Gold Star Bar
Chicago, IL 60622-3216
Phone: (773) 227-8700
- Cross Street:
- Hermitage Avenue
- Directions:
- El: Blue Line to Division
- Hours:
- Sun-Fri 4pm-2am, Sat 4pm-3am
Editorial Review for Gold Star Bar – by John Dugan
The Scene
As slick sushi bars and trendy night spots push into Ukrainian Village, the Gold Star's an unabashed workingman's bar from old Chicago. Now a low-rent, hip hangout for area residents (though the walls have been painted white and red), it's still comfortably divey.
The Draw
The dress-down generation's bike messengers, art school grads and 9-to-5ers mix it up here, occupying all the green plastic lawn chairs at the '50s diner tables on a given Friday night. Football posters welcome Green Bay Packers fans who frequent the bar. Stay awhile for a shot at the pool table in the back. The CD jukebox is stocked with Thin Lizzy, MC5, T. Rex and Chicago heavies like the Jesus Lizard. Bottled beer seems appropriate, but the Stella Artois tap's very popular, too.
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User Reviews for Gold Star Bar
01/14/2008 Posted by lalalastname
In a neighborhood that has essentially become "Lil' Lincoln Park", it's heartening to see the Gold Star holding its own. For longtime residents of Wicker Park/West Town, the Gold Star has always been a truly neighborhood bar. City workers, artists, sport fans and the great unwashed have always mingled peacefully here and it is my sincere hope that that continues to happen as the streets outside get gobbled up by greedy developers. Friendly, attentive barkeepers, good prices and one of the best jukeboxes in the city. Leave your credit cards and snotty attitude at the door, please.
12/31/2005 Posted by carnivore63
They say they have been open for 20 plus years seems like 20 mins on my estimation .. If your not a so called REGULAR dont bother not worth your time to stop in for a so called cold beer.. Your time is good elswhere
Cons: service, pricy, atmosphere
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