Honestly, I had the worst experience at Progress Bar this past Sunday and it was beyond disappointing. I paid the $10 cover, and when I stepped out briefly and tried to reenter, I was flatly told "no" and to get in line by your so-called bouncer, Charles, despite the fact that I had already paid. This wasn't just a rude brush-off—it was bad management. To make things worse, there were over 20-25 people waiting outside, while the inside was nowhere near crowded. Keeping a line outside to make it look like things were "popping" isn't fooling anyone, especially when people are fed up and leaving for spots like Hydrate which is open till 4AM, which wasn't even charging a cover. Not exactly the best move when it's your first night for the new Sunday event, especially if you're trying to grab the crowd while Charlie's is under renovation. It felt like you were holding patrons hostage in line just for the optics. Not a great look for your first night, Progress. I won't be back on a Sunday, (was it called Skyn? I can't remember) Replay and Hydrate will have my business instead. Do better. Not much progress at Progress.
Atmosphere: 1
Adrin Mendez
Nice place with different proposals every day of the week. Well served drinks.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
X K
Large line with a wait time to enter and then they let the bar get way too crowded
Asia Watts
I will never come back the owner was very rude and put his hands on me all I asked for was a song request he was very rude and the djs music could be better literally and all I was trying to do was get the club more jumping as a black women I will not tolerate nobody putting there hands on me .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ray C
Probably the best place to go in boystown. Music always hits and drinks are good. Only complaint is the bartender kept trying to sell me water when I wanted tap water.
Brandon Edingburg
Some friends and I have been supporting this bar for YEARS! But as of July, that's no more! I got mistakenly charged a $66 dollar order, because the bartender swiped my card for an order thatv wasn't mine and then told me "they couldn't reverse charges on the register". I filed a claim with my bank, and they lied and said this never happened.
Keep in mind, this is the same bar that would charge you different amounts for the SAME DRINK if you order at a different register! Seriously, this is how you show customer appreciation. We definitely won't be supporting this bar anymore.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 2
Joe Lannan
If you want to go out in boystown and not be surrounded by clones of me and my cousins, then this is the spot. Chill night or lit event… the drinks are good and vibe is accepting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michelle Walker
DJ during Pride was absolutely terrible; only played EDM versions of songs instead of just playing the original song.
Atmosphere: 1
Clara Gómez Sánchez
Bouncer really rude and racist, very aggressive towards customers. I'm very scared to go back.
Undra Brown
I have a blast at this place every time I’m in town. I love the mix of music! The drinks are a bit pricey but overall I enjoy the establishment.
Miss crowd usually with good DJs and a great staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Evan McGee
The food was great but a ball from the Chandler hit
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Dario
Meh, ghetto.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
Sarah Lam
So fun
Kevin Boor
We only had cocktails in the late afternoon before everyone comes into the place. We had a great bartender that made great suggestions for places to go.
Honestly, I had the worst experience at Progress Bar this past Sunday and it was beyond disappointing. I paid the $10 cover, and when I stepped out briefly and tried to reenter, I was flatly told "no" and to get in line by your so-called bouncer, Charles, despite the fact that I had already paid. This wasn't just a rude brush-off—it was bad management.
To make things worse, there were over 20-25 people waiting outside, while the inside was nowhere near crowded. Keeping a line outside to make it look like things were "popping" isn't fooling anyone, especially when people are fed up and leaving for spots like Hydrate which is open till 4AM, which wasn't even charging a cover. Not exactly the best move when it's your first night for the new Sunday event, especially if you're trying to grab the crowd while Charlie's is under renovation.
It felt like you were holding patrons hostage in line just for the optics. Not a great look for your first night, Progress. I won't be back on a Sunday, (was it called Skyn? I can't remember) Replay and Hydrate will have my business instead. Do better. Not much progress at Progress.
Atmosphere: 1
Nice place with different proposals every day of the week. Well served drinks.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Large line with a wait time to enter and then they let the bar get way too crowded
I will never come back the owner was very rude and put his hands on me all I asked for was a song request he was very rude and the djs music could be better literally and all I was trying to do was get the club more jumping as a black women I will not tolerate nobody putting there hands on me .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Probably the best place to go in boystown. Music always hits and drinks are good. Only complaint is the bartender kept trying to sell me water when I wanted tap water.
Some friends and I have been supporting this bar for YEARS! But as of July, that's no more! I got mistakenly charged a $66 dollar order, because the bartender swiped my card for an order thatv wasn't mine and then told me "they couldn't reverse charges on the register". I filed a claim with my bank, and they lied and said this never happened.
Keep in mind, this is the same bar that would charge you different amounts for the SAME DRINK if you order at a different register! Seriously, this is how you show customer appreciation. We definitely won't be supporting this bar anymore.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 2
If you want to go out in boystown and not be surrounded by clones of me and my cousins, then this is the spot. Chill night or lit event… the drinks are good and vibe is accepting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
DJ during Pride was absolutely terrible; only played EDM versions of songs instead of just playing the original song.
Atmosphere: 1
Bouncer really rude and racist, very aggressive towards customers. I'm very scared to go back.
I have a blast at this place every time I’m in town. I love the mix of music! The drinks are a bit pricey but overall I enjoy the establishment.
Atmosphere: 5
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Miss crowd usually with good DJs and a great staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The food was great but a ball from the Chandler hit
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Meh, ghetto.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
So fun
We only had cocktails in the late afternoon before everyone comes into the place. We had a great bartender that made great suggestions for places to go.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
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