The Leg Room
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 337-2583
- Cross Street:
- State Street
- Directions:
- El: Red Line to Clark/Division
- Best of Citysearch:
- Lounge 2005
- Hours:
- Sun-Fri 7pm-4am, Sat 7pm-5am
Editorial Review for The Leg Room – by Elisa Kronish
The Scene
When bar-hoppers graduate from the college crowd-heavy strip, or they just need a personality-breather in between, the Leg Room is the place to go. In the front '70s-bachelor-pad-like area are low cushy couches and a real fireplace. A low ceiling, loads of candles and red-hued lighting makes for a seductive atmosphere. Martini glasses line the large center bar, where hair-flipping single women and schmoozy single men prop themselves up visibly on high leopard-print chairs. Along the wall, small groups gather at raised tables.
The Draw
The martini menu includes a dozen varieties from hard-core classics to a Red Bull version. Next to the VIP lounge in back, a DJ spins funk, lounge and light hip-hop. A small open area in front of the DJ booth often becomes a dance floor.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoLeg Room features some of the best music around, with live classic rock performances every Wednesday at 9pm and DJs spinning hip-hop and R&B into the wee hours Wednesday through Sunday.
When to GoThe lounge is open 365 days a year--perfect for escaping high-crisis holiday times or ending the longest of any day.
User Reviews for The Leg Room
05/03/2008 Posted by Touristinchicago
We came from Europe (english and germans) and were really excited to party there as we've been sent by another bar's waitress. Once there the boucer treated my girlfriends and i like s***, he was rude and inside we had a crowd of young people harrassing us and the boucer would'nt come and help us. We had to fight to get to the bar. The music is really oldfashioned and cheesy. The food is absolutely disgutsing, If i had known i would have never gone to this place!
Cons: It's bringing Chicago nightlife reputation down
11/12/2007 Posted by wrigleyvillelisa
We arranged my bachelorette party here through a party planning service and were supposed to have "VIP package" at Leg Room. When we walked in we were "greeted" by Tony who informed us he would waive our cover "for now" (even though this was included in our package) and then directed us to our table. We had a party of 10 but the area we were directed to only seated about 7. When we attempted to pull some chairs over Tony came over and told us that our package "just" included cover and champagne and that we could pull the chair over but they had a party of 40 coming in soon and they would probably have to take the chair away from us when this party arrived. (We had pre-arranged reservations through the party planning service.) When Tony brought over the champagne one of our glasses had a very obvious lipstick mark on it so two of the girls had to share a glass and as he was popping the cork he thought it was necessary to tell us we could pour it ourselves. Both Tony and our waitress spoke to us rude tones and seemed determined to get rid of us- and they succeeded. As I looked around I saw that for the most part the bar was empty with the exception of a few clusters of people here and there and a birthday party of 5 next to us. This party of 40 never showed up, at least not during the time we were there. It is no surprise to me that Leg Room was practically empty while the surrounding bars we visited were packed. The staff of Leg Room should seriously consider getting jobs at Ed Debevic's.
Pros: none, they were so rude
Cons: worst service I have ever experienced
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