Friendly neighborhood bar. Cold beer and good music. Clean bar and the Staff is friendly.

U.S. MILITARY VETERANS & CURRENTLY SERVING BEWARE: Myself and 5 other friends (which all happen to be fellow veterans) decided to leave the comfort of our VFW to go explore nearby bars. We decided to check this place out, when we arrived we seen a good crowd and everyone seemed to be in their mid 20's or so just like us. When our turn came up to be ID'd, a depressing unhealthy weight "bouncer" greeted us and asked for 2 forms of identification, when we surrendered our IL state IDs along with our Active Military IDs he laughed and questioned the credibility of our IDs and called them bluff! He said they were fake and there was no way 2 African American males along with 2 white males and a Hispanic one would all "coincidentally" all be veterans.. When we asked to speak to his supervisor he told us to "F##K OFF" or he would have us "DEALT WITH" .. We decided to maintain our military bearing and move forward to a bar across the street- BOBBY G's, where they did not discriminate us or anyone there based on race, color or military affiliation. TO ALL SERVICE MEMBERS & VETERANS..BEWARE! THIS PLACE IS NOT MILITARY FRIENDLY!!! .. Maybe it was just the unhealthy weight character they have greeting clients or maybe it's their actual belief. We will NOT ever consider spending one penny in this establishment! And we will announce this at the state VFW meeting that's coming up in October. read more

Lawlor Bar - a silhouette of a man with the words who? - Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Seriously, when I walked in here for the first time, I was immediately transported back to my college days. It looks like a typical dirty, old college bar. There is only seating at the bar and like 4 tables in this place. So if it's packed, you are stuck standing for hours. They don't take credit cards. There is an ATM inside (YAY! I love paying $5 in ATM fees!). I agree with Kris l. the bartenders are stuck up and rude. Oh and you can barely hear yourself talk and you definitely can't hear what the hell your friends are saying to you. If you love standing there staring at your friends all night, not being able to talk to them then this bar is perfect for you. I give two stars because they have 312 on tap. read more

O Holy Flashback! Upon entering the doors of this long, fairly narrow bar your head will begin to spin & with hope you will have imbibed yourself in a fair amt of suds to forget all of the memories that were just brought back! Girls: I believe that there is some hidden sign saying 'The Less, The Better' meaning their clothes. These oh-so-young girls that flock in here are attired often in the tight, inexpensive & glistening fabrics. (Think back to college of pleather pants, tube tops & the halters held by a measly string in back...quite disturbing to realize that I actually went out that way in 2 degree weather. Ugh). Guys: If they grew up in the area (possibly still live w/mom & dad), went to a high school in the Catholic League, or played hockey for U of I...they are here on a Sat! Decent place to grab a few beers and a few more beers. Shout out to Jay for always layin down the good cuts. read more

Minimal tap selection, Decent Bottle selection. Bathrooms are serviceable, but not what I'd call nice (or clean). Walls and floor are painted black with murals on them. POUNDING Music on weekends. Full of twenty-something d-bags looking to show off their gym membership and their girl counterparts looking to show off their "body sculpting" surgery. It's like a live action episode of Jersey Shore. Don't go if you're over 30. read more

On the weekends, this place turns into AnyCollegeTownFratBoyParty. I'll agree with the previous comment, girls dress to 'impress' and the 'guys' will support that by subjecting any individual who passes through the stare down. My Jack'n'Coke was quite watered down on a Thursday, and my Miller draft was poured significantly less than top with much foam. If wanting to drink here, choose a Monday or a Tuesday; practically dead with many open bar spots. Friday/Saturday nights: get here before 7pm if you want a table. 11ish, the meat auction begins. read more

I have lived on the SW side for 3 years and never stopped into Lawlor's. We had a great time! Our plan was to stay for a few and hop, but stayed parked in our stools for a good 5 hours or so last Saturday night. Most to do with the company - but service was good, the locals were friendly, drinks are cheap, and the music got better as the night went on. Day bartender was old and slow, but nice. Nighttime bartender was young and cute, and nice enough. Bathrooms were clean. They took credit cards. We'll go back. read more

I'm military and my husband is Hispanic. We've never had any issues here so these other reviews are full of it. The place is nice and the staff is friendly. read more

This is a cool bar to sit and drink a beer during the week and catch the sports highlights. Very chill during the week but the weekends here are a bit out of hand. Young adults overly drinking and being obnoxious. Music is played way to loud and it's mostly lame music that was popular years back. A lot of sloppy people. I witnessed a guy puking in the urinal. I'm an occasional customer that will always tip well but if the bartender's buddy is there they will bend over backwards to tend to them instead 10 times quicker then the outsiders. Neighborhood place for sure. I'll grab a beer here and there but not a place to plan your night around read more

Shane Lawlor the man, the myth, the legend!!!! Enough said!!!!! Real South Siders come to play. Great drinks and great people. We love this place. read more

Terrible service. The door man didn't let me in. Didn't check my ID (I'm 24). I guess they deny people over 21 when clearly half the people I knew in there were under the age of 21 read more

Great neighborhood bar. Depending on what night you go in, the crowd could range from all different age groups. Drinks specials regularly. Can get overly crowded on weekends, so be warned. read more

I finally got to see this bar on a Sunday afternoon. This bar must be doing something right because it is always crowded on most nights. They people there were obviously liquored up and this place seems to over serve some. The people were loud and obnxous even for an early Sunday afternoon of football watching. There is nothing special about this bar as it has no pool table or anything. There is nothing to this place to distuiguish it from the other stale bars in the area. read more

Had amazing time.... Everyone welcoming... Great Hometown feel....Bartenders were on it... Keep up the hard work...

Of all the bars I have went to on Archer this one is the my least favorite. The music is insanely loud, the bartenders are unattentive and you might have to wait as long as 10 minutes just to get a simple bucket of beer. The bar is always stuff with people who are extrmely rude and will get ready to get in your face and fight you if you simply as them for a little room so you can make an attempt to get the bar tender's attention. Being surrounded by countless better options it shocks me they do such good business, but looking at some of their customers. I question how many of them are actually the legal drinking age. They have the most useless "bouncer" in the world. Over the course of an hour while I waited for my friends to be done with the place, the only people he carded were fat people, or people who would not be considered "attractive" by the standards set forth by society. Avoid this place if you can. read more

WATERED DOWN DRINKS!!!!!!! This place is the biggest ripoff. Do not buy any mixed drinks, they are way too watered down. Drink bottled beer. Ripoff. read more

Nice friendly place with a lot of specials. Mature crowd usually during the week but can get younger on the weekends. Bartenders are friendly and will spend time talking to their customers. The bar has many TV's but if you really want to watch the game go somewhere else as the jukebox remains on and loud even for Chicago sporting events. read more