What a difference a year makes! It was almost a year ago that pretty much everything shut down to stem the spread of COVID-19. Now with bars and restaurants back open at limited capacity with enhanced safety measures in place, some suburban venues are celebrating a modified St. Patrick’s Day this year. Cheers!
Broken Oar
614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington, (847) 639-9468, brokenoar.com/events. Get ready for Broken Oar’s four-day Shamrockers Ball running Friday through Sunday, March 12-14, and Wednesday, March 17, in the heated tent. Hillbilly Rockstarz play Friday (gates open at 5 p.m.); 7th heaven and Hi Infidelity play Saturday (gates open at 2 p.m.); Cirrus Falcon and American English perform Sunday (gates open at noon); and Irish dancers and St. Stephens Green play all night Wednesday. Expect Irish beer and fare including corned beef and cabbage all weekend. It’s $10; preregister at brokenoar.com/ as seating is limited. There’s no cover on St. Patrick’s Day.
McGonigal’s Pub
105 S. Cook St., Barrington, (847) 277-7400, mcgonigalspub.com. Both levels of the pub will be open Saturday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 17, featuring bands, food, beer and more.
Nellie’s
180 N. Smith St., Palatine, (847) 358-9150, nelliespalatine.com/. Doors open at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 17, for St. Patrick’s Day fun featuring an Irish menu, bagpipers, Irish dancers, live music and more. On Saturday, performers include Kevin Mileski from 2 to 4 p.m., Burnt Biscuits from 5 to 7 p.m. and the Gleeson Irish Trio from 8 to 11 p.m. On Wednesday, enjoy music by John Babin from 5 to 7 p.m. and Sean & Charlie from 8 to 10 p.m. The cover is $5 both days.
Rookie’s
2486 Bushwood Drive, Elgin, (847) 551-9006; 4607 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates, (847) 645-0005; 12220 Princeton Drive, Huntley, (847) 669-8600; 1360 Lake St., Roselle, (847) 278-1666; 1545 W. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 513-0681; rookiespub.com/. Dine on a Reuben ($11.99), corned beef and cabbage ($15.99), The Rachel (with coleslaw instead of sauerkraut) ($11.99) and Patty O’Hara’s Burger ($11.99) on Saturday and Sunday, March 13-14, and Wednesday, March 17. Drink specials include Guinness, green Miller Lite, Irish Car Bombs, Jameson cocktails and Baby Guinness. Available for dine-in or carryout.
The Daily Herald has other options that can be found here.
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