Board Room: The Meeting Starts Late at River North’s Newest Nightclub
Last night my glancing interest in all things Paris Hilton (I know, so 2003) landed me at the new River North nightclub Board Room, located in the old RiNo space....
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The Chaser’s First Impressions of Tzar Ultra Lounge
My guard was up last night from the moment I drove onto a particular block of River North, where the nightclubs Crescendo, Y, Sound-Bar, and now Tzar Ultra Lounge are...
BYOB While You Can: The Red Lion Lincoln Square
The Red Lion, an English pub that poured pints in Lincoln Park for 27 years, has been open in its new Lincoln Square location since January, but due to a...
Five Things to Know About Smith, the New Wine Bar Coming Soon to Logan Square
On the heels of the hotelier Ian Schrager’s announcement this week that the Ambassador East Hotel, once a celebrity playground, now will be called Public, we learned that the owners...
’Stock Increase: Humboldt Park’s Rootstock Prepares to Expand
Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, the cozy Humboldt Park spot owned by three former Webster’s Wine Bar vets and our 2010 pick for best wine bar, has gotten so popular...
Reality Revamp: The Abbey Pub on Spike TV’s ‘Bar Rescue’
The Abbey Pub’s office manager, Leslie Galambos, spotted the casting call on Craigslist and thought, Why not? The next thing she knew, film crews and producers from the new Spike...
Polynesian Party! The Terrace at Trump Opens for the Season Tonight
What would I do right now if I worked downtown? I’d knock off a little early and head over to The Terrace at Trump, where I’d be among the first...
Bridge Bar and DiSotto Enoteca Spin Off From Fulton’s on the River, Francesca’s
UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS: A look at two new bars fashioned from surplus restaurant space
Standard Bar/Grill Takes Another Stab at Pleasing the Wicker Park Masses
“What’s with the sign? Looks like Barnum & Bailey presents a bar,” huffed The Creative Director as we pulled up beneath the many-bulbed marquee announcing Standard Bar/Grill the latest incarnation...
Win, Place, or Show: Rating Kentucky Derby Parties at Chicago Bars
While I’m delighted to know that people outside my hometown of Louisville find the Kentucky Derby exciting enough to celebrate, even hundreds of miles away, I’m skeptical as to what...