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April 17, 2012

LOBSTER BAKE

See Bob's Lobster Dinner for Details! Wednesday May 23rd 7:30pm.

March 29, 2012

11,000 Glasses of Beer in One Day!

It has been a Windy City tradition for the past 50 years to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Butch McGuire’s, and this year was no different. Aside from over-the-top and festive decorations and unseasonably warm March weather to lure hibernating Chicagoans out of their homes, what does it really take to be one of the [...]

March 08, 2012

Super Special

Monday through Friday 11am-4pm Your choice of sandwich: Roast Pork, Irish Staple, Chicago Style Hot Dog, Wild Turkey Club or Grilled Triple Cheese Served with a cup of soup of the day and a side of your choice: hand cut fries, sweet potato fries, coleslaw, or applesauce and a soda! and Duh! no substitutions! Only [...]

February 25, 2011

Darts are Back!!!

You asked,we delivered.

February 09, 2011

The Best and Only Table at Butch’s during St.Patrick’s Day Can Be Yours

Sit where the owner sits...

January 26, 2011

Team Trivia is Back at Butch’s

Are you smarter than this man? Prove it, Tuesday Night Team Trivia Starts at 7:30pm

October 27, 2010

Christmas Trains and the spirit of Butch

This Holiday season we are stepping up our commitment to the Chicago Mercy Home for Boys and Girls and you can be a part of it! As you all know, we are famous for our Christmas decorations, not the least of which are our 4 tracks of LGB trains. Our trains run from November through [...]

April 26, 2010

Butch’s New Look!

While digging in the Butch’s vault for new and fabulous decorations we found 25 large unopened boxes. There had been rumors for years that Butch had had a back bar custom made in Wisconsin. This was it. No instructions, no directions, we began to puzzle the bar back together. It was complete with custom stained [...]

April 26, 2010

Alderman Natarus Raises a Toast to the Late Butch McGuire with Son Bobby McGuire

Robert Emmet "Butch" McGuire Sr. was a gentleman, a barkeep and a father to a generation of Chicagoans.

April 26, 2010

Chicago Bar Project Takes an Inside Look into Butch McGuire’s

For those of you familiar with the nightly bedlam unassumingly known as "Rush & Division," you can thank Butch McGuire. Following the dull Eisenhower years, ole Butch had the vision to create what he called, "The Singles Bar."