50 Front Street
Worcester, MA
508.755.4339
www.mcfaddensworcester.com

While McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon at 50 Front Street across from the Common may have introduced itself as one of THE place to be and be seen at night in the city, just as importantly, they’re bringing Worcester another great dining option seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Kitchen manager Chris Reed has served as chef at McFadden’s in Philadelphia and Boston and Nicole Steina, who’s handling their local PR, has heard his barbecued ribs are to die for. Almost as famous are their Buffalo chicken dish ~ also available drenched in BBQ sauce ~ and Chicago style jumbo chicken wings, just two of the stars of its “Great American Pub Food”-oriented menu.

Manager Daniel O’Halloran, proud to be born in Ireland, has brought his mom’s sacred Shepherd’s Pie recipe to the McFadden’s kitchen and one suspects she made a contribution to their Irish stew as well. This hearty and delicious fare sets the table for a guaranteed-to-fill-your-stomach menu that features a 10-ounce Dublin burger, a Chicago blues burger topped with crumbled bleu cheese and grilled onions, the “real deal” Philly cheese steak sandwich, corned beef sandwiches, a classic Rueben, and a sandwich that sounds so good that it might turn you into a vegetarian if you aren’t one already: a veggie burger smothered in sautéed spinach and alfalfa sprouts on a whole wheat roll.

You’ll want to complement those meals with a bowl of traditional French onion soup, classic chicken corn chowder, or a steaming bowl of hot chili. And if for some reason those meal options aren’t enough ~ and that’s pretty hard to imagine ~ you’ve got your choice of a New York or Flatiron style steak as part of an entrée menu that’s huge and only promises to grow over time.

Tourists may flock to the original McFadden’s at the corner of 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue in New York City and the one at Citizen’s Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, but the arrival of McFadden’s Worcester’s extraordinarily inviting comfort food menu just may convince you to spend a few more weekends in downtown Worcester.