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BJ McMahon's
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- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Thu, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
6 reviews for BJ McMahon's
A great local pub where you're bound to run into someone you know if you grew up or live in the SW burbs. I started going here with my sister as she's a barfly at all the Oak Lawn bars (St. James and TC's being some of the others) and I figured one night I'd join her.
Great selection of beers on tap (they have guinness and bass and it's all I need, but there's also Alpha King and Anchor Steam amongst others). They also have good specials and great cheese sticks. Unlike a lot of places they have short and tall sizes for mixed drinks - the sister says they pour a good strong vodka cranberry.
A nice crowd there that skews 20's/30's later at night and on weekends, but not without sketchy old men at the bar. Great beer garden. Awesome decor (old Schlitz lamps, chicago neighborhood map, other random paraphenalia). Near the Metra and in close proximity to at least 3 or 4 other bars.
Great food and great atmosphere.I love going here for lunch.Burger's are the best in the area. Also try the corn beef.
Not too cool of a place. The place seems old and so did the food. It is small and bot much is happening at the bar. It has small TV sets and not the place to go for a sport event on TV. Oak lawn deserves better on its main street
I met my bf over 2 1/2 years ago. On our first date, we had dinner at Chi Tung (at the time my "first date spot" haha) and then he suggested going for drinks (always a good sign).
He said BJ's was he and his friend's favorite bar, and suggested we go there.
Since then its become my friends favorite neighborhood bar as well. My sister and her boyfriend have liked it so much that they go nearly every Thursday.
This is a SW suburb pub. Its your standard type Pub, 5,6,7ish beers on tap, wooden tables, food menu, but once you go you'll be so comfortable hanging out there, that you will be there for hours and it just might sneak up on you and become your go to place.
The inside of the bar is pretty decent size. They have probably 5 pub tables that fit 4 people, and another 4 that fit more. They offer darts and Golden Tee towards the back of the bar, where there is also a pretty good juke box.
The people are regulars and ages range anywhere between people in their 20's who come in before going out someplace else, or after wards, up to people who are in their 70's who are there for a quick drink and bite to eat.
They have domestic as well as small micro brews on tap, I highly suggest Sierra Nevada if you like IPA's as well as Anchor Steam Ale. They also have imports like Bass, Harp (can never go wrong there) and Guinness.
The bartenders are always the same and are always friendly.
There food is excellent.
They offer 2 burgers, the 1/2 lb and the 3/4 lb. I like to eat haha and I can promise you this, the 1/2lb is a very big burger. Cooked just right nearly every time Ive had it, its juicy and substantial. You can get a multitude of topings and cheeses on it.
Pair that up with the Steak Fries which are also very good.
My sister and her bf swear on the Patty Melt which is smothered in onions.
The Chicken Fingers basket is quite good....and Ive just recently had the Breaded Cod basket which I didn't realize was a favorite there. It comes with tartar sauce and malt vinegar.
The occasionally have food specials, one of the nights there (I think it may be Thursday nights) they have 10cent mini tacos...who can go wrong with that?
I also suggest highly spending some time in their beer garden. Its actually pretty and you forget that your right next to 95th St. Its framed in wood and has nicely manicured trees out there. In the spring and Fall they have large gas heaters to warm the area for people who prefer to be outside as much as possible.
I would have given it 5 stars but there are a few draw backs:
First and foremost, on weekends this place gets packed. You'll want to get there by 8 o'clock if you like to sit at a table.
2nd and this kinda goes with my first point, on most nights they only have one waitress, 2 if your lucky, so occasionally the service is a bit slow. Honestly this is only a problem occasionally and the girls that wait tables there are always super nice.
3rd, the parking can be a real hassle for a south side / suburban bar. There is a TGIFridays next door so parking on a Thursday-Sunday can be a bit of a pain seeing they share the same lot.
Many 'o late nights have been spent closing out BJ McMahnons in the last 2 years. I enjoy that BJ's has been part of me and my bf's "story" and its good to have a neighborhood "go to" place, and this is a good one to "go to"
My favorite bar! There is a beer garden that is the perfect place to enjoy a summer or fall evening with friends with TVs, a fountain and even heat lamps! Inside is a bit small, but has that neighborhood bar quality to it that makes you not mind the loud and sometimes cramped space. Nice staff. Good selection of beers. Good food.
its ok there if you want to relax. oh oh true story i got a bj at bj mcmahon's how ironic! in the parking lot
