McCarthy’s Downtown

We stopped here because of a Groupon. But will be back because of the food! We had a cheeseburger w/​bacon and a special pizza burger. OMG both were awesome! The fries were exceptional too. Seasoned unbelievable! Big burger and a lot of fries. We had Cajun wings to die for. Will be back.

Ive been to McCarthys a few differnt times over the past 4 years and went just for drinks. This past weekend the Mr and I went in looking for some bar eats. I ordered the chicken tacos and he ordered a salad and hot chicken wings. I have to say, the chicken tacos were excellent. The cajun aoli was heavenly. Salad was pretty standard and wings were tastey as well. Pretty hard to mess up wings and salad though.

We came on a Tuesday afternoon and it was $ 2.00 tacos! Had tacos and pizza that was delish. Plus, happy hour on everything besides drafts which was awesome! Chris was our bartender and he was hilarious and very helpful with drink and food choices! Definitely will return for the great customer service and tasty grub.

Great service & good beer selection (bottled). We had the chix fingers which were good with house made french fries. Definately will be back!

All i can say is how does this business stay alive? We went before the Unilocal Nauti party and were the only ones in the Bar!!! If you go, Thursday is a must for $ 5 pizza!

while it was cool to have a whole place to ourselves on a Thursday night, i was bummed out by the bar food options. We went in because we saw a sign for $ 5 pizzas outside. but no such thing inside. the only vegetarian option on the menu was cheddar jalapeño poppers and fries. although they did have pumpkin ale. so maybe another star for that?

Classic dive bar with cheap food and cheap drinks. McCarthy’s strikes me as the kind of place that people go when they really don’t give a damn but I always give a damn so me and Mccarthy’s don’t vibe that well together. If you’re in the Flats, or just looking for a hole in the wall place, McCarthy’s is for you!

I would say STAY AWAY FROM HERE if you don’t want TO BE SICK WITH DIARRHIA AND VOMITING. Well that’s what happened to my other friends when they ate their pulled pork burger. June 22^nd 2012!
Also, stay away from here if you don’t want to be overcharged $ 2 for two piece of bacon on your burger, when the menu clearly says $ 1. The burger was so nasty, like how do you mess up a burger? No flavor and barely cooked. The waitress lied and said the onions were grilled & they were raw onions. MY HUSBAND BIT INTO A FROZEN FRY!!! GROSSSSSSSSSS
So, me & my friends contested the bill and the owner came, a big meathead guy, and was so rude to my friends and I. I would say he was being RACIST but my friends were Mexican and Black. He called security to stand by our table and demanded that we pay & leave. He said welcome to OHIO. MIKE is racist & a jerk, bottom line. He said DONT TIP YOUR WAITRESS THEN.
There’s cobwebs on the windows if you think my review isn’t credible.

Located in the flats McCarthy’s Irish pub is a place to check out! They recently changed owners and it is back to it’s old self. The food is very good for bar food and the drink specials are cheap!!! We were recently here for our friend’s 30^th bday and the owner was very tentative and accommodating! Great place for large groups and they have live music and a DJ on certain nights… try it out! It is located across from Harbor Inn (the oldest bar in Cleveland) and you can get free parking!

If you wave cheap beer specials in front of my nose, of course I’m going to bite!
McCarthy’s in the flats is a pretty cool bar that most people don’t of think of. My guess is probably because Harbor Inn is across the street, and let’s face it, that place just rocks.
But McCarthy’s isn’t like Harbor Inn, and I love it all the same! Especially when you tell me that I can bring in the most enormous cup in the world, and you’ll fill it with beer for a ridiculously low price. And don’t get me started on their fantastic happy hour prices. Two buck shots can really get you into some trouble on a work night, let me tell ya!
Not only can you drink on the cheap and nibble pretty decent bar food for even less, this bar doesn’t skimp on entertainment either. Sometimes you just want to chill out, throw a couple back and listen to some live music. McCarthy’s offers you a thrifty spot to do so. Reggae, Rock, you name it! This a a great place to just vibe out to some live tunes.
Besides all of the obvious positives about this divey joint, my favorite characteristic is actually in their relatively grungy bathroom. If you take a gander into one of the middle stalls, you’ll see «Marge is an asshat» written on the wall. I have no idea who Marge is nor do I know why she is an asshat, but that’s the funniest thing I’ve seen written in a public restroom in a loooooong time. In fact, I’ve never heard the term «asshat» before I saw it here. So, thank you for that, McCarthy’s. I truly appreciate it

Cheap beer, good local bands, outdoor area — great spot!

It was the first time ever to Cleveland and to any bar in the area. This place exceded my expectations. It’s a local bar that wasn’t too crowded (but then I was there on a Tuesday night.) They have several beers on tap (The local beer, Christmas Ale from Great Lakes Brewing company, is really good!). The bartender made a really good chocolate cake shot. =) The food was yummy and a good variety from calzones, pizza, cheesy bread, salads, sandwiches, etc. The place is really fun with various games in the back… cornhole, animated bowling, (i think pool), guitar hero!, and some other stuff that I didn’t venture to. Best of all is their happy hour prices, both the beer and shots were $ 2/​each! OMG that’s so unheard of in California! If it wasn’t for the darn snow I’d visit Cleveland more often!

Ventured to this spot for my 2^nd turn at it. First time was a quick stop to check out a local reggae band playing.
Oddly situated on the west bank of the flats a couple blocks up the street from the river. Mind you, it was a wednesday night… and it was pretty vacant with maybe 15 other guests in the bar.
Flat panel tvs line the bar. A separate room in the back had guitar hero setup on the big screen, cornhole laid out on the floor and an arcade bowling game. Tables/​stools were of the old style bar type.
$ 2.50 special Landshark beers were going on that month.
Ordered up some munchies: I got a regular burger cooked up, slightly but deliciously charred on the outside, on a delciously buttery toasted bun (there was a definite hint of good ol’ lard-​y butter on the brown bun goodness). Sounds sexy, no? On the side, was a large pile of «fresh cut» fries… plenty to share.
Other grub partners got the pulled pork sandwich which they repeatedly Unilocaled with enthusiasm was «mighty tasty» and «delicious» and the thai peanut chicken wrap which was finished with nice grill marks on the outside and fresh vegetables stuffed within; however the thai peanut sauce was quite mild. Rest of the menu was filled with the usual bar food and various salads, specialty sandwiches and pizzas that had creative ideas like the «the big cram», «smothered chicken sandwich» and options such as getting your sandwich/​burger on a pretzel roll.
Affordability was key here, mighty tasty grub, great portions and burgers and sandwiches ranging 6 to 7 bucks! Also daily happy hour until 7:00pm.