Finn McCool’s

Finn McCool’s is your typical Midwestern bar. There’s beer, there’s hard alcohol, there’s some Irish signage, and some gross food. If you’re looking to have a laugh over a drink with friends in a dark and dingy space, this is your spot.

Absolutely the worst service I have experienced ever. The waitress sat at the bar and never came to the table. Do not waste your time or money at this place.

Double check your statements! My husband found two different charges on his credit card statement for the same day he went to lunch at this establishment and has waited for a month for it to get resolved. He later learned from them that this happened to another patron the same day. Luckily, that person’s issue got resolved and now my husband’s is also. It leaves a bad impression of businesses when something like this happens, especially when it’s happened at least twice the same day. It makes them hard to trust. Honestly, I would double check statements anyway just to be cautious.

Finn McCool’s is the perfect place to watch the game if you are looking for deals and/​or specials. They have great drink specials and daily menu specials! Taco Tuesdays are well worth your time and so are the buckets of beer.
Huge TVs and projector screen!

I like going to this place once in a while as a change of pace. The food is fine, but it’s the place itself I enjoy. Inside it’s dark like many ‘Irish’ bars with a ‘woody’ kinda cozy atmosphere. On the north end of the bar is a fireplace which is nice to sit by on cold days. The majority of the place is taken up by the bar and there are eating /​drinking tables surrounding it. There is an outside patio but Algonquin is so close that I think the cars and road dust would take away from the enjoyment of sitting there. All in all the servers are nice and I’ve never had a bad experience there. It’s worth going to for lunch or after dinner drinks if you haven’t been here before.

Great atmosphere only made better by Rikki!!! Great service, great food, great drinks specials! Rikki rocks!!!

Watching Cubs post season game and ALL tvs go off in 9 inning. Unreal! Not a place to watch the game!

Food and service were both mediocre. We were there during a Bears game and this sorts bar was half empty. The server was very pleasant but the service was not good. — orders took too long and ordered items were forgotten. The food was OK but nothing special.

Just moved to the area a couple weeks ago. I am trying to hit up all the different spots around town. McCools I have been to twice. Both on busy nights. Service was excellent. Good was excellent. Specials were… You guessed it… Excellent. The TVs are great for sports. There are a lot. I am a seasoned Unilocal reviewer and I do not give many 5 stars. But this place really rubbed me the right way. Good for these guys!

This place has delicious food but what good is delicious food and a bar that’s open until 2am if I can’t order any after ELEVEN O’CLOCK (we tried to order at like, 11:03).
What kind of money is this bar losing by not having munchy-​type food when people would order it most?
VERY disappointed (and hangry!!!)

It’s was late, we were hungry. Thought we try something new, never been to Finn’s before. After waiting a few minutes to be served, the cook, bartender and bar back were awesome !!! All three made us feel welcome and at home. Like we were old friends. Tom, the cook, prepared the best buffalo wings. We also had the cheese curds and soft pretzle, those were good fillers, but the wings are «TOP SHELF» Thersa, the bartender, poured a perfect pint of black and tan. The Guinness beer is very fresh and I look forward to having another. The bar back remained courteous and was busy, still took time to always check on us. (sorry I don’t remember his name). Keep up the great job and thanks again for everything. Steve and Kristen.

I have been in the business since I was 5. With that being said sevice was horrible. Manager tries to save it by giving us a terrible deal. Anyways I was over it until I got home with my to go food. The sticker on the mashed potatoes. Yes I said sticker on the bag, dates July 17^th, it is July 23^rd. Yes, never again.

My boyfriend and I have come here quite frequently since we’ve moved to the area, and the service is always a hit or miss.
If you’re fortunate enough to be served by Tom, who works in the evenings, you’ll receive nothing short of exceptional service — he’s willing to cook even after the kitchen is «closed,» he’ll make you awesome drinks and comp you without question if you’ve been stuck waiting. He’s an excellent, personable, and attentive bartender, cook, and server, and every night that he’s there, I have a fantastic experience.
Things are much different during the afternoons and nights when Tom isn’t there. Some waitresses are personable on occasion, but they have a tendency to be incredibly slow. During the day (around 3−4pm), on at least three occasions, the waitress was so slow that it took fifteen minutes for us to receive water, and an hour and a half for our entire visit, which consisted of two drinks and some appetizers.
During the evenings when it’s a bit more busy, waitress/​bartenders can be rather negligent, observed having side conversations and paying more attention to preferred patrons. They won’t serve food after 11:00pm, and the drinks they make have been syrupy in my experience.
The food is good, and the drinks are a hit or miss. There isn’t that extensive of a beer selection, which definitely loses some points with me since there’s a high chance that the mixed drinks will be less than satisfactory. Overall, it’s a mediocre sports bar — there’s plenty of televisions and seating (although your service will be exponentially slower if you don’t sit by the bar). If you come by, check to see if Tom is working. He’s the primary reason we return.

The only reason I’m giving 2 stars is because I usually stop by here for St. Patrick’s day and it’s pretty fun with the tent and all, and the foods pretty decent. So I suggested to my friends we go there last night for drinks. Big mistake. Our waitress (Renee) provided nothing even close to good service. The place was super slow, yet it took 15min (and having to ask her twice) just to get us water. Then she asked us if we could pay our bill before we were done because she «wanted to go home». However, when she left us the bill, it was for all the wrong food, which she laughed and said «it must be some food from my other table.» Brought the bill back, once again charging us for things we didn’t order. Finally (3^rd times a charm) got the bill right and we paid. She said she would Introduce us to our new waitress, then informed us she was also leaving, but she would put more drink orders in for us. Brought our drinks with another bill! Then we had to start a tab at the bar because she was off shift. The bar tab, for the same order was a smaller bill then ordering it through the waitress? So we had to pay 3 bills for the night. Absolutely annoying to have to pay 3 bills for a dinner and a few cocktails. I used to think this place was fun, but I don’t think I’ll be back… And I wouldn’t recommend going here unless your going to sit at the bar. Avoid the waitresses at all costs.

Great little Irish style eatery. Nice beer selection. And the appetizer and meal selection was perfect for a night out with a group to watch some sports

A group of our friends met at Finn McCool’s in Schaumburg for the NFL playoffs and the Hawks game.
I understand that this is a sports bar and not a gourmet restaurant, but nearly everyone in our party commented on how bland the food that we ordered was. On top of that, our service was below par– we would ask for things such as silverware or condiments several times and in most cases we ended up getting them for ourselves from the waitress station or other tables.
In defense of the wait staff– the place was crowded and they only had 2 people waiting tables. I don’t understand why on a Sunday when a team with a local following is fighting for a spot in the Super Bowl that there wasn’t more staff assigned to work by the management. Even one more waitress would have made a huge difference.
Lots of TV’s for watching sports– but the one nearest to where we were seated had a serious burn-​in on the screen that was distracting while trying to watch the hockey game.
Tip: There are menus for Moretti’s (nearby) and you can call in an order and they will deliver to your table. This might be the way to go to avoid the meh food served here.

I visited McCools on a Wednesday night and it was a great, fun and lively place. The bartenders are personable, nice and want to serve you a good drink. There’s a few regulars who hang out here which makes the place feel homey.
In addition to a couple of gin and tonics, I ordered their pretzel and cheese curds — each $ 4 after 9pm — and both were very tasty!
Overall this is a great low key bar where anyone of any age can go for a good drink and food.

Stopped off here after a day at the Museum of Science and Industry. Found it on Unilocal and decided to give it a try. Beer selection decent, food selection decent and prices were reasonable for Chicagoland. Food was good and tasty, son had the breakfast (which you can order all day long). I had a wrap. Portions were good. It looked like three servers covered the seating area, the bar and the patio. If it had been busier, they would have been in trouble. No complaints, would return.

The worst excuse for food I have found anywhere. Pathetic service. Small wonder hardly anyone was in there on a Saturday night.
This place deserves to go out of business. Help it along by NOT going there.
AVOID.

This place used to be good…
I used to frequent this place when I worked in the area. Thus last wednesday we went out there to have some beer and a reuben. A Tall glass of beer is no longer in a glass but a plastic mug… what am I 12? No… I like my beer in a frosty glass not a plastic one. They must have lost their chef because the reuben was awful. the corn beef was so dry and tough like some untrained person made it. Very disappointed. This place was once great and now it is not.