I recently visited Vintage Lounge for a mom's happy hour. However since it was Friday they didn't have any happy hour specials. (I'll be sure to come back on other days.) Our orders were taken pretty quickly after arriving. It didn't take long for our drinks and food to follow. Everyone liked their drinks and food. The bar itself is welcoming and the music wasn't too loud for a Friday night. It wasn't crowded at all, but I can image it being more robust if it was a busier night. read more

Vintage Lounge - Vintage Pretzels - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Went here after work with coworkers. There wasn't a crowd, and we were easily seated. Went here on a Friday. The specials for the day included $5 martinis. Honestly, we had a great server who was attentive and gave good customer service. The food was subpar, and so were the drinks. It's definitely a college bar. Where can you grab cheap drinks and food? I had the carne asada fries. The carne was so tough, like chewing leather.....I couldn't even chew it up. The fries tasted okay. The onion rings tasted good. My coworker did enjoy her fish tacos. We all had martinis, and then we had green tea shots. The first bartender was great. When we got our second round of drinks, they tasted different. The green tea shots tasted like seltzer water. The music was enjoyable, and the service was good. read more

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Really cool lowkey bar with some arcade games, pool, and plenty of space to socialize. The food was your average bar food nothing spectacular but I enjoyed it all. Drinks were pretty standard as well. Definitely a neighborhood favorite. read more

Great spot for beers and pub grub. Good service, cold beers. The servers are very nice. Would return, would recommend.

Meet friends after work. not crowded, we were a tabkevof 7, I ordered a Moscow Mule and order of fries, 35 minutes for the drink and 50 minutes for the fries. I told them to cancel the fries because I planned on staying 1 hour, but she said they were coming and they did 3 minutes later. My 1 coworker didn't even receive a drink because it was 40 minutes and just really stopped to say hi. Another coworker left after waiting 45 minutes for pretzels, so she just money to pay for have to the table. The last coworker sent the Apple Martin back it was thick like cough syrup, they remade it PERFECT VERY GOOD, but she ordered another and it was like the first. The inside was hit so we set outside but you can't here the music. Overall not a good experience. Oh my Mule was good read more

Vintage Lounge - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Great spot to hangout at during the summer, especially during Italian Fest. The back patio is awesome with plenty of room for tons of people. read more

Came here for an after work 3pm happy hour with a friend. It was empty! So tons of table, high top, and bar seating available. Two servers/bartenders were there taking orders and making drinks. Got busier with a local business, hospital staff, and college crowd around 4/5pm. We had a few cocktails made well to order and tried the spinach and artichoke dip with chips and pita bread and the sliders. The food was hot and tasty. Large space with tons of seats, so good for groups, a downstairs space, and a back patio during the summer months. Great spot. I will be back. read more

Great place to go especially during the summers! They have a large patio out back with their own bar. They have a lot of brunch options (11-3 pm). read more

Vintage Lounge - Chicken and Waffles - Happiness - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Tropical Wednesdays. Salsa/ Bachata night and cucumber martinis. The cucumber martini tastes like a cranberry Jolly Rancher. Delish! Staff are hardworking at their craft. Food is decent depending on nights. They open patio windows in Summer. There is a back patio. I have not been drinking back there. It looks nice. I prefer the dance floor. read more

Vintage Lounge - Cucumber martini - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

There is nothing more necessary than a solid happy hour deal to drive away the work week scaries. That is why I was so disappointed with Vintage Lounge and my experience there. Came with a few friends to enjoy some happy hour food and drink specials after work. Was told by our waiter that there were $2 beers on draft and food specials. Confirmed multiple times with our waiter which beers were happy hour prices throughout our time there, and ordered those particular beers. Also got the Monday burger special (because who can beat a $5 dollar meal???). The waiter asked what side we wanted (tots or fries) when we all ordered and we just assumed that fries came with if we were being asked. NOPE. Was there for ~2 hrs, and felt like our table barely got serviced (even though it was hot very busy). Had to physically go to the bar to ask about our food and drinks at one point. When it did come out, the burger was nothing special (pretty dry and tasteless). But got charged non-happy hour prices for all beers and $6 additional each burger order for fries (so $11 total for the burger + fries). I feel like we got scammed, and will personally never be back again for mediocre service and food. read more

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Vintage Bar is a very special place for me for many reasons! A lot of my school division parties are held here, as it can flexibly accommodate many people at once. Before the pandemic, even free dance classes were provided! In the most recent visit, I saw how the entire space sparkle thanks to the beautiful Christmas decorations! They also have about three non-alcoholic drink options available. I had the non-alcoholic Guinness and it was really good. If you are in Little Italy and want to grab a quick bite, have a second or third date, or hang out with friends, do try the Vintage Bar! read more

This place has been a go-to for my friends and I. They have a great outdoor space in the summer that converts into a heated patio in the winter. They just remodeled the area so it's cute and trendy. I'm terms of drinks, they have great daily specials. Oh and they have some of the best cheese curds!! I love going there on Wednesday nights because it's salsa night. They have salsa lessons earlier in the evening and then for the rest of the night they place salsa/dancing music where you can try out some of your moves or just appreciate the beautiful dancers. read more

Hmm where do I begin. Our order was a glass of Guinness draft and Blue Moon draft. Our server notified us that they were out of blue moon. So we changed our order to Samuel Adams. Our server comes back with only 2/3 of the glass filled, letting us know that samuel adams is out, BUT will be restocked in a minute. Server said she will refill the glass when it is ready. It was never ready and we were served a random beer selection and was charged full price for the first glass. Will not return. read more

Vintage Lounge - Loaded Nachos - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food can actually be decent here -- if you ever get served, which is nearly never. Service has been an abomination here for years. There's no one staffed at the front door seating people, so you generally seat yourself, but there's maybe 2 people working at any given time and they're busy texting at the far end of the bar. Last time we went, we went twenty minutes before someone asked us if we'd be taken care of. Tonight we went and there was a bit of a post-work office gathering at the bar. We waited 15 minutes at a table (literally the only table with people seated at it) and no one took care of us, though we did see a waitress look at us and then PROMPTLY TURN AROUND AND GO BACK BEHIND THE BAR. If you ever get the chance to be served, the food is often cold and lifeless. The appetizers are grossly overpriced for how much you get and they're nothing you can't pull out of a Costco freezer. Music is blasting at all times and the speakers are pointed directly at the tables, so good luck holding a conversation. What a waste of a decent bar and patio space. read more

Walked to this bar because it's located very close to the hospital. We wanted to catch happy hour and just hang outdoors! The patio is large and has ample seating so we were able to get all 6 of us together at a table. We ordered margaritas because they were $5 on special. Must say...slightly underwhelming. I love a good marg and this one had a bit too much sugar and too little alcohol. However, I must say the sangria was on point! Very worth it to switch over and highly recommend. Unfortunately since it was so busy the waitress wasn't able to split our check, but it did seem that normally they would! Our server was great overall super attentive even with the rush. Not a bad spot if you work in the medical district! read more

I would say it's just ok. The place is very nice inside but the food sucks. The service is great and the patio has heaters but I guess they don't work. I wouldn't repeat. read more

Slow af service, the real mvp's are the cooks. My second time in. They show up at the table more than the waitress. For a Saturday night and the place is empty AF at they have a 3 star review, this is probably why. When you see the waitress sitting, you know you're going to get some really good service. 2nd time ive been here in 4 months. Nothing has changed. read more

Great place to watch the Bears on Sunday. Food was good and the atmosphere was great. Lots of bears fans and TVs. Crab cake Benedict was delicious and the berries on the Brunch Cinni-mini's were fresh. read more

Vintage Lounge - Crab Cake Benedict - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Great neighborhoods bar with a laid back atmosphere. Great for large groups. Only downside is trying to find street parking.

Very much a college bar feel - and they operate as such. You cannot send your food back (which they state on their menu). Clearly they know there is a lack of quality in the food so severe that everyone was sending their food back. Anyway, on to our experience: Chicken and Waffles - 4/5 - this was the best thing we had by far. I would prefer the waffle a little more done, but it's all good. French Toast - 0/5 - no clue if it was good because it was so undercooked and soggy that we couldn't eat it Chilaquiles - 1?/5 - my friend ordered it and said the chips were stale. She didn't end up eating much of it Bloody Mary was pretty good and the Mimosas were a standard mimosa. As for a positive, seems like a good place to watch sports and have a few drinks. read more

Horrible margarita pizza. It seemed like they melted some grated Parmesan on the crust, added a few shavings of Parmesan and five microwaved Subway tomatoes. No basil. I've never met a pizza I didn't like but this one was offensive. Menu says they won't take food back if you're not happy with it due to the COVID pandemic? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. They were out of almost all of the beers that we tried to order. None of our cocktails got their garnishes. French fries were unseasoned and undercooked. I gave two stars because the server did her best in a bad situation. Automatic gratuity. read more

***** This place has staff that STEALS... I opened a tab at the bar and I left a 5.00 tip at the end. I keep my receipts till I write them in my check log (yes i'm old school like that) when I checked the bank initially it was the charge without the tip line it normally is. I threw away my receipt ( which now I would have kept it) I check my bank a week later and it is for 10.00 more than what I had approved.. clearly someone changed the tip from a 5 to a 15. I call and leave a message for the manager. he never calls me. I call back two days later. speak with him. he looks into it. texts me a picture of there receipt and you can CLEARLY see the amounts were tampered with. the manager MATT has the nerve to say no it doesn't look tampered with. blames me and accuses me of being drunk. which I was not. I drove and had ordered drinks for my friends. One can go out and stay late and be waisted. he said he couldn't do anything. I was like a manager. he said I looked into it and I did. at this point I was upset and swearing. he says you want to argue over 7.00 .. well it's 10 and it's the principle that someone at your place is tampering and stealing from your customers. he says he only does things for people who are nice... NEVER go here. this is appalling read more

Vintage Lounge - Tampered bill - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I love it here I just had best burger ever and they made a special martini I think it was a french one soooo good. The service was so helpful bc I didnt know what I wanted to drink but that really hit the spot. I really like the back patio so big and great for pictures. I cant wait to go back. read more

Their deals are just to bring you through the door. Owner uploaded a photo of weekly specials saying 50-cent wing Thursday's, I am here on a Thursday and they informed me they "changed it". They told me their updated Thursday specials, one of which is "$3 sliders" which is no different from the regular daily deal, the daily deal is 3-for-$9 (come on). My "Bacardi bomb" has no alcohol in it at all. Tastes like sugary syrup diluted with some water and the waitress didn't even card me which is probably because there's nothing in the drink that's intended for 21+ year olds. Go somewhere else. read more

Came here with a large group after a baseball game. They have a back patio that is huge but it was super hot and felt like the heat was on, on top of the already warm weather. The inside is also large with seating areas and a pool table. It wasn't too crowded when we were there either, which was nice. read more

Tldr: ok food -brunch burger was the highlight Horrible service. No sign to seat yourself or a host to seat tables. Went up to the bar to see where to sit and proceeded to find a table. It took maybe 10 minutes to be greeted by our server. We ordered as soon as we were seen, an appetizer and our entrees. That was the last time we saw our server until we got our checks. Our food came out all at once - the appetizer and entrees. Disappointed in the nachos would not order them again and the fries that came with the burgers were pretty sad. Save yourself the sorrow and get the tater tots instead. By this point we had drank all our water and munched all the ice. I had to go up to the bar to get a carafe of water for the table. The server came to the table -for the first time since ordering- while I was gone where we asked for the checks and boxes. Not sure what was going on with the service, it seemed like half the staff were in the weed the other half having a slow afternoon on their phones. read more

My eggs Benedict was awful and Inedible and I barely touched it and the manager gave me only a 10% discount and a condescending lecture about what a poached egg is for something I barely ate instead of admitting it was inedible swill and the eggs were runny and undercooked to where both my friend and I are instantaneously sick from it. They tried to hide burnt toast from us. Customer service was horrid And I never want to come back here. read more

Vintage Lounge - Burnt toast - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Recommend going on a Wednesday for tropical dance night! The burger and chicken Cesar salad are good, the chicken wings were just ok.

They have a wonderful patio for COVID social distancing, it's bright during the day with cute patio lights after dark. They are using easy QR code menus now and staff were courteous and available. They have special every day and Weds were $5 margaritas and $4 modelo's!! The margaritas were in a cup but definitely had a decent amount of alcohol! Their food is pretty hit or miss but typical bar food. read more

We were visiting from out of town and this is by far the best place! Amazing drinks and everyone that works there is so sweet! They had a great covid appropriate patio that's WARM! I would highly recommend trying this place! -Also Supper impressed by the bar aswell!! read more

This review is primarily given for their excellent outdoor patio space. It is huge, covered, has fans and looks like heaters. Staff is friendly. Food is decent. read more

Went here on a weekday lunch and the service was the slowest and worst I've experienced. There were only three other patrons sitting at the bar throughout the entire 2+ hours we were there. I ordered the Mediterranean salad with chicken and no cheese. The salad arrived extremely unimpressive with very very few toppings (to be honest, I'd be surprised if they washed the lettuce), there was cheese on the salad, the dressing was really oddly chunky (chunks were unidentifiable), and the chicken was rock hard and way over salted. The people I was with ordered an assortment of food - margherita pizza, chicken sandwich, burgers, and everything looked extremely mediocre. The service was laughably slow. We couldn't believe how long it took to get our food or settle our bill, even with the lack of other patrons. I didn't bother complaining about the cheese or rock hard chicken because who knows how much time that would have taken to get resolved. We finally left with our bill settled two hours after we arrived. Avoid for anything food related. Maybe the nightlife is better, but the food is pretty bad. Won't be returning. read more

All around a solid sports bar. Considering the pandemic, I very much appreciate having this spot in the neighborhood because they have big windows that you can sit in up front and a nice patio out back, so even with the indoor dining ban I can grab a beer somewhere that's not my living room. Tons of TVs for any sports you want to watch, and they have great deals during popular times like playoff baseball. They've got probably about twenty beers on tap, and a full menu. The food is why I dropped my rating down to four stars, it's just okay bar food in my opinion, but like I said, all around a solid sports bar that I'm very happy to have in the neighborhood. Pre-Covid they also did big fight night events and do a great job with it. I came to the Wilder - Fury fight and sat up in the VIP section and had a blast. read more

Nice spot for watching Sunday football,good drink & food specials and usually not overly crowded

Me and my boyfriend found this spot trying to go to another bar across the street from them and we were satisfied, had some quick drinks that were amazing and the burgers were delicious... we will definitely be returning read more

Vintage Lounge - Long Island cheeseburger and tots - Lounges Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Went on a Friday. I'd say the place was forgettable at best. The appeal is it kind of has a bit of old Little Italy with University village kinda vibe and if you're going to that neighborhood for old world Italian vibes these days you really gotta scratch the surface. I mean the fact that they have potbelly and Starbucks should be indicators... anyhow. Back to this place met with a friend at the bar. Wasn't very crowded but waitresses were pretty inattentive and made it pretty clear they'd rather stand in a circle laugh and gossip among themselves then do their job so their tip reflected that. We were gonna stay but felt unwelcome so moved on. I wouldn't say I experienced anything downright outrageous and the drinks were mediocre. Two stars sums it up bout right; I expected much better and don't have much hope for the longevity of the place under current management. read more

Came here for a girls night out on a Friday. This place has a deal everyday of the week. On Fridays it's $5 martinis. The blueberry martini was my favorite and it was the strongest one. The mango martini was okay. I also tried the key lime martini and it really does taste like a key lime pie. The tater tots are good. They had beignets on the menu but they were out of them unfortunately. I ordered mild chicken wings, 5 for $6 and it includes celery and carrots with either ranch or blue cheese dressing. It's a nice bar with good drinks and music read more

I give this a hard pass. The beer and food were great, I'm sure the kitchen cares about their job. The servers and bartenders have no interest in their jobs and chill in the back corner. It's located on a great street - try the other restaurants if you want to eat and drink. read more

Came here to meet a friend for a drink. Before arriving I read some of the yelp reviews and was somewhat hesitant about what our experience would be here. Upon walking in it has large area that looks somewhat industrial. Unfortunately when we arrived at about 6 PM there was a kids party going on in the bar and restaurant area. I'm not sure if they brought their own basketball hoop game or it was normally part of the bar. The music was really loud and the group of kids running around and yelling which they should do at a kids birthday party made it impossible for us to hear one another. The waitress apologized and said that wasn't something that they typically had there. There were two groups of people that entered the bar after we sat down. Service was minimal at best. Perhaps they just weren't staffed for early crowds. It's definitely not part of your typical little Italy restaurants but if you are looking for a bar instead this might be the place for you. read more

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Never again will I go to this bar. There is NO EXCUSE for the staff, managers or owner to be DISRESPECTFUL to people. I witnessed both the owner, Nick, and a manager get into an altercation with my boyfriend, an African American male who was not even at the establishment and doing absolutely nothing wrong!! Both Nick and the manager got in his face and said extremely racist and inappropriate things. Their actions were NOT necessary nor acceptable. I witnessed complete disrespect. I cannot and will not ever support this business, or any business, that thinks it's ok to harass and batter another person. I cannot unsee what I witnessed and I ask that you stop supporting this business immediately. There's three stars for a reason... read more