(773) 472-2771

2771 N Lincoln Ave (Diversey Parkway)
Chicago, IL 60614 41.9321 -87.6581

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Neighborhoods: DePaul, North Side

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Hours:

Sun-Fri 4pm-2am

Sat 4pm-3am

Last updated 8.18.11

Category:

Bars & Pubs, Whiskey Bars

Payment Methods:

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Jukebox

Bar & Club Type of Music:

DJ - Rock, Alternative Rock, Blues, Rock & Pop, Hard Rock & Heavy Metal

What People Are Saying About Delilah's

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The Scene – The clientele has softened since Delilah's was Crash Palace, but it remains fueled by owner Mike Miller's passion for whiskey and rock and roll. Besides having one of the city's best jukeboxes (Hank Williams, Sex Pistols, James Brown and local indie rock), Delilah's features DJs from Chicago's music subcultures spinning selections from their personal collections five days a week. Local musicians spin on a semi-regular basis. Employees of record labels like Estrus Records (garage rock) and Bloodshot Records (insurgent country) have also made appearances. Count on hearing punk…

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
Nightly bar specials: Mon: $1 beer in cans, $2 Jim Beam drinks, free billiards. Wed: $2 Pabst Blue Ribbon bottles. Fri: $2 Maker's Mark drinks, $2 LaBatt's Blue bottles. Sat: $2 Warsteiner beer.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. It features an amazing selection of liquors, beers (including lambics and imports), fun music and a very friendly clientele.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. The best ROCK&ROLL bar in the world
  2. Mike Miller is a great guy that's why is bar is so great!
  3. The bar tenders and the crowd has always been friendly.
  4. Cool bar
  5. My favorite bar in the city.
  6. It features an amazing selection of liquors, beers (including lambics and imports), fun music and a very friendly clientele.
  7. I'm more of a beer drinker, but my friends (some of which enjoy the punk rock scene) encouraged me to try out this bar which has a friendly
  8. Apart from the music they always have a special beer for very cheap, and they do all kinds of parties, cool movie screenings etc.
  9. It is a bar for the low key alternative cool people who aren't into what you're wearing or how well you know somebody who knows somebody who shampooed Paris Hilton.
  10. Best bar in the city, IMHO.
  11. Great place for the beer aficionado
  12. As my title says this is by far the best bar in
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. One of the best jukeboxes you'll find (and good entertaining DJs), unpretentious patrons, cool vibe, friendly bartenders and doorpeople, horrific B-movies on the monitor, and top-notch selection of suds and whiskeys.
  2. It features an amazing selection of liquors, beers (including lambics and imports), fun music and a very friendly clientele.
  3. great place for even an over 40 to stop in and sample the selections.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. great place for even an over 40 to stop in and sample the selections.
  2. The people are nice and friendly, but very often the place gets packed with a very young crowd.
  3. good place, weeknight or weekend
service
100.0% positive
  1. It features an amazing selection of liquors, beers (including lambics and imports), fun music and a very friendly clientele.
  2. Then again, there are plenty of other reasons to love Delilah's: the music, the friendly crowd, the all-too steep stairs to the billiard room.
  3. Ive been here several times and every time the service was excellent.
  4. The people are nice and friendly, but very often the place gets packed with a very young crowd.
  5. ...he is a friendly, hard working all around great guy!
  6. The bar tenders and the crowd has always been friendly.
  7. I'm more of a beer drinker, but my friends (some of which enjoy the punk rock scene) encouraged me to try out this bar which has a friendly
  8. It is a bar for the low key alternative cool people who aren't into what you're wearing or how well you know somebody who knows somebody who shampooed Paris Hilton.
  9. One of the best jukeboxes you'll find (and good entertaining DJs), unpretentious patrons, cool vibe, friendly bartenders and doorpeople, horrific B-movies on the monitor, and top-notch selection of suds and whiskeys.
value
100.0% positive
  1. Apart from the music they always have a special beer for very cheap, and they do all kinds of parties, cool movie screenings etc.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/04/10

The best ROCK&ROLL bar in the world

by Munsterman at Citysearch

For my money this is simply THE BEST ROCK&ROLL BAR IN THE WORLD, and I come from a city that's famous for having the best ones (Madrid, Spain). If you are into ROCK&ROLL (being it punk, classic rock, garage, ska, etc.) this is a must. They might have the best punk-garage-rock&roll jukebox in the planet, and different DJs who change every day. Apart from the music they always have a special beer for very cheap, and they do all kinds of parties, cool movie screenings etc. Oh, yeah they have hundreds of diff beers and whiskeys and bourbons on the shelf. The staff is unbeatable too and owner is really a JEFE. This is, for me, THE BEST RAWKANDFCKNGROLL BAR ON EARTH!!

  • Pros: Great DJs, unbeatable jukebox, nice prices, fab staff
  • Cons: Sometimes too crowded
1 Star Rating: Poor

10/20/09

Special Place for Special People - Is Right!

by nycgirl09 at Citysearch

If the language could be stronger on this site, trust me - I would definitely be using it. If the rating could be no stars, trust me - it would be.

Don't waste your time going to this place. A friend of mine had an unfortunate incident and lost consciousness while we were leaving the bar. Since he hadn't even finished 1 beer at the place (and we had already decided to leave) it was in no way alcohol induced. The bouncer and bar tender kept insisting that he leave (which would include walking down a steep and uneven flight of stairs) despite a doctor's orders to have my friend stay put until he could stand. It was obviously a very serious situation and he was quite shaken.

They finally backed off only to make fun of my friend and the situation over a loudspeaker system to the ENTIRE bar. Not really a situation to make light of. AND certainly not the reaction an establishment should have if a customer falls ill while visiting. It's not okay and I feel everyone considering this bar should know what type of people you'll encounter at Delilah's.

  • Pros: None
  • Cons: Rude, Inconsiderate Employees
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/01/09

Mike Miller is a great guy that's why is bar is so great!

by AmyGlaze at Citysearch

I have known Mike since he worked at a little bar called GMKPRS lol He has always been a great guy & I am so happy his bar is still a success after all these years. It isn't surprising to me ...he is a friendly, hard working all around great guy! WTG Miller!! You never came to see me in Germany!

  • Pros: great people
  • Cons: can be too crowded
4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/24/08

Great place for the beer aficionado

by GatorMing at Citysearch

Or aspiring beer aficionado. We were there for a "beer fest" which was not as organized as it could be. But the selection was very good.

This bar is not listed as a Belgian bar anywhere, but it's pretty close to bar's in other parts of the country that claim to be a Belgian bar. There was a downstairs and upstairs bar. They had Delirium Tremens on tap, and Rocheforte no 10 upstairs (rare find in any bar).

It's sort of a mix of dive bar and a world of beer bar. Definitely worth checking out.

  • Pros: Beer selection
  • Cons: Rickity staircase
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/01/05

Hello from Austin

by casinoelcamino at Citysearch

We're comin' from Austin to see how Chicago's version of Casino el Camino measures up... put on yer drinkin' boots

YeeHaw!!!

Se ya'll soon

The Details on Delilah's

Place Categories:

  • best rockroll bar
  • great place
  • nice people
  • friendly crowd
  • good weeknight
  • excellent ive
  • cool vibe
  • pretentious uncle
  • cool horrific bmovies
  • like smattering
  • cool movie screenings
  • friendly bartenders
  • best roll jukebox
  • cool doorpeople
  • very friendly clientele
  • enjoy punk rock scene
  • friendly hard working
  • best juke box
  • friendly bar tenders
  • fantastic music
  • excellent bartpeople
  • best punkgaragerock
  • love delilah
  • best different djs
  • pretentious businessman cousin
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