Bar Chicago

I was here during a bachelorette party… I only remember because Unilocal says I checked in here around 2am…
From what I remember, the above would be about the only time I would be at this bar. Not really my scene. I’m not 15, I’m not into date rape.
But if you’re blacked out and wont remember what it was like, or need to regret something. Bar Chicago!

Once was enough. I was dragged here as part of a bachelorette party for my younger cousin and it was by far the lamest of our three lame destinations. Mediocre drinks, forgettable music, beer pong?!? It is incomprehensible to me that people like to go out to bars and play drinking games with strangers, though one of my good friends did play tip-​cup at Durkin’s one night with Kyle Orton… but I digress.
I imagine Bar Chicago is fun if you are freshly 21, have never lived in Chicago (or any other major city), don’t appreciate the taste of a decent drink and/​or don’t really give a damn what crap song is playing so long as there’s a bar to dance on. If your response — like mine — is none of the above, do yourself a favor and avoid this place.

Walking into this place reminder me of all the freshman dances you see on tv. Walked down the stairs to see about 15 people standing awkwardly in different corners of the place.
The door man was cool though, came here with Joe J, let us in with no cover and gave us each a free shot. After 2 shots, 2 quick beers, it was time to move on and find a place that had a heartbeat, cause this place was dead.

OK, so if you’re from the suburbs, or Indiana, or way out of town — then this place is for you. Bar Chicago is overrun with soccer moms getting all dolled up for girls night out and the douchebags that wanna score. That’s it. The crowd looks like it walked into 1998’s closet and stole all the denim mini skirts, rayon halter tops, and chunky heeled platform slides. BLEH! A friend of mine (who lives in Indiana) rented a party bus about 2 years ago for his birthday and we hit up Division. I enjoyed the people watching but that’s about it. It’s obscene that they charge a cover, but then, those from Kankakee don’t know any better. The drinks are overpriced and under poured. Don’t bother.

After 83 reviews, I’ve been wondering which establishment would earn the privilege of gaining my first one-​star review. Well folks, here it is.
In short, this place just sucks.
I’m sure when I was 19 or perhaps 22 and still pretending to be straight that I might have had fun here. But alas, when I came here at the ripe old age of 29, good gawd I wanted to get out quick.
The DJ was horrible and, get this, in the middle of the evening, when the dance floor was packed, he started playing… Johnny Cash. Now I likes me somes Johnny Cash … And I’ve never been a DJ. But if I *were* a DJ, I would not place JC and I would not play JC at a place like this.
Add on top of that that they place just feels dirty and nasty — well, it’s just not my kind of place to hang.
I’m not sure what’s worse — the gross guys who get «permission» to dance on the bar with the ladies, or the ladies who somehow allow those ugly-​ass guys to grind up next to them.
Congratulations, Bar Chicago. You are the very first to receive a one-​star review from me. That puts you in to a league of your own.
FYI — I classify one-​star ratings as: «Oh hell no! I will NEVER go back there! NEVER!»

I wish this place would just die in a fire already.
Who goes here?
HONESTLY!

Paid a $ 5 cover and I only stayed for a drink. I was there around 1am on a Saturday night, and the place wasn’t even half full. It was depressing.
The only upside was that if you’re a girl and are willing to dance around the DJ booth, you get free shots. That being the only good aspect of this place is really sad. Oh, and the bathroom attendant was really nice. That’s it!
The music is exactly what you would hear on B96. I don’t think the DJ did anything other than upload his playlist straight from iTunes.
The place also felt a little dirty. The floor was sticky, and even with it being super dark I could see stains on tables, chairs, and the floor.

Let me sum it up in one word… BORING! The bartender was nice but the club was EMPTY I swear besides my friend there were like 8 other ppl. I’m the type that tries to make the best out of the situation so I danced to the B96 music (great job DJ… sike!) and some dude asked me if I would turn around and show him what my mama gave me… I was about to b****h smack him and say there it goes hope you liked it.
Avoid this place it sucks!

I’m pretty sure I lose a little self-​respect every time I go here. It’s always College Spring Break at Bar Chicago. .. girls flashing their boobs, dancing on bars, guys taking shirts off and flexing, drinking contests, midgets. . did I mention that that is exactly why I’ve never been on College Spring Break?
Major plus: drinks are cheap, or if you’re a girl, usually free since they’re pouring weird concoctions down your throat all the time.
We went here two years ago for my old roomie’s 21^st. We were there early and definitely owned the bar, and we had a big enough group that it was fun. We were drunk early and our night was over by midnight. It was a ton of fun. Would I go here regularly? NO. And unlike the Hangge Uppe, there are few redeeming factors if you’re not super drunk.
If you plan on waking up in a field in Indiana tomorrow with no pants, no keys, and no cellphone, go to BAR Chicago.

I like to tell people that I don’t go out and look for trouble, it comes to me. Bar Chicago was proof of this! Literally not two minutes after sitting down here come two guys out of nowhere asking me if I speak Spanish and if I did, can ‘you please have a conversation with my friend because he doesn’t speak English’… I mean seriously! Are you kidding? Well I felt bad for the guy and started talking to him… my mistake! He was just out to get some you know what!
My saviour was Mark the bartendar who cut in a couple of times with strong drinks… thanks Mark! Oh and he had a shirt on that said ‘Long Live Mark’ and yes, I took a picture of it.
We stayed for a while and had some good times after crazy and his friend left us alone. It was dead for a Friday night though. We had $ 3 well drinks.

The one and only time I went in there it was dead so me and my friends started a game of flippy cup. The small ass pitchers of beer were kinda pricey for the size, but at least it wasn’t the floors of my apartment getting sticky and wet so I can’t complain about that. The DJ didn’t want to play any of my musical selection so that was a bust and my friend had put her stuff on the stage while we were dancing and one of the staff took it upon themselves to coat check her shit, so she had to pay $ 9 to get it back… not cool.
I’m not sure why I am giving this place 3 stars. Maybe it was because I had fun dancing (basically by myself), maybe it was the kick ass chick working in the bathroom (whom I gave my extra rum and coke), or maybe because I just found out my friend works there. I guess I wouldn’t be opposed to giving this place another shot.

This is a very interesting place to wind up at times. Everytime I have been inside of this place I was forced to go inside by friends of mine that are enticed by the guy at the door screaming free entry. When you walk inside you will see some of the funniest things.
You can always count on an annoying bachelorette party going down, they sometimes have special appearances from the wierdest celebrities such as Ron Jeremy and those guys from Jackass, they have midget wrestling and crazy mudfights in this place sometimes. This is lterally the place you go into and see a midget pouring alcohol in the mouths of a bride to be and her whole crew (I’ve seen it!)
A lot of times it is harmless fun and you can get a good laugh out of it while drunk and sometimes you can be there and be like am I really this lame! You can get a pretty good drink here and they are fairly priced, but I wouldn’t recommend this place for those of you with a week stomach!

I forgot the part about how my friend was assaulted by the male bathroom attendant. He said it was OK to use the men’s room since the line for the women’s was insanely long, but then as «payment» for his favor, he wanted her to take her shirt off and let him take a picture. Seriously? That’s like something out of a horror movie.
Oh, and so is that midget. He is terrifying. He comes out of no where and screams and yells and tries to get ladies to jump up on the bar and do beer bongs. It is so weird.
Blech this place is so bad it’s not even funny. Well, there is one funny part: the fact that men over 35 think they can actually find someone to go home with them from this place. Well, I guess maybe they can get someone to go since I imagine people get pretty drunk here, but it’s so pathetic. Some of the men looked like they were out of «Revenge of the Nerds 2» or something: they were wearing their finest polyester suits and their male pattern baldness hair was combed over to give it that «classy» look.

TOP 5: Dislikes
1. bachelorette parties like CRAZY
2. number one spot for suburban kids coming to the city-​UGH
3. TOURIST TOURIST TOURIST!!!
4. bathroom attendant — ANd its dirty
5. cover charge
the place is too loud to talk to anyone… this place is just lame and cheesy!!!

My little sister had her 21^st birthday here a few weeks ago.
She’s from the suburbs, and she wanted to go out in the city and… this is where she picked.
My job for the evening was to insure she and her college-​aged friends had a good time by running interference and keeping the creepy 30/​40/​50-​somethings away.
If someone came on too strong, my job was to get between him and my sister, and maybe throw an elbow or a really strong bitch face or make some loud comment about how old guys smell like Ben-​gay or somesuch.
I am reasonably certain that most of the guys there that night hated me.
But I am 100% certain that no one in my sister’s group was inappropriately touched or roofied or anything of that nature. And at the end of the night, everyone was drunk and accounted for and happy and not being dragged away by some 40-​something in a polyester blazer who makes his own version of that «My New Haircut» video in his mom’s basement.
I definitely can’t say the same for the other girls in the bar (especially re: inappropriate touching).

No, no, no! Okay I’m not sure if this is the MAJOR hangover I have right now or the fact that I’m at work, but Bar Chicago is the last place I want to be on a night out. It was empty on a Thursday night & even though it was fun to dance with my girlfriends, sometimes I like a little bump & grind with a perfectly nice stranger.
I knew I was in trouble when the DJ announced Bar Chicago was the number one spot to get laid (reminder no one was there!). Shit, if this is where it’s at then I’m totally screwed… no pun intended. I don’t think I’ll be back, but hell I had to give it a shot.

Yikes.
I went here a few years ago, and I must have been way way drunk, becuase I remember having a good time.
I went again this weekend, and it was like being at a frat mixed with about 10 bachelorette parties, complete with a sticky, plastic cup-​strewn dance floor, over-​processed 30-​something women desperately lifting their skirts up while dancing on the bar (and making out with each other), and a girl or two puking in the corner. Oh, let’s not forget the creepy audience of guys (wearing the standard button-​down, striped shirt and jeans) oogling the desperation from one side of the dance floor.

Crappy, trashy and everything else bad you can imagine.
There is a midget who runs around on the bar pouring drinks into peoples mouths. Its just a shame they won’t let me give 0 stars

Personally, the last thing I want to see when I’m drunk is a midget walking across the bar pouring shots into people’s mouths. I get that enough when I’m sober.
Seriously, this place is awful. I think the DJ played a Kid Rock song. I don’t remember, I had to drink lots of gin to try and have fun. Didn’t work too well, and it didn’t make the bartenders any nicer. Oh, and mixed drinks in plastic cups… classy.

My God! I have seen Hell, and I don’t like it. I honestly feel like I need a tetnus shot for being here. My buddy needed me to help him «save» the girl he is seeing from her time spent there with a Bachelorette party. There is absolutely no, none, NO redeeming qualities about this place. In fact, there are NO qualitites. The beer is too expensive. The women are too cheap. The guys are too… well…let’s just say that I was even covering my drink in fear that I would be «roofied». I am not lying when I say that the floor was covered, COVERED in napkins or some other tissue product. I seriously punched my buddy VERY hard for taking me to a place like that .
P. S. I tried to give this no stars but even that is too generous. This place should have negative stars.