02/22/08

What a waste

by thedoglvr

Okay.... there's no line to get in because the place is LAME. All attitude with NO cool to back it up. Overcharging the men to get in ($20) and hardly anyone was inside. How boring was it? I'm writing this from Lakeview at 11:30 on Friday night having already left there. Don't waste your time or money on this place; all snob and no cool. No service and bad drinks. I could get drunk faster taking a dose of NyQuil for a head cold. If this place were the example of nightlife in Chicago, I'd move to the middle of nowhere for more entertainment and excitement. A one-star rating is too high.

• Pros: No line
• Cons: everything else

01/30/07

Y go to Y?

by ames1

A few girlfriends and I went to Y Bar on a Friday night and was quite disappointed. The door men charged all of us ladies $20 to get in and there was no line outside! It never got packed all night and not a fun crowd.

• Pros: No line outside
• Cons: Not a fun crowd

10/25/06

Chic and sophisticated

by nichole1920

...are what decribes this place. Nice atmosphere and people to match.

If you're looking for a club thats more upscale than your typical sweatbox, this

is definetly the place to come

Mixed crowd and good music

04/23/06

bogus

by celburnr

This bar is a bunch of yuppies that don't know what to do whith thier money. The bouncers coulnd't protect a dead lobster, and the booze is watered down! Th service is the absolute worst towards any sort of groups. Stay as far away as you can!

10/22/05

Just stay home and hang out in your basement

by meme1010

This Place is like hanging out in my dad's basement. It was small, the door staff was a jerk. The music ok but that was all that was good. there was only about 40 people in the whole place.

• Cons: Bad service, Small, Empty

12/14/04

Sleek River North lounge with velvet-rope exclusivity attracts an opulent crowd.

by Contributor

The Scene
This open, yet intimate, lounge is fitted with brown columns, red curtains, gold-toned walls, exotic wood panels and suspended clear-acrylic speaker enclosures. Three reserved-table areas roped off by suited gentlemen dominate the left side, each with plasma screens, faux alligator ottomans and banquettes. Within, partiers mix at low tables and order bottle service (more than a dozen vodkas and many champagnes are offered). In the passage on the right, two amber bars feature black-clad bartender babes serving an infectiously flirty, well-to-do clientele of designer-sporting singles. The glass-enclosed VIP room between the bars provides "privacy" for a bankrolled see-and-be-seen set.

The Draw
DJs spin energetic '80s electro, house and techno, though the space doesn't allow for much dancing. Drinks are on the high-end of pricey (vodka cocktails, gin and tonics, and bottles of Corona are popular), but no one's complaining at Buzz Central.