Mullen’s Bar and Grill

dropped in for a few drinks after being stranded and stuck at O’hare for 24 hours. A business associate and I wanted to find a place to shoot pool on a friday night, and indeed they had many tables but they were all reserved for a tournament. I thought it odd that 1 or 2 tables would not have been made available to casual players. Especially on a weekend, but i guess I’m no pool shark. In fact I suck at pool, and so do the people playing in this tournament, since most of the time they were not playing. But Christ! Don’t pick up a stick to play at an empty table… it’s reserved. Drinks and atmosphere are standard for an «irish» mini mall pub — no real complaints there. A DJ came on for a while, to play all your favorite 90’s hip hop and dance favorites, along with the occasional Great — White — Lion — Snake suburban rock anthems.

great bar fun people awesome atmosphere!!!

Let me start off by saying, my one star review is NOT because of the service. Service is fantastic and the new management chance is the best thing that could have ever happened to this bar. I believe the new manager’s was Dora??? Could be wrong. She came to our table to make sure we were doing well, and we were. We decided to give this place another chance and we were not disappointed. The bartender Sam was great! We didn’t spend a moment here without being entertained.
However, my one star review is solely based off of the door guy. If Websters Dictionary had a definition for rude, he would be it. Maybe about 6 foot, not the most fit, seemed really out of it, and on his phone. We stopped at the door expecting to be carded, his head was in his phone so we proceeded by, next thing we know he shouts, «HEY! I NEED YOUR ID’S!!» Ok… well, we waited and you failed to notice us, so we proceeded. We hand him our ID’s with no problem. He sniffs the air as if to scoff at us and let us proceed. As we were eating and having a few drinks, we noticed the door guy just sitting on his phone. I’m sorry, as a fellow industry person (I waitress downtown), I have NEVER seen a door man so inattentive to what was going on around him. What if my friend or I were roofied? What if some man was bothering us and we were looking for assistance? He should be on alert at ALL TIMES. Pathetic excuse for security if you ask me, seeing as how one of my friends has been roofied here two years ago (approximately.) Shape up the door guy, and we will come back (by the way, I bring amounts upwards of 5 to 15 each time I come in… we are all industry and we tip VERY well.) I hope you resolve this issue. This place could be so much better without the creepy, rude, aggressive door man on his phone.

I should have known to walk out when it took 10 minutes for a server to even acknowledge me and my wife had sat down and needed service. However, we decided to stay and give it a try. It took roughly 30 minutes to get a half sandwich/​soup and chicken sandwich. Our waitress, Cristina, never once stopped by the table to check on us after she delivered our drinks. In fact, about 20 minutes after we ordered, we had to flag her down to ask her to check on our food. She said she would but we didn’t see her again for another 10 minutes until she actually brought us our food. By that time, my fries had been sitting on the plate for who knows how long and were soggy and cold. Based on the time it took us to get our food, we asked for the bill as soon as the food was delivered. Cristina never asked how our food was or if she could get us more drink. This was one of the worst experiences I have had in a bar and grill in a long time and Cristina was quite possibly the worst waitress I have ever encountered. There are a lot of other options in the area, so I would definitely recommend one of them over this place.

Surprisingly diverse menu and good food for a neighborhood joint. Good service. I’ll be back!

very good place but im going to start it off this way and I really hate doing this because. I am in the service industry for 20 + years! I went there in the summer and a «Nasty «attitude waitress was by the name of Sydney she came off very nice at first but we waited for are food forever and she wasn’t very concerned and rolled her eyes my friend confronted her in a very professional way and didn’t seem to care how do you train someone when you dont know how to do your own job ! yourself… I stopped going in there but one day .I said no what im going to give it a try and my service was wonderful professional and attentive so yes she got a good tip. and her name is Desiree aka texas she is the only reason. I will ever go back there but Sydney needs a attitude adjustment and who ever is in charge needs to be aware of this like. I said I’m a server and I would never handled a situation like she did when. I walk in she gives dirty nasty looks and I dont see her she’s ugly and transparent because my service is always wonderful with Desiree always smiling and attentive and professional. and if it aint handled by the person who is in charge your dealing with someone who knows alot of people and the word will go everywhere and published

I am EXTREMELY disappointed with the service at Mullen’s bar on Lawrence Avenue. Particularly the Security Guard/​Doorman Man’s unprofessionalism and disregard for his customers. My friend and I were treated very badly by this man. I have NEVER met anyone as ill-​mannered as this doorman in my entire life. I walked out with my friend for some fresh air and then returned to our seats shortly after. When I walked back out for a second time to meet with friends. I accused of sneaking people into the bar through the side door. He said «I saw you sneak your friend in earlier» When I tried to clarify the situation he continued to speak to me rudely and told me he was going to kick me out of the bar. My friend wanted to confront him to clear up the misunderstanding and he proceeded by calling her a bitch. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
The bar itself had a nice set up. Unfortunately they did not have enough seats to accommodate the people in their bar, so half our table was left standing. The food ordered was mediocre, I ordered the artichoke dip w/​chips and a friend at the same table ordered the super tator tots. There was nothing special about them and they took about 20 to 25 minutes to get to us because they were way understaffed.
Please, Do NOT go to this place!

Was looking for some wings to eat during Monday Night Football. Came across Mullens and gave them a shot. There were 3 in our party and we each ordered a dozen. All of our orders came overdone with a very small amount of sauce on each. Dry wings do not go down good. My daughter asked for a little extra sauce and found out they charged extra for that sauce which should have been there in the first place. We ordered nachos too and they were average. Now here is the kicker. I’m at an Irish bar and ordered a Bushmills straight up. The waitress never heard of it. OK, so not everyone knows all makes. It comes in a shot glass. Seriously! This is a sipping whiskey and it is depressing to get a measured portion delivered in a thimble. Can’t really recommend this place.

i see why im the only one in this place. Server seemed to be handcuffed to her seat at the bar. tried to get the sound on the game put on twice bit never happened. prices high for what i ordered. pretty empty and i see why. guess that is why they have to charge you for bbq sauce. wish we had a 5 guys.

My coworkers and I hit this place up quite a bit and the trips are generally positive and would garner a 5 star review. The bone-​in wings are fantastic every time, the boneless aren’t my thing (too much breading for me) but others in my group like them. The nachos are a fantastic size for the price (especially with half price apps) and the fried mushrooms are fantastic as are the sweet potato tots.
But now the gripes: 3 $ ‘you call it’ was changed to 4 $ and the server didn’t tell us (and we ran up quite the bill that night) and the signage in the store maintains 3 $ still. Chicago brewed beers (more than one at that) listed as imports (with a larger price) which I don’t mind but don’t list them as imported and insult the patrons. The 3 $ burgers on Mondays are about what you’d expect and come out well no matter what I’ve asked.
Lots of good but easily avoided bad is the worst kind, so 3 stars, would add a half, but can’t. Basically the current stars are right on from my experience.

A great place right off I-​90 and Cumberland to watch a game, shoot some pool, nosh on some good eats, and have a good old time.

I’m a fan! Thursdays are $ 3 u call its and half price appetizers all day. The staff is very friendly and helpful and the food was really good! As long as they have this special, I’ll be coming in on Thursdays.

We love coming here as girlfriends, couples and very often my our family of at least 10. I especially love Sundays for the half price FULL slab of delicious barbecue ribs and Fridays for the half price fish and chips. They DO NOT skimp on the food. What you order at the half price deal is the same size if you came on a different day and ordered the full price.
I’ve had red hat ladies luncheons here in the party room and the staff has been very gracious when serving 30+ women. If you are into the sports, they have everything on the tv’s you can wish for. A definite — at least weekly — visit from us.

Came here with my coworkers during lunch, and was not impressed at all. The waitress looked like she didn’t want to be there, extremely rude. I had to chase her down for another beer. She would disappear for long minutes at a time. I STRONGLY recommend to pay cash. I was overcharged on my card. I called the next day, and the person who worked there stated that he could not do anything without the managers approval. I was supposed to get a call back, and never did. That money was never deposited back to my card.

This place is my go to for UFC fights but I’ve been there during the week and weekends. The staff are always friendly. On Saturdays, they have dj. The place has lots of parking. They have drink and food specials during games as well. The wings are so delicious!

Newly opened impress with all the Tv’s around the room. Great place to enjoy a cold one wings are awesome friendly staff.
Saturday night they have a DJ playing.
A must visit …

What a great place. Fast wifi and amazing food. a great pub atmosphere. Everyone in my group was really pleased with their selection. You get a ton of food at a great bargain.

Foods alright. Our bartender was very… Ghetto. She was swearing up & down about beer bottles or something. Passed by us with our empty glasses like 4 times without offering us another round. Brought us no napkins when we got our food. When my boyfriend tried to flag her down, she pretended like she couldn’t see us. My boyfriend & I both work in the service industry, so we know what good service is supposed to be like. And that definitely wasn’t it.

My wife and I had dropped our daughter off for an event only to pick her up later so we had some time to kill. Not familiar with the area, after driving around for a bit, we took a chance on Mullen’s. We lucked out and got a table right in front of the fireplace and ordered the nachos and the wings, both were pretty good. Smithwick beer ran $ 5/​pint, PBR tallboys $ 3. All kinds of interesting mixed drink options to choose from.
The service was friendly and we wanted for nothing. The prices were reasonable. The crowd was mixed, friendly, and pretty chill. There is a pool room that was pretty popular, and plenty of TV’s everywhere to watch the Bulls and Hawks do their thing, sorry Bears, better luck next year. I will definitely keep this place in mind.

Great food
Awesome staff
Great drink specials.
Live DJ on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday!