O'Gara's Bar and Grill, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

Some time ago (specifically, just before Easter, with my apologies for the delay), I found myself in the Minneapolis Airport, somewhat hungry but without time to explore eating options outside of the Airport.  Two places looked promising: one turned out to be overpriced, the other was O'Gara's.

The O'Gara's Menu, which I only now realize is supposed to look like a glass of Guinness against a background of another, much bigger glass of Guinness. 

I'm generally a big fan of Irish-style pubs, as long as they serve burgers.  O'Gara's is located at the far end of Terminal F, and there wasn't any sort of wait when I got there (2:00 in the afternoon local time isn't exactly prime eating or prime drinking hours).  Despite (or, more likely, because of) the fact that it was relatively empty, noise and conversation from the bar carried really far.  I quickly noticed some ceiling fans over the bar, controlled by some sort of bizarre double belt contraption.

It's a fan, it's in constant motion.  If you had tried, you wouldn't have been able to take a good picture either.  You can kind of make out the fan belt.

The floor was designed to look like bricks and pavers, while the rest of the of the airport was carpeted.  The whole interior was darker than the surrounding area, which is par for the course for a lot of bars, but it's really noticeable when the rest of the very well lit airport was clearly visible.  The interior wasn't completely old-time themed, there were plasma screens showing the news.  The O'Gara Family Crest was displayed on one wall.

 You can't read it from this angle, but the motto at the bottom is "Fortiter et Fideliter," which google translates to "Boldly and Faithfully."

The wait for food was a bit longer than I would have expected, especially during non-peak hours.  It had a soft bun, which was very slightly toasted, and the patty was a bit larger than the bun.  It had a meaty taste, and it was served hot, but not overdone.  After what had been already, by mid-afternoon, a very long day, it was a filling burger. 

The fries were pretty standard pub fries, square cut with a bit of skin.  There was some potato flavor, without any oil flavor.

During my entire time there, the should-really-have-been-a-hit song "State of Massachusetts" by the Dropkick Murphys kept going through my head, on repeat.  The theme was laid on that heavily.  This is not a complaint.

Although the location is pretty far from anywhere you'd ever want to be (unless you have a flight leaving from the F terminal of MSP, in which case it's actually quite convenient), O'Gara's was a fine little meal in the middle of a long trip.  I would definitely consider it again next time I'm at the airport and hungry.

I didn't take a photo of the exterior.  I was fearful that if someone saw me taking too many pictures inside an airport terminal DHS might disappear me.