The Owl
2521 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(773) 235-5300
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Crowd was eclectic, yet somehow cliquey... Also, logged into my banking app in the bar and an unauthorized direct debit from a Square acct. was posted while I was logged in. Definitely some nefarious stuff going on, but isn't that what you want at your late night spot?
I think that if there were a different dj it would have been 5 stars. DJ'ing can be hard I know but it was also really hard to listen to songs not be blended and the set list just kind of be all over the place. Drinks were okay, not super strong. This is typically a place you go to just to avoid going home after your fave bar closes. But they do have e a cute photo booth, with a cool dance floor.
The Owl is actually two bars:
Before ~9pm it's a neighborhood dive. An excellent happy hour, sparse customers, the baked-in smell of decades of bodily fluids, and an eclectic soundtrack depending on who's tending bar.
After ~9pm, there's usually a DJ in the big open dance floor in back. The music is turned up to 11, you won't be able to hear your friends anymore, and it usually gets pretty packed. Every time I've...
Before ~9pm it's a neighborhood dive. An excellent happy hour, sparse customers, the baked-in smell of decades of bodily fluids, and an eclectic soundtrack depending on who's tending bar.
After ~9pm, there's usually a DJ in the big open dance floor in back. The music is turned up to 11, you won't be able to hear your friends anymore, and it usually gets pretty packed. Every time I've...
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