Gamekeepers Tavern & Grill

This place sucks. Beer selection leaves A LOT to be desired, all drinks are overpriced. Had a good burger and that bartender was friendly — or
this would be one star. Giant televisions programmed to crap, dirty bar rag on the dirty banquet, leftover beers on all tables. Dart board blocks the end of the bar and it smells like gas. I wouldn’t insult dives to call this one.

I came here with some friends and one of them accidentally knocked into a beer tap. It was an accident and the entire staff began swearing at him and charged him for 4 beers! My friend was apologetic and took responsibility for it… Then they kicked him out.
The staff could not have been more rude. I recommend Stanley’s across the street.

Ok I honestly haven’t been here since, the 90’s to be exact. Yeah it’s been a while! We used to always come here, late night have a few more beers, try to pick up some girls, if not we’d call it a night and go for tacos. Always had a good time back then, always enjoyed talking with the lady that used to work the ladies washroom! She was a trip! Back then you could smoke away in the bar, and it was always packed! Ah, the memories of Gamekeepers!
I was in the area with a buddy not too long ago and we came in for some wings and a few beers. The wings were very good, can’t complain and I had good service. I’d be back if I am ever in the area. The fun part was us 2 having flashbacks & seeing that bar we used to hang out years ago… ah Gamekeepers! thanks for the memories!

Absolutely horrible place. Went a few years ago and it was terrible. Wanted to give it another shot and went last week for a beer and a bite.
Sat down and ordered a beer. Looked at the menu for a few minutes. Tried getting the server’s attention for another few minutes. When we finally did and was going to order he said that the chef was late and won’t show up for another 20 – 30 min. You would think he could have given the heads up on that when we asked to see menus.
We asked for our check — which took another 10 minutes to produce in a basically empty place and it was 13:75 for two PBR’s — no joke.
I got robbed of my time, my dinner and my money.
Never going back.

Stopped by around 5pm for drinks and food on a Tuesday night. Sat down, ordered a drink and asked for menus. The bar tends was a nice guy — that’s pretty much the only positive. At around 5:30 we were told that the kitchen is not open and will open in the next 20 – 30 minutes. Not sure if this is normal schedule for this bar but when I stop by after work at a bar & tavern or whatever the name suggests, I expect to be able to order food or at least have a sign somewhere where it is visible (before you walk in) stating that bar hours are different from kitchen hours. Will not be back:)

This is one of those old school Chicago sports/​late night bars that isn’t trying to pretend to be anything it’s not. Nothing more, nothing less. No fancy mixology drinks, no small plates, no pretentious people. Just sports, beer, wings, and loud music.
For game times/​during the week they usually have good specials and will put on any game you want with sound. There are a couple 90″ screens and must be about 50 tvs total so you never have to fight with anyone over what to watch. The wings are surprisingly AWESOME (and only 25 cents on Thursdays). And beer selection is also nice with about 15 beers on tap.
They are open until 4am every night with out fail and there’s usually a good party going on if you can stay up that late :) They have a pool table too!

Good bar for watching sports games. Wings and food are average, service was great and the amount of TVs make this a decent spot

I decided to give Gamekeepers another try this evening.
I, honestly, have mixed feelings. The space inside Gamekeepers is really nice. A ton of TV’s, large bar– but at 10:00 on a Friday night, I was the ONLY person at the bar.
Let me start by saying the bartender was a really nice guy. But with no other patron in the bar, the bud light (their only light beer) was sold out. I ordered a Budweiser, and it was very flat.
If I wanted to drink alone, I would drink in my parents basement. But at 10:00 pm on a Friday, I’d want a little life, a light beer, and some carbonated taps.
I am as disappointed as most of the people who review this bar, I hope something changes…

I don’t know why Unilocal removed my review it was honest and straightforward. Gamekeepers is a good dive bar with nice specials. Don’t remove me Unilocal

Bartender was mean and gave us cranberry juice instead of vodka cranberry for their Tuesday special. Thought this would be the new hangout but this guy just pissed 5 of us off. Embarrassing for a bar by my place. Never taking anyone here.

I dont think you have one fact right in your ‘rebuttal’. Your manager, is your only bartender and server?
And again, you are NOT denying you pulled out handcuffs.
Genious

This is a *great* local sports bar. Had occasion to spend last Sunday afternoon there. While most of the crowd was watching Blackhawks playoffs I came in looking for the Celtics game. Ben, the bartender that day, set us up with the game and was very accommodating. Service was outstanding! Do yourself a favor and check out Gamekeepers. You won’t be sorry.

Great pub fare and excellent service. came here with a group and had a great night and Nicole rocked! Fun place for a group!

Terrible service and knowledge of what they have behind the bar by the server. Annoyed that we weren’t just ordering pitchers of Bud Light. Only came here because Stanley’s across the street was packed and this place was empty.

I’ve been here a few times and it wasn’t anything special– just a run of the mill college bar. I decided to stop by after Zoo Lights for their $ 2 bud light special. There was only one waiter but there were only 5 tables of people (3 people or less per table) and 2 people at the bar. Hands down awful service from the waiter. Even the people next to us were commenting on it. He never came to check on us and when I asked what was taking our tater tots so long (at least 15 min after I ordered it), he said «yeah they’re coming I put the ticket in.» Rude.
When they did come, they came in a puddle of their own grease. I expect them to be a bit greasy, but bleghhhh.

Didn’t spend too much time here, but seemed like a fun atmosphere to watch games in.

Ugh — wow…
First of all, I will give a shoutout to the bartender who was really friendly and quickly served us.
However, this bar reminds me of a college bar… and not one of the good ones. The smell upon entering was like the smell one finds when walking past a late night bar early the next day… like 8am… when the street is covered in old beer and who knows what else. Ick. The bar was a bit icky (and sticky I might add) and the bathrooms… blech.
Beer/​drink selection was fine, but the space was so uninviting, I will not recommend stopping in at this spot for any reason.

Just bad on so many levels… We ended up here because Stanley’s had an hour and a half wait for a table. There were plenty of tables available in here. We were hungry and cold, and obviously not thinking. So we sat down. It took a long time for anyone to take our drink order, and then even longer to discover that there was a server. The server apologized for the wait, letting us know that they were about to close the kitchen and she was on her way home, when there was a rush of patrons. (Most likely those who couldn’t get into nearby restaurants)
So cutting to the chase, the service was lacking (my friends went up to the bar to get refills on their drinks), the food was mediocre at best, and cold. We didn’t see a value for our money in terms of the meals we ordered. And overall, we waited over an hour to get our food. We could have eaten at Stanley’s. We actually considered leaving money on the table for our beverages and leaving before our food arrived. Oh, how I wish we would have done that!
So please, listen to your Unilocal friends. Pass this spot by. We should have Unilocaled before we went inside. Be safe. Always Unilocal first!
Honey, pass the Tums, please.

We came to watch football today. Sure, it was quiet when we walked in. We assumed it was just luck.
Apparently, everyone else had already discovered what we were about to encounter. This place went downhill fast. There are a bunch of televisions and the bartender was friendly, but that’s all Gamekeepers has to offer.
Just like last week, we were welcomed by a notable smell. We guessed it might have been cleaning solution smell, maybe from too much bleach in their mop-​water. The waitress wasn’t happy to be working, but she was attentive. Beer list? Don’t bother. They don’t have one.
The over-​priced beers aren’t usually a big problem. Our group ordered a dozen or so beers. I got a coke. They charged me two dollars for each refill. Awesome.
We watch football every Sunday. There are tons of choices. Next time (and every time after that), we will go elsewhere.

This place actually exceeded my expectations — which weren’t high. I had only been here past 1 a.m. previously, which to be fair, is no fault to Gamekeepers. Just my inebriated self. I thought it was just an average late-​night bar only traveled to by zombies who refuse to go home after 500 beers.
Alas, I moved closer to this joint and stopped by to watch a Mizzou game when Sedgwick’s was too packed to get in. We got a nice table in the back room, the bartender turned the TV I requested to the right game and we ordered the typical bar food to watch the game. I’ll say the wings were good but the beer a little flat (we ordered pitchers).
I’ll definitely come back! A comfortable place to catch a game. Lots of high-​quality TVs. A pretty basic menu, but if you’re just there for an appetizer, it’ll suit you fine.