by Felecia W.

We went last night for a friends Birthday, and this place just gets better. The bartender and owner now remember us, and due to the Birthday celebrations, the shots were flowing! This is my new favorite place. It makes me happy. (and mildly hungover...) This place JUST opened this week. So far, I'm pretty happy with it. The walls are a little empty…

by Paul W.

I had dinner on Hollywood Blvd. on a Friday night with a few friends, 1 of whom I hadn't seen in 9 years.  After dinner we wanted to go somewhere to grab a few more drinks and continue catching up.   Luckily we spotted Mickey Brynes.  We went in, bellied up to the bar and ordered a few drinks.  Shortly after we arrived a top 40 cover band started playing, so it did get a bit loud when we were trying to carry on a conversation, but it was a fun atmosphere and the place quickly filled up with patrons.  While they did have a good selection of draft beers, when it came to cider they only had Magners in bottles, but not on tap. In all a fun place that I'd probably visit often if I lived around here.

by Kristin C.

I consider myself a connoisseur of Irish pubs, as I come from Boston, with along with NYC, has more Irish pubs per square inch than anywhere else other than Ireland. While not quite The Field or even Maguires Hill, this place is pretty authentic. I went there once when they first opened when they had some traditional Irish musicians, and had a good pint of Guinness. Nice pour, and since I love Irish music, I was pretty psyched to have this place in near walking distance. The only Irish alternative in downtown Hollywood is Kelly's, a great place, but is far more edgy (and no less authentic). We went to Mickey Byrnes again the weekend before St. Paddy's. Were going to order food, but the place was way too loud. Where our first visit was mellow and family-oriented (older Irish ladies hanging out), it was now like a big party. The bar was packed so we had to get a booth, and had to try and find a booth that didn't have a speaker directly above it. The music was a guy with a guitar playing covers, I've seen him before at Shenanigans, and while he's good at what he does if you love Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, you'd get the same effect if some hammered 40-something dude fed the jukebox enough money to play enough Buffet and Meatloaf for 4 hours. We weren't in the mood to party, we wanted dinner. But the place was too loud. Believe me, we'll be back when we want to party, and we'll have dinner on a weeknight when the party crowd is home. So we had a pint of Arrogant Bastard (YAY! Great stuff!) and found another place to eat. We also saw the bartender from Kelly's there having a quick pint, another good sign.This place is brand new, and has all the makings of a permanent fixture along the lines of Maguires Hill. While it may never be The Field, this promises to be a fun hang-out.We also went back for St. Paddy's parade day on Sunday afternoon. Again, place was loud and packed, but that's a good thing. Flogging Molly and the Dropkick Murphy's were on the juke. I watched a patron dump some money in the juke to play hip hop, and then watched a bar worker come up to turn it back to Irish punk. Good move. So overall- Nice place. Potential for greatness. A little small. Nice party atmosphere on weekends, mellow atmosphere on weeknights. Great beer selection, friendly servers, nice decor. Downtown Hollywood sorely needed this place.

by Jeremy B.

I've been once - a couple of weeks ago, but I want to go again soon. With St. Patty's Day coming up, I'm sure that will happen. On my recent visit, I had a couple of Smithwick's drafts, one of my favorite beers, and ordered the Shepard's Pie, which was outstanding and cooked just right. One of my friends had the fish chips, and said it was good as well. The place has the typical Irish bar layout and is decorated nicely. There were a group of 3 or 4 older couples square-dancing to traditional Irish music, played by some Irish musicians on the stage behind us. My friend's girlfriend knew one of the ladies from her church and said the group dancing were all originally from Ireland. So a bunch of older people from Ireland hanging out there and having a great time? I guess you can't get any more authentic than that.I'll be back at Mickey Byrnes soon to try some more of their Irish bar fare and throw back some pints!

by Arturo M.

Good Irish Pub.  Although they tried charging me for rocks in my whiskey.  What's that about?

by Erin E.

Downtown Hollywood has a CLEAN BAR!!!No smoking inside, sweet, and I'm a smoker.Great for watching a game, though I'm not a watcher.Loud when a band is giggin', which is fine when I'm drunk and want to sing off key and loudly, no one can hear me.Food, well, the menu is decent, I had a mushroom and onion cheese burger, it was freakin' tasty but man on man did I have gas the rest of the night...I was rippin' some loud ones while walkin the downtown streets. I would probably order another one to see whether the gas was due to other conditions of my day or the burger itself.Regardless, I love drinking and I like doin' it here... so what's a little gas?:

by Francisca B.

Downtown Hollywood is an interesting neighborhood. Some places are gone before they even open, some are hanging on by a thread, some I wouldn't even consider dining at and some are local institutions. Mickey Byrnes has become one of the unique exceptions to the "here today gone tomorrow" motto that so much of Hollywood's restaurants subscribe to. I've noticed that it's become increasingly popular, and that even friends from out of the area have started migrating here. Everyone in my apartment building is basically a regular, too. I'll tell you why:1. Good beer selection. Of course there's your typical Guinness and Bass, but they also have other unique choices like Brooklyn Lager (yum).2. Good food. Yes, it's your typical bar fare, but the burger is amazing. Like throws Le Tub in the toilet good. I have not tried any of the Irish fare, but the nachos, crab cakes and salads are tasty.3. The service is always awesome. Last night the bartender happily gave me two small beer samples so I could decide. He chatted us up a bit, in a friendly, Irish-pubby kind of way. I was also here around 12:00am last weekend. Apparently it gets pretty busy, which is cool because I want this place to stick around. Cheers to Mickey Byrnes!

by Christian L.

A very cool pub located right in the middle of hookah bars, spanish clubs and pizza joints.Arrived on a weekend at night and they had a live band who was pretty good covering rock songs. They also had 5 for $15.00 specials on imported beer....are you kidding me? It was great! You can play some pool and throw darts while catching ESPN highlights on the flatscreens. The bartenders were friendly and the whole ambiance is lively. Definitely coming out here again when I want good beers at a great price!