Thank you so much! I had a great time, from the ceremony till the end of the reception. your staff was wonderful, very helpful, and the food was soooo good! We had great reviews all around for your place 
It was just wonderful, thank you again!!!!!
Ashley (The Bride)
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Everything was great and all had a wonderful time.
Thanks for your assistance.
Barb
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We all enjoyed ourselves and were very happy with everything. I can’t say enough nice things about the two girls who served the room and bar…they were awesome and made the night!
Kara
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Thanks for everything! The food was great and was just enough. Also the servers you had for us did a great job. Everybody commented on what a great place to have a party…so maybe it will bring you some business. Will definitely keep you in mind for the future.
The sign with Jeff and Deirdre’s name was a nice touch!
Thanks,
Michelle
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MYSTERY DINER: Not just a bar, O’Leary’s has great food, too
Daily Chronicle, March 6, 2010
I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t this.
When I entered O’Leary’s for an early dinner Tuesday afternoon, I expected a bar atmosphere. It was probably the photos and prominent drink specials on the Web site, but I figured we would have to wade through a group of drunk hooligans to get in the door.
Maybe it’s different late at night, but when we went that, of course, was completely untrue.
What I got was an extremely clean restaurant, good service and some good food, too. Yeah, it’s a bit dark in there, but the atmosphere seemed proper for a family or a night out.
My dining partner and I looked at a few menus online (every good restaurant should have a user-friendly Web site with a menu at this point) before choosing our destination and decided that O’Leary’s was the best option.
Chocolate and some sort of spinach dip is always a big draw and, looking at O’Leary’s menu, it had both.
For what I thought would be a bar, they also have a pretty extensive and diverse menu. It’s certainly not completely authentic Irish (one of the online complaints I read), but that’s not what I was looking for anyway.
I was looking for something different and something that wasn’t pizza after eating plenty of that last weekend.
The answer was O’Leary’s lobster spinach dip ($7.75), which includes lobster, artichoke hearts, cheese, fresh spinach and spices. I’ve had plenty of spinach dips in the past, but this one might be the best.
I’ll admit that I like seafood, and lobster bisque is one of my favorites. This appetizer certainly filled that yearning. It was obvious it wasn’t the healthiest food in the world, all smothered in cheese, but it also was one of the tastiest and was presented quite well with a plate full of chips (no basket here) and an accompanying bowl for the dip.
For the main course, we shared a BBQ Ranch Burger ($9.75) – though I ate most of it – with sweet potato fries, while my dining partner had a side salad surprisingly accompanied by a piece of corn bread, which I called dibs on immediately.
O’Leary’s has a menu with eight unique appetizers, five salads, several soup options and everything from steak to fish to pasta to fajitas and plenty of sandwiches with prices ranging from $8.25 (pulled pork sandwich) to $19.75 (full rack of baby back ribs with potato and cinnamon apples).
But there is a reason they have eight burger options. It’s because they’re really good. I was a little surprised the server never asked me how I wanted the burger cooked, but it came out perfect to my liking (medium well) and I was able to enjoy my bacon, onion tangler, cheddar, lettuce, tomato, chipotle ranch and barbecue-flavored meal.
We ended the meal with chocolate-covered cheesecake and left happy with our choice of restaurant and choices from its menu. I know I could go back, pick completely different options, and most likely leave pleased again.
• The Mystery Diner is an employee in the newsroom at the Daily Chronicle. The diner’s identity is not revealed to the restaurant before or during the meal. The diner visits a different restaurant in DeKalb County each week.
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If you go:
What: O’Leary’s Irish Pub & Grill
Where: 260 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb
Phone: 815-748-0000
Web site: olearyspubandgrill.com
