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Barnacles Restaurant
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- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
7 reviews for Barnacles Restaurant
This plac was pretty cool. They have TVs all around the restaurant. Every tv has a different channel, mostly sport channel.
there's also a game room for either adults or kids.
I had the fish tacos and it was yummy because the fish was really soft! Most places have the fish fried to a point that Theres no fish or it's supper hard. So I must give them thumbs up for the fish taco. Their clam chowder soup was good too. My bf orderd prime rib cuz they had the Wednesday $10 prime rib. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst I've ever tried.
Didn't go outside but when I arrived they were playing some music so that sounded fun too, but my bf an his friends wanted to watch some sports so we ended up eating inside.
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Been here a few times. The most TVs I have seen outside of an electronics store in one location. Staff is friendly, but like their sandwiches and pasta dishes, always have leftovers. Calamari is also pretty good as well.
On a busy night parking is problematic and sometimes traffic is frustrating. If you like decent food (if you are looking for top notch grub you will not go here), sports, and trivia then this is the spot.
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A giant place with plenty of seating indoors AND outdoors. Oh, and did I mention that there were enough TVs so that even a wayward Chicago girl could keep up on her teams in the playoffs (GO BULLS!)??? Well, there were!
Ventured in here with two of my oldest and dearest friends with the promise of 2 lbs of crab legs on special and two-for-one happy hour cocktails (why, oh why, doesn't Illinois have happy hour, I ask!)
And crab was indeed on special. Even better? Soup or salad to start (gumbo for me, which was heavenly, all spicy and chunky) and my choice of sides...I was "good" and went with the veggies.
Honestly, I did not take much of a look at the rest of the menu, as I was focused on the crabbiness that was about to ensue...but it seemed adequate.
The crab did not disappoint. My crab-crackin' skills, however, did. As my fellow Chicagoan and I slowly worked through our shells, our newish Tampa-native pal busted through those shells like she was a pro. I'd call her a show-off, but by the end, she was pulling some serious chunks of meat out of the shells for ME, so I got nothin' but love for her.
One gripe? My biggest crab claw had a massive "growth" on it. I mean, seriously, there was black stuff all over it. Granted, I know it was cheap, and I know I am not the biggest crab eater, but seriously, scrape that sh*t off in the kitchen before you plop it down in front of me.
Service was friendly, down to the free bday shot for my friend, and the recommendation of the pool hall across the street for an after-party with a juke box.
I'd definitely venture back for the crab special, but I would make sure they would double-check my pile for any "growths"...I like my crustaceans clean, thank you!
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An amazing display of outdated TVs are the highlight of this 80's era sports bar.
Foodwise I did enjoy the Seafood Gumbo. The crab legs are cheap and of average quality, it's tough to complain about $15.99 for 1 and 1/2 pounds of snow crab. Looking at the other menu items as they came by I was not impressed.
If your looking to watch non-HD sports on 27inch TV's this is your place. Just stick to the beer and the crab legs.
The best thing about this place was all the TV's. Not that I wanted to watch TV or like having them in a resturant, but the sheer number of them (I'd estimate 150+) were impressive.
I had the Grouper stuffed with Crab which came with a clam chowder soup. The soup was pretty decent, the grouper was terrible, and I only took a few bites of the potatoes gratin before I decided I didn't want anymore. The cheesecake I had for dessert was too sweet.
I woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible stomach-ache. Some of my coworkers also said that they felt the same way afterwards.
Ick. Not a place I ever want to go back to. Smell's funky and the food is terrible! The beer is cheap and there are a kajillion tv's, and if that's what you're looking for, you're set... but just don't eat the food.
The food is pretty good, but the atmosphere is what people come here for. This place has the most TV's I've ever seen; they are all lined up around the top of the wall all around the restaurant. Outside on the patio there is still at least 20 TVs. If you like sports, this is a good place to go because every game will be on and you will be able to see it from any table. The seafood isn't too bad either.
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