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Category: Sports Bars [Edit]
Neighborhoods: Lincoln Square, RavenswoodRockwell (Brown)
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Does it smell? Yes. Are some of the regulars a little creepy? Yes. Is there a hole where the door knob should be in the ladies room which leaves you feeling a little exposed? Yes.
Minus the above this place is great for a cheap drink and to hang with your friends. Cheers!
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The smoking ban inches this place up to 4 stars...it's a little slice of life, and I like it. Perfect for a few drinks after dinner at Pizza Art Cafe, or if you don't want to brave the "Square" proper.
Cheap drinks, guys playing hip/hop on the juke box (I remedied that with "I Kissed a Girl," I think one of them vomited), an eclectic group of regulars, a surprisingly clean bathroom, efficient service and a pool table. Nice. They've lightened up the place significantly, maybe a bit too much so...it's almost BRIGHT in there!
To be cliche, "it is what it is." And if you like that "is," then you'll like it here. It's wood paneling at its finest, and fun is what you make of it. Go pop a buck into the juke box and swig your Miller Lite, everyone needs that once in awhile...
Directly off the Rockwell brown line stop.
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Oh, so this place DOES have a name!
Down home little dive in the Rockwell el pocket 'hood. Great to…
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$4 for an Oldstyle bottle? I think I almost fainted....
I am a fan, a HUGE fan, of dive bars - but come on! A dive bar that charges $4 for Oldstyle?? Jeez..
Anyway, the place really isnt bad - the daily specials seem to be decent if you are drinking for the specials. So, after I recovered fromt eh $4 Oldstyle, I opted to go to the well drinks for $2.50. Now, I dont know what type of rum they used for a rum and coke, but I might as well have been drinking gasoline - becuase thats what it tasted like. Whhoooooo.. Put hair on the chest I tell ya..
Otherwise, its a pretty decent bar. It is typically dive - but more trendy these days it seems. I have been here a couple times in the past, it just seems to be more popular everytime - or maybe it's because I show up after German Fest everytime - becuase it seems to be that everyone from German Fest goes there afterwards..
Hmmm..
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It's a total dive bar. Cheap, CHEAP drinks.
At times the music selection might surprise you - I've heard people play on the jukebox everything between old Dolly Parton to rap. Dolly Parton, sure. Rap? I like rap but in an old dive bar? It's out of place and annoying. But I'll live thru a couple of songs to get a $2.50 Stella. Almost every time I've been there there's been an intramural softball team drinking after their game.
One time I saw a cock roach. My friend sitting next to me screamed and told the guy next to her what happened. He nonchalantly said, "oh, yeah. Sometimes we have cock roach races here." Which are not like turtle races, but instead includes regulars spotting a cockroach and chasing it out the bar.
Nevertheless, even with that cockroach incident I still like the place. It's fun for a few drinks and to chat with locals without spending very much dough.
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I have walked by this "Dive Bar" hundreds of times, but until last evening I have not frequented this fine establishment. My lovely wife, to be perfectly honest, was scared to go in, or even in the vicinity....yeah yeah, I know!?!?
After getting the wifey liquored up at Flemings, I decided to pursuade her to be adventurous and check out the Time Out bar for after Valentine's Dinner drinks. Yes, I am true romantic, taking the wifey to this bar on this stupid fucking cupid day holiday:)
Upon entering, the jukebox was blaring Brett Michaels....yes! I, proceed to sit at the bar, and tell the bartender I'll take a Hangar One martini "straight up." With a perplexed look, she didn't know how to respond. I, being the sarcastic asshole that I am, told her I was just joshing her...."give me a Bell's draft." She didn't find my sarcasm humerous. Oh well?
Now that the liquor masked my wife's fear, and she realized that there was no imminent threats, she started to like this dive. We met several patrons who were all very friendly, and one even had her dog running freely throughout the bar. How cool is this place when you can take your dog inside. Honestly, this will probably be a new late-night hangout for me...very cool patrons, dog friendly, and a plethera of Brett Michaels tunes on the jukebox. How does it get any better than this? Oh wait, 5 Bell's drafts, and the wifey's 3 Miller Lite drafts for only $23.00. No food, but they do allow you to order in from other restaurants.
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Cheap beer!!! $3 for a blue moon? I will take it anyday of the week. They also have specials for each day of the week. I went there on a Monday - $12 buckets ;-) w00t!!!
Divey as it gets - according to my friend it has been revamped and I believe it but I wish I had seen it in its original divey-ness. They also have pool tables and ppl out there seemed hard core about their game. Not my game - I only watch it. Overall, I likey!
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bar lighting is supposed to be dim and flattering to ugly people not brighter than the surface of the sun. otherwise i thought this place was dandy; the drinks were cheap the service was a-ok and the jukebox was eclectic to say the least.
summary: nice little neighborhood bar in a nice little neighborhood.
TO's is defintely my bar of choice in Chicago. I am now in my 30s and have had my fair share of Lakeview and Lincoln Park nights and I must admit with no hesitation, I would take a TOs night ANYTIME.
The bar has changed as the neighborhood has with some beautiful HW flooring and the brand new windows which makes the place look like a nice little place. The drink prices are probably the best in the city.
The clientele is defintely all neighborhood softball guys. During the summer nights you will see @ least one team in there every night of the week, but dont get me wrong, they are all very cool and social people that love newcomers!
No food which is a minus, but Rockwell's Bar and Grille is right across the street and has some great food.
If your funds are a little short, you can have a BLAST of an evening for 20-30 bucks!!! Where else in Chicago can ya say that?
I went here for the first time recently and was quite the fan. The decor/atmosphere is nothing special - there's a pool table in the back and the walls are lined with sports memorabilia. The crowd is pretty much all locals - you won't find any Chads or Trixies here.
What really got me were the drink specials - $2 well drinks on a Saturday night. And they were good drinks too - no skimping on the alcohol here. The jukebox was playing fun 80s hair metal and everyone was having a great time. I think I've found my new Saturday night local spot!
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F'ing awesome. I used to live in a Albany Park, so it was only a short L ride (off the brown line Rockwell stop) or a moderate walk for me. Time Out is a dive bar at the core. It went through a recent "remodel"--sorry, but it's like putting lipstick on a pig. A dirty, sometimes foul, drunk, pot-bellied pig... but a charming pig, nonetheless.
Drinks are sufficient, but dirt cheap. For the most part, patrons are very nice to you; there's no pretension like you would get at those yuppie Lincoln Park bars. Grab a few friends and get a pitcher of beer at Time Out.
The beer is cheap.
As are the cocktails. $3.75 for an Absolut and soda? Damn skippy.
The juke box has a limited selection, but I'm over it.
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Well, I'd say this is a classic bar for this area. Got a real early '90's feel in here, along with the clientle. Pool can sometimes rule the day here as the locals can get serious about their games, but most of the patrons sit around and chat and maybe watch the TV a bit.
Prices still stuck at pre-gentrification levels, maybe because it's west of Western and everything moves a little slower over here. $5 pitchers on Friday nights is the highlight, and they've got 312 on tap in addition to MGD, Miller Lite, and some wack Lienenkugel's stuff that's similar to honey brown.
An internet-connected jukebox is both a blessing and a curse, as always. Typical selections are in the late 70's / early 80's r&b and big rock vibe.
No kitchen here, but ordering delivery is common and encouraged. Menus behind the bar.
Generally friendly clientele, it's your standard North Center / Lincoln Square mix of 20-something immigrants from Cleveland / Schaumburg, 30-something downtown working home-owners, 40-something wackjobs that that love street festivals, 50-and-60-year-old neighborhood lifers that fought in Vietnam, and the occasional 80-year-old boozehound that thinks it's 1982.
A great spot for a beer, and easy on the pocketbook. Plenty of culture.
4/5
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Great local place! I am near Kedzie and Lawrence, so I can just jump on the Brownline and get off on Rockwell stop - Basically the front door of the place. There is an awesome jukebox (internet), pool and not that pretentious feeling you would have at a Lincoln Park yuppie, college kid bar. I always have a good time there and when my friends come from the suburbs this is their place of choice.
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Okay the last few times I've been to the Time Out, I've heard the same Bon Jovi songs on the juke, and I've seen the same bunch of regulars hanging at the bar.
I really like the Time Out but somehow it's one of those places I only hit at the end of the night. As I think about it though, it's perfect for that. Pretty much zero atmosphere, and zero entertainment unless you count the pool table and the juke box....so it's just the spot to hit when you want to keep on drinking.
The greatest thing about the Time Out is that it yas yet to be discovered by the Carol's, dive-bar-wannabe crowd. It's pretty local and pretty down-to-earth.
I hope I don't ruin it with this awesome review.
What a great place. Everybody was incredibly friendly. I always assumed it was the sort of bar that didn't care for strangers (remembering the Harp and Shamrock back in the 90's) Apparently all my neighbors go here as everyone I spoke with knew them. A real neighborhood bar without the standoffish cliques. Couldn't wait for baseball season but after trying one of their bloody marys I'm now thinking about football again. Sunday mornings are going to be a blur. I should have started going here long ago... and then again maybe it's best that I didn't.
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Good, cheap, divey neighborhood bar directly across the street from the Rockwell el stop. The only thing identifying the bar is the big "Old Style" sign. The best part about it is $5 pitchers on Fridays.. it also has a juke box, pool table, and what appears to be a dance floor, although it is taken over by the pool table. The clientele is as diverse as the neighborhood it's in.
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There are a couple good dive bars in the neighborhood, but the Time Out takes the top spot in my estimation. The distance is ideal for those cold nights when you don't want to freeze while shagging ass to the bar. The jukebox can be a little obnoxious as it overpowers any attempts at conversation. There is also a pooltable that has plenty of space so you can play an honest game without bumping into people. The Time Out bills itself as a sports bar, and by sports bar they mean dive bar that has 2 televisions and a pooltable. They get bonus points for having a decent selection of beer. You can get Old Style if that is your thing but you also have a decent selection to choose from.
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This is most definitely a cop bar...and you don't need the homages to MIcheal Ceriale to tell you that. That being said, the regulars are friendly, even though its hard to tell who is manning the bar. Oh, wait, its the guy sitting with his buddy, drinking a beer. They seem to have a pretty impressive spread of food for game days, but as a vegetarian I don't go near (and know enough not to ask). If you go here enough, people might take a shine to you; otherwise, expect a lot of stares. Can you tell I'm ambivelent?
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One of the best dive bars in the city! My sweetie and I have been going here for years now and they still have cheap beer, cheap cocktails (with good pours!) and friendly people to talk to both behind and at the bar. The regulars, are well, regulars, but they are friendly regulars who like to talk! It looks like somebody's basement, but the place is clean and they recently redid the floors and took down a lot of "art work" that had been moldering on the walls for a while. They also upgraded their jukebox. We were nervous with the neighborhood gentrifying and all that they would be bought out/pushed out, but so far, so good. They still offer box-o-wine to scare off any thin-skinned yuppies. A real Chicago place.
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I've never actually been inside this place, but I walk by on my way to yoga, and literally every single time I've been by, I've had to dodge huge piles of vomit on the sidewalk. If your patrons go and puke on the sidewalk, have the courtesy to hose it off so that pedestrians don't step in it. That's enough to only give this place one star.
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Time Out pretty much is as great as a dive bar gets. Does it cater to locals? Yes. Are the locals welcoming to newcomers? Sure just as long as you want to be welcomed. It's actually pretty interesting to see the regulars who have been going in there for the last 20 years mixing well with the new neighborhood residents. Does it get loud and rowdy some nights? Sure does. It's a sports bar. Of course it's a "Jock-Cop Testosterone Fest"! (Although there really aren't enough cops in there for me to call it a "Cop Fest") The pictures and softballs that decorate the walls are a clear indication that it's a sports bar. If it's a softball night, expect a couple teams to be there. Not your scene? Then don't come in. You won't be missed. The booze is cheap, the company usually pretty good. Time Out has some great bartenders, make friends, be courteous, tip and you'll find they're pretty generous.
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It's a dive in the best way possible. I can almost imagine my old man walking in 30 years ago with his 16 inch softball team. It's loud, it's smokey and most of the patrons are drinking either Old Style or High Life. I love the place.
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