irish pub industry restaurants beer pub founded may 2003 founder dave magrogan number of locations 2 as of september 2016 products irish and american cuisine sandwiches hamburgers flatbreads salads desserts alcoholic beverages website www.kildarespub.com kildare s is an irish pub themed casual dining restaurant chain and drinking establishment in the united states . it was named after county kildare located in ireland and it specializes in irish american cuisine . history edit each kildare s pub was established by proprietor dave magrogan . 1 the interior of the west chester location was designed by the irish pub company and the company continued to design the other kildare s pubs . the first of the locations opened in west chester pennsylvania on gay street in may 2003 . the first pub had a startup cost of 1.7 million and included the cost of the building and liquor license . renovations to the building cost an additional 700 000 . 2 the pub s success is credited with turning gay street into a hotspot for food and shopping 3 another kildare s opened in philadelphia in 2004 . the second pub of the chain is bigger than the first with 11 000 square feet 1 000 m2 . throughout the restaurant there are various snugs and it has an open room that can store up to 60 kegs of beer . the pub also has an official replica of st. james s gate at the guinness brewery in dublin where the beer is brewed and shipped . 4 shortly after the opening of the pub s second location kildare s was opened in manayunk a section of philadelphia in 2004 . the opening of the scranton pub soon followed . 5 kildare s newark delaware location was the first kildare s opened outside of pennsylvania in 2008 . 6 the pub s most recent openings were in chapel hill north carolina in april 2010 and in notre dame indiana in august 2010 . 5 the pub has been featured in various business publications such as smart business philadelphia and philadelphia business journal . 7 atmosphere edit each location was designed and built in order to replicate old ireland by the irish pub company a pub concept designer based in dublin ireland . the interior was built in ireland and then shipped to the united states . 8 in each pub there are five themes that are represented in different areas of the restaurant . the five themes are victorian cottage shop brewery and gaelic . 9 within the area of each theme there are authentic trademarks furnishings and replicas of irish figures that coordinate with the specified theme . 10 references edit bloom jerry november 30 2006 dining around ... at kildare s irish pub in media pdf city suburban news ocean city nj p. 7 mcrorie jessica may 13 2003 luck and cash of the irish pdf daily local news west chester pa pp . a1 a2 alzamora greg october 2003 business is booming in west chester borough pdf town talk community guide west chester pa p. 52 moran sarah e. march 5 2004 investing in irish pdf daily local news west chester pa pp . b1 b4 a b klein michael january 6 2009 . kildare s head house square changes hands . philly.com . ruth eric april 22 2008 pa . restaurateur making move into del . delaware online wilmington de p. 1 lear len october 26 2006 chiropractor owner of kildare s pubs has real backbone pdf thechestnuthilllocal.com van allen peter october 2006 pub chain imports genuine irish scene pdf philadelphia business journal philadelphia pa pp . b4 leister tempe the bloody irish take over the pubs pdf philly2night philadelphia pa p. 1 moran sarah e. kildare s owner to open two more restaurants pdf the daily local king of prussia pa pp . b1 b4 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kildare % 27s irish pub & oldid 743595515 categories economy of the eastern united statesirish american cuisineirish restaurantsregional restaurant chains in the united statesrestaurants established in 2003irish american culture in philadelphiairish american culture in pennsylvania navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 09 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view