Nightlife Photos: Table Hockey Tournament @ Lottie’s Pub
The Hawks were away, but Chicagoans still played—table hockey, that is—Thursday night at Lottie’s Pub, in Bucktown…
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Leader Bar: One glaring error but otherwise ahead of the pack
Truth is, when The Creative Director first alerted me to a newly opened bar somewhere in the vicinity of North Center and Irving Park, he did so with a smirk. “You should see this place,” he said. “They have their name cast in concrete over the door, and there’s this huge LED sign out front…
North Shore Nightlife: Five questions for Viper Alley’s Scott Greenberg
A Highland Park resident and developer of the Wit hotel, Scott Greenberg will unveil his latest brainchild, the 15,000-square-foot “boutique concert venue and nightclub” Viper Alley, on March 11th in Lincolnshire. With final sound checks underway, he explained to the Chaser why he thinks the North Shore is ready to rock…
Roka Akor and Bombay Spice Grill & Wine to Open in River North
Manifest Density
Two new restaurants, both under the same ownership, are scheduled to open this spring at 111 West Illinois Street, on what is already a big food corner…
Nightlife Photos: White Mystery @ Streetside
On the turntables Thursday night at Streetside, in Logan Square: White Mystery, the hard-to-miss brother and sister duo currently grabbing attention left and right for their lo-fi garage rock (just look for the dual shocks of curly red hair). Organized by the Wicker Park gallery Johalla Projects, the night also featured a guest spot on the decks by Ald…
Five Things Sipped and Heard Lately
Even though I’m nursing a margarita seaside in Puerto Vallarta while you read this (destination weddings, don’t you love ’em?), I’ve got Chicago nightlife on the brain. The Chaser first, people. Here’s the lowdown on the latest trends, openings, closings, and general intrigue…
Dixie Fix: Trying out Old Town Social’s new Southern bar brunch
I have this rule: No hanging out at bars in the morning. I don’t care if the World Cup is on, I don’t care if you’re supposed to take shots at 8 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day, and I don’t care if the bartender makes a mean Bloody Mary (actually, I kind of hate Bloody Marys). In fact, unless I’m on vacation, I can’t get into bar mindset until about four in the afternoon—you know, when the British take their tea…
Slim Chance: Taste-testing low-cal cocktails at Le Colonial
Egg foams, creams, drizzles, syrups: Sampling craft cocktails can feel like a bigger calorie fest than falling off the wagon at Sprinkles. And since loading up on who knows how many carbs before even glancing at a dinner menu is no way to stick to a New Year’s resolution, I’ve been wondering why no Chicago lounge that serves these 20-minutes-in-the-making concoctions had addressed the diet issue. Yet…
Dish Flash: Eight Questions for Homaro Cantu
Ing (951 W. Fulton Market; 855-834-6464), the new restaurant from the Moto chef Homaro Cantu, is named both as an acronym for “imagining new gastronomy” and after the verb suffix that signals, appropriately enough, the progressive tense.
Hubbard Inn Opens Thursday in River North
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
When brainstorming the vibe of Hubbard Inn, an 8,000-square-foot, two-floor European-inspired restaurant opening for dinner Thursday, the proprietors found a lodestar…