- Neighbourhood
- Wicker Park
- Style
- Dive with good drinks
- Known for
- The photo booth where Liz Phair shot the cover of Exile in Guyville · Cash-only, largely unchanged since the 1980s · A 1990s indie hangout for Liz Phair, Urge Overkill and Veruca Salt
- Prices
- $ · cocktails under $14
- Getting in
- Walk-ins only. Only, cash only
- Food
- Drinks only
- Hours
- Historically Mon-Fri 4pm-2am, Sat 4pm-3am, Sun 4pm-2am; confirm current hours, cash only
- Address
- 1150 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Checked: Checked Nov 2026: Instagram account active; Block Club Chicago profiled it in a Nov 2024 feature on essential dive bars, treating it as currently operating. Yelp shows active reviews through October 2026. No official website (common for this kind of dive bar); no closure reports found.
Photo: an illustration of the mood, not this bar.
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