This Friday night, May 11th, the Shillelagh Club welcomes back Christopher
Bolger to play the very best of classic rock, pop, folk and Irish music.
The kitchen will be open for business, and the deck will be open for your
al fresco dining pleasure. It’s supposed to be a beautiful mild spring
evening! So c’mon by the Club after work for a bite, a drink and to hear
some some great tunes! Music starts at 6:30.
The Shillelagh is open to the public and all are welcome.
Saturday May 19th 4-8pm is our first annual Wing Man Cook Off.
Accepting applicants for judges and chefs! Please email
thebar@shillelaghclub.com to sign up. Specify chef or judge.
Wing Man Challenge at the Shillelagh Club – Rules and Specifics
1. Wing Category – Wings Any way! This is your recipe, there are no
restrictions. You may enter with more than one recipe. Please clarify how
many entries you have when signing up.
2. Ingredients and Preparations – Contestants are responsible for all
their own ingredients. A minimum of 50 wings is needed per entry. Wing
buying tips are available on our FB event page. There are no restricted
ingredients or sauces. All wings are to be prepared before the competition
begins. Each contestant will get 15 minutes of prep to heat and sauce
their wings before they are distributed. The Club will provide plates and
napkins for contestants if desired.
3. Cooking– Options for heating wings include a deep fryer, oven, warming
oven or broiler. Sanitation is expected through out all stages of this
event. Please leave our prep areas ready for the next contestant.
4. Judging – Wings will be served to our judges, two a piece, from one
contestant at a time. The judges will score each entry and vote after
having tested all entries. Criteria for judging will be TASTE, APPERANCE,
ORIGINALITY. Each Judge will choose a favorite entry in each category, the
favorites will be totaled and the contestant with the most votes in all
categories will be the winner. Score cards with room to make notes will be
given to all judges.
5. Prizes – The winner will be awarded our Wing Man Cook Off Trophy and a
gift certificate for $75 in food and drink at The Shillelagh Club.
6. Registration– Upon arrival please check in with our bar staff and you
will be given a time slot to present your wings.
Contact thebar@shillelaghclub.com with any questions or concerns. GOOD LUCK!!!
This Friday, April 20th, the Shillelagh Club welcomes back one of our very favorite musical acts, Grafton Street, featuring Dean Dobbs and Kevin Behan, for your Happy Hour entertainment.
Grafton Street perform their own great brand Irish & American Traditional and Rock tunes by the likes of the Pogues, The Saw Doctors, the Dubliners, The Fury Brothers, Christy Moore, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones and more.
The kitchen will be open offering a great new menu and specials. Music will be followed by Team Trivia at 9:00, which is free to play. So come on up and enjoy some great food, drinks and music after the work day is done!
The Club is open to public and all are welcome!
This Friday, March 30th, the Shillelagh Club is happy to welcome the Lights Out band to play our Friday Happy Hour gathering. Lights Out features legendary British keyboardist John Hawken, who has played with the Strawbs, the Nashville Teens (“Tabacco Road”), Renaissance, and Spooky Tooth. Bill Hunt is on guitar, with The Sullivan Bros provide the rhythm section.
Lights Out plays the Classic Rock B-sides from straight ahead R&R and Rockabilly to Surf and Blues. From Chuck Berry, Elvis, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis to Beatles, Stones, The Band,The Who, The Kinks, Wilco, Clapton, Blind Faith, Hendrix. These guys find the obscure chestnuts that will “Rock The House”!
The Shillelagh is open to the public and all are welcome, so come on up the Club and bring a friend!
This Friday the Shillelagh Club welcomes back the great Joe Taino to play our Happy Hour celebration. Joe has opened shows for artists like, The Allman Brothers, Johnny Winter, John Myall, Robin Trower, and Ruth Brown. Joe has frequently toured Europe, Japan, Brazil and the Caribbean, and can be seen at the best blues clubs as well as the major festivals.
The music starts at 6 and will be followed by Team Trivia at 9, which is free to play.
DINNER UPDATE!
Friday Night Dinner at the Club:
Spicy Parmesan pasta and shrimp – $10
Cheese pizza – $6
Garlic Hummus and Veggies – $7
Hearty chili and chips – $8
This menu will be available from 6-10pm during our live music and Trivia event!
This Friday, March 9th, the Shillelagh Happy Hour welcomes Wee Doggies (www.weedoggies.net) to play our Happy Hour festivities from 6 until 8, followed by Team Trivia at 9pm!
Along with the great food items mentioned below, our dinner special tonight is Fish & Chips!
About the band:
Wee Doggies plays classic bluegrass, straight up and pretty, with great instrumental chops and sweet vocal harmonies. The band features Earl Karlsen on mandolin, Arnie Reisman on banjo, and West Orange’s own Jerry Fabris on upright bass.
We’re also excited to unveil our NEW MENU!!
We’re currently offering the following options EVERY DAY, 7 days a week, all day long:
Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese
Guinness BBQ wings
Chicken Fingers and fries w/ Honey Mustard
Buffalo Chicken Fingers and fries
Beer Battered Onion Rings and special sauce
Hot Dog
Cheese Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza
Classic Pretzel and Mustard
Soup of the day
Sandwich of the day
On Fridays there will be a special fish item
Again….Going forward, the Shillelagh kitchen will be serving 7 days a week during the club’s business hours:
Mon-Fri 3pm-1am, & Sat/Sun 12pm-1am
So come and kick off your Parade Day weekend right with a drink, a bite, some great music, and team trivia with friends at the Shillelagh.
This Friday, March 2nd, the Shillelagh Club is happy to welcome The ‘Lights Out’ band to play our Friday Happy Hour gathering.
Lights Out features legendary British keyboardist John Hawken, who has played with the Strawbs, the Nashville Teens (“Tabacco Road”), Renaissance, and Spooky Tooth. Bill Hunt is on guitar, with The Sullivan Bros provide the rhythm section.
Lights Out plays the Classic Rock B-sides from straight ahead R&R and Rockabilly to Surf and Blues. From Chuck Berry, Elvis, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis to Beatles, Stones, The Band, The Who, The Kinks, Wilco, Clapton, Blind Faith, Hendrix. These guys find the obscure chestnuts that will “Rock The House”!
The kitchen opens at 6:00 serving up a fine selection of your pub food favorites and offering some great specials as well. As always, the Shillelagh is open to the public and all are welcome, so come on up the Club and bring a friend.
This Friday the Shillelagh Club welcome singer/guitarist Steve Jones to play our Friday evening Happy Hour celebration. Steve performs acoustic covers of popular classic and current folk, rock and blues.
The kitchen opens at 6pm and the music will be immediately followed by Team Trivia at 9:00. Free to play!
The Shillelagh is open to the public and all are welcome, so come on up to the club!
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This Friday, Feb. 16th, the club welcomes back West Orange’s own Malcolm Marsden to play at the Shillelagh Happy Hour gathering.
Malcolm plays covers and original material, taking inspiration from a mixed bag of genres including folk ballads, country, pop, rockabilly, R&B and gospel roots music, which he blends into a distinctly 21st century American groove.
The kitchen will be open for business at 6pm, offering the regular menu and dinner special: Broccoli Penne in a light tomato sauce
The Shillelagh Club is open to the public and all are welcome!
This Friday the Shillelagh Club welcomes back the great Joe Taino to play our Happy Hour celebration. Joe has opened shows for artists like, The Allman Brothers, Johnny Winter, John Myall, Robin Trower, and Ruth Brown. Joe has frequently toured Europe, Japan, Brazil and the Caribbean, and can be seen at the best blues clubs as well as the major festivals.
The kitchen will be open offering a great menu and specials. The music starts at 6 and will be followed by Team Trivia at 9, which is free to play.
The Shillelagh Club is open to the public and all are welcome!
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