JK O’Donnell’s
121 West Wayne St (downtown across from Tuscani)
WWW.JKODONNELLS.COM

Environment
JK O’Donnell’s comes across as a very nice version of an American Irish Pub and eatery. They are located in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne, but it is not by any means a place you would not feel comfortable showing up in blue jeans and a rugby shirt for a pint with your mates. The atmosphere there is very much one of a place where everyone is welcome. You have people eating dinner along side of guys drinking their beers and shouting and cheering for their favorite rugby or soccer team broadcast on the Sentanta Sports Channel on any number of flat screen TVs throughout the bar and restaurant.

Food
Their beer and wine list is very impressive, listing many traditional Irish and European beers, lagers, and pilsners. (see link above for their complete menu and beer/wine list.) The food menu as well contains many traditional Irish dishes such as Irish Stew, Shepard’s Pie, Corned Beef and Cabbage, and Fish and Chips.

I chose to try a half order of the traditional Fish and Chips. It is a generous Cod Fillet coated with a homemade batter and deep fried. It is served with their pub chips (otherwise known as steak fries) and their JK slaw. The Cod Fillet was rather good, I must say that I am sometimes leery of fish, but this was not fishy at all and I really enjoyed it. The chips however were just simple steak fries, nothing special but they were good as well. I did however, appreciate the side of JK slaw which is a red cabbage chunky slaw with a  creamy dressing that was very delicious. The Fish and Chips runs $16 for a full order or $10 for a half order.

JK O’Donnell’s does have a limited desert and coffee menu if you would prefer to just check them out for desert and coffee with a friend. They offer a traditional bread pudding, peanut butter pie, fruit crumble and a few others. I was really looking forward to trying the bread pudding, however they seemed to have run out of it the night that I was there, so I will have to try it another time and let you know how it is.

If you are looking for a new place to try, or looking to try some traditional Irish dishes, or are just looking for a place that serves your favorite import beer, check out JK O’Donnell’s downtown Fort Wayne.