IO Urban Rooftop Lounge

Restaurants, Contemporary American River North
4 out of 5 stars
(2user reviews)
IO Urban Rooftop Lounge
Courtesy of I|O Urban Roofscape

The most defining feature of the Godfrey Hotel's newest addition is in the name—there's a huge outdoor lounge. Chef Riley Huddleston (The Aviary) presides over a menu of hotel fare, like truffle mac and cheese, Wagyu steak sliders, burgers, sandwiches and a variety of entrees, desserts and cocktails.

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Venue name: IO Urban Rooftop Lounge
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Address: 127 W Huron St
Chicago
60654
Cross street: N LaSalle St
Opening hours: Sun-Fri 7-2am, Sat 7-3am
Transport: El: Brown to Chicago, Red to Grand. Bus: 22, 156
Price: Average entree $20
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3.5 / 5

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tastemaker

If you strive to be a "beautiful person" and like to drink somewhere simply in order to look trendy or cool, this is your place. Hardly a "roofscape" - you're actually on the 4th floor of a 20 story hotel and you get to feast your eyes on the Rock'n'Roll McDonalds, Hard Rock Cafe, Rainforest Cafe, Portillo's, and an ok skyline view behind all those chains. The drinks are morbidly overpriced, as is the food. Douchy bouncers and "promoters" flood the establishment and it's presumably difficult to get into (why, I will never know). Many better rooftop options elsewhere. 

tastemaker

Came here for a girls night out relatively early in the night so there was plenty of seating and not too crazy packed for a rooftop bar. The place fills up and becomes more of a party atmosphere around 9. We enjoyed a delicious fruity sangria and a few other standard cocktails, priced for the neighborhood. The spring menu had just launched so we had some tasty small plates including an avocado spread with plantains and taro! This place has spectacular views and a modern trendy atmosphere, I would definitely come back for an upscale night out!