Category Archives: Chicago

Longman and Eagle | Logan Square, Chicago

By pdo | Published: July 27, 2010
Logan Square’s Longman and Eagle has two quirks: 1) 30 whiskeys for $3 a shot 2) an inn … in the works. Let’s start with the weirder one.  This place eventually will have an inn above the bar.  It will be pretty convenient if you’re a suburban boozer — get sloshed downstairs, then head up [...]
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Sky Ride Tap | Chicago Loop

By pdo | Published: July 4, 2010
Wow, this place is weird. May have to be my new post-work spot now that Old Timer’s has closed. The Sky Ride Tap … what’s the Sky Ride? The train?  They sell ‘packaged goods’ … what are those? And these supposed sandwiches … hell I’ll try anything once, but they seem particularly risky. Last thing [...]
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Revolution Brewery Bar | Logan Square, Chicago

By pdo | Published: July 3, 2010
For a communist-themed bar, this place has done some serious capital investments. Everything is new and slick — from the wood-carved fists to the barrel stave walls. It’s a great place to grab a beer and munch on tasty bar food. The wooden fist of flavor. “Workingman’s Mild” — a ‘luncheon’ beer. Revolution’s bacon popcorn.  [...]
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Old Timer’s, One Of The Best Dive Bars In Chicago, Is Closing

By pdo | Published: May 26, 2010
Dammit.  Dammit.  Old Timer’s is closing.  Rumor on the street is that their building isn’t renewing their lease.  They’re being squeezed out after 43 years — they served their first drink in 1967. Which means going to the Elephant and Castle?  No.  The Tilted Kilt?  Nope.  Emerald Loop?  Meh.  The Gage?  No way.  Dammit. The [...]
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The Three Best New Bar / Restaurants In Lincoln Park | Chicago

By pdo | Published: February 22, 2010
Something’s going on in Lincoln Park. When the economy was booming, shit-chic restaurants popped up everywhere.  Now that things are on the rocks, good places are opening up.  What gives?  Here’s the best of the latest: Gemini Bistro | 2075 N. Lincoln Avenue Sure, Gemini Bistro is billed as ‘contemporary American’ food, but what it [...]
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ROCKS Lincoln Park | Schubert, Chicago

By pdo | Published: February 14, 2010
Want Scotch?  Go here.  Want a swill beer challenge?  Still here. photo credit: lambda_X ROCKS (and I think it’s supposed to be all-caps) is a whiskey place (whisky too).  They’ve got a huge booze list that includes everything from Bourbons to single-malts.  Macallan, Johnnie Walker, Talisker, Ardbeg, Glenfiddich — it’s all here — along with [...]
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Jake’s Pub | Clark Street, Lakeview | Chicago

By pdo | Published: November 23, 2009
Been looking for a neighborhood bar for a while.  Living near a college campus doesn’t lead to the best bar scene … unless you’re fond of drinking with a pack of 19-year-olds really excited to be buzzed.  Jake’s Pub is different. Jake’s may be the only bar in Lincoln Park with a chalkboard full of [...]
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2009 Beaujolais Nouveau Is At Your Local Store

By pdo | Published: November 20, 2009
Beaujolais Nouveau is here.  Sure, it’s a waste of resources to rush this swill-y wine around the world.  Sure, it’s never that good (this year’s is pretty tasty, actually).  And sure, it’s a marketing ploy to unload cheap wine.  But it’s fun.  We tried 7 or so last night and only one was a clunker.
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Quenchers Saloon | Fullerton and Western, Chicago

By pdo | Published: November 8, 2009
Quenchers was recommended by a friend, so we stopped the other day when we were in the area.  We deliberately returned shortly after.  We will return again.  There’s something about a chalkboard full of choices that inspires return trips. photo credit: quinn.anya The beer selection is just staggering.  You may need to tap the free [...]
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Return to Rose’s | Lincoln Park, Chicago

By pdo | Published: August 20, 2009
I’m back after a long lull given the hype of my last post, and I order a Guinness.  $2.50, the bartender says.  My friend orders a Jack and Coke.  It’s $5, but ice is low, so the bartender knocks the price down to $4.  We put money down, he doesn’t take it.  Fine. Bartender rummages [...]
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