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Reserve

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Citysearch | Swanky, fashion-focused lounge attracts big spenders with its elite atmosphere and high-end bottle service.

Gleaming red tiles behind the bar and two rows of candles along a front wall of bamboo create a sexy crimson tint in this bi-level West Loop nightclub. Attentive hosts lead 20- to 30-something guests to...
citysearch.com - expert review - 08/10/2005
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User Reviews of Reserve

Yelp.com Review - by Barbara D.

2 of 5 stars. Oh the memories in between blackness: What was I thinking stumbling in here drunk AND getting up on that high bar and DANCING.
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by kaio b.

1 of 5 stars. I went to this lounge last yr and didnt like it but thought maybe its worth another shot.Last yr it was filled with old men and young girls but mostly men. Went there last night and still didnt like…
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Emily P.

3 of 5 stars. went here on Saturday night, me and my girlfriends had such a good time. But living in chicago i would probably not go back its better for people who are visiting out of town.
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Luciana B.

2 of 5 stars. This review might come off as a little elitist or bitchy, but believe me that is not my intent in the least! I'm decently comfortable with the whole "club scene." I prefer going out for drinks at a…
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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What a joke

This place just re-opened to little if any fanfare and for good reason. No improvements have been made to the "new" reserve in fact the "daybeds" upstairs still bare the mark of cigarette burns from days gone...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by A L.

2 of 5 stars. Considering all the talk about this place from people, I expected better. Or maybe I am getting too old for loud dance clubs where you have no room to manuever, no way to hear your friends, not so…
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Leanne M.

1 of 5 stars. DO NOT HAVE YOUR BIRTHDAY HERE. WHATEVER YOU DO. I can't completely give this place a full review, because, well, I never made it inside.
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Eileen F.

1 of 5 stars. I will absolutely never set foot in this place again. I have been a handful of times (all Saturdays), and the experience of the last is always worse than the one before. Drinks are semi-expensive.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by HB F.

4 of 5 stars. This place is really cool. My girl and I who are both on temporary "Chicago Visa's" LOL decided that this is the girls night out spot, very nice place until it gets PACKED! its horrible then but the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by La Flaca V.

1 of 5 stars. Wasn't this place closed down?!! Ugh talk bout a bunch of schmucks working there especially the guy who does VIP, seriously get over yourself! I don't need to kiss his ass or any ones ass for that…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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Is this place still open?

Don't get me wrong, but I read an article in the Tribune that this and Crescendo are closed because the owners of these clubs have some "financial issues" that they are facing? I'll be shocked to find it still...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Trey K.

2 of 5 stars. Personally, I'm getting a little sick of clubs/bars that make their name on bottle service alone. Reserve definitely fits in this category. There are the VIP (or those trying to party with them) and…
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicole J.

2 of 5 stars. When you hear "up in da club," the person using this phrase is referring to reserve. Always. We're talking dancing on risers, short short short shorts, roofie-dropping, and a playlist full of…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ebru Y.

1 of 5 stars. Is this place a joke? I had enough with their bouncers at the door in less than five minutes, seriously. What the hell do these people think they are? They were "trying" to form a line looking you up…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer W.

5 of 5 stars. This is hands down the best club/lounge in Chicago. I have been here more times than I can count, each one being better than the last. My friends and I arrived on a crowded Saturday night and had…
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryan K.

2 of 5 stars. I've been here once. We go some Friday night, free Vodka event downstairs. We double fist vodka tonics for the 90 minute duration. We feel like continuing the party and we go upstairs and get…
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda K.

2 of 5 stars. This place was oookay. The drinks are pretty good, and my friend knew someone that worked here so, we had a little bit of VIP service. I don't really like the location, and it's over crowded. Plus, I…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina M.

4 of 5 stars. Reserve is a good time. There's always a nice size crowd there. Thursday nights are a lot of fun. I had a blast.
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2007
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Do Not Waste Your Time or $!!!!

My two girlfriends and I where in Chicago this past weekend and had a ball!!! Unfortunately we wasted a few hours of our time at The Reserve. We were on the guest list and that got us in the actual door but we...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Anderson B.

5 of 5 stars. Always an amazing party! Reserve has hit the nail on the head! Finally a place that meets Chicagoan's desire for a venue that bridges the upscale bar with nightclub energy. Thursday night can not be…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lee c.

1 of 5 stars. Why do i go to these places, by far AWFUL- B*tchy woman at the door who yelled at us for I am not really clear. I was invited, had rsvp'd and she couldn't keep track of anything. If you are going to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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Reserve's staff are SPAMMERS

Ok, I don't actually go to nightclubs but this one takes the cake. First of all, I see TONS of postings on Craigslist, which doesn't allow spamming, yet the staff at Reserve keeps posting ads in the FREE...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Stella Y.

4 of 5 stars. Lov the lounge. Haven't been there in a while. Hopefully it is still great and hopping. Great DJ and DECOR. Very stylish and very "sex in the city" lounge/club!
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindsey S.

4 of 5 stars. After my first experience here (treated like absolute crap at the door, guys in my party having to pay to get in, being stuck downstairs in the tiny main room because I was with guys, no one dancing)…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Peter H.

3 of 5 stars. reserve's okay if i am in the right mood...have swung by there on my birthday for some bottle service...but we ran into those two short twins with the headbands, so that was kinda a buzzkill. but it's…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2007
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Don't bother

This is not an elite atmosphere. $10 a drink and poor service. The bartenders are too busy drinking themselves to help the paying customers. Better options in Chicago.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dawn A.

1 of 5 stars. Oh Reserve...how i despise you. In the 9 months that I have lived in Chicago nothing has made my skin crawl like the environment of your bar. Long lines, swarms of superficial people, workers on…
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kyle R.

1 of 5 stars. Avoid Reserve like the plague. I went b/c a friend of a friend's birthday was being held here. It was $30 all the weak drinks you can drink rom 9-12. There are two levels and I did not even bother…
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ricky B.

1 of 5 stars. I can pretty much say that I dont like this place, and alot of my friends dislike it too. Its very small and always way to crowded, but the crowd always seems to be not the cool kind of people that…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly A.

1 of 5 stars. Shit is a good term to describe this joint. It's just shit. Crowded, hot, expensive and obnoxious are a few other terms that would fit. Reserve would be a lot better off trying to be a lounge like…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Summer W.

2 of 5 stars. I went here with my girlfriends and I give 2 stars because we didn't have to wait in line or pay cover (I don't know how much it was). Once we got in, it was way too crowded and I didn't want check my…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve M.

1 of 5 stars. First, perspective on the rating. I live 1 block from Reserve -- and while I would like to enjoy a 'neighborly' relationship with those who operate the bar, they didn't seem to want to reciprocate.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by S to the izzo F.

5 of 5 stars. When Reserve has a party they do it right. Wednesdays are the best at Reserve. We have always had a fun fun time here. again I do bottle service and get a table.... pretty much a must to really…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny R.

1 of 5 stars. I decided I pretty much hate this place. I've been on a regular weekend night twice and the second time was just as lame as the first. The music was god awful. To give you a feel, think of a poor…
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Amme H.

3 of 5 stars. I am still dying over the extreme hoochiness of the ladies in here! I think there MUST have been several pros working the bar if you know what I mean. Despite being the only person fully clothed, I…
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachelle T.

2 of 5 stars. I've been to Reserve a couple of times and can't say either was all that great of an experience. Both times we were 'lucky' enough to get upstairs (supposedly this is the VIP section) but I really…
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Natalie C.

3 of 5 stars. I went here for a friend of a friend's birthday party. The music is high energy and mixed well. The cover charge is steep ($20) however once we got inside, we drank for free from said friend's bottle…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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meh...

I have been here twice. Interior, IMHO, is pretty cool although the building is kinda small. Service), once you get upstairs, is average. We had to wait despite the list we were on AND the fact that the door...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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This Place is Hot Like Fire

I went here for a B-Day with 8 people. We got a bottle of Goose (the large) for like $300 and all of us got in with no cover, got a swanky table, and drank like champions. However, I am a local...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by M. C.

1 of 5 stars. Dude I totally agree with Kristin C. (The reason I hate clubs) MOstly b/c they try SO HARD to perpetuate this idea that it's super exclusive and super hot. It's out of the way. The cover is ludicrous…
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2006
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Great staff

For one of the more exclusive places in Chicago, the staff is great... friendly, right down to the doorman. If you have a table, they aren't pretentious, they are really attentive, and helpful. There has to be...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/20/2006
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Best Place in Town

This place is surely one of the best in town. Servers - hot, male bartenders and door staff - GQ quality. Sometimes we get a table, sometimes just hang out and dance, ALWAYS tons of fun. The music is easily...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/17/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristin C.

2 of 5 stars. Booooo. This place reinforces why I hate clubs. I went here last night with some of my friends who were visiting from NYC. Honestly, a joke. The bouncer acted all stealth like we had to "be in the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Leang E.

2 of 5 stars. First of all you practically have to know someone to get into this place. My girlfriend got us in without reservations and paying cover since she knew someone. It is apparently tougher to get into…
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2006
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The best time I never want to have again!!!

You need to check this place out, for a laugh, and to experience the absolute worst that Chicago has to offer. If you are an out of towner, please DO NOT make the mistake of thinking that all Chicago night...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/11/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael M.

5 of 5 stars. I am not even from Chicago, but this place blows any club that I have been to out of the water. I had a table with bottle service, the service was incredible, and the club exceeded every expectation.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2006
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Yeah...

Yes...if you are under 23, and want to deal with obnixious door staff, this is the place for you...also if you have no self-respect...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/13/2006
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the place to go

i went to Reserve on sat. with a couple of my friends and trully believe that it is one of the best night clubs in chicago. the music was great and the women were beautiful (both bartenders and the women in...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2006
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Plain and simple...

It is a bad place to go. We had called a week ahead, yet still had to wait. When we got inside, it was nearly empty (literally - our party of 7, and 6 other people, plus staff). It did fill up some later on,...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Tim Y.

2 of 5 stars. This place small. And there's hardly anywhere to go when it's packed with people. There's only 1 bar in the first floor, and I hear there's maybe 2 bars on the 2nd floor, but there was a private…
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe P.

5 of 5 stars. It is worth going a little out of your way for this Chicago hot spot. Reserve seems to get better each time I go there. It is one of the few upscale places in the city that has actually stuck to its…
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay D.

4 of 5 stars. Cuties, cuties, cuties, great DJ's (DJ AM has a residency here), and cuties. It helps to get a bottle. Be advised that if you walk to the back of the club there is an entrance to a second floor, which…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Urszula H.

5 of 5 stars. I went to Reserve a bit by accident the other night. We were planning a night at Victor Hotel, but it was closed for a wedding, so we ended up at Reserve instead. First of all, we ended up getting…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2006
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Great Customer service

Reserve is by far the best night club in town and the crowd is HOT! The music is great and through past experience it seems that the earlier you get there the better.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jake A.

4 of 5 stars. Reserve is a cool place if you're into the club scene. I came to reserve last night with some friends and it was the same scene as usual- obnoxious, crowded, and expensive drinks. Yet I still had a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by M J.

3 of 5 stars. Its been hit or miss with reserve. Sometimes the DJs are good, playing a nice mixture of music, other times, the tunes seem to hit a rut. If you want to get dressed up and go out to a nicer place on…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by S R.

2 of 5 stars. I like the decor here but the drinks are quite expensive and very weak. Be on the guest list if you wanna check this place out.
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jacob J.

5 of 5 stars. If you like plush, uber-deluxe, pretty, expensive, then you will like Reserve. Don't come here in gym shoes, don't even think of coming unless you are truly "dressed to impress". Tuck in those…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by andrea w.

2 of 5 stars. I checked out Reserve last night and I"m not sure if I'm just getting too old for places like this because I was not impressed. It was a lot smaller inside than I pictured from the outside, but the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Sheila D.

3 of 5 stars. I went to the same party as Andrea W last night and I have to agree that we are getting too old for this club scene. However, I did go to reserve a few weeks ago when it wasn't as crowded and it was…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by George K.

4 of 5 stars. This place is kind of out of the way area. I met this DJ who works here on Thursday night so he asked me to come check it out. This place is definitely CROWDED and music is soooooo LOUD! that you…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2006
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Awesome club

This is easily the hottest club in Chicago. The bouncers went out of there way to make my night enjoyable, which is really rare for a nightclub. All I had to do was tell them there were a few more people in my...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/06/2006
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User Review

Reserve is one of the best nights I have had out in Chicago. A bunch of girlfriends and I went on a Friday night when they were having free vodka drinks for two hours. Downstairs was a little crowded, but the...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/06/2006
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What's not to love?

I love this spot. Yes, it's a little pricy, but for what you get - sooo worth it. The lovely ladies even pour your drinks at your table. The service is second to none. Even the hot manager came by our table to...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/05/2006
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Great time on New Years Eve

Had a fantastic time on New Years Eve. Good crowd (no meatheads/lincoln park trixies), There really is no better place in Chicago for bottle service. I really think this club has staying power with their new...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by D'Sheadra B.

3 of 5 stars. I've only been here once but I will recomend it to anyone with a big bank account. I went for one of my co-workers birthday party. She had us all on the VIP guest list and we partied up-stairs all…
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2005
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Take it from a New Yorker...

This is one of the cheesiest clubs I have ever been to. The staff was mindlessly pretentious and the crowd was the same old lame guys with button-downs and girls with poorly highlighted, flat-ironed hair and...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/14/2005
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I Will Never Go Back Here

This is absolutely the worst place I have been to in Chicago. Way over priced, the staff was extremely rude and obnoxious. When me a my friends go out, we spend money, but it's ridiculous to be on te list but...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/11/2005
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A great place if money is no object

We reserved a table, which means that we had to purchase 2 bottles of alcohol at $250 a piece. The bartenders come to your table and mix drinks for you, and the music is a good mix of modern hip/hop and...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/06/2005
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Fantastic Spot

This is the best club Chicago has ever seen. To the haters - you want to be cheap? Go to the suburbs. You pay for what you get in here. It's well worth it for the overall experience. Beautiful everything -...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/20/2005
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NOT THE GREATEST

DEFINITELY HYPED UP, BUT NOT THE GREATEST PLACE TO BE.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/05/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by vicky y.

1 of 5 stars. checked it out once and never went back. was on the guest list 'coz my friend dj's there. even still, everyone just acted incredibly pretentious. it just wasn't fun. if you're not willing to drop…
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2005
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Trying way to hard to be an LA Club

I have lived in Los Angeles for several years and I have never experienced such atrocious behavior as I did at Reserve. This club is trying to hard to be like LA, being extermely "selective" of who they ley...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/10/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Liliana S.

3 of 5 stars. I definitely like the decor. I didnt know what to expect when I saw the outside of this place. Its not located in the best area of Chicago, away from the areas I normally like to hang out at, but it…
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2005
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West Loop

This place is located in a really cool area of the West Loop. If you have been sticking to Rush St. I would reccomend taking a night off and seeing what the rest of Chicago has to offer. Overall really...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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great place

Finally a club that is on par with those in New York!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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at work & bored- thought i'd give my 2 cent$

Chicago has a cheezy scene. So don't take too many expectations when you go out anywhere, that just sets you up for disappointment. With that in mind, I recommend reserve for several reasons from the 3 times...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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Good for a Night on the Town

Good crowd inside. There are two levels with different music playing on each one. Friendly/attenti...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/29/2005
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Bottle Service Done Right

I know I go to reserve a lot, but lately my friends have been pushing me to venture out into other places. While there are a lot of clubs in the city that are equally trendy and have very nice decorums, for my...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/12/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Sinem G.

4 of 5 stars. I can't really decide what to call this place...It's as upscale, high beat as a club and closes as early as a lounge (2 or 3 am). You need to be remarkably dolled up to get pass the entrance line if…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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DISGRACE TO CHICAGO

If you want to be treated like you're less than human, make sure you visit Reserve. This place is absolutely rediculous--the bottles are over-priced, they kick you out of your pre-reserved table after you...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/21/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Ren H.

5 of 5 stars. The inside of this bar is soo cool! Very upscale and classy... look out for specials on friday nights! We went one time and got free sushi and ketel one drinks all night!
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2005
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A sexy sexy place

Reserve somehow has maintained the unique ability to have much more girls than guys in their club and on top of that these are the best looking girls in Chicago. The service for our table was great, our...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/08/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Nisi L.

5 of 5 stars. Do you want to feel like a VIP member? Then call Nick. Put you and your friends on the guest list to avoid that pesky $10-$20 cover and hop in a cab. This club is on the IT list, and apparently by…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2005
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reserve, reserve, reserve......

That's all I hear everywhere. I'm happy to hear that reserve is still going strong. The upstairs is amazing, but it's great to be able to go downstairs and chill out for a bit. It seems like most of the kinks...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/22/2005
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THIS??!! Is what you get for VIP Table Service?

Per a pal, who had her birthday party there on a Sat night... the story goes... after paying $500 for table service and getting 7 ppl in the rest (35 or so additional) had to wait in line, where there was a...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/21/2005
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Mass Chaos

I got a table on my birthday and invited many of my friends to come meet me there. After spending nearly 500 on a table, many of my friends weren't able to get in due to the picking and choosing by the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/21/2005
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No better wait staff in the city

Prompt valet service, stunning wait staff, girls everywhere....might be a little pricy, but you certainly pay for what you get.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/14/2005
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A Saturday Night You'll Never Get Back

I find it hard to believe people sincerely have a good time at this place. I suspect the staff are the ones pushing any positive hype about this place. When my boys and I go out we go out in style. We take our...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/05/2005
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POSHY with a Smile!