- Neighbourhood
- Wicker Park
- Style
- Dive with good drinks
- Known for
- Housed in a converted 1940s gas station · A single-barrel bourbon program alongside cheap tacos and margaritas · The original flagship of the Big Star mini-chain
- Prices
- $$ · cocktails ~$14–17
- Getting in
- Walk-ins only. Only
- Hours
- Historically Sun-Fri 11:30am-2am, Sat 11:30am-3am; confirm current hours
- Address
- 1531 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Checked: Checked Nov 2026: official site active with current info; Time Out confirms it as Wicker Park's go-to taco-and-bourbon spot. An October 2025 Block Club Chicago story confirms only a separate West Town spinoff closed; the original Wicker Park flagship at this address remains open.
Photo: Big Star, from their website.
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