O’Learys

I really don’t like this place at all but I guess I can’t rate them lower than 3 stars realistically. This place is pretty large and they have the largest screen array I have ever seen but it’s all a bit awkward. The table we were at made it difficult to watch the game and feel like we were in a social environment with the rest of our table. The only TV we could really see was the huge array so we all had to turn with our backs to each other. Places like Allstar don’t have such huge TVs but they have way more options for different angles to watch the game. The chicken quesadillas were miserably small for 130kr. They were tasty enough though.
They often stay open late for big games — probably not just Boston sports but I was there till 2 or 2:30am one Sunday night to watch a New England Patriots playoff game. So I’m happy there is an option for that here.
OBS! They charge like 55kr for a fountain soda. Ridiculous.
There is also a bowling alley, arcade, billiards, and stadium seating for a giant projection screen here. Some of it can be a nice distraction while you are waiting for a game or celebrating a win. I guess.
Being a Boston native there is something about selling our sports heritage in a country where none of the waitresses would have a clue about anything they are claiming to be about. Anyone from the States knows how seriously we take our sports and you would never walk into a Boston sports bar and not be able to joke with your waitress about a recent game or how so and so is playing. And the walls are literally lined with Boston sports memorabilia. It’s a conflict … kind of cool to see and also strikes a nerve.

OK, this review is a little odd because we never actually WENT to Olearys, but we attempted to go to this restaurant 5 times at different times of the day. I’m from Massachusetts, it would have been awesome to feel a little home while on vacation. But every time we crossed passed with an Olearys it was ALWAYS CLOSED. I have no idea what kind of hours they keep, but we joked the whole time that they keep Boston hours, not Stockholm hours.