Bar Chicago

10/11/08

Bar chicago by Laura K. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

I had a fun time when i went to Bar Chicago. Of course when your in the city drinks are going to be expensive so keep in mind of that. The bar isn't as big as i though so its just minimal seating and a large dance floor. It was crowded and women don't pay cover till 11 and for guys that night was 7 bucks. Its located on a street with a lot of bars so it was fun walk around and experience it all. They had a midget who walked around on the bar and rode a tricycle around. Full of baccalaureate parties and others like that. Age was a varied mixture but more on the older side with creepy men who tried hitting on us. Overall its a good bar to start the night and then move on to the other ones.

04/13/07

Great place to go if you don't have an attitude problem

by chigirllb at Citysearch

BAR is a great place to go for something different. From the clientel, which ranges from the young twenties to the young-at-heart fifty-somethings and yes some suburbanites and tourists, and the complete variety of music, everyone is satisfied. Of course you are not going to like it if you are going out for a $15 specialty martini and want to lounge around, see and be seen,,,that's not what bar is all about. Its about leaving the attitude at the door and having a great time. The staff is great looking and is one of the friendliest I have encountered in Chicago. They are there to make sure you have a great time and I have never been disappointed. I highly recommend BAR Chicago to anyone who just wants to have a good time without the frills... and by the way, the bathroom attendants are great! They are not trying to be trendy, they are there to make sure you are taken care of.

• Pros: Great looking staff, reasonable drink prices, people always dancing
• Cons: parking, but there is valet

11/20/06

avoid this bar if you are not in college

by okichich at Citysearch

This bar is just for tourists and college kids (or those who never went to college). For those of you who have gotten binge drinking out of your system, avoid this joint at all costs.

• Pros: party bar
• Cons: young crowd

11/13/06

Good place for a rowdy time

by lavly713 at Citysearch

If you want to dance on top of bar and have a bartender pour drinks in your mouth, then this is the place to go. It's a great place to dance to the latest music and have a no frills good time

09/30/06

luv it

by luvchicago78 at Citysearch

Nice place to go with your friends. Luv it. Come here for a drink or chat. You have not been here? Then you should definitely go!

09/07/06

a crazy wild time

by drinky3434 at Citysearch

place does not attempt to be classy. if youre looking for classy, go elsewhere. bartenders will stand on the bar and pour the booze down your throat. girls dance on top of bars. bump and grind non stop. great place to go if you r looking to hook up. not a sit down, sip a tini on the couch type place. if youre looking for a wild, crazy night with some stories, head over here. the staff is great too, top notch.

• Pros: girls, dancing, open late
• Cons: lines

07/26/04

Hard-core partiers shoot, shake it and score at this raucous Gold Coast bar.

by Contributor at Citysearch

The Scene
Tourists, conventioneers, college students and clubbers looking for a wild night head to Bar Chicago, a second-floor club with a post-collegiate anti-style that fits right in with other Rush-and-Division bars. Ritualized, unrestrained outrageousness is practiced nightly and encouraged by the regulars and staff.

The Draw
Besides shot ceremonies for the whole house, another tradition is that women are encouraged to shake it atop the bar--and make no mistake, they do. If at least a dozen aren't working it up there, this place is still just warming up. Populist DJing from a central booth means dancers can sing along with "Come On Eileen" or bump to lascivious dance-floor classics like "Baby Got Back." There's no draft beer, but the full bar serves 10 bottled varieties, plus all the popular cocktails.

01/20/03

diverse

by heather2828 at Citysearch

This place has so many different kinds of people and music..... its so much fun, I can never be bored here

01/14/03

Not so much

by mayday79 at Citysearch

A great place to meet singles if you want a no-strings attached hook up.

• Pros: Good music, Good atmosphere
• Cons: Expensive, Trashy people at time

12/16/02

Fun Place to Party !

by mweinstein at Citysearch

This place is a great time. It is perfect to satisfy large groups because there is so much to offer. You can dance, sit and drink, or jsut hang at the bar and people watch. Always packed with a great crowd and I have always had so much fun. Great place to stop with large groups !

11/11/02

Unpretentious? Not at all.

by ViciousJ at Citysearch

This place isn't terrible, and the women are pretty good looking although totally out of most guys leagues... and they know it. If you can get a "party" go, because the free admission and hour of free beer, which by the way was old and tasted like crap, is worth it (guys, either bring a girl or flash some tip money if you don't want to wait 20 minutes to get the bartenders attention). For a place that claims to be unpretentious, why do they have a bathroom attendant? This place tries to be hip and trendy without "being" hip and trendy. If you are looking for this sort of place, go to the Roadhouse.

• Pros: Beatiful Women, Decent Music
• Cons: Very Crowded, Expensive Drinks, bathroom attendant?