Kitchen Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 4pm-9pm Friday 4pm-11pm Saturday 12pm-11pm Sunday 12pm-9pm Established in 1978 as a one room pub house, John D. McGurk’s Irish Pub and Garden has risen to the top of the class among the Irish Pubs in St. Louis. In fact, Esquire Magazine, in its June, 2011 Edition, saluting the best bars in America, chose John D. McGurk’s as its only bar honored in the city of St. Louis. McGurk’s is known throughout the Midwest for its great Irish music, food, drink, and its 15,000+ square foot outdoor garden, complete with breathtaking landscaping, a fountain, a waterfall, and three terrific outdoor bars.