.