Business Description from the Web
This sprawling brewpub features six house-brewed beers and 17 television monitors with satellite hook-ups and captioned for the hearing-impaired in its billiards room and barroom, plus a traditional dining room with capacity for 115 people. When the weather warms, head up to the rooftop beer garden to sip on a brew with your crew.
Raters like this River North chain brewpub for its bar scene and after-work atmosphere. The beer is good and brewed in-house. The food gets mixed reviews -- mostly passable sandwiches, pastas, nachos, and other bar bites. One Rater swears by the chicken-fried chicken ("not for those concerned about calories!") as the ultimate comfort food. There's a spacious, pleasant rooftop deck that's a big...
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Tips About This Business
Can't decide which beer to try? The sampler offers tasting portions of eight different brews.
When weather permits, the view of River North and city skyscrapers from the roof is better than that of the chic young professionals within, glowing from the setting sun and a few after-work beers.
A pool room just off of the bar area has six tables and eight televisions.
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short This spacious restaurant's college feel is magnified by pool tables, young, denim-clad servers, and beer posters you might see in a dorm room. The menu offers plenty of good brewpub fare: Ribs and chicken are smoky and tangy, with a serious kick. Fragrant with beer, brown ale chicken has mushrooms and strips of chicken layered over white cheddar mashed potatoes. Beers are all...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited March 08, 2005)
This sprawling brewpub features six house-brewed beers and 17 television monitors (with satellite hook-ups and captioned for the hearing-impaired) in its billiards room and barroom, plus a traditional dining room with capacity for 115 people as well as a second-floor room for private parties and a beer garden on the third floor.
Other Reviews from the web
This restaurant was a last minute selection. We had called the week before for reservations at Volare for our friends 30th birthday celebration. Before we left for Volare, we called to make sure our reservations were set, and we were told by a very snobby man that the "restaurant was backed up with orders" and that the earliest he could get us in was 9pm. Our group was really upset, because...
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Posted by Ginbia30
on April 21, 2009, (Edited April 04, 2009)
This is a great place to go for after work drinks. On a nice day, Head up to the roof and have a drink at the rooftop bar. They have a solid and diverse offering of self-brewed beers. The menu is also solid. I love the wings, but avoid the salmon fish & chips. The downside is that it's pricey, but what can you expect from a chain brewery located in downtown chicago. If you want cheap...
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Posted by jimmyj101
on April 21, 2009, (Edited June 20, 2008)
Having lived in NYC for years I'm no stranger to over priced drinks but this place is ridiculous! It's a local happy hour restaurant with bar food yet the mixed drinks are priced as if you are at a 5 star celeb hangout. Give me a break. I will never go back!!!
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- over-priced mixed drinks
Posted by tequilas
on April 21, 2009, (Edited May 06, 2008)