| Venue name: | Sportsman's Club | Contact: |
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| Address: |
948 N Western Ave Chicago 60622 |
| Opening hours: | Sun–Fri 5pm-2am, Sat 5pm-3am |
| Transport: | Bus: 49. |
| Price: | Cocktails, $10 |
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Average User Rating
4.4 / 5
Rating Breakdown
- 5 star:2
- 4 star:3
- 3 star:0
- 2 star:0
- 1 star:0
Doubling as a mixology joint and neighborhood bar is a difficult task, but Sportsman's Club pulls it off with relative ease. Tasty, original cocktails at affordable prices are constantly rotating, while the bar avoids pretentiousness for the most part.
Of course they have cheap beer and a solid beer/shot combo, so it's fun to people watch and laugh at the absurdly-dressed hipsters, until they take over the place and you can't move. That being said, come early to snag a seat or table.
The beer garden is one of the city's hidden gems when open and the bartenders are friendly people, especially Wade, Jeff, & Greg.
It's hard to say what the best part of Sportsman's club is: the beer garden or the cocktails. If you're not up for a $10 drink, you can always sip on some cheap Miller High Life bottles on the patio and sink into the night.
Well made, simple but always interesting drinks that change daily, a fun beer list, an amaro machine with housemade amaro that changes daily, a HUGE patio that does weekly bbqs during the summer, an all star cast of bartenders behind the bar, what more could you want?
Oh yeah, they have all the PvWs and all the BTACs, so you can do a vertical and try all the stuff your liquor store is sold out of before they even come in. Just remember to try the best stuff first - by the time you get to pour 5 you start to get a little blurry.
If you come here late enough, you may run into some of your favorite bartenders—Sportsman is a favored North Side industry post-shift hang. Show up during the day and you can down strong drinks on the picturesque patio or school your friends at checkers at the booths indoors.
