Bizarre from start to finish. The drinks and setting were fine, but the bartender — a blonde, Eastern-European-looking woman — created one of the strangest bar experiences I’ve ever had.
After serving us, she pulled up a chair behind the bar and sat directly next to where we were sitting at the bar, holding a long, hostile stare with us without saying a word. We had no idea what we’d done — if anything — to upset her. One friend finally broke the silence and asked, “Are you ok?” She instantly shot back, “Are YOU ok?”
When we uncomfortably finished our drinks and didn’t tip for her “service,” she confronted us on the way out, as if looking to escalate things.
Even for a bartender having a rough night, this was off-the-charts bizarre. We came in to relax; instead we left wondering why we were treated like unwelcome intruders. Chicago has plenty of great late-night spots—this isn’t one of them.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ronda Bradley
Unbelievable
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Christopher Balderrama
One of the best dive bars in America.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 3
Lula Doom
My favorite bar in Chicago
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steph
Great jukebox, excellent vibes. Dives forever.
Food: 4
Joe Pizzo
The greatest dive bar in the world.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Mitch Woodson
Dark. Brooding. Cash only.
During the daylight hours you can often hear a pin drop among the silent patrons and the absence of any background music. Enough light gets in through the front windows to read at tables, making this a perfect place to finish a work day or read alone. None of this is to suggest the patrons or staff are unfriendly, I’ve had plenty of lengthy conversations with a stranger in hushed tones and enjoyed jeopardy with the barkeep. The occult enthusiasts will also love to know the bar is widely spoken of as haunted? Google it, not my bag. If you love a dim narrow dive on a cloudy day, you can’t do better then this
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Eleanor Gatewood
Stopped in this bar last week visiting Chicago with a friend and I HAD to leave a review about it. This place is SO ghetto and we hated it so much!!! If you're looking for bars to visit, I would recommend skipping over this one. My friend and I bar hop all the time and agreed that this was one of the worst bars we've ever stepped foot in.
The bar is old and dingy. They've been open since the 80s, but they only take cash... No credit cards. The only music they have is an outdated jukebox, which you have to pay to use. There were several times the music stopped and all the patrons in the bar stopped talking... Yikes. What an uncomfortable and awkward atmosphere. It was so bad hahaha.
The service here was terrible. I had to ask the bartender what her name was, because I seriously couldn't believe how awful she was. Nikki, our bartender chose to take shots of alcohol at the bar instead of taking orders from my friend and I. We waited a really long time for her to see us... I don't mind waiting for the bartender, but c'mon. Nikki was very rude to both of us; she even yelled at me when I touched the metal plate on the bar. I kinda got the feeling she was hitting on the patrons at the bar and didn't like that I talked to them. Nikki definitely ruined our experience here and we wouldn't go back again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Matthew Jansma
Old school bar, punk to country on the juke, good peeps
Nick Harris
The dive bar of dive bars, great prices and Service was absolutely superb. Definitely worth checking out if that’s your vibe.
Disgusting bathrooms, worse drinks, and even worse service.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Ryan Sullivan
The vibe in here is fun and energetic, despite not being a huge place. There are lots of drink options in the cooler, and the bartender was super friendly. Definitely a great place.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Michael Boumansour
It lives up to its billing as the creepiest bar in America. If you are in the neighborhood, definitely stop in for a drink or two!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Grace Goszkowicz
one of the best bars in america
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Sadvik Reddy
Good conversations with good drinks. One of the best in town , but need to keep the toilets clean!
Bizarre from start to finish. The drinks and setting were fine, but the bartender — a blonde, Eastern-European-looking woman — created one of the strangest bar experiences I’ve ever had.
After serving us, she pulled up a chair behind the bar and sat directly next to where we were sitting at the bar, holding a long, hostile stare with us without saying a word. We had no idea what we’d done — if anything — to upset her. One friend finally broke the silence and asked, “Are you ok?” She instantly shot back, “Are YOU ok?”
When we uncomfortably finished our drinks and didn’t tip for her “service,” she confronted us on the way out, as if looking to escalate things.
Even for a bartender having a rough night, this was off-the-charts bizarre. We came in to relax; instead we left wondering why we were treated like unwelcome intruders. Chicago has plenty of great late-night spots—this isn’t one of them.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Unbelievable
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
One of the best dive bars in America.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 3
My favorite bar in Chicago
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great jukebox, excellent vibes. Dives forever.
Food: 4
The greatest dive bar in the world.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Dark. Brooding. Cash only.
During the daylight hours you can often hear a pin drop among the silent patrons and the absence of any background music. Enough light gets in through the front windows to read at tables, making this a perfect place to finish a work day or read alone.
None of this is to suggest the patrons or staff are unfriendly, I’ve had plenty of lengthy conversations with a stranger in hushed tones and enjoyed jeopardy with the barkeep.
The occult enthusiasts will also love to know the bar is widely spoken of as haunted? Google it, not my bag.
If you love a dim narrow dive on a cloudy day, you can’t do better then this
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Stopped in this bar last week visiting Chicago with a friend and I HAD to leave a review about it. This place is SO ghetto and we hated it so much!!! If you're looking for bars to visit, I would recommend skipping over this one. My friend and I bar hop all the time and agreed that this was one of the worst bars we've ever stepped foot in.
The bar is old and dingy. They've been open since the 80s, but they only take cash... No credit cards. The only music they have is an outdated jukebox, which you have to pay to use. There were several times the music stopped and all the patrons in the bar stopped talking... Yikes. What an uncomfortable and awkward atmosphere. It was so bad hahaha.
The service here was terrible. I had to ask the bartender what her name was, because I seriously couldn't believe how awful she was. Nikki, our bartender chose to take shots of alcohol at the bar instead of taking orders from my friend and I. We waited a really long time for her to see us... I don't mind waiting for the bartender, but c'mon. Nikki was very rude to both of us; she even yelled at me when I touched the metal plate on the bar. I kinda got the feeling she was hitting on the patrons at the bar and didn't like that I talked to them. Nikki definitely ruined our experience here and we wouldn't go back again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Old school bar, punk to country on the juke, good peeps
The dive bar of dive bars, great prices and Service was absolutely superb. Definitely worth checking out if that’s your vibe.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
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Disgusting bathrooms, worse drinks, and even worse service.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
The vibe in here is fun and energetic, despite not being a huge place. There are lots of drink options in the cooler, and the bartender was super friendly. Definitely a great place.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
It lives up to its billing as the creepiest bar in America. If you are in the neighborhood, definitely stop in for a drink or two!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
one of the best bars in america
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Good conversations with good drinks. One of the best in town , but need to keep the toilets clean!
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