O’s Steakhouse & Piano Bar

My boyfriend and I met some friends here for an event on Cinco de Mayo; it proved to be an entertaining evening simply from the bickering staff and interesting take on staff karaōke.
Our waitress was friendly enough and could be attentive at times however on-​point service and full drinks were not an occurrence through dinner. Considering it was Cinco de Mayo the menu was limited to Mexican fare. We opted to start with an appetizer and choose the Queso Fundido; a concoction of store grade mozzarella melted with jalapenos on top served with stale tortilla chips. Definitely not what we had in mind; we opted to finish dinner elsewhere which seemed to be a wise decision after looking at others dishes and hearing the feedback.
Among the singing antics we were given an unexpected show from the staff. Beginning with a waitress yelling at customers for giving their order to another waitress rather than her, she then marched over to the other waitress and hovered over the table she was taking an order from… she then began to argue with waitress «b» about stealing her tables in the middle of the dinning room. When food orders began being brought out it seemed there was some confusion over who got what meal and the food runner then began yelling for our waitress while she was helping another table and continued to yell for her until she came over. They then started fighting over the ticket and over who ordered what. This seemed to be the normal behavior of the staff as it went on all night.
We will not be going back, not only was the atmosphere uncomfortable and the food unedible, but the drinks were weak and expensive. It really is a shame because Tucson could definitely use some great local Irish fare, especially on the east side.

Rip off. Stopped going there for dinner after two tries because food was poor and way overpriced. Went for St. Paddy’s day! Music was terrible… old timers with lousy voices singing, but the «other» floor show was entertaining; owner and staff fighting, arguing constantly in front of the customers, and seemed totally disorganized. After seeing the skimpy $ 9 corned beef sandwiches with a tiny side of cole slaw coming out of the kitchen, decided not to order food. $ 5 non-​alcoholic beer. All beers served in bottles… nothing on tap. Customers next to us at bar ordered Irish stew… they were NOT happy… watery small portions served in plastic bowls… it took their waitress 10 minutes to returned with spoons. By then their stew was cold (served with one slice of store bought rye bread).

I rarely ever write reviews of anything unless it is extraordinarily great or extraordinarily poor, in this case EXTRAORDINARILY AWESOME. First of all this place is off the beaten path, you have to turn down a side road off of the main road to get to, or see it. The parking is convenient and the establishment is well kept and clean. As soon as I walked through the doors I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. If you are looking for the Applebees experience this is not your place. If you are looking for something out of the ordinary this is it. I was greeted by an older lady, my assumption is that this is the owners wife; she sat me and my wife at a nice table in front of the piano where a woman was playing. I heard some Bach, Mozart, and Pink Floyd, yes Pink Floyd, and it was nicely done. Somewhere along the way an older gentleman 75 – 80, dressed in a very nice suit, I think that this may have been the owner, gets up and starts to sing Frank Sinatra songs. It was awesome; it was like I was in a black and white movie. The atmosphere was not forced like you see in typical cookie cutter bars and restaurants; you could feel it was genuine down to the core. Along the way a little girl around 10 yrs old gets up and sings the national anthem and later another woman got up and sang a set of mellow Brat Pack Style songs. I have the feeling you never quite know what is going to happen next at this place. The food came, and what I experienced next is the closest to nirvana that I will probably ever experience. We started the meal with an appetizer, the Mexican Fondue, I cannot remember the exact name. It came in a bowl with a 2 large steamed tortillas. The flavor was amazing, gobs of cheese, peppers, and spices. It worked the pallet over nicely. Next came the main course, I had the Delmonico steak medium rare. I cut into the tender steak, foregoing the horse radish and Au Juc sauce I took a bite of the plain steak. What happened next I have never experienced. It was so good that tears began to swell up in my eyes, the flavor of mesquite and whatever else they used was almost too much for me to take. I thought I was going to cry. I was expecting it to be good but it was way beyond good. It was what a steak aspires to be, it was perfect, and it stayed like that through the entire meal. Wow, I wish my potatos tasted like this My wife commented on the potatos that came with the meal. This prodded me to give them a try, up to this point I was focused primarily on the meat. I took a bite and could not believe what I was experiencing. The potatos came sliced about inch thick and sliced from the potato length wise. The outer portion of the potato was semi hard like a homemade potato chip and the inside like a French fry. It was a 10 out of a possible 10. I was sad to think that I will never be able to experience this for the first time again. It was simply the best steak that I have ever had the pleasure of consuming. A visit to this restaurant should be on everyones bucket list.

My first impression upon entering this place was, «where is everyone?» There was a table of four, and one person at the bar. And over the 45 minutes or so that I was there, only a minor smattering of additional customers strolled in and headed for the bar. I was greeted nicely enough, and the server, although a bit over-​doting, was nice, although unable to answer my questions without first checking with another staff member. The listed wine was not available (the bottles haven’t arrived this week). My server, like every other employee, was a singer, but her talent was just so-​so, and I had to wait until she finished her set of 4 songs before receiving my meal. The prices are over the top and much more than one would expec to payt for the meals ($ 15 for a salad, $ 25 for filet mignon, bacon wrapped and served with three slices of a potato). It was dark, and the pianist (Lisa Otey) was the best part of the evening’s experience. The owner, an octogenarian, showed clearly that he was talented many years ago, but he sounded like Dylan in his later years (sort of like an insect) and his sound was rather grating. It was all too much to endure, so I took the largely unfinished meal to go, and I won’t be back. An associate once wisely commented, you can only do one thing well as an entrepreneur: food or entertainment, not both. Even so, neither the food nor the entertainment were remarkable.

Steve and I went to O’Shaughnessy’s Steakhouse on Camino Principal and wouldn’t recommend it :(We like to try new places so we went here thinking it would be fun being at a piano bar. We walked in to massive Christmas decorations with the only light pretty much coming from them. It was very quiet with only a couple of tables with people at them. It took a few minutes for someone to greet us, long enough that we were contemplating leaving. Wish we had. I had a filet mignon of which was told all of their steaks are cooked medium rare because of the high quality of meat they have. Mine came medium well and when asked, I told the hovering waitress. I said I didn’t want another one but the owner came by and whisked away the plate I was eating on and stuck another one in front of me of which that steak was raw and not even warm to the touch. Didn’t eat that one. So after only ½ a filet and Steve’s chicken that was indescribable we paid our $ 74.00 and left. A few more complaints would be 1. no draft beers (Steve ordered Guinness and she asked if he’d like a glass with that. She brought a bottle of Guinness with a glass that had to be dried off inside and out before he poured the beer.
2. the Christmas music playing was in Latin and very solemn, not conducive to an enjoyable dinner outing
3. The pianist was very good, the singers… not so much
4. and then there’s that hovering server, old enough to be my mother, I thought she was going to cut my food for me and feed me.

Quite possibly the creepiest bar I’ve ever been in, even for Tucson, which has an inordinately high number of small, creepy bars.
Did you ever see Blue Velvet? I was looking around for Frank Booth but couldn’t find him. That pretty much sums up the ambiance.
I stopped in with some friends thinking that it was an Irish pub. It was about 7:00 pm on a Friday evening. Extremely creepy karaōke thing going on and a smattering of people, perhaps a half dozen.
The surly, unfriendly waitress makes her way over:
Me: «Do you have a happy hour?»
Them: «No.»
Me: «What do you have on tap?»
Them: «Nothing.»
Me: «What kind of beer do you have?»
Them: Bud Light.
Me: Uhmmm…
About five bucks a beer too, in the summer, in Tucson, at happy hour time. Can’t imagine why it was empty…
Despite the fact that there were at most 3 tables in a room with 20+ empty tables, they asked us if we wouldn’t prefer to sit at the bar. When we declined, they were annoyed. Extremely unfriendly staff. It’s also a bit of a dump.
So let me sum it up:
Atmosphere: Horrible
Staff: Unfriendly
Selection: Poor
Prices: High
Location: Terrible
Any questions?
This place seems like it exists only as a walking distance drunk tank for the elderly condo community behind it.
We had a quick beer and ran out of the joint as fast as we could.

This place has the potential to be a great place to go «where everybody knows your name» kind of place… I love going to places and being greeted by name… to be known as a regular. Comfortable bar, comfortable seating, more-​interesting-​than-​average staff and amiable owner.
It is beyond Karaōke, it is a piano bar. If you wanna get up and sing, they let you. The staff performs between serving tables, but I’ve not been when it has been busy, so they get to sing a lot. If you’re a customer and get to sing; watch out, you might be asked if you want a job as a singing waitstaff ;-)
A great place for a celebration or dinner… I wish the food was a bit more extraordinary. I know people who’ve worked there, and how it can be a crazy busy place (especially around St. Patrick’s day), but it needs the support of locals to thrive, and to do that it needs to improve the food and professionalism, without losing the personal touch that makes it fun to go there and hang out.
It is a bit expensive to just go after work to meet up with friends for a happy hour type of thing; and I don’t think that is the customer they’re going for — but perhaps making it a bit more casual to capture that crowd would increase its visibility, bring more people in and more importantly… keep them as regulars.
In the meantime, I’ll be remembering it more often as a place to go – it is still a quiet place to be able to have a comfortable conversation, a drink, and fun with the staff.