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Nighlife > Bars
As the song says, 'grease is the word,' and you will find plenty of it in the interior of this hip club, designed with a beauty salon theme. The theme runs from actual salon chairs...
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Nighlife > Bars
Descend the murky stairs and 'Butt on in' as the sign says. Made famous by John Belushi's Saturday Night Live 'Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger' skit, this joint never fails to please in all of its sleazy...
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Nighlife > Bars
Learning about and selecting a fine wine have never been so easy and enjoyable. Simply order the meal at the in-store restaurant and sample the wines as you eat. The menu provides captions next to...
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Nighlife > Bars
This place is like a college dorm gone public and stocked with plenty of booze. If you like buffalo wings and beer, you have found the right spot. Decorated with beer company posters and vintage...
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Nighlife > Bars
As hard as it tries not to be one of the pretentious Wicker Park bars, this place really cannot help but feel extremely cool about itself. Abounding with middle class posturing, the joint is a...
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Nighlife > Bars
After you leave here, you might long for the days when you could actually have visited the real thing. It seems that a 1940s nightclub has been on-and-off in the works in Chicago for years,...
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Nighlife > Bars
This South Loop bar blends sophistication with quiet comfort. Neighborhood folks mingle with downtown types stopping for lunch or an after-work cocktail while the jukebox plays softly in the background. Lunch fare consists of...
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Nighlife > Bars
Hard to believe seafood in the Midwest could be this fresh, but taste any of the 12 different varieties of raw oysters flown in daily from the Pacific and North Atlantic oceans, or the seafood-based...
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Nighlife > Bars
This popular neighborhood tavern is one of the busiest bars in Wicker Park. If you arrive here after 11pm, you will not find a seat anywhere—not even in the oft fought-over window sills. The preferred...
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Nighlife > Bars
This is the place where the cogs who really make Chicago work go after a hard day for a quick one or two—or two or three!&mdasj;before going home to their families. Friendly, just loud...
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