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    Kitty O'Sheas

    3.3 (381 reviews)
    ModerateIrish, Gastropubs
    Open 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    KITTY O'SHEAS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Potato soup with side of Yorkshire pudding
    Laura R.

    Located in the Hilton, the decor is reminiscent of an Irish pub. There was open seating when we stopped in (grab a table) and World Cup soccer on all the TVs. Great spot to watch sports, but it is loud and when the door to the street opens there is quite a rush of air up the middle of the restaurant. We ordered drinks and food and Dana took great care of us. I had a bowl of the potato soup. It was delicious with the bacon chunks and side of Yorkshire pudding (which was meh). Hubby enjoyed his bangers and mash, and the rest of my Yorkshire pudding. Convenient location if you're staying in the hotel and want a quick bite of standard Irish fare.

    Crispy fries and bread pudding
    Sarah P.

    This restaurant was attached to the Hilton Chicago, which made it a great spot a late night bites! I visited this spot multiple times during my stay. Drinks, food, and service were all top notch and quick. The vibe inside is great! It has an Irish pub feel while still providing that big city energy. I've heard that this bar gets super busy during St. Patrick's Day in Chicago, and I can see why!

    Fish and chips, side salad, wings, Mac and cheese
    Clara S.

    Fun spot to celebrate a bears win! We walked in after a cold game and managed to find some standing room and eventually got a seat at the bar. Service was quick even though it was quite packed. My glass of Pinot noir was great, and our food came out pretty quickly too. The wings were tasty and pretty standard for a bar but nothing extra special. The sauce is supposed to be Jameson-infused but just tasted like a standard buffalo sauce. The side salad was a fresh addition to the meal. The fish and chips were the star of the show with real flakey fish that had a nice crispy light batter. The fries with this dish (chips) were tasty too, and even more tasty dipped in the tartar sauce. The Mac and cheese was rich and heavy with delicious bites of short rib, but pretty expensive for being Mac and cheese. Overall, we had a great post game time here and enjoyed the grub!

    Max S.

    This restaurant/pub is located on the ground floor, inside the Hilton Chicago, so you can bill it to your room. It's more a pub than a restaurant because everyone is drinking. Everyone's got a drink in their hand. Not everyone is dining, but I was hungry and didn't want to leave the hotel for dinner. You seat yourself. I found a nice booth in the corner. Be prepared, it's crowded and loud. When alcohol is involved, people get loud. I ordered a margarita and chicken pot pie. My margarita was good and strong. The chicken pot pie was good, too. It was served in a large skillet, with a huge pastry on top, and topped off with some greens. Delicious food for a pub. As busy as the bartender was with all the drink orders, he still did a good job taking care of my food order. I especially like how the soup of the day was cold beer. Nice.

    Fish n Chips
    Elliott W.

    Kitty O'Sheas was a solid four-star stop for me. It has the feel you want from an Irish pub inside a big Chicago hotel: easygoing, comfortable, and built for a pint and a real meal rather than anything fussy. The fish and chips were the highlight. The fish pieces were cut nice and thick, with enough substance that it felt like a proper plate instead of mostly batter. The roasted lemon was a small touch, but a good one. It made the dish feel a little more intentional and gave the fish a better lift than the usual wedge on the side. I also really enjoyed the bread pudding. It was rich, warm, and delicious, and the ice cream was not just decoration. It was needed to balance the dessert and keep it from getting too heavy. Service at the bar was attentive, which made the whole visit easy. I would not call it a destination meal, but for fish and chips, Guinness, dessert, and good bartenders near the Hilton/South Loop area, it did exactly what I wanted.

    Julia S.

    During my second visit to Chicago, I stayed in the hotel in front of Kitty O'Sheas but didn't get a chance to stop by. I promised that when I was back in town, I'd make it a mission to stop by -- and so a few friends and I did. It's self seating, but we were sat for a while before a server came over. We had a cider each and it was a bit of a wait before we received it (despite there not being much foot traffic), so we decided to continue on elsewhere. I was really excited for this pub but ended up feeling a little disappointed with the experience overall. Felt unwelcoming (but I also realize 3 Latina ladies may not be the target audience).

    Old fashioned and mocktail
    Leslie C.

    Excellent food!!!! I was very impressed. I loved the potato leek soup. My farm house salad was delicious too. My salmon on top was cooked perfectly. My boyfriend loved his shepherd's pie, and my mom really enjoyed her fish and chips. My uncle really liked his bangers and mash too. Fabulous desserts! The Jameson blueberry cobbler and Bailey's bread pudding were sooooooo good. Strong drinks! The old fashioned was powerful!!! Fun atmosphere. Pub and sports bar vibes, but plenty of quieter dining areas too. Spacious venue with many rooms. Large tables available too. Outdoor patio as well. Friendly service. We did have to ask for water and beverage refills. Our water glasses were consistently empty. Otherwise, service was very good. Fun decor. Great location on Michigan Avenue, part of the Hilton hotel. I would definitely return.

    Pretzel
    Annie D.

    This was the restaurant of my hotel and I stopped in to grab a snack and watch a basketball game! It's a fun vibe with cool seating options for both single diners and big groups. My server was great but slow, I think they forgot to put my pretzel order in but luckily I wasn't in a rush since I was watching the game. The pretzel was good and I asked for double cheese sauce, it looks overcooked but isn't! I hope to be back because there were definitely something's I wanted to try on the menu.

    This is for real! What does it look like?

    Seated patrons got their food before me. I didn't ask for much, a hot dog and a pretzel, since I didn't get to try those things during my visit. Pretzel was burnt!

    Fish n Chips
    Judy S.

    This place is HOPPING! We stayed at the Hilton Michigan Ave and this is the hotel bar/restaurant. The pub does a brisk business and was packed-but we were able to grab a table and get waited on pretty quickly. I decided to check out the fish and chips as it's an Irish pub. No disappointment there! Crispy and delicious! Good sized portions. Hubs dined in their burger and was pleased with that decision. Kitty O'Sheas is a fun upbeat place to grab drinks and meet up with the gang.

    Potato leek soup
    John O.

    This place has a captive audience from the Hilton which owns it. The place was very busy but not for any good reason. Things started disappointingly when I ordered a Smithwick's ale. It was the worst pour of this beer I've ever had. A proper Smithwick's should be on nitro and poured slowly to create a big creamy head. Any proper pub knows this. This is not a proper pub. The beer came with zero head. Pathetic. Other reviews have talked about the bad service. We did not experience that. Our young server was attentive and did everything we asked for. He didn't know a damned thing about beer as my friend asked for a Chicago beer and he told him that Fat Tire was from Chicago. But he's young and he was trying at least. Clearly not trained well. Some of us enjoyed our potato leek soup but my wife found the bread served with it to be too sweet. Was it supposed to be Irish soda bread? I had the bangers and mash. Seemed like a dish that couldn't be screwed up too much. The sausages had that proper blandness and the mash was tasty but the gravy was pure Kitchen Bouquet. Too sweet and one dimensional. It came with carrots and peas, the carrots were fine but the peas were oddly crunchy with blackened bits. Were they reheated in a hot skillet? The real disaster was the wedge of cabbage. It was cold and raw at its center and appears to have been pan served with about 10 per of it cooked. My second beer from Revolution was much better.

    Corned beef.

    The menu did mention that the potatoes served with the corned beef were boiled, but it honestly felt like everything on the plate had been cooked in plain water with only a hint of salt. The entire meal was incredibly bland and disappointing. Maybe I'm just not familiar enough with traditional Irish cuisine, and perhaps I'm not the target customer for a restaurant like this. However, spending nearly $50 on a lukewarm dinner and a non alcoholic beverage was not how I wanted to spend my weekend evening in Chicago. Although the restaurant's location inside the hotel is convenient, I left feeling like I didn't get my money's worth. The corned beef was served as though it had simply been thrown on the plate without any care or added flavor. The portion of potatoes served comically small next to the pile of beef. The photo shown is before I ate any of them. The carrots were noticeably undercooked, lacked any caramelization despite being worded caramelized carrots. Zero depth of flavor and were barely warm something I noticed other reviewers had mentioned as well. Overall, the meal lacked both flavor and attention to detail, making it difficult to justify the money or time spent I would skip this place and try somewhere else located nearby unless you want a quick beer and to watch a sports game

    The cocktails were okay, nothing to write home about. The food was so good & so was the beer/cider. I got that bangers and mash, would recommend.

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    Food is good. Service is so so. It was a very busy night but the server would just take orders and walk away.

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    Extremely mediocre. In a pinch, if it's so cold you don't want to step outside, it's an okay option. Everything is meh.

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    weird Guinness pour - tastes sour. Overpriced too, don't go if you can avoid it. Seems like a lame corporate happy hour spot.

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    We were so excited for Irish music but no music at all:(. Very disappointing! Waitress said no music since Covid.

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    Good bar food for the location and late nights! Convenient for the area. Got the Chicago hot dog and very happy with my meal.

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