T. J. O'Shea's Irish Snug — Restaurant in Toronto

Wyck Recommends: T.J. O’Shea’s Irish Snug

Headline $5 Margaritas, Fireball Lights, and Choices You Can’t Undo

Intro Scene It started with a “quick one”—the lie we tell ourselves before tequila. Flash-forward: I’m under a canopy of empty Fireball bottles, clutching a $5 margarita like it’s holy water while someone named Jackson rants about the complexity of house wine. Spoiler: it’s Jackson-Triggs.

What Was Ordered Let’s call it a spirited session: $5 margaritas, and yes, a lot of them. Fish tacos that vanished faster than good decisions, $5 tequila shots (basically juice at this point), $5 Jackson-Triggs wine (still not over it), and a $5-ish beer—no one remembers what kind, just that it was cold, cheap, and very necessary. Tuesday prices are the only reason my wallet didn’t file for divorce.

Service Commentary Shoutout to our waitress—genuinely kind, fast with the refills, and somehow unfazed by the growing stack of empty glasses and margarita-fueled life theories. She stayed calm while we spiraled with salt rims.

Vibe Check Tuesday is their Super Bowl. Loud enough to distract from your life, chill enough to stay past last call. A crowd of locals, Humber kids pretending to be philosophers, and one guy who claimed he invented Jägerbombs. Chaos, but cozy.

The Space Itself It’s a bit divey, a bit charming, and fully itself. Fireball bottles light the ceiling like a pyro-themed Pinterest board. Booths are soft in that “someone’s cried here” way. And miracle of miracles: free parking.

About the Neighborhood This is Long Branch. You’ve got Humber College nearby—basically a think tank for barflies—and an actual prison just around the corner. It’s the only part of town where “graduation or incarceration” might both lead to margaritas.

Hits & Misses Hits:

$5 margaritas, tequila, tacos, and wine

Friendly, unbothered service

Fireball lights + Fireball on tap

Free parking

Misses:

Menu outside of Tuesday? Kinda steep.

That mystery beer was good—but not worth remembering by name.

Final Verdict T.J. O’Shea’s is where good deals go to die gloriously. It’s messy, magical, and made for Tuesdays. Come thirsty, leave fuzzy, and thank the Fireball gods you didn’t pay downtown prices for your life choices. If margaritas were a religion, this would be the dive bar cathedral.

Rating: 4.4 / 5 for Tuesday's and 3.5 / 5 for every other day of the week

Perfect For

Tuesday night tequila baptisms

Laughing at your past from a Fireball-lit booth

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We attended at your pub around 1am this morning (i.e last night). The time had changed. Your closing time said 2am. When me and my sister entered, we were greeted with absolute disrespect.

There were 2 female servers at the bar.

We tried to order drinks and they refused saying they are done serving even though it was not yet 2am. Nevertheless, we sat down and observed them serving other (caucasian) men and women. They were friendly to them.

My sister was talking to a gentleman and he offered his beer he had just received and said he would order another no problem because he saw they were being rude to us. Very nice man.

As we proceeded to leave, one of the waitresses yelled out "next time we say no. No means no. You're not allowed to ask others for drinks" which is not what happened but nevertheless, I don't think your server has control over someone in the public offering a drink to someone else. She made other derogatory and racist comments as we walked out ( we are east Indian).

This was absolutely a discriminatory and racist experience. I will be dealing with this to whatever extent possible.

Note: there are several reviews on GOogle about your rude staff and their racial discrimination. But, yet your organization continues to employ these...

Okay, so here's a quick story that Ive been meaning to share. This place has THEE BEST chicken fingers & fries...and do NOT take that lightly okay. I eat A LOT of chicken fingers and fries...thats typically my go-to at any restaurant I go to. Anyway, yearssss ago I came here with my ex boyfriend and we had them.. (with gravy...so so good omg)... and so we couldn't stop talking about how good it was. For years, I spent so much time thinking and being obsessed about these damn chicken fingers and fries and meant to go back so many times. The last few times I went, I always got there before last call and kitchen was closed...BUT my most recent visit...I said F it, im going early to get food...and so...my years of longing to have those chicken fingers & fries with gravy finally came to fruition...and I will say...they were just as good, IF not, BETTER than I remembered. The atmosphere of the place is alwayd A1 - some live singers, good music, friendly staff, good drinks etc...but if you see this and go....go for the chicken fingers and fries...you wont be...