Fitz’s Pub

This was a nice place; A little Irish pub right off the main thoroughfare of N. York Road close to the city center. The reviews were spot on. Tonight (Tuesday) was homemade meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans and garlic bread for $ 7.95. Coupled with a Stella Artois, it was perfection and will remind most of their childhood. The other special was two tacos for $ 2. Can’t beat that. While sparsely populated on a random Tuesday evening, I hear from the very engaging young waitress (who was full of local charm and advice) that Thursdays thru Sundays traffic picks up especially with the $ 2 appetizers on the weekend. I’ll definitely be back!

Nice local bar feel. Food was truly homemade and full of flavor. I had the roasted chicken. Thumbs up. I tried the bbq sauce but it wasn’t my preference. Mashed potatoes were «mom made». We look forward to returning. We are eager to try more of the specials. Great prices. Nice date night place for us.

Great bar in Elmhurst. Everyone is so friendly and great wait staff. Great place to watch the game and not overly crowded with a cover charge.

went there for friends birthday party on a Sat night, place wasn’t all that busy wait 10 min to get a drink order at the bar. I got a beer and vodka tonic, VERY limited vodka selection. Short shot on the cocktail. Went to bowl, the allys sucked (we were warned by the owner, but really.)
Lots of kids acting like animals running up and down them.
Bathrooms were dirty.
Then there was a cut out of John Taffer at the front door… really?
On the plus when we went to our ally the waitress took over and she was easy to deal with.
Wont be going back

Understaffed. Seriously an Irish themed pub should have expected a crowd on St. Patty’s Day. We waited at the bar for 30 minutes trying to get a drink. Poor people that were three deep behind us gave up and left. After the second wait for round 2, we bailed out; forget the food we were planning to order, they couldn’t keep up with green beer orders. We normally eat here for lunch once a month. After last night; that may switch to the Snuggery…

Cool bar, complete with lots of seating and a decent drink selection. This is a good gathering place within Elmhurst. Thursday nights get a little wild with a live DJ and lots of young people crowding the back part of the place. The food is decent. I liked their nachos, although the portion size was huge. I like coming here after work with coworkers, and it’s a good place to have a good time :)

Fun bar! I have only been once but it was a good time. Good atmosphere and walking distance from the train.

Amazing pot roast dinner on Wednesdays… and trivia night! Fried chicken, meatloaf, fish and chips… all good! Fun, friendly crowd. My favorite «comfort zone» place.

Best female bartender ever. Love her to death please keep her around. Gave my girlfriend a drink because she likes those fruity drinks. Lindsay…

Good pub for beers and grub. My Italian beef was super tasty and I heard the Reubens were pretty good too.
And…they have waffle fries!!! Score! Liked this place.

Not a bad place to get some reasonably priced bar food, plus they have waffle fries. And, in my book, the waffle fry is the protagonist and the shoestring the antagonist. To get back on track, I had the buffalo chicken wrap with waffle fries, which were really good. My only complaint is that they don’t have a decent outside eating area, there’s just a narrow gangway alongside the building and the hightop tables do not have stools with backs. So, this isn’t an easy place to hang out if you are planning on relaxing at a table. However, the stools at the bar have backs — go figure. There were a lot of beer specials, and I’m thinking you could save some money here compared to the other bars in town.
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This is my favorite place to go to in Elmhurst. Sometimes you might run into some really obnoxious middle aged guys but the atmosphere here is very down to the earth. They have a very good selection of mainstream beers (craft, light, etc.) to pick from. The service has been very good on the most part. I only had bad experience with a very rude server but I think she was new over there so I wouldn’t it against them. It is a very relaxing atmosphere when its not busy too.
The fish fry on Friday nights and meatloaf special on Tuesdays is worth trying. Also the beef nachos are to die for!

My friendly neighborhood hang for years! Solid pub grub. Meatloaf Tuesdays and Pot Roast Wednesdays will delight! Try the soup! Great place to catch the game.

Haven’t been here in years… went on St Patricks day and the food does not disappoint… had Reuben sandwich — so good — and the corn beef dinner.

Meh. Went in with my husband last night, bouncer wasn’t really friendly or welcoming, just stared at us while we got our IDs. It seems all the bros and woo girls meet up here to scream Journey and Def Lepord at the top of their lungs. Bar tender said he didn’t have a beer list or drink menu to give me. We each had 1 drink and left, not my type of scene I guess. Maybe if I just turned 21…

Friday night for a few drinks. Decent beer list. Friendly wait staff with a dj with room to dance. Plenty of TVs. 90% of the people there were males (sausage fest) dressed in sweatpants & hoodies. The interior looks like a dive bar, with a funky smell.

Fitz’s is a nice little place in downtown VP.
We came to watch a game — this wasn’t the worst idea, wasn’t the best idea. With a small group you probably aren’t sitting at the bar, and though we lucked out and everyone at our table had an OK view it seems like half the people at every other table will have no view or at best a bad one. Bar stools means no backs on the chair which means 3.5 hours of slouching back pain (nobody’s fault but your own — just fair warning).
It was a good idea since there are a couple of decent beers on tap, popcorn popping in the machine, and pretty good food (although one of our orders was screwed up twice). All high valued qualities in a bar where I’d like to enjoy a game.

Not to be confused with «Fitz’s Spare Keys», which is nearby on York street. Get that straight if you are meeting people here, or they may never show up.
The waitress was very friendly, helpful and attentive. The bar was packed on a Thursday night for the Bears vs Packers game, and still the waitress was spot on. The reuben I ordered was pretty good — fresh corn beef, saurkraut, Swiss cheese on grilled dark rye. It was served with Thousand island dressing, fries and a pickle for $ 9. It’s no Boloney’s Reubenesque, but I don’t think any Reuben will ever be.
The basket of fried mushrooms for $ 5 was pretty good, served with ranch dressing. They also had $ 7 domestic pitcher special. I gave this place an extra star for having a popcorn machine popping fresh free popcorn for everyone. I just can’t resist the smell of popcorn. Roll me out of here!
I didn’t realized this when I parked on the street, but they have a parking lot in the back of the restaurant.
If you’re more into import beer, they have a pretty selection on tap:
Guinness
Bass
Harp
Blue Moon
Boddingtons
New Castle
Fosters
Labatt Blue
Killians Red
Hard Core Cider
Stella Artois

Color me impressed. I’m a big fan of the dive bar, so perhaps I’m a bit biased, but I did enjoy this place.
They have lots of beers on tap, and I decided to go with Stella Artois. Fresh, cold, and delicious.
I was with a large group, and we ordered a bunch of appetizers and food for dinner. The appetizers were just your average fried food platter… onion rings, mushrooms, cheese sticks, zucchini, etc. Everything was fried perfectly, and with fresh oil. We devoured the platter! For dinner I got the buffalo chicken wrap. This thing was spicy, and I love my food hot so it’s hard to impress me on that front. This was one of the best buffalo wraps I’ve ever had. No additional hot sauce required!
Then I found out, my dad went there occasionally for lunch during lent to get a beer and have a pepper and egg sandwich. My dad is a really cool old man, in my opinion. When I found out he liked the place, I knew the joint was ok.

The only thing that bumped this place up was the service (we were the only customers in the place though so it SHOULD’VE been good). Otherwise, this pub is a dirty old dive with beer that pleases the masses in a pinch (Miller Lite, anyone?).
P. S. Craft beer snobs stay away… the only thing you MIGHT drink here is the Two Hearted Ale.
P. P. S. The bartender (today) knows her beers, but the waitresses, not so much. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN IPA? It’s not like I’m asking if they have something obscure. Bah.