Pilsen dive bar with downtown prices. $30 buckets of beer. Dare to grab the Palmolive dish soap to wash your hands in bathroom...? read more

Caminos De Michoacan Bar - Dive Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Best micheladas in town You can bring munchies too Bartenders are friendly and cool they also got karaoke and pool table Caminos de michoacan y pueblos que voy pasando........ read more

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A guy came to my friend and put his D on my friend. She told him to get away . I tried to communicate that to a security and I was ignored . Everyone ignored it and they let them stay in . No one did anything If you are a girl and trying to have fun please do not come here . Please be careful. read more

Gotta love Caminos. This is a true dive bar, not some place that was rehabbed, with faux smoke stains added as decor, or the smell of vomit being purposefully pushed thru the ventilation system for your enjoyment. Nope. That vomit smell is fresh. The drunk chick that fell in 6 inch heels is for real, not a Paid actress. The drunk dude that's been sitting there for a week straight has been sitting there for a week. His only nutrition? Takis and garnishes he grabs with his bare hands from the serving station. The drinks are truly that affordable and that loaded, so watch your step as you exit. The beauty of Caminos is that the staff is friendly and will probably walk you to your Uber, and the local crowd doesn't care if you walked in wearing a wedding gown, or a walmart uniform just off shift. Be friendly, don't play garbage on the jukebox, and enjoy the night. read more

Caminos De Michoacan Bar - Appetizers- Takis - Dive Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Packed house. Wanna feel like you're in project x in real life? Or like you missed out on your really popping college parties? Worry not, this place is there for you to give you the party vibes and everyones hot breath. I mean if you need to go to the bathroom you're gonna need to push people around and hope they're not in a bad enough mood to wanna push back. I cant remember if it was a Friday or a Saturday but it was a whole vibe. The bartender was also friendly and helpful. I also liked how we danced to house music and then Cumbria right after followed by Dominican dembow and bachata. read more

Terrible security. Approached security about a guy that had a gun and they didn't do anything about it. All he told me was that "he's got it covered" and they continued to just talk amounts themselves. Terrible place read more

**PSA: If you are a woman, DO NOT go to Caminos De Michoacan Bar located in Pilsen. You are NOT safe & their "Security" is USELESS** During the Pilsen Bar Crawl event this past Saturday (5/20), I was sexually harassed/ assaulted at the Caminos de Michoacan Bar. While my friend and I were making our way to the bar to redeem our drink, my boyfriend waited for us on the other side of the bar as it was very crowded. My friend was waiting against the bar for a bartender to attend to us. I was standing directly behind her as there was no room to stand elsewhere. I then felt a hand fully grab onto my ass trying to reach further under to my front area. I turned around scared, and directly behind me, was a man in his late 40s- 50s facing towards the wall. I was trying to process what happened and was very close to punching him in the face. I backtracked on that thought because it was a small space, and he could be crazy and punch me back. My friend noticed my blank stare and asked if i was okay, and I told her "that guy just grabbed my ass." The guy turned around and started smiling at us and twiddling his fingers to say hi to us. We immediately decided to leave, but i couldn't leave without doing anything to defend myself. So, I used all my strength to shove him as hard as i could into the wall. Some lady around the man's same age (i'm assuming his girlfriend) decided to come to his defense and screamed at me saying "you don't push him!" I yelled back that he grabbed my ass. She turned to him to ask if he did, and he couldn't even form words. She continued to yell at me saying not to push him as I continued yelling back that he shouldn't be touching me or anyone else. My boyfriend noticed the commotion, but my friend and I decided to go straight to security who was standing outside of the bar at the entrance. I explained what happened as best as I could since I was shaken up. My friend described what the guy looked like and what happened. The security only tells us "yeah that guy already had a warning." He did not want to do anything about it. So, my boyfriend pleaded for him to do something. My boyfriend knew better than to start a bar fight which is why he asked security, "Please help me out here, that's not cool. He shouldn't even be here if he's doing that. Please help me out." The security guard then proceeded to give my boyfriend attitude and tell him "Yeah you're not gonna do anything because you're not staff. You don't need to try to be the hero. Just stay back, we don't need any heroes." The security guard said that with his arms crossed and looking smug. My boyfriend was only trying to get the security guard to DO HIS JOB, but he clearly did not care. My friend was not giving it up and also began to plead with him. The security guard eventually said "I'll let the bartenders know to cut him off." This so called security guard was clearly not trying to do anything about it. After he went inside, the pervert and his girl ended up getting kicked out. They looked at me and kept walking. This all happened so fast and clearly unexpectedly, so I really don't care to hear anything about what i "should've" done. Yes, i should've probably recorded these guys or something. But when you're in a traumatic situation, you don't have the clearest mind. I'm grateful I had my boyfriend and best friend to vouch for me when I couldn't even speak and comfort me. But I just wanted to share this experience because it's disappointing that their security is completely useless and rude and did not care to do anythingq about it. Secondly, this is not the first time I've heard of women being harassed at this bar read more

I didn't really want to write a review on this place cause to me it's the last true neighborhood bar in Pilsen. It's the true last hidden gem of Pilsen and I want to keep it a secret for a long as I can, but saw bad reviews so felt like I had to chime in. Camino's is the spot to go to have an awesome time on a budget. This places hasn't changed for no one, no fancy drinks, no fancy nothing, even the washrooms smell bad, but if that keeps the fancy hipsters away I'm cool with that. Tips for new comers here, don't be looking for margaritas and pina coladas here. Walk up to the bar ask for a bucket of your your favorite Mexican beer and some limes (don't know how they do it here, but they seem to always have the juiciest limes). Maybe ask for a round of shots and sit back and enjoy, and if they don't have music the night your there just take over the jukebox and make it your own party. Caminos is great, they don't need anyone's business that's acting a fool, so go here a have a good time. Don't start trouble if your new to the area, cause the neighborhood locals will quickly remind you of we're your at. Ask for a bucket cold beer and bag of chicharrones sit back and enjoy. read more

A Mexican dive bar right in the residential area of Pilsen. Unless you live in the area, or got thirsty after an hour at the laundromat next door, you probably would never even know it existed. It's really easy to miss, but if you make your way in it's a decent little bar for a drink. Pool table, very cheap drinks, MyTouch Tunes, and apparently they have a karaoke night as well. Unless you love dive bar hunting, you probably wouldn't make it a destination, but if you find yourself down this way it's a cheap ticket and there's two taco trucks that park right around the corner. read more

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I walk by this place every day on my way to and from work. Most days there will be a few people smoking/loitering at the paulina entrance (even at 10am). They always look like they're up to something. and that something looks like it's going to be fun. I've been meaning to stop in for months and last night felt like the right time to investigate. Reasonable prices, internet jukebox, free snacks, fun regulars (dancing) and one adorable old bartender cemented this place as my new favorite neighborhood bar- very dangerously located 2 blocks from my apartment. Bye-bye life! read more

Caminos De Michoacan Bar - Dive Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The music was great! The owner is awesome!! The drinks also very good!! I would recommend!

Caveat: I'm a sucker for karaoke and Sal, the owner I ALWAYS have a fabulous time in this neighborhood, family-owned bar!!! Seriously, you need to check out a karaoke night on Friday-- it's the bee's knees!!! read more

Me and 5 other girls were visiting Chicago for the first time back in February (from Florida). After getting out of the Mexican art museum we went on google and found this bar. Surprisingly they were open at 10am! Bartender Ali was really dope! Atmosphere was great, drinks were amazing!!! We Really liked this place and plan to go again when we're back in town. read more

I love this bar. ESP during the day or early evening. Ali is THE best. We love going and seeing him and having some drinks. It gets really crowded (and ungodly hot) on weekends or if there is a game. That being said, service is still always 100%. Their micheladas are the perfect way to end a long work day. They don't have food but have a stack of about a hundred menus that you can order from. read more

Omg I really love this bar BUT somebody clean the fucken bathroom. It smells horrible. I mean the bathroom looked bad before so I figured it had bad pipes or something was wrong with the toilet but they remodeled the bathroom and it was great but it smells horrible again which means NOBODY CLEANS it's come on guys don't be so fucken lazy and clean the damn bathroom! PLEASE!!!!!!!! read more

Eeh, it's okay if you like drunk old men and women hitting on you.. It gets really crowded for sporting events, so much so it is impossible to make it back to the bar to order another drink.. I did go once when there was a karaoke night, everyone seems to know one another here, a bit weird. Ps. They do accept credit cards now. read more

I did not expect to have as much fun as I did when I came here for the first time last week. My family and I decided to stop by for a drink and some food since we've been hearing good things about Friday night's karaoke . We found a table pretty quickly - but we did arrive early too (around 9pm). We went to the bar to get some micheladas which were delicious and spicy, just the way I like it. Price was not bad, $6 each. Unfortunately they don't have food but they do allow outside food which was even better because there is this quesadilla food truck down the block that I LOVE! We went, picked up some grub and came back. The bar started to fill up, the music was a great mixture of everything and 5 shots later we were all dancing on the makeshift dance floor all night. The only down side we had was when we went to get another round of micheladas. Another bartender (the owner I believe) made them and not only did they taste very different but the price wasn't the same either. He charged us more. So I can't really tell you what the right price for a michelada is since I don't know who charged me correctly. We didn't say anything, we were having too much fun to let that ruin our night. We just went back to our first bartender and asked him to make it spicy for us and he did. I had so much fun I would for sure go back. I hope we did not just get lucky with a fun crowd that night. I doubt that though with all the good reviews this place gets. (: read more

Been coming here for years! Never have had I problem. Most bartenders there are nice. I def recommend Tony he's the best! Friday's it's karaoke so it gets more packed on Friday's and Saturday's as well. It is a small local bar and drinks are cheap. Yeah their security sucks here and there but they don't mess with you unless you are asking for it ‍ read more

This is the only I bar I frequent. It's like a Mexican Cheers. Torres is a great bartender who always accommodates his patrons and its a really cool spot to hit up on Fridays. The outside of the bar can be deceiving but come in for a cheap drink and a tune on the Internet jukebox. Now that the hipsters are coming the beer selection has grown. Love "my" bar!!! read more

This is probably my favorite bar. Love the micheladas. Great place to have a good time. Music is always great, DJ is great, service is great

Omg, I love this place, I love the crowd, I love the bartenders!! Definitely not what I expected it to be but glad it turned out the way it did. We had celebrated a birthday at DelToro one night and came here as our 2nd stop. The bartenders were very friendly from the get-go, quick and polite. The crowd was diverse and interesting. It ranged from a couple of older hispanic men to a couple of hipsters and everything in between. There was karaoke going on that night and when we walked in, someone was singing a cumbia song or something and people were dancing. Next thing you know, someone is singing an R&B love song, then someone sang some Tainted Love and then a Spanish Rock song. I love stuff like that. I keeps things interesting. Beer buckets were pretty cheap. Parking wasn't difficult. The bathroom line moves pretty fast. Can't wait to go back! read more

Karaoke, strong drinks and a packed bar. All the makings of a fun neighborhood bar. That's exactly what you'll find here. I was a little hesitant to check it out at first, but ended up having so much fun with my group of friends. If anyone sees Idalia at the bar, take a shot with her. She should have a stool with her name on it. Make sure you try the Palomas. So good!! read more

This place. Terrible experience. Purchased 4 beers for $100 (with the intention of getting more beers later) and was told we only provided $20. AKA fool pocketed our bill. Took advantage that the place was filled to capacity/chaotic environment. What goes around comes around, foo. read more

Nice little bar in the heart of the hood in Pilsen. Cheap drinks, great sound system and friendly people. FREE nuts if that is your thang! read more

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Was at an event at Caminoes on 02-May-2015 had a blast! Buckets of beer were 20$ for imports for 6 bottles. The crowd was lively with a karaoke dj mixing a blend of banda music to Justin beiber. The mixed drinks were full shot and averaged only 6$. The place was swamped but service was great for the crowds size. The owner showed the the Mayweather fight for NO cover. other places in pilsen were charging 25-35$. Friday is the best day to go with a great mixes of people to mingle with. The jukebox is loaded with any type of music you want from Sinatra to NWA. Beware of the 12 district police they ticket the area frequently specially if you park near the corner... read more

Dive bar in Pilsen that has been open for quite some time. Oldie, but goodie. Finally checked it out on a Friday night. It was karaoke night...corridos, cumbias and much more. The place was crowded. I managed to dance though. Had a really good time! Will be back soon. read more

This message for Bill J. Hey what type of a bitch of a man sends an accusation that can affect the lively hood of a hard working man that along with his wife has adopted his grandchildren (3)? Your accusations are wrong and I consider you to be a bitch! Please, I invite you to Caminos. Repeat your accusations as a man in person. Instead of from a distance. You have N.E.D (not enuf dick) . My friend is not high on crack or any drugs. You must be! to not realize what you have done can cause you to be talked too....and soon! read more

I went there on kareoke night and had a blast! They play all the latino hits and a bit of today's music. Go early if you can, anyone that tried getting in after 12 got stuck in line outside read more

Total garbage. Recent drive-by shooting during evening business hours and a bit of gang affiliated activity. Glad no one was hit. I've been living in my home for over 30 years and let me tell you that nothing but wanna-be intellectual drunks frequent here. Loud & rude clients who should leave the bar quietly through the streets; inconsiderate to local working class who have to wake up for work 7 days a week 6am. I'm only 36 years old and can't believe my generation and younger can be this ghetto. read more

Salvador is a charming bartender. The drinks are cheap and you get free snacks (popcorn, peanuts, chicharrón). We came here to watch a few playoff games. It's down the street from my apartment. All I have to do is crawl back home. read more

I have my given name, and my Caminos De Michoacan name. Can you guess which is sexier?

It's a little chill spot... Price is cheap! Only accept cash.. They do have ATM inside.. Owner is awesome person! They do let you rent bar out! Friday and Saturdays they have DJ that spins... Friday night are the best ! read more

Best spot for Karaoke with a pretty awesome DJ! Prices are very reasonable ...always welcomed there with open arms from the Torres familia! This is definitely my spot on Fridays! read more

This place is a lot of fun! The bartenders are cool, the karaoke dj was cool. Only thing is that karaoke night didn't have enough karaoke.

Nice little spot in Pilsen. Hole in the wall, easy to miss, but definitely a fun time. The place gets packed on Friday nights for Karaoke, so try to get there early. And don't roll so deep. I made that mistake by showing up with 7 in my party. We ended up leaving after waiting in line for 15 minutes.... Understandable because the place is small and they were packed that night. Cheap drinks and plenty of fun to be had. read more

The place where everyone knows your name. A Pilsen staple! I would take this over any other bar.

Caminos became one of my favorite neighborhood bars from the first time I went. Sal and Tony, the bartenders are so cute too. I've had a good time every night I've been there for sure!! read more

Drinks are cheap and good. Crowds start arriving definitely after 10. If the fire marshal would've showed up, the whole place would've shut down. Definitely more than 50 people in there and that's quite irresponsible to keep letting people in. The drinks go up in price once the DJ arrives at 10, who by the way was terrible. You either play a song and let it finish OR you transition one song to the next without scratching the song to death. This isn't the late 80s when DJs actually mixed music. All you need to do now is press a few buttons and make sure one song goes along with the next. Not that hard though it was a difficult task for him last night. I appreciate karaoke night but c'mon, reading is fundamental kids so stay in school. If you can't remember the lyrics to a song that's one thing but when the words on a screen for you, no excuse, no matter how drunk you are. A little too ghetto for my taste. I'm sorry but south-side bar should not be repping CUBS, no thank you. Don't need anymore CUBS establishments down south. read more

If you are looking for a friendly, safe neighborhood bar to hang out during the day or enjoy karaoke with friends at night this is the place to go! read more

I love karaoke night, great selection, crazy crowd. The staff is very friendly too, and you always meet people here. Go on Fridays if you want to sing. read more