Watching the hurling final in Chicago

Realt Dearg Sec

Well folks, recently moved over to the US, gutted to be missing the match and was thinking of heading into Chicago for it, figured there might be a few KK and Galway fans milling around somewhere there. Anyone here happen to know any places that would be showing it? Preferably with the option of morning breakfast and pints?

threeball

I watched a couple of matches in Fadó a few years back and you could also try the Dubliner but not sure if they show games. Both are only spitting distance off the Mag mile.
When the game is over head over to The Schoolhouse on Roscoe and School for the best BBQ pulled pork sandwich on earth with the house fries surrounded by about 50tv's showing every other sport you could ever imagine to remind you how good what you just witnessed was

Realt Dearg Sec

threeball wrote: »

I watched a couple of matches in Fadó a few years back and you could also try the Dubliner but not sure if they show games. Both are only spitting distance off the Mag mile.
When the game is over head over to The Schoolhouse on Roscoe and School for the best BBQ pulled pork sandwich on earth with the house fries surrounded by about 50tv's showing every other sport you could ever imagine to remind you how good what you just witnessed was

Thanks, presume it'd be worth calling ahead to make sure they're showing it. I hate watching other sports after seeing hurling...don't suppose anywhere would be showing the Sunday Game?

threeball

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Thanks, presume it'd be worth calling ahead to make sure they're showing it. I hate watching other sports after seeing hurling...don't suppose anywhere would be showing the Sunday Game?

Fadó would be almost a definite. My recollection of the other name was off, its the Dublin bar and Grill (you tend not to remember these thing when you leave them at 5 in the morning).
Theres normally a $10 cover charge in Fadó.
The schoolhouse was more for the grub

Realt Dearg Sec

threeball wrote: »

Fadó would be almost a definite. My recollection of the other name was off, its the Dublin bar and Grill (you tend not to remember these thing when you leave them at 5 in the morning).
Theres normally a $10 cover charge in Fadó.
The schoolhouse was more for the grub

The food will be an important part of the day (my missus is both pregnant, so not drinking, and a vegetarian, but despite the handicap of being American, still loves watching hurling, so I can't just offload her for the day and go eat pulled pork and what have you, but with a bit of luck I'll find my way there all the same)

EDIT: One downside of Fado is that they seem to be charging 20 dollars to get into the football semi final, presume it'll be the same for the hurling. That's pretty steep considering they don't actually give you anything for that. I guess they have to cover the cost of getting the channel or whatever but it sounds pretty steep. Is it worth it?

adrian522

At least she can drive you around to all these pubs.

JoseJones

Anywhere that shows it will charge $20, I think it's the TV company that have that rule but it's been the same any time I've gone to watch a match in the US.

phkk

Fadó if you're near Chicago City centre but if you're down South Chicago, head to Gaelic Park (about 45mins from Mag Mile). That's where all the GAA games are played but have a big conference centre and screens to show all the matches. Usually, there's a good crowd with a good atmosphere and I'd imagine for an All-Ireland, it should be packed. It's over 10years since I was there but I used to go to our local in Oaklawn called The Goalpost every Sunday morning for the games, I'm not sure if it's still open, but if it is, it's a great place for match followed by a savage breakfast. There's a huge Galway contingent around South Chicago so be prepared to be outnumbered! I gave three summers there-great times! Best of luck with your move R

ProudDUB

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

The food will be an important part of the day (my missus is both pregnant, so not drinking, and a vegetarian, but despite the handicap of being American, still loves watching hurling, so I can't just offload her for the day and go eat pulled pork and what have you, but with a bit of luck I'll find my way there all the same)

EDIT: One downside of Fado is that they seem to be charging 20 dollars to get into the football semi final, presume it'll be the same for the hurling. That's pretty steep considering they don't actually give you anything for that. I guess they have to cover the cost of getting the channel or whatever but it sounds pretty steep. Is it worth it?

Depends on what value you place on getting to watch the game. When I lived in Atlanta, I coughed up my twenty quid often enough and I was happy to do so. As bars in Georgia can't serve alcohol before 12.30pm, they rarely open before then. Fado opened at 10am, to serve the sporting needs of the expat Irish (and some of the English) community. The twenty quid also went towards paying their staff to come in 2 hours early, when they couldn't make up the money by selling booze.

There was usually a great atmosphere though. Some of the people there had clearly been out on the razzle all night long & this was their last pit stop of the night/day. Sometimes, if you were well in enough with the bar man, he would sneak a wee drop of something into your "coffee".

Realt Dearg Sec

adrian522 wrote: »

At least she can drive you around to all these pubs.

It's about time having a girlfriend came in handy, to be fair.

Realt Dearg Sec

phkk wrote: »

Fadó if you're near Chicago City centre but if you're down South Chicago, head to Gaelic Park (about 45mins from Mag Mile). That's where all the GAA games are played but have a big conference centre and screens to show all the matches. Usually, there's a good crowd with a good atmosphere and I'd imagine for an All-Ireland, it should be packed. It's over 10years since I was there but I used to go to our local in Oaklawn called The Goalpost every Sunday morning for the games, I'm not sure if it's still open, but if it is, it's a great place for match followed by a savage breakfast. There's a huge Galway contingent around South Chicago so be prepared to be outnumbered! I gave three summers there-great times! Best of luck with your move R

I'll be coming up from northern Indiana so depending on how we travel that might work out as well.

Realt Dearg Sec

ProudDUB wrote: »

Depends on what value you place on getting to watch the game. When I lived in Atlanta, I coughed up my twenty quid often enough and I was happy to do so. As bars in Georgia can't serve alcohol before 12.30pm, they rarely open before then. Fado opened at 10am, to serve the sporting needs of the expat Irish (and some of the English) community. The twenty quid also went towards paying their staff to come in 2 hours early, when they couldn't make up the money by selling booze.

There was usually a great atmosphere though. Some of the people there had clearly been out on the razzle all night long & this was their last pit stop of the night/day. Sometimes, if you were well in enough with the bar man, he would sneak a wee drop of something into your "coffee".

Well, I'm working in Notre Dame, so there's an Irish student society doing a screening of the game, so I'll definitely be able to see it. I just figure Chicago is far more likely to have a bit of atmosphere, maybe even some knowledgeable hurling people around, and the possibility of some boozing afterwards. Also I love Chicago so any excuse to go up there is welcome. Was thinking of heading up the night before, but there's a football game in ND the day before as well, so I'm torn...good problems to have all the same.

threeball

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Well, I'm working in Notre Dame, so there's an Irish student society doing a screening of the game, so I'll definitely be able to see it. I just figure Chicago is far more likely to have a bit of atmosphere, maybe even some knowledgeable hurling people around, and the possibility of some boozing afterwards. Also I love Chicago so any excuse to go up there is welcome. Was thinking of heading up the night before, but there's a football game in ND the day before as well, so I'm torn...good problems to have all the same.

Chicago is a fair haul from Notre Dame! I'm assuming you'll be making a night of it in the big smoke. Early rise if not.

Realt Dearg Sec

threeball wrote: »

Chicago is a fair haul from Notre Dame! I'm assuming you'll be making a night of it in the big smoke. Early rise if not.

Ah it's not too far, bout an hour and a half or two hours. We're in a different time zone though, which means that we could leave at half eight o'clock our time (not too early, just a matter of throwing on the black and amber and heading out the door without breakfast) and arrive in Chicago at half nine or so. Job is oxo.

But a Saturday in Chicago is always tempting as well.

Jippo

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