Pubs in Chicago

superchristine (2472 points) 16-06-2008 •••••5

This is a drinker’s bar. You go there to drink. End of story. Maybe there’s music, maybe there’s not. The mahogany bar is invi... more...

superchristine (2472 points) 17-06-2008 •••••5

Dive Bar scale 5/5. This is by far the best dive bar in the city (that I have been to). I love the “decoration”. It’s one of t... more...

superchristine (2472 points) 22-06-2008 •••••5

I like that this place doubles as a bar and a restaurant, but not in that cheesy bar-restaurant kind of way. It’s a definite switch from morn... more...

superchristine (2472 points) 17-06-2008 •••••4

This gets four stars on the dive bar scale. I live downtown and like coming here because it’s a nice escape from the pish posh bars that a... more...

superchristine (2472 points) 18-06-2008 •••••4

This is one of those belly up shot and a beer kind of places. Therefore, I love it. The decor is very Irish bar, but not “purchased at the ba... more...

superchristine (2472 points) 21-06-2008 •••••4

I was only in here for a drink, but that one drink made me realize I should return promptly when it was a little bit fuller and probably more degen... more...

superchristine (2472 points) 17-06-2008 •••••3

In dive bar land this is a good one. Was with some friends over at Uberstein for a work thing and headed over here afterwards. Stumbled upon karaok... more...

superchristine (2472 points) 17-06-2008 •••••3

I ended up here on an ill fated attempt at going to the campus bookstore in pouring (January) rain and inevitably found myself at the bar. It happe... more...

superchristine (2472 points) 20-06-2008 •••••3

It is your quite typical fake Irish pub complete with bar-store Guiness signs and 1930’s art deco posters that have nothing to do with their ... more...

mija617 (1215 points) 03-10-2008 •••••2

Agreed: Catcus is a middle of the road kind of place. It does tend to be full of drinking/drunk traders. Even more than some other bars, the foc... more...