Mcdonough's - Aurora

McDonough 's Pub is best described by one phrase: dive bar. In fact, after coming here I have to say this might be the epitome of dive bars. The Good: Prices are CHEAP! Less than $40 for approximately 8 drinks. Daamn! Live music appears to be offered on the regular! Yasss! TONS of TVs. Making this a great game day destination! Several pool tables and dart boards too! The Bad: The draught beers and soda water were flat. Service was slow. Def could use some updating. The Ugly: If you order a mixed drink it either comes ridiculously strong or has you questioning if they forgot the booze. Yikes! Keep in mind that it 's a dive bar in Aurora and you 're golden; come in with high expectations beyond that and you may be disappointed. McDonough 's Pub is A OK in my book. Cheers!

Disgusting food, they should be shut down!everything was grossfrozen elementary food is what it tasted like. Calling the health dept.

I'm not sure if this is a high point or a low point in my drinking career but I can now officially say that I have waited outside of a bar for the doors to unlock. We were looking to get a few afternoon adult beverages on a sunny Sunday afternoon and found this gem on Yelp and realized it wasn't open for another 10 minutes but decided to hang out and wait, which I'm glad we did. The establishment is dark and a little dingy just like you'd expect of a good dive bar. They have several games to keep you there and throwing them back such as: pool, darts, video games and giant jenga. We chose to play jenga while enjoying a few brews. It was fun, I lost. They also have a small menu which my brother and SIL decided to order off of. I didn't try the food but they didn't complain. In addition, there's a cool outdoor patio. The staff was friendly. The regulars mostly kept to themselves but would chat if you initiated the conversation. I don't suspect this will be a normal hang out for us but certainly a place we'd return to.

Five stars is a bit over the top for a dive bar, but McDonough's came through in the clutch two nights in a row. Labor Day evening, not many places open near my hotel but McDonough's was. Had a gin and tonic and hamburger while sitting on the patio enjoying the evening air. Hamburger was good-sized and juicy, fries were perfect. The next night I didn't get a chance for dinner until 10 p.m. and all the nearby places had stopped serving food by then, so back to McDonough's. Martini was delicious and nicely priced, hot wings very tasty. On both nights the bartender/waitress was friendly and efficient. Yay McDonough's!

Two words: Dive. Bar. This is the quintessential neighborhood dive, joint, whatever. It's dingy, the local crowd seems to know each other, the bartenders are efficient, and the drinks are not expensive. Wednesday night, as we stumbled upon, is Poker Night. I'm not sure of the logistics, but it looked popular. There are also Pool Tables $1.00 a game), Darts, and the ever-present bar-top multi-game machine. Photo Hunt and the like. We dropped our quarters into the Pool tables for at least 5 games. Had a blast. We shared some Cheese and Bacon fries that were good, and a friend reported that his Philly Cheesesteak was also good. So, decently priced booze, good eats, and a divey atmosphere? What more could you want from a Corner Bar?