Good place to knock back some beers, watch some sports, and enjoy a chill atmosphere. Intimate vibe without feeling crowded. A good amount of TVs to watch all sorts of sports.
Fish tacos were fire. Burgers were solid with the nice kind of crisp on the ends. Wings were just ok.
Above average sports bar experience. Would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rick Holmes
Fast bar service, food is tasty and served hot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Leader Burger
Tarso Veloso
Just to reinforce some recent comments: the food quality took a dive recently (October 2024).
I know things are more expensive, but if a pepperoni pizza costs up to $30 with tax and tip, the pizza should be good. What we are getting doesn’t justify the price, both in ingredients and the proper size.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Connor Brogan
Bar was attentive. Ordered chips before I left and salsa and guac was great.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brendon Ellis
I was very surprised by how terrible the food was during my most recent visit (October 2024). Leader Bar used to have excellent food. I can find better quality in the frozen section of Jewel.
Good atmosphere, patio, and beer, though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Chef Beni
The service is always outstanding. However, one thing they were known for (within the community) is their unique peperoni pizza. It was perfection. But they recently changed the peperoni style and it drastically affected the flavor and the aesthetic. The new pizza isn't bad (all their pizzas have superior crust) but it was not as good. Guys, please change it back! Please!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
darlyn villamizar
Mark, Provided the best service for a pretty bad day! Thank you so much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mark Friedman
I go there on Wednesdays for karaoke. The K.J. who runs the show is great and helps to make it a lot of fun. The servers take great care to make sure people are getting what they need and along with the management, they always makes me feel welcome and comfortable .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
kelly Rountree
Poor service
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Maggie
Our party arrived 15 minutes before opening (10:45am) and we weren't even able to get our main course order in until around 12pm, with the food arriving close to 2pm. On top of that, the restaurant was out of coffee, tortillas, hummus, bloody mary mix, and I'm going to assume more. We had to get up more than once to ask for service.
The server was doing his best and did what he could, but I am truly appalled at the way this place is run.
I have never left a poor review for any business in my life, but i have lived in Chicago for 15 years, and this is the worst restaurant I’ve been to.
We arrived on a Sunday right at opening and sat on their patio. The server didn’t come to take any orders for over 30 minutes until we went back in to ask him. They were out of a ton of basic things: coffee, Bloody Mary mix, tortilla chips… We finally were able to order appetizers, which took almost an hour to come out. Another server decided to step in and try and help. I’m not sure if they were under staffed, but this kid really was trying his best. The food took forever, all at different times, I never received a drink I ordered, and the food was average at best.
I hope this review can be taken into consideration, and they can turn things around, because that was a painful experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Derick Steinard
Great night watching football. My bartender Mark made for some great conversations and cold beer. Can't go wrong.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bernie Devins
Spent 35 minutes waiting for a server on Friday night at 6:30pm. We finally went to the bar to order our drinks. It took 15 minutes for someone to bring us 3 beers. Was told the server would be over soon. We witnessed a server go to the next table 4 times while completely ignoring us. And it wasn’t that busy either. We won’t be back. Terrible service. On the contrary we were greeted and served with in 1 minute at a busy Easy Street next door.
Service: 1
Claudia Kleiner
The worst service I ever had in my life, she was just pretty angry with the world
Don't order delivery from this place as it is will more than likely never come. The past handful of times we've tried to get food delivered, the restaurant conveniently cancels our order stating they never received or ran out of something. And it always happens 10 minutes before when we should receive which is well after order is placed. It's a shame because we love this place and the food is really good.
Good place to knock back some beers, watch some sports, and enjoy a chill atmosphere. Intimate vibe without feeling crowded. A good amount of TVs to watch all sorts of sports.
Fish tacos were fire. Burgers were solid with the nice kind of crisp on the ends. Wings were just ok.
Above average sports bar experience. Would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fast bar service, food is tasty and served hot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Leader Burger
Just to reinforce some recent comments: the food quality took a dive recently (October 2024).
I know things are more expensive, but if a pepperoni pizza costs up to $30 with tax and tip, the pizza should be good. What we are getting doesn’t justify the price, both in ingredients and the proper size.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Bar was attentive. Ordered chips before I left and salsa and guac was great.
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was very surprised by how terrible the food was during my most recent visit (October 2024). Leader Bar used to have excellent food. I can find better quality in the frozen section of Jewel.
Good atmosphere, patio, and beer, though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
The service is always outstanding. However, one thing they were known for (within the community) is their unique peperoni pizza. It was perfection. But they recently changed the peperoni style and it drastically affected the flavor and the aesthetic. The new pizza isn't bad (all their pizzas have superior crust) but it was not as good.
Guys, please change it back! Please!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mark, Provided the best service for a pretty bad day! Thank you so much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I go there on Wednesdays for karaoke. The K.J. who runs the show is great and helps to make it a lot of fun. The servers take great care to make sure people are getting what they need and along with the management, they always makes me feel welcome and comfortable .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Poor service
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Our party arrived 15 minutes before opening (10:45am) and we weren't even able to get our main course order in until around 12pm, with the food arriving close to 2pm. On top of that, the restaurant was out of coffee, tortillas, hummus, bloody mary mix, and I'm going to assume more. We had to get up more than once to ask for service.
The server was doing his best and did what he could, but I am truly appalled at the way this place is run.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
I have never left a poor review for any business in my life, but i have lived in Chicago for 15 years, and this is the worst restaurant I’ve been to.
We arrived on a Sunday right at opening and sat on their patio. The server didn’t come to take any orders for over 30 minutes until we went back in to ask him. They were out of a ton of basic things: coffee, Bloody Mary mix, tortilla chips… We finally were able to order appetizers, which took almost an hour to come out. Another server decided to step in and try and help. I’m not sure if they were under staffed, but this kid really was trying his best. The food took forever, all at different times, I never received a drink I ordered, and the food was average at best.
I hope this review can be taken into consideration, and they can turn things around, because that was a painful experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Great night watching football. My bartender Mark made for some great conversations and cold beer. Can't go wrong.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Spent 35 minutes waiting for a server on Friday night at 6:30pm. We finally went to the bar to order our drinks. It took 15 minutes for someone to bring us 3 beers. Was told the server would be over soon. We witnessed a server go to the next table 4 times while completely ignoring us. And it wasn’t that busy either. We won’t be back. Terrible service. On the contrary we were greeted and served with in 1 minute at a busy Easy Street next door.
Service: 1
The worst service I ever had in my life, she was just pretty angry with the world
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Salad, Chopped Salad, Jumbo Chicken Wings, Leader Burger
Don't order delivery from this place as it is will more than likely never come. The past handful of times we've tried to get food delivered, the restaurant conveniently cancels our order stating they never received or ran out of something. And it always happens 10 minutes before when we should receive which is well after order is placed. It's a shame because we love this place and the food is really good.
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