Finn McCool's Mount Prospect
Finn McCool's Mount Prospect
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Finn McCool's Mount Prospect
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Post #1 - January 25th, 2017, 3:01 pmFinn McCool's moved into a spot on River Road which has had several failed tavern-like concepts (and not too long ago a fair-to-middling BBQ place). I hadn't realized they had other outposts in Schaumburg and Crystal Lake until I searched here (only mentions here and there).
And they make a darn good burger. 3 toppings for $9.50 with a side. I chose bacon jam, Merkt's cheese and onion rings. It's a single half-pound patty but arrived looking like it had griddled crispy edges. Beefy, and the bacon and cheese worked perfectly (the onion rings were large and awkward -- I'd have preferred strings, but as it is, there's a lot of onion in the jam).
The sign on the wall says everything is from scratch, but I'm doubtful about their tater tots, which were crisp, standard foodservice items... although nearby North Branch does have a house-made tot that's pretty darn good.
The drinks menu has several ciders including Magners, so overall I'm likely to be back (wasn't drinking last night, I was driving).
702 N River Road, Mt Prospect 60056 | (847) 298-7200
http://finnmccoolschicago.com/mountprospect/index.phpWhat is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
-- Lin Yutang
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Post #2 - January 25th, 2017, 11:15 pmWhen the Finn McCool's in Crystal Lake first opened six or seven years, they had pretty good hamburgers. We used to head down there a few times a month after work. The place was crowded every night.
However, over time, the food declined and the service declined ... and better places opened.
The last time that I was in there after work in 2013, I was nearly alone ... and still did not have good service or food.
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Post #3 - January 26th, 2017, 1:34 amI know this is not constructive and doesn't advance the thread at all but worst.name.ever!
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #4 - January 26th, 2017, 7:58 amI know this is not constructive and doesn't advance the thread at all but worst.name.ever!
What's your beef with the guy who built the Giant's Causeway?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_mac_Cumhaill
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Post #5 - January 26th, 2017, 8:36 amronnie_suburban wrote:I know this is not constructive and doesn't advance the thread at all but worst.name.ever!
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Not as bad as the previous incarnation: Paddy O'Shea's Comeback InnWhat is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
-- Lin Yutang
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Post #6 - January 26th, 2017, 9:16 amThere are many up in Wisconsin, but one of my favorites that I drove by years ago in Racine was called "Aw, Come on Inn." It was on a Pabst sign hanging from the front. Don't think it is around anymore.
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Post #7 - January 26th, 2017, 10:08 amwatson wrote:I know this is not constructive and doesn't advance the thread at all but worst.name.ever!
What's your beef with the guy who built the Giant's Causeway?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_mac_Cumhaill
Indeed. A true giant of Irish mythology and literature."Your swimming suit matches your eyes, you hold your nose before diving, loving you has made me bananas!"
