O’Niell’s Pub recently opened on Central and Washington. Glowing reviews appeared in the Alibi and iQ; neither mentioned an important fact…
Like many others, we’ve been looking forward to the return of O’Niell’s for some time. O’Niell’s had the best burger in town. Unfortunately, we will not be able to enjoy the new location because it allows smoking everywhere at all hours, something your review failed to mention. We used to eat at O’Niell’s Uptown every week, until they opened it to smoking all the time, at which point it became as unbearable as the Central location.
The staff suggests we sit on the patio, but that doesn’t help if someone at the next table is smoking.
It’s too bad O’Niell won’t extend his legendary hospitality to those of us who can’t enjoy a burger and beer with smoke. A smoke-free section or hours would open his place to more of the community. mjh
Interesting Fact: For several
years ALL pubs in Ireland have been smoke-free; smokers have to congregate on the patios. This creates a lung friendly atmosphere and
allows one to focus on the main event of the pub, the creamy-textured Guinness in front of you.
I would think that any true Irish
pub, which presumably O’Niell’s is striving to be, would do likewise.