Bridie McKenna's

Where Sebastian, Roxy and Virginia went to the bar in Platoon of Power Squadron. Also where Damon worked. (Probably)

My favorite Irish pub in the area.

It's hard to find a place to drink in the Highland Park area but just a five-minute ride north to Highwood is a number of places that cater to drinking crowd. One of those places is Bridie McKenna's. My posse and I wondered in there one evening after the Bears lost to Greenbay, to forget about the game. We met the most pleasant bar tender that talked to us most of the time we were in there. Suggesting different drinks to try and even mixing up some new ones we were teaching her. The food was very good and the people friendly, what more do you need.

Brigid and I drove out on a Sunday in Feb 2013 to try out the brunch. We where in Ireland last fall, so we knew what a Full Irish breakfast was all about. Place opens at 10:30 the website said, so we got up there around 11:30am, place was empty, just one other table there, we sat down next to the gas fireplace. I ordered the full Irish Breakfast and Brigid ordered the Corn beef hash & eggs. well we waited,tick tock tick tock and waited, and after 45mins it finally came out. Place only had 1 other table of guest who enjoyed there good looking bloody marys.I could not image if more folks would have come in how long the wait could have been. The Irish Breakfast was pretty close, Great sausages, ham, black & white pudding and a tiny serving of Heinz beans. Brig loved her large cornbeef hash and eggs. After breakfast I walked back to the Kitchen area, sure enough a small mexicano chef looked at me like "what" I just smiled. Sign in the window said "Under new Management" Next door to Bridie's the Italian place parking lot was packed and a sign there said Brunch $14.95, I'm just saying.

better than average pub food in a better than average pub setting.