A true gem of a local tavern! The jukebox, decor and long bar create a warm and cozy ambiance where you can enjoy the company of friends and family. Stop by for a glass of warm Glogg in the wintertime, you won't regret it!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Glögg and Ginger Snaps a Christmas-Time Tradition
Kristy Moretti
DISGUSTING! Bartenders take serve cookies with the same hand they handled the cash with out washing their hands.
Claire
Cash-only dive bar. A perfect neighborhood hangout.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Glögg and Ginger Snaps a Christmas-Time Tradition
Mike G.
Delicious homemade glögg perfect for the holiday season.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Glögg and Ginger Snaps a Christmas-Time Tradition
ISU alum2010
Went here because I am a Cubs fan and an Anthony Bourdain fan, such a great bar north of Wrigley, very friendly staff, and regulars. If you don't want to stay for a Cubs game I highly suggest the Andersonville neighborhood and you have to go to this bar.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Matthew Parrilli
An Andersonville institution for 90 years & still kickin’. Schultz on draft…nuff said. Great juke box & classic movies on the screens. Will be back for Glǒgg at the holidays. Cash only!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
D Rose (drosemusic.com)
The owner and his son are great folks. This bar accommodates all sorts of people with any pronoun and identification. I got a Cheers vibe from the great communication.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
John Stemmelin (Axis 360 Media)
I wish I could find some redeeming qualities for this place, but they simply don’t exist. There is no reason for a 4.6 rating, so the positive reviews are likely paid or fake. The proof is that the reviews are all either one star, like mine, or five stars.
The place is dirty, with sticky tabletops and floors that seem to have been cleaned with dirty mop water or cloths. They claim the place has history, and I believe it because you can smell it—like a moldy basement. The fruit flies were plentiful and friendly; they came toward my friend's drink, which she couldn’t drink fast enough before one finally landed in it so we left.
Seriously, avoid the bathrooms unless you have a strong stomach. The night I was there, the men’s restroom smelled like an outhouse. They could clean it for a week and only upgrade it to a porta-potty smell.
The staff is indifferent, and the owner seems to be a complete jerk, hanging with his friends and ignoring anyone he didn’t know. It’s like Cheers but with a&&holes, and it’s not Ed Debevic’s, where the rude staff is the draw. The cash-only policy is super annoying, and they probably make bank on the ATM (at the expense of their customers). I won’t return. The drinks were also weak, so, as I said, zero redeeming qualities. Skip it unless the owner likes you.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Dylan Prom
5 star dive bar
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
kevin donnelly
Great old bar opened officially at the end of prohibition (it had been a speakeasy). I don't think they serve food.
Amazing neighborhood bar, friendly crowd. If you go in the colder months, be sure to try the glögg, a hot Swedish drink sure to warm you up. One of the few "Swedish" places remaining in Andersonstan.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Donna Heeter
Tina from the Chicago Swedish Mixed Chorus & her fan club after midsommarfest performance.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Glögg and Ginger Snaps a Christmas-Time Tradition
Frank Karall
Live music! Best Dive bar ever!
Atmosphere: 5
Maya Smith
Love the mulled wine, hot in winter or frozen in the summer! The bar has a great cozy tavern feel. Cash only
A true gem of a local tavern! The jukebox, decor and long bar create a warm and cozy ambiance where you can enjoy the company of friends and family. Stop by for a glass of warm Glogg in the wintertime, you won't regret it!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Glögg and Ginger Snaps a Christmas-Time Tradition
DISGUSTING! Bartenders take serve cookies with the same hand they handled the cash with out washing their hands.
Cash-only dive bar. A perfect neighborhood hangout.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Glögg and Ginger Snaps a Christmas-Time Tradition
Delicious homemade glögg perfect for the holiday season.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Glögg and Ginger Snaps a Christmas-Time Tradition
Went here because I am a Cubs fan and an Anthony Bourdain fan, such a great bar north of Wrigley, very friendly staff, and regulars. If you don't want to stay for a Cubs game I highly suggest the Andersonville neighborhood and you have to go to this bar.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
An Andersonville institution for 90 years & still kickin’. Schultz on draft…nuff said. Great juke box & classic movies on the screens. Will be back for Glǒgg at the holidays. Cash only!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The owner and his son are great folks. This bar accommodates all sorts of people with any pronoun and identification. I got a Cheers vibe from the great communication.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I wish I could find some redeeming qualities for this place, but they simply don’t exist. There is no reason for a 4.6 rating, so the positive reviews are likely paid or fake. The proof is that the reviews are all either one star, like mine, or five stars.
The place is dirty, with sticky tabletops and floors that seem to have been cleaned with dirty mop water or cloths. They claim the place has history, and I believe it because you can smell it—like a moldy basement. The fruit flies were plentiful and friendly; they came toward my friend's drink, which she couldn’t drink fast enough before one finally landed in it so we left.
Seriously, avoid the bathrooms unless you have a strong stomach. The night I was there, the men’s restroom smelled like an outhouse. They could clean it for a week and only upgrade it to a porta-potty smell.
The staff is indifferent, and the owner seems to be a complete jerk, hanging with his friends and ignoring anyone he didn’t know. It’s like Cheers but with a&&holes, and it’s not Ed Debevic’s, where the rude staff is the draw. The cash-only policy is super annoying, and they probably make bank on the ATM (at the expense of their customers). I won’t return. The drinks were also weak, so, as I said, zero redeeming qualities. Skip it unless the owner likes you.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
5 star dive bar
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Great old bar opened officially at the end of prohibition (it had been a speakeasy). I don't think they serve food.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great old school tavern packed with history
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing neighborhood bar, friendly crowd. If you go in the colder months, be sure to try the glögg, a hot Swedish drink sure to warm you up. One of the few "Swedish" places remaining in Andersonstan.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tina from the Chicago Swedish Mixed Chorus & her fan club after midsommarfest performance.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Glögg and Ginger Snaps a Christmas-Time Tradition
Live music! Best Dive bar ever!
Atmosphere: 5
Love the mulled wine, hot in winter or frozen in the summer! The bar has a great cozy tavern feel. Cash only
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