This neighborhood bar offers a nice slice of reality with a lime to this town (especially the Armitage area of Lincoln Park). Find game machines in back and mostly standing-room-only tables in front, making it the perfect place to round up a group of friends and start ordering pitchers. Basic bar food rings true to the drinking crowd as do the mesmerizing TVs that dot the bar. There's also a happy hour buffet every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. It gets crowded on weekends, and parking in the area is hard to come by.

Centerstage Reviewer: Erin Brereton