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Gold Star Bar
Categories: Nightlife Bars Nightlife Pool Halls Bars, Pool Halls [Edit]
1755 W Division St(between Hermitage Ave & Wood St)
Chicago, IL 60622
Neighborhood: Ukrainian Village
(773) 227-8700
- Nearest Transit:
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Division (Blue Line)
- Hours:
Mon-Fri, Sun 4 pm - 2 am
Sat 4 pm - 3 am
- Parking:
- Street
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Tue, Fri, Thu
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
163 reviews for Gold Star Bar
Review Highlights
"Free popcorn and friendly folks - you can't go wrong."
(in 13 reviews)
"Cheap, relaxed and a great selection on the juke box."
(in 17 reviews)
"It seems like a favorite stop for the famous Tamale guy too."
(in 9 reviews)
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163 reviews in English
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Review from Kate B.
Chicago, IL
11/29/2011
Unpretentious and low key. It's a good place to go after work for a couple beers. I haven't really experienced the weekend crowd, but it's the perfect weekday bar.
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Review from Tom H.
San Diego, CA
1/23/2012 1 Check-in Here
Good pool table, cheap drinks and excellent music (Pantera, Iron Maiden, Ronnie James Dio, etc.) and free popcorn.
What made this place for me was the music! -
Review from Michael P.
Chicago, IL
11/18/2011
Don't you love Dive Bars - are you not tired of all the damn hoity-toity-froofy-poofy cocktails - do you not want to kick back meet people and eat tamales from a random man and his igloo cooler!
great place to meet super great energy - and seriously these kind of places for me: it's all about the bathrooms - hate going to a dive bar and the urinals are undivided and drunk men just slinging their sausages next to each other like a trough in the wild west - no I get to pee in the privacy of a bathroom to which is bright and clean and all my own ALL my own -
Yes the cocktails - they have recently "upped" their bottles so there is actually a choice of bourbon and - seriously I can't drink this cheap at home - it is cheaper for me to drink at gold star and hang then it is to buy a bottle of woodford and go home - sigh if she would only build a fire place ...
last night there were some super model gay boys hanging out, there were some hipstery couples and some indie folks playing pool
super chill crowd whom I feel is watching out for each other and everyone talks to everyone very cool place and oh the bartender and her tales of cats - if you like cats can keep you entertained - if you are like me and have a blood pressure issue avoid AVOID the popcorn way too salty way too salty - probably pairs well with beer. -
Review from Matt M.
Chicago, IL
9/1/2011
A haiku:
Listen to Buzzcocks
drink and completely avoid
natural sunlight -
Review from Jason W.
Chicago, IL
12/28/2011
People call lots of places dive bars, but this is the real thing. If what you want is to drink and not be annoyed by a "scene," yet still be in Division St., this is your joint.
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Review from Torry S.
Chicago, IL
8/14/2011
I've been here on a couple of different occasions; one time it was uber crowded with only a few chairs in the corner and another time when it was only a few people there during the week. This place is very good when there's no one there because the service is awesome and you get real drinks that are real size and cheap!.
$4 dollars for Vodka+whatever is music to my ears. And the lady bar tender was really nice.
Its divey but its done right. I don't care how "hip" it is but its just a good bar. -
Review from K M.
Chicago, IL
6/24/2011
Gold Star will always be a Five Star in my world.
I moved out of the neighborhood about two years ago and was recently back. After having one beer at a newer, "hipper," establishment "Something & Crap" (or whatever it is called... anyway, skip it), I needed the comfort of Gold Star, an old friend.
What I walked into was exactly that. Same everything because the only thing that changes in Gold Star is the local artists' work on the wall that they are sponsoring. Dead Guy will always be five bucks and Susan will always be working and damn ready to chat about a good movie. The juke box will challenge your ability to create a palatable mix. The lawn furniture is, well, lawn furniture. The paint in the bathroom will make you think you are tripping. And the pool table is still lurked upon by pool hall junkies and bike messengers. Surprisingly, the bartender remembered me, and that showed once again, while they are a business and want to sell a product, they genuinely appreciate your business ans presence, better than I can say for most of *shiver* "new Wicker."
Simply, Gold Star should never change because it is what remains for those of us who loved Big Wig and 1056. Honesty in existence. -
Review from Meghan B.
4/4/2011
I've been to Gold Star numerous times, since I live in the area. I love the dive bars on Division Street like Gold Star and Phyllis' because they persevere in a sea of douchey bars like the Boundary and Moonshine.
Gold Star is very laid-back, almost like you're hanging out in someones dingy basement. The drinks are cheap and the jukebox has a really good selection. Definitely a good place to relax and have a couple beers after work or in the early evening.Listed in: Favorite Bars
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Review from Kathleen C.
Chicago, IL
4/4/2011
Definitely a dive bar, but good for:
- hanging out while waiting for a table at a nearby restaurant
- quick, efficient service
- delicious drinks
- good pricing
- friendly staff (sorry I was not the most helpful guest...)
A nice dive in the area. I would like nothing more than to visit again when I'm not having a bad day (see not the most helpful guest above....).
Thanks Gold Star! -
Review from Claudia G.
Chicago, IL
I was at Gold Star last night for Virtually Home Chicago's Sexy Black event, which promotes awareness of the low adoption and high euthanasia rates of black cats and dogs. What a wonderful bar! The owners are animal rescuers so I got a lotta love for them right there.
Anyhoo, the bar is nicely sized and very open. What surprised me was how easy it was to have a conversation there. The place was packed and music was playing and I could still easily hear and be heard by whomever I was having a conversation.
The drinks were generous, well made and very reasonably priced (even beyond the specials they had to support the charity).
We may have lucked out in finding parking on Division not too far from the bar. We did try the side streets first, only to learn they were zoned. -
Review from eric f.
1/15/2011
YES!
great bartenders, stellar jukebox, friendly regulars, popcorn, patio furniture, free pool table, stop on chi haunted pub crawl...so many +attributes. -
Review from Peter C.
Chicago, IL
3/12/2011
Great bar.
Hands down, the friendliest bartenders I've ever experienced.
Great tunes on the jukebox.
Cheap beer/whiskey combos.
I'd knock off half a star for it being too bright in there, but then I'd just be a nit-picking asshole. -
Review from Mark W.
7/14/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Don't be afraid of their less than appealing exterior. Decent bar inside with respectable drink prices to satisfy you and your company. I dig the low light cave like feel this place provides.
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Review from Christy M.
Chicago, IL
2/13/2011
I'm about to do something that I'd normally consider a no-no on yelp- I'm giving a few bars the same review. Friday night began innocently with drinks at a local neighborhood bar. Around 11pm our waitress told us that our table was to be turned over to the DJ and that we could move to another table or pay our tab. We chose to go across the street to Phyllis' Musical Inn and check out some of the "hole in the wall" bars in my neighborhood. I've walked and driven by these establishments a lot but haven't been in all of them. And let me tell you- I was missing out. Now I have been to Phyllis' Musical Inn and Gold Star in the past, but the other stops of the night were new to me. And YES, I'll return to them all. In fact, a spring time 'hole-in-the-wall' pub crawl is already in the planning phases.
Phyllis' Musical Inn: As I said I'd been here before. When my friend and I arrived Friday night it was a full house. But we still managed to get two seats at the bar. I LOVE that they had a live blues band playing. I loved even MORE that while we sat there they pumped out 'Sweet Home Chicago.' Not going to lie, it really made me smile from ear to ear. This was the sort of bar the Blues Brothers would love! We each had a (cheap!) PBR. A kindly patron bought me a shot, the bartender was awesome- explained that many in the crowd had just come from the wake of a young man that had been a regular at Phyllis'. The place may be a bit of a hole-in-the-wall but it also has a welcoming atmosphere. I like this place lots and shall be back- especially if the live band returns!
Gold Star Bar: This is another one I'd been to once before. Last time I was here it was the middle of the day in the summer and it was empty except for the bartender and a random man at the bar having a cold one. It was a bit boring on my first visit. This time however the place was packed. We lucked out (again!) and found two seats at the bar. One of the bartenders was hot which helped. We enjoyed some more cheap beer... then things started to get fuzzy. I just remember smiling a lot... I will absolutely return. It's a GREAT Friday night crowd- totally different experience from my previous visit.
Zakopane: Being a nice Polish gal, I had to try this bar. I loved it. Immediately people in here recognized my face as being that of a nice Polish girl. Immediately people were buying this nice Polish gal shots. And I found a $5 bill on the floor- and $5 bills are my favorite bills, so that was a happy moment! The bartenders were two awesome gals as well. There was nothing about this bar not to love.
CAN'T RECALL THE NAME OF THE 4TH BAR: Cheapest beers of the NIGHT!!! Unreal how cheap the beer was! I think it was $1.50 each! AWESOME! I feel so bad that I can't remember the name. Again, things were fuzzy- plus it was late!
Rite Liquors: The evening ended here- when they turned the lights on and ushered everyone the heck out. We had a blast here! This was my first slashie ever. Yes- it's a liquor store- situated inside a bar. I've never seen a bar with more bottles in my life. The wall of bottles of booze was endless. But it was also a liquor store. We loved it. Who even knew these establishments existed? I plan to return. It was so much fun! It was the most diverse crowd of the night which added to the experience! Some people had all their teeth, some people had no teeth. Some people were young business professionals such as myself, some people haven't had a job in two decades. It was fabulous! I MUST return!
Friends- keep your eyes peeled for a 'hole-in-the-wall' pub crawl invite once the weather warms up. And in the meantime, you'll likely find me frequenting my new favorite watering holes. God I love my neighborhood! -
Review from Ashley W.
Chicago, IL
4/1/2011
QUOTES:
"A real Chicago Bar, period... depresses the hell out of medohipster infestation. Let's go over the basics: It's nothing fancy on the inside, rather retro looking: bathroom graffiti, chairs, last call being shouted out around 1:15ish. Lawn chairs, small why did you have to let all of those freaking douche bags in? The bartenders don't give a very good pour. TV in the corner with questionable picture quality; I usually get a hankering for you can see why its a dive bar for sure! It's actually semi-unpleasant. I think it's too bright in there sometimes. Until I realized I sucked. Pool table, juke box and dim litted. Miller Lite when I'm here, I'm a natural-born social climber should avoid wasting any time at this place. Probably all the TVs playing White Sox games. The friendliest bartenders, uncomfortable seating. I'd knock off half a great bartender. star. Coke I ordered was $1. Only a dollar and unflatteringly flourescent. Served in a pint glass. However, I have no clue what is wrong with their syrup or machine, if you want to play pool unmolested, uncomfortable seating. This is really and uninviting hole. Goddamn plastic lawn chair and there's no DJ booth. I will drink the most horrifying; nothing against the bartenders, who have all been super nice. I gave up 3 or 4 years ago, and good with the getting of the drinks in a timely manner for a reasonable price, as well as the way that is appealing when you're 22 and don't have a job. I have no use for the Gold Star. I hate Rolling Rock."
DONE.
Thank you Bill Burroughs for the cut-up.
Blah blah blabbity blah. You are the rocks that the river erodes. You suck and you will die with a hole in your soul having always missed out on this. In the afterlife you will worry over that little gap in your heart, the black tooth in your fakeass 'slum bar smile', wondering what you left undone. A shadow will be cast. You will always be a tiny bit hungry.
Does anyone in this city know what the hell a BAR is? Perhaps you were searching for a Club. This place is not a CLUB. It is a BAR.
A BAR? Yep. You put your ass in a stool, your elbows on the pad, your feet on the rail, some cash on the wood and you get beer in your hand and you relax.
It's that easy.
This is a BAR. Dim. Open early. Cheap. Popcorn. Bathroom door freshly built where a heroin crazed junky kicked himself out of it. A cold one on the house every now and then from the smiling owners. You think: "Shit. If I were shot through the head and had to see one last visage of this plane, I hope it'd be Susan escorting me to the great beyond with a big ol' double shot of Makers."
Why can't we just hang out and have a beer?
Get over yourselves. -
Review from Andre W.
3/13/2009
Ventured here with some fellow yelpers after free theater night and had a pretty good time, although my previous nighttime manuevers caught up with me to the point I was about to fall asleep.
First of all I think a bar that allows a dog to come and hang out is damn cool!!!! Very much a dive and they serve free popcorn while you drink your ass off of the cheap beer. Anywhere I can get Stella for $4 is okay in my book. The bartender was really nice as well
I had a good laugh when I saw they serve Hamms & Schlitz in a can for $2. I have a friend that would jump all over that deal and practially move into the joint. They have pool and television in the back which is cool. As I stated in the beginning of the review, I was getting sleepy so I had to leave, but I definately would like to returnListed in: Who's Hood? Dre's Former Hood!, Great Bars, My Division
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Review from KELLIE K.
Updated - 3/18/2009
Spin your news reel, kids: happy times are here again in the land of Gold Star.
Smiles were all around when two visits on the same day renewed my adoration for this place. The evening's festivities included a mostly hipster-free happy hour and a stop through a birthday party. Raise your glass and toast "happy birthday" to who? The popcorn machine was operating at full steam, and Powers entered the picture to provide a warm welcome on future visits. Look at those bartenders go!
You could sit and home and continue to piece together scraps of pantyhose. Or, you can create your own wallet relief effort by saving your ration stamps and head over to Gold Star. With discoveries of the day like $4 Dead Guy Ale, $2 Hamms and Schlitz cans, $3 Old Style (the NEW formula!), $4 Bells Winter White, and a $3 tap special on Mondays, they're sure to go far.
The elusive ghost remains a mystery to be uncovered. If you're lucky, an appearance by The Tamale Guy may instead provide the perfect way to fill your sails and send you home a little more smitten. Golly.Listed in: What a Swell Party This Is
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4/24/2008
This place has two really good things going for it: 1) credible reports of paranormal activity and… Read more »
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Review from maggie r.
Chicago, IL
10/10/2008
We walked like 8 miles down the street the wrong way to get here after Moonshine. If I recall correctly, i gave up and invited myself along for a car ride to the bar.
Ummm. I remember talking to Jenn at the bar. I remember playing pool for about 3 minutes with Ronnie, and pretty much nothing else.
Oh, they have beer.
I hope this review gets me ROTD, cause it TOTALLY deserves it. -
Review from Penny S.
3/25/2009
Men In Black II: The Post Office Scene.
That's pretty much what Gold Star reminds me of. Aliens and weirdos, man. I hope Biz Markie walks in one day.
Gold Star, I wish I'd discovered you in my early 20s because I'd have made you my home. Something about you now though seems to have passed me by. I have a good time when I go, the music is right on the money (Fugazi and Pixies back to back), the beers are totally affordable and the bartenders are always cool. When I'm on Division in that part of town, which is almost never, I would happily make it a destination but for me, it's not a bar I'd go out of my way for. -
Review from Katie H.
Chicago, IL
9/3/2007
This place can be most easily described as "Rainbo for Ugly People." Seriously, coming here is like entering a Dumpiest Outfit competition, and I love it.
I made a meal of their popcorn last night. As free bar snacks go, this was top notch. Not stale or overly salty. But you're probably not here for the popcorn... the beer is cheap and the selection is very do-able. The first time I came here I didn't have much of a look 'round before ordering and asked "Do you have PBR?" and the bartender gave me the friendliest of "Bitch, please"s. How could they not have the peebs...
I really like the bar itself too. Vintage classy, lights up all purdy-like. It goes on forever so there's always a nice spot for you to belly up to... I had fun counting all the elephant trinkets they had on the shelves. A must on your Division St. bar crawl. -
Review from Mia S.
Chicago, IL
5/21/2007 1 photo
There were tadpoles in the toilet. Four stars.
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Review from Crystal R.
Portland, OR
12/6/2008
I like the outdoor patio furniture that they keep indoors.
I like the cheap American beer.
I like the juke box.
I like the unsanitary free bar popcorn.
Apparently, I am a complete redneck.
(unfortunately on the weekends, it is difficult to find an available lawn chair or plastic table to sit at.)Listed in: The good stuff.
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Review from Mister S.
Chicago, IL
2/4/2008
Hipsters.
If they were mice, this would be their cheese wheel. Their hole in the wall. It has all of the elements to strongly support a hipster infestation. Let's go over the basics:
Dive bar - check.
Cheap beer (with an option besides Bud and Miller) - check.
Family owned - check.
Interesting name - check.
Not obvious? - check.
Lawn chair seating? - check.
Retro appliances and vintage bar design? - check.
They come in droves, with organic clothes, odd sweaters, and granola between their teeth. They raise a Pabst to each other while debating which songwriter you've never heard of is better.
Just look at the photos someone took of this place - clearly a hipster collage. Artsy picture of a Pabst. Toilet shot. I'd recognize their work anywhere.
Enter at your own risk. -
Review from Kevin A.
10/12/2009
$5 SAYS THIS PLACE TRANSFORMS INTO A BRUNCH PLACE IN 2 YEARS
Oh Gold Star...I feel for thee. Yes you rock today, with your mish mash of furniture, artfully graffiti'd bathroom, smattering of scraggly hipsters and hipstresses, and your uncanny ability to reliably attract the Tamale Guy when I'm at my hungriest... But what will become of you when the UVDBDS (that's the Ukrainian Village Deadly Brunch Disaster Squad to the lay person) sets its sights on your choice location and turns its evil gentrifying death ray on you?
How will you resist? Is all hope lost? Until then I'll be drinking a beer and nom-ing on tamales, awaiting my imminent demise. -
Review from noelle m.
Chicago, IL
4/23/2009
This place is fucking great. Seriously, kick ass. I must use swear words to convey my feelings of utter delight for Gold Star!
Wonderfully attentive bartenders.. an adorable old school juke box.. surprisingly decent beer selection.. interesting art work to puruse.. BUT more importantly, people have DIED HERE! Been SHOT! And it was BROTHEL! Just upstairs.... and its supposedly haunted! This place is practically a historical landmark!Listed in: Glowing Reviews for Days!!
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Review from Timothy M.
Chicago, IL
11/20/2006
When you enter this place in the winter, it always appears like you're entering a steam room in a Holiday Inn that's playing loud David Bowie.
This old gangster bar (allegedly) has a pretty long and oddly-shaped bar, a pool table, and a sweet juke box. They serve cheap bottled brew from a fridge; I usually get a hankering for a Lite when I'm here. Probably all the TVs playing White Sox games.
Gets a little too smoky for my tastes lately and the plastic patio furniture is never fun to sit in for any amount of time. It's also pretty crowded in here usually, but in the off-hours it's OK. The huge bartender is polite despite his gruff bear-wrestler demeanor.
Bonus for fans of the Green and Gold: this is a Packer bar on game day! -
Review from Jenny z.
Logan Square, Chicago, IL
8/29/2007
I was all ready to write a review of the Gold Star, but Mike H. already said everything I wanted to say.
I'll add this, though - 15 years ago it was a place of comfort that served Glogg at Christmas time.
I miss you Gold Star - why did you have to let all of those freaking douche bags in?Listed in: Welcome to Suck City., It's Over - I don't love you…
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Review from Eve A.
Chicago, IL
11/24/2006
One of my favorites. Excellent jukebox, fair drink prices, good people-watching (and I hate people-watching).
Those who do not enjoy smelling the breath of many strangers may wish to visit on a weeknight, or early enough to watch the ball game and carry on a conversation without frenching your drinking partner's ear.
No, you cannot eat off the floors in the bathroom, but you can get a handjob in there, which is nice as well.Listed in: The Places I Go Out, Jukebox Heroes
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Review from Shelby P.
Chicago, IL
8/15/2008
This is a really great dive bar. You walk in the door and you can see why its a dive bar for sure! Pool table, juke box and dim litted.
One of my favorite places to go in my neighborhood -
Review from J M.
Chicago, IL
11/25/2010
I really dislike this place. Seriously. I'm sorry to all the people who love it, but it's really just an uninviting hole. Nothing against the bartenders, who have all been super nice and good with the getting of the drinks in a timely manner for a reasonable price, as well as the idle chitchat when slow. Nothing against the other patrons who have been unfailing polite and friendly, a semi-rarity in a lot of bars in Wicker Park.
But my lord....this places just depresses the hell out of me when I walk in. It's the only place I've ever been in that feels less welcoming than the bottom of a well. It feels like driving a dirty Yugo. Something about the 20 foot ceilings combined with a total lack of any sort of feeling of warmth, or anything remotely "soft", make for one of the worst vibes possible. The yellow walls just look dingy and dirty. There is 0 natural light whatsoever in here, even on the brightest, sunniest summer day you can imagine. A good design aesthetic can't make a bar good, but a bad one can kill a good bar. Gold Star falls into the latter category here.
Seriously, skip it for Innertown, Happy Village, Innjoy, Smallbar, whatever. This place just makes you sad to be there. -
Review from Steve M.
3/4/2009
This bar is pretty awesome. For a Tuesday night it was really laid back with a pool league night going on in the back. The players were really friendly, as was the 'tender and a few of the other people sitting at the bar. We exchanged sarcastic comments over the episode of Cops that was playing on the TV behind the bar.
Small but good draft beer selection, CHEAP beer selection (PBR, Hamms), free popcorn, and amusing men's room graffiti make this a place i'll definitely return to. Also, I now live 3 blocks away! Score!Listed in: Places I'm digging that are 5…
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Review from Bradley M.
North Pole, AK
7/11/2007
I love Gold Star. One of my favorite places to have a drink with friends.
Nice beer selection. Very cool staff. Crowd varies quite a bit, there is usually a selection of hipsters, local older folk, and some collegiate types, but I always find it to be a cool place to hang.
And they have a Green Bay Packers flag, which gets them 5 stars for that alone. -
Review from Martina Z.
New York, NY
3/19/2009
One night Gold Star's green plastic chairs and dusty skin won me over.
Sweet memories of Chicago. -
Review from Carl G.
IL
11/13/2007
I have a nagging urge to go to this bar and Rainbo Club and start a fight with all the hipsters. "Hey I fused my bike to another bike and I'm wearing women's jeans! I suckle at a minutiae-obsessed wolf's teat!" Good luck with your BA in Irony, jerko.
They have Carlsberg though. -
Review from Rafael C.
10/11/2008
Make no mistake it is a dive bar. No frills and the dilapidated look of this place can be hit or miss. I stumbled in with a group from Moonshine so the company was well appreciated as the bar was just a backdrop to the end of the evening.
Allan M. mentioned last call being shouted out around 1:15ish. Couple that with the fact they were looking to usher people about another 15 minutes before close is not a great sign of a good neighborhood joint. -
Review from Megan W.
Chicago, IL
9/6/2007
Free popcorn
PBR in bottles for $2
An amazing jukebox
This place is great. I will warn any non-smokers out there--the place is a freaking ash tray. If smoking bothers you, I might make gold star just a quick stop on your night train! Good bar for people watching. I can assure you that no matter how drunk you get here...there is going to be somebody worse off than you. Place gets pretty wild/crowded/noisy/smokey and FUN. Bring a group, stand around, do a little smack talkin', and get bombed. That's what kind of bar this place is. The crowd tends to be pretty young too. I mean...under 24 i'd say.
Well. I do not like GLOGG so... I guess I'm a douchbag. -
Review from Colleen J.
Chicago, IL
5/2/2007
Great dive spot...and I love dive bars. This place is relaxed and very low key. There's a great juke box, cheap beer, good vodka tonics, and free popcorn.
In the summer you'll see tons of bikes parked out front. They have a pool table, but good luck getting to play...
If you like simple, chill bars, come here.Listed in: The Places I Go Out
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Review from Allan M.
Chicago, IL
10/11/2008
Naturally, I enjoyed this place more than I did Moonshine, but I could've started this review without saying that!
Anyway, Jeff's review sums up the atmosphere of this bar well(relaxed hipster dive). The beer selection and specials were decent($4 Oberon, $2.50 PBR 6 days a week, and $2 PBR on Sundays), the bartender was nice, and noticed the pool table in the back was free. (but can definitely imagine there must a wait for that on some nights!)
I almost only gave this place 3, since the last call was on the very early side of things(1:20am!), and personally(though only my opinion) don't think any bar should do a last call more than 20-30 minutes before closing. Won't get into the fact that they begun kicking everyone out around 1:40am. But anyway, the fact the bartender turned a TV to a station selling erotic sex toys all gave us yelpers interesting conversation, so I'll round this to 4 stars. Would definitely not mind coming back here, if I'm in this area in the future.
Cash only, too. -
Review from Lindley E.
Chicago, IL
6/5/2007
If you go on monday night, stella, guinness, and some other beer is $2 and you're likely to see local restaurant owners playing pool and eating the free popcorn.
The jukebox looks like it was culled from the collection of someone who came of age during the 80s and finished college in the early 90s - it has that 'college radio' feel.Listed in: I actually went to a bar
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Review from Jenna S.
Chicago, IL
9/9/2008
I've only come once but I had a really good time.
It wasn't super packed when we arrived, which is always a plus in my book. We got a table immediately and we even got to play pool (usually there's a really long wait at most places).
Cheap, cheap drinks. I see that someone else said that you can go in with $20 and be set for the night - absolutely true. You don't need to spend more than $10-$15 here, depending on how much you drink.
Good atmosphere, nice people.
