In 1865, Elias Jeremy Malloy was born in Dunleer, Ireland, a cow ridden but picturesque hamlet outside Dublin. After 20 years of sweat and toil, Elias and his bonny wife Colleen left their cows and ventured forth to make their fortune in the new world. They braved a long journey across stormy oceans, through the chaos of Ellis Island and over rough American plains before finally dropping anchor in Long Beach, California. One decade and nine children later, E.J. and Colleen finally found their pot of gold by doing something they loved…pleasing friends with their hospitality, hearty cooking, heavenly brews and annual “Shamrock Shenanigan festival” with the same perseverance and hard work of ten years before, E.J. Malloy’s was created.

Brent Brakebill is the proprietor and although he is only Irish by injection, he managed to restore E. J. Malloy’s to a reasonable semblance of its former Gaelic beauty, with a few minor conveniences like water closets, moving pictures, and telephones. At E.J. Malloy’s, we promise that the stools will always rise to meet you, the sun will always shine in your mug and the wins will always bring you back.