Pub Specials For South Side Irish Parade Day: List

CHICAGO, IL - As Parade Day is inching ever closer, neighborhood bars and restaurants in Beverly and Mount Greenwood are prepping for what's sure to be one of their busiest days of the year. Take a look below at what some of these establishments have planned for the big day. Remember, alcohol is not allowed outdoors on the parade route and never drink and drive.

WESTERN AVENUE BARS

Wrongs Tap,

• Opening 11 a.m.
• No specials

Barney Callaghan's,

• The band "Sunfallen" will play at 6 p.m.

Dingers,

• Opening 11 a.m.
• No cover
• Chicago Police Pipe & Drums will play around 4 p.m.

O'Rourke's Office,

• No cover
• Live music all day
• $4 domestics
• $5 craft cans
• 18 craft beers on top
• Specials on select shots

McNally's,

• Opening 11 a.m.
• No cover

Cork & Kerry,

• Opening 11 a.m.
• Live music after the parade

Kelly's Tap,

• Closed until 3 p.m. for a private party
• Will open after private party
• $5 Guinness, $4 Jameson, $3 Smithwicks until March 18

Sean's Rhino Bar and Grill,

Brewbakers,

WESTERN AVENUE BREWERIES

Horse Thief Hollow,

• 10426 S. Western Ave.
• Will be tapping their March seasonal "Pat Macs Irish Ale," a classic Irish red beer, in conjunction with the Pat Mac Foundation.

Open Outcry Brewing,

• 10934 S. Western Ave.
• No cover
• Kitchen always open
• Great craft beer
• Taproom will feature an Irish coffee and whiskey bar
• Specialty cocktails
• Food specials
• Live music by John Patrick Kenny and The Roving Minstrels

111TH STREET BARS

Reilly's Daughter,

• $4 for 16 oz. aluminum cans of Coors Light, Bud Light, Budweiser and Miller Lite

Hippo's,

• $4 Jameson shots all day

Blackthorn Pub,

• Opening early
• Live music

Firewater Saloon,

• Just opened at former TC's Pub building

Lawlor's Pub,

Hinky Dink's,

Lanigan's,

OTHERS BARS IN THE AREA

Durbin's, 10240 S. Kedzie Ave.

• Chris & Andy will play after the parade
• The Doonare Bagpipe Band will play at 4 p.m.

Harte's Tavern, 9858 S. Artesian Ave.

• Will open early

FOOD

There will be plenty of food options on and near the parade route. Take a look at what will be available along Western below.

Buona Beef, 10633 Western Ave. will donate 100 percent of its food sales from their temporary outdoor concession tent at 107th and Western from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation's Get Behind The Vest program. Menu items available at the tent include Italian beef sandwiches ($5), Italian sausage sandwiches ($4) and beef & sausage "combo" sandwiches ($6).

Fox's Beverly Pub, 9956 S. Western will serve a corned beef and cabbage dinner with carrots, red potatoes, pearl onions with a choice of soup or salad for $15.99

Franconello Italian Restaurant, 10222 S. Western will also have a full dinner menu available after the parade

Ken's on Western, 10522 S. Western will serve breakfast from 9-11 a.m and lunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. See their menu below

Photo: Parade enthusiasts gather outside Dingers during the 2012 South Side Irish Parade. The sign in front, showing a 4 p.m. appearance by the Chicago Police Pipe & Drums on Sunday, March 11, remains accurate six years later.