Food & Drink

Now Serving: New Owner for Jazz Estate
Now Serving

New Owner for Jazz Estate

Tiny club has somehow survived since 1977. New owner committed to jazz tradition.

Weekly Happy Hour: Cactus Club Brings the Bands
Weekly Happy Hour

Cactus Club Brings the Bands

Happy hour includes discounted Bloody Marys, rail cocktails and tall boys.

Bar Exam: Harbor Room Is Classic Gay Men’s Bar
Bar Exam

Harbor Room Is Classic Gay Men’s Bar

Its colorful 108-year history charts the rise and fall of a dense manufacturing neighborhood.

Beer City: The Perfect Beer for Halloween Movies
Beer City

The Perfect Beer for Halloween Movies

Five all-time scary movies paired with just the right, frightfully delicious beer.

Now Serving: 14 Choices for Halloween Fun
Now Serving

14 Choices for Halloween Fun

Food, drinks and fright at events like Fetish Friday, Harry Potter Halloween and Trolley Bar Crawl.

Bar Exam: O’Lydia’s Has 99-Year History
Bar Exam

O’Lydia’s Has 99-Year History

The atmospheric, old-style tavern still has the original floor, tin ceiling and back bar.

Now Serving: New Restaurant Atop Hyatt Regency
Now Serving

New Restaurant Atop Hyatt Regency

Alert the tourists! Old space for Polaris restaurant will reopen with new name but same views.

Dining: Zak’s Makes Sure You’re Never Hangry
Dining

Zak’s Makes Sure You’re Never Hangry

Cozy Walker’s Point cafe offers hearty food in a warm, wood-toned atmosphere.

Weekly Happy Hour: $1 Beers Every Weekday at McKiernan’s
Weekly Happy Hour

$1 Beers Every Weekday at McKiernan’s

A classic South Side bar with cheap macro-brews, yet with Guinness and Smithwick’s.

Will Pizza Sports Bar Open on Farwell?

Will Pizza Sports Bar Open on Farwell?

Rosati's pizza has 158 locations and wants to add one near Oriental Theatre, if residents will agree.

Now Serving: Oakland Avenue Pizza War?
Now Serving

Oakland Avenue Pizza War?

New Sal's pizzeria will compete with Lisa's and Carini's Conca D'Or.

Bar Exam: Major Goolsby’s, Still a Great Sports Bar
Bar Exam

Major Goolsby’s, Still a Great Sports Bar

One of nation's first, where Charles Barkley and Reggie Jackson, among others, hung out.