Bridget, Bridget, Bridget!!! Hands down the best bartender in all of LIC -- attentive, real, and genuinely cares about everyone who walks in. I saw her greet and hug multiple regulars like old friends -- it's clear she knows everyone and they adore her. She's only behind the bar Monday through Friday, so make sure you stop by when she's there! And I'm sure the weekends are great too! Actual neighborhood pubs are few and far between in Long Island City, especially around Hunters Point, so this place is a breath of fresh air. PJ's has been around for a while and it shows -- it's well-established, locally owned, and run by someone who truly knows what makes a great bar. The menu is massive and everything is priced like happy hour all the time -- no need for one because it's already that affordable. (Sadly I did not get any photos of my food because I engulfed them immediately!) The French onion soup is one of the best I've ever had, and the fish and chips are excellent. Regulars rave about the shepherd's pie, turkey dinners (and the fresh turkey and turkey sandwich -- real turkey, not deli slices!), and wings, so those are next on my list. They also run great daily specials: * Prime rib with potato and vegetable for just $27 (Sun-Thurs) * Burger and a beer for $12 (Mon-Wed) * Irish specials on Tuesdays ($13.95 for shepherd's pie, corned beef and cabbage, or fish and chips) It's right off the 7 train at Vernon Blvd-Jackson Ave -- super convenient for a quick drink or bite before heading home, or to stay for the day. Come to PJ's -- you won't be disappointed! PS the music is soooo good and perfect volume on with Bridget's playlist. read more

Love this bar, been coming here for years, Bridgette and all the other bartenders make you feel like family . Great service !

I frequently hang out at PJ Leahy's. Bridgette and Michelle are the best bartenders in the city. Highly recommend.

Went in on a Tuesday and was very quiet, made for quick service. $8.50 for a pint of Modelo works out fine, compared to prices on the other side of the river. Certainly not an Irish bar which can be confusing given the name read more

Bridget was absoluty great very attentive and gave great food recomendations. Our drinks never were empty. Will definitely be back. Easy trip from Manhattan. Amazing place, staff, and customers made me feel like a local and feels like home !!!! read more

Came here on the weekend to meet up with friends I hadn't seen in a hot minute. All we wanted was a basic, relatively cheap bar with good drinks and bar food. In that regard, this bar is exactly as advertised. Very chill atmosphere and an attentive barkeep. LOUD music, but again - it's a neighborhood bar. Drinks weren't quite as cheap as I might have hoped but weren't insanely expensive either - about $10 for a Guinness. Depends on what you consider cheap, I suppose. Bar food was exactly what you'd expect - no worse, no better. And again not too expensive. Came out quickly and we had no complaints. Best thing was the service - patient, prompt, and friendly. Even asked a couple people to move to a smaller table, so that our group (about 7) could take over a larger one. Didn't bat an eye at the fact that literally none of us had ever been here, and it's clearly a pretty local bar - took good care of us. read more

After getting rebuffed for dinner at nearby places, decided to try our luck at this pub on a Sunday night. Plenty of seating at the bar and they were thankfully still serving food. Pretty basic menu of pub favorites and some beers on tap. Settled on the Philly Cheesesteak ($14) to go along with a Sam Adams ($7). Cheesesteak is a simple layering of roast beef, melted American cheese, and onions inside a toasted hero bun. Decent taste and surprisingly not dry. The handful of fries were fresh and not overly salted; going well with some ketchup. Bartender here was super nice and explained which items were still available on the menu (lots of thigs nixed on a Sunday). Would be a good spot for some quick food/drink while watching a game. read more

PJ Leahy's - Cheesesteak - Pubs Near Me - Long Island City, New York

Small little Irish bar when you exit the 7 train. I came here a few times to watch the game. The bartenders are super sweet and attentive. Prices are decent. They have food but I haven't tried it yet. I would come here again. read more

What a gem! I went in a few weeks ago on a Friday because of the 5.00/6.00 buck special. Mussels or shrimp. End up having scampi. Huge portion. The portions on everything are enormous and everything looks good. Comfort food served with classic rock and a chill, friendly locals vibe. I'd come back to try the Shepherd's pie. read more

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Yes they are open for takeout drinks and food. Service is being done through the front window. Menu is basically the same with minor exceptions. The prices are the best in LIC. Food is same good quality it's good to see them up and running!! read more

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Like this place. Cozy and convenient. Right next to the subway. Don't drink and drive! Good food. Try their fries with gravy! Or their mac n cheese nuggets. Delish. Nice and friendly staff. read more

Bar is okay and everyone was nice but but bartender was vaping at the bar and they have TouchTunes where I paid money to play a song (the eagles) where it played but then they immediately shut it off and unplugged the jukebox. So i may have some bias but it felt odd to be honest vibes were definitely off. read more

I ended up at PJ Leahy's because I was in LIC to take photos of the Manhattan skyline on a Saturday night and happened to notice that it wasn't unbearably busy as I walked past, but also wasn't empty. I'm not a fan of crowds and I purposely seek out bars with available seating and a seemingly laid-back customer base. Based on what I observed from peering through the entrance, PJ Leahy's appeared to fit the bill, so I decided to give them a try. I sat at the bar and was tended to right away. I ordered a seabreeze with citrus vodka and started a tab. In addition to being courteous and prompt, the bartender was friendly. Her sister also works there and was equally amicable. Fellow customers, several of whom I later learned are regulars, were very welcoming and included me in their discussions. I had gone into PJ Leahy's expecting to hook up to their Wi-Fi and play on my phone all evening, and it was a pleasant surprise to engage in face-to-face conversation - something that is a true hit-or-miss in NYC bars. While I don't always enter a bar with intentions to socialize, the down-to-earth atmosphere here was an unexpected bonus. My original plan was to have a few cocktails here and move onto another bar, but I ended up enjoying myself enough to stay for the remainder of my evening. As the night wore on, it became pretty crowded, but maintained a relaxed atmosphere. The drink prices here are extremely reasonable. When I closed out my tab, I was surprised by how low it was. There are a few things to keep in mind about PJ Leahy's. First and foremost, it is very obviously frequented by off-duty law enforcement. If you have something to hide or don't want to be around cops, it's probably a good idea to avoid the place. Moreover, PJ Leahy's is a no-frills establishment. I didn't try the food. It looked and smelled pretty good, but based on observation, if you're expecting something beyond typical bar cuisine, I'd recommend going elsewhere. I was attracted to this bar because of its subdued and simple appearance - something many people seek the exact opposite of. It's not a place I would suggest to tourists or people craving an upscale experience. read more

5 stars because this is my fav bar in LIC. One of the few sports bars that serves normal beers. Talk $hit if you want, but I'm a bud light kinda girl..I'm not into craft beers. Food here is pretty good too! One of the best burgers in the neighborhood actually. Cheap beers. Normal people. Good food. Lots of tvs. Laid back atmosphere. Oh yeah, I've also never seen anyone lugging their kids in here so that's a HUGE PLUS in my book!! read more

One of those bars "where everyone knows your name" and if they don't, they introduce themselves! Steak special is unbelievably good. read more

Stopped in here to meet a friend with my boyfriend and never expected to stay as long as I did! (6 hours)My parents decided to join us for food and drinks later on. The bar area is really big and has generous spaced tables throughout the back of the bar. There is ice cold beer on tap which is served in iced cups as well. Very clean and surprisingly for a Saturday afternoon into the evening was not busy at all. There is a cute juke box to play all of the oldies rock as well as a modern day music as well. Poker game machine is there to play also. The bartender Jean who served us for the majority of the time was super friendly and the girl who took over the evening shift (Eileen) was upbeat and friendly also. After a few beers, we all gained an appetite so I had the Mac & Cheese with chicken and bacon which was out of this world and my boyfriend had the PJs Burger which he very much enjoyed also. My dad enjoyed the Mac & Cheese dish so much that he ordered a second dish later on while my mother had fried Calamari. This is a quiet, cozy bar that doesn't have a bunch of rowdy patrons in it, maybe because the 108th precinct is right across the street. It's in a very convenient location and just steps away from the Vernon Blvd 7 train stop. I will definitely be coming back soon to enjoy a cold beer and more food off of the menu! read more

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It's a great spot for drinks anytime .. they do have food there never tried it yet.., definitely a cool vibe with awesome bartenders . Near the 7 train go check it out !!!!!!! read more

Love this bar, always have. Cheap, strong drinks, great food and the best bartenders anywhere. The least pretentious place in NYC, no judgment, no attitude, and no negativity. The best place for a quick drink or to stay a while. read more

Wow, I thought it was going to be a dive bar from looking at the storefront. You walk in and it's pretty clean and well kept. Can't say anything about the food, because I didn't order any, but a glass of glenlivet was $8. I wonder how much the beers are. I think this would be a cool place to watch the Mets game or to grab a casual drink. read more

Best local neighbor pub in LIC! Drinks specials, decent food and awesome bartenders. Location is perfect with the 7 train a few feet away. Bars are based on their years of service, longevity is success. I love this place at any time of day. Great service is becoming extinct, this is a rare establishment that understands its patrons. read more

Came here on Christmas at night to watch an NBA game with my boys. When I arrived I witnessed the bartender and some man who I'm assuming worked there throw some guy out for being too drunk. Then they returned to the bar. About 5-10 min later, a drunk man was found sleeping on the floor of the bathroom floor and similar to the last guy, they threw this man out too. As my boys and I left the bar, we saw the bartender and whoever the man was working with her put this drunk guy in a car and say "I hope he's safe". This post has nothing to do with the establishment but everything to do with the employees. I am sure the bar is run much more smoothly on faster nights but this was an example of what not to do as an employee of a bar. One star because the safety of your patrons is most important. read more

PJ Leahy's right off the 7 train Vernon Blvd Stop, next to Domaine Wine bar. Saturday night sign outside says women drink 2 for 1 from 9pm-1am so me being the lush I am, walked right in leaving my date outside wondering where I went. Usually 2 for 1 does not include top shelf but I was told 2 for 1 apparentley means anything (awesome!) I'm use to bars offering buy 2 get 1 free but this place was buy 3 get one free which is a little odd. The prices are very reasonable and because of that I will be back. They renovated outside recently and it does look better than before but inside still looks pretty cheesey, I felt like I was at my friends basement/bar, but this is a dive bar after all. A-Ok read more

Solid bar food, affordable drinks, and a friendly locals-only clientele. It's the "cop bar" in the neighborhood so you will find a well-behaved clientele here. Also, they take their food seriously because of the amount of lunch and locals dinner business they get. Irish specialties on the menu are done really well. If you're looking for a good dive bar, this is it. LIC is getting a little gentrified in some areas, and this type of place is definitely in the minority. read more

As a loyal patron I was blown away when they did not even let me use the bathroom. A place that has significance for me and I will never go back now read more

Great sport bar for Mets fans since they offer $10 pitchers of Bud Light during any NY games. Food, on the other hand, was a letdown. Ordered Mussels with White Wind Sauce and Garlic Parmesan Wings, and they tasted bland. read more

If you want to experience a rude bar maid this is the place to go. So, on a Friday night around 10pm a couple of us went here to grab a bit to eat. We got our menus and strange looks, not sure why. We took about five minutes to make a decision on what we wanted to order. Within those five minutes the waitress/barmaid felt the need to be extremely rude and tell us if we didn't want to eat we can sit at the bar. We told her twice give us a minute to decide what we want to eat. It's not like the place was crowded at all but I can tell why because the service was horrible. As soon as we finished our meal a couple of our other friends came in and the waitress immediately told us we can go to the bar, again we told her these people are going to eat too. Either way I don't know what her problem was but I will never go here again. I've been here numerous times and never have I experienced this negativity before. It's sad because some of their dishes here are actually good. For some reason she wanted to get us out of the bar quickly, its not like we were dressed or looked bad we were dressed causal. If anything there was a tiny group of people in their mid 40s to mid 50s so they should be glad mid 20s people even wanted to go into this place. ::::BATHROOM ALERT:::: Make sure you lock the door well because you can be fooled. The inside was clean and that's pretty much the best part of this bar. With their bathroom being clean I was a lot happier with the food too bad the server was bad. If you want to go to this place I suggest maybe going in the afternoon because the other times I went this barmaid was not there. I love their open steak sandwich but not with an attitude. The plus side if you like this place with all its rudeness is that the 7 train is right in front of it and also you can never worry about anything going wrong in this place in terms of fighting because it's also called "the cop bar" because the 108 precinct is right down the block. They also have some good drink specials that you can enjoy if you still want to check this place out. As for me they lost a local. read more

Ahhh, the rumble of the 7 train underneath! The 2:1 ratio of TVs to patrons! The cheap gin! I realize that LIC is up and coming or what the fuck ever, but the massive amount of attitude I was served everywhere I went that night was finally dropped when I entered PJ Leahy's. Simple, traditional irish pub. No muss, no fuss. No 'tude. Finally. Plenty of seats. And I was continuously amused by the ridiculous variety of tunes - Radiohead to (vomit) Bon Jovi. So welcoming in fact that both Mets and Yankees decor adorned the bar. Worth a shot if the undeniably trendiness (or... something...) of LIC has got you down and out. Or just unwanted at the rest of the local strip. read more

Let me start off by saying I love a good dive bar. PJ Leahy's fits that description and adds to it "Irish Pub". The bartenders and patrons were all extremely friendly, and I don't really have any complaints. This isn't a New York "hipster bar" for sure. It's a Long Island City locals bar. Grab yourself a beer and a shot, watch the game, and make friends with the fellow patrons while catching a good buzz. Drink Choice: Boilermaker *Hint: Right around the corner, West down 50th Avenue, there is a pier with a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. It's about a 5 minute walk from the bar. read more

In the era before LIC was destroyed by development and overrun with transplants from who knows where, this was one of the few bars in the neighborhood. Despite walking past it every day when i got off the 7, I never ventured in. However, all that changed when I didnt have cable in 2006/2007. I began coming in occasionally to watch the Yankees and before long I was coming in about 3 times a week to watch the Yankees game, drink some cheap Bud and have dinner. The bartenders (particularly Gina and Kerry) were great - remembering my name, what I drank, where I worked and asking me where my girlfriend was. Buybacks after three drinks at the bar and great food. I came here for years to watch football on Sundays (you can easily reserve a table for a low minimum) with your own tabletop TV with a remote. Its the only bar I've ever felt like I was treated as a regular and whenever I am in the hood, I stop by for a drink. read more

Been here a few times for a quick drink, perfect location right at the top of the stairs of the 7. The best part about this bar is it has not changed or been totally invaded by all of the hipster-yuppie- stroller set .....yet. Extra star for not selling out. It still has the look and feel of the old LIC when it was all factories and warehouses. You got to love how the whole place shakes when the 7 train rolls in underneath Was here last night bartenders nice. Good service. Basic drink specials. Typical pub food. Fries were perfect. I will stumble in again. read more

So close to the subway you can feel the 7 rumbling under you every 20 minutes... Cool atmosphere, nice people - pleasant girls, no pompous dudes. When we first walked in we found old dudes with Irish caps, 40 year old sports guys, and mid-twenties with nice irish girls. Bartenders/staff were very inviting, pleasing to the eyes and ears. My friend said his PJ Burger was spectacular - it must have been... It must have been the mozzarella stuck to the burger with mushrooms and loads of bacon on top. Wings looked awesome, so i had to get an order even though I came in full. They were done well, although didn't taste quite as good as they looked. Honestly, it would be hard to live up to that appearance... Great prices, good food, easygoing clientele - found it because Dominie's Hoak is barren of have television - and we were there just to watch the pats/colts game. Glad we did. I'll be back. read more

Love this place, it is a big union bar. Right off the Vernon blvd stop off the 7 line subway train station. Few blocks from few union halls. Thus place has great French onion soup, great beer prices. Gets packed out from about 3pm to 7pm not sure about afterwards. Bar tenders are super nice every time. Mostly Irish owned it seems. Burgers are great too!! read more

Typical sports bar. A good place to grab a quick drink, or to watch a game. Packed with regulars. Attracts a largely 30 and older crowd, and kind of a rowdy one at that. I've never eaten here, but watching the food come out of the kitchen always gives me an appetite and I've heard nothing but good things. This bar is not a place you travel to. It's a place to stop by if you happen to be in the area while you're on your way to your real destination, or want to grab a quick drink before heading home for the night. read more

Good place in LIC to kill a few beers and have decent bar food. If you're hopping off the 7 line after a Mets game or it's on your way after work this is a solid place to drop in for a few beers. They sport a decent variety of beers on draft and a menu they can be proud of. I didn't find any of the drinks or entrees to be particularly special, but I also wast looking for anything like that either. I just wanted place to with an uniting atmosphere where a few friends and I could catch up and not have it be too loud. It's the easiest place to convince people to go to when you pop out of the subway station looking for your first beer of the night. It's a good starter bar to get some brews and food in your before a bigger night in the town, or it's a good after work bar to kick back and relax at before heading home. Either way, I'm gonna be there for 1 - 3 beers and a bite. read more

Our first venture out into our neighborhood and Sandy didn't hit us too bad except for some ground floor flooding in lower areas. PJ Leahy's was open for business though and it was quite packed with many neighborhood residents discussing the storm. Hurricane Sandy news was on all the TVs and you could see some people charging their phones and checking in on friends and relatives. We ordered a couple drinks and some snacks including the chicken tenders, steak quesadilla, and macaroni and cheese. The chicken tenders are always a solid choice here and today was no different. It was the favorite item of the three, with the steak quesadilla a close second. The quesadilla could have had a bit more cheese, but it was filled with plenty of steak so that was a plus. Finally the macaroni and cheese was just okay and not something I would order again. It was a bit bland and on the looser side. Service was extremely slow and inattentive but might just be short staffed due to the hurricane. It remains my go-to bar in the neighborhood and hopefully the service issue was just a fluke. read more

I came in for dinner and to watch the football game and noticed Emily and her usual friend weren't bartending. The substitute bartender didn't give me any eye contact or hello for the simplest acknowledgement I was even here. She attended everyone else with a smile and hello. It must be my star wars shirt. I definitely felt like I wasn't welcomed. And all she kept saying was she was from Astoria. But on a lighter note, I'm not coming back here until the previous bartenders come back. As a local, there are many places that can and will welcome people with a hello and will "know your name" Cheers_1982. read more

I went into it one night thinking it was a dive-bar but left finding a good, go-to spot. Cheap beer and reasonably priced food. It's a real local spot, including the old-time locals. They remember you and go out of their way for you. A great spot to watch a game (flat screens at every table and a few behind the bar) or to go to just grab a good drink and catch up with friends. Nothing fancy, but doesn't pretend to be. Their food is great too. Their burgers are the best in the area. Definitely try the Zingers. They're addicting. If your'e in LIC and just looking for a good spot to hang out or grab a pint, I'd highly recommend it. read more

I love it here. But on Friday nights the poor bartender is overworked She is wonderful but needs another bar back or a second bartender. read more

Get the PJ burger. Great food. Good drinks. Even better bar tender. read more

PJ Leahy's - Love this place! - Pubs Near Me - Long Island City, New York

Great bar restaurant to hang and enjoy a cold beer, drinks and lots of TV screens to view sports. I asked them to make me an Irish trash can and they did and it was great!!! If you get off on the Vernon-Jackson St station of the 7 train, drop by and grab a drink or Shepherds pie. read more

PJ Leahy's - Beer and burger special! The beer was cold. - Pubs Near Me - Long Island City, New York

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