At Kilroy’s on Kirkwood in Bloomington, the weekly specials give each night its own identity. This informal bar and grill combines pub food, plentiful televisions and a patio with a late-night college-bar atmosphere. Diners praise the inexpensive beer and shots and the friendly bartenders; the patio earns particular enthusiasm as a place to spend a big-game evening.
Tuesday’s lineup includes $2 quesadillas, appetizers, double wells, and Miller Lite and Coors Light, alongside $5 Long Island variations. Wednesday takes a different approach with 25-cent wings and $5 bottles of wine. Thursday brings $3 quesadillas and Long Island variations, plus $6 flatbreads—a straightforward way to build an evening around bar food and drinks.
Friday After Class runs from 4 to 7 p.m., with free burgers hitting the grill at 4. The listed deals include $2 Miller and Coors cans and $6 Long Island pitchers. Celebrations have their own place here, too: the 21st-birthday program includes breadsticks, a T-shirt, a Polaroid displayed in the venue, and entry without the line or cover charge.
Kilroy’s is at 502 E. Kirkwood Ave. It opens at 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, noon Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday, closing at 2 a.m. each operating night; Sunday and Monday are closed. Takeout is offered, and VIP tables and private events can be booked through the restaurant’s website.