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Neighborhood rockers have taken a shine to this secret hangout. Years ago, the space was the funkier, much-loved Lizard Lounge. Now Club Foot serves a cadre of art students, die-hard punks and...
citysearch.com - expert review - 11/19/2004
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Five stars for one of the best DJ's I've heard. I went on a Friday night and his mix of tunes made it impossible for me to stand still. I requested anything by daft punk, joy division or yeah yeah…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Two fiddy for a vodka tonic? Snap! This high ceiling estab had me at, "What'll have?"
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Even though I live nearby I haven't been here in a while. I was here when it was the Lizard Lounge and even before that when it was a neighborhood bar. I met some people here and am happy to say I've…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As I glanced around this bar last night- I was immediately transported back to a place where I spent many hours in my early 20's -the basement of a friend who had turned it into a sort of "kitschy"…
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Club Foot is one of the few true dives left in the area, and this one has great character. I could spend all night simply looking at all the kitschy items hanging on the walls and in display cases.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I respect the scene, I try not to disturb it. To explain/illustrate, I hate Check Please and the tourism it generates. There's something truly annoying about trekking miles to grace a secret spot,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Loves it! They have the hottest bartenders anywhere in Chicago! You should go on a Thursday or Saturday to bask in the hotness!
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was on my first date with my boyfriend here when I noticed that there's a Castle Grayskull on top of the bar. Castle *freaking* Grayskull! Man, that brings back memories! My little bro had Castle…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I miss this place. It was my college hangout not at all dissimilar to St. Elmo's Fire. I love The Smith's night.
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Loves it! Club foot rocks and so do Rich and Chuck!
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. If Club Foot were a boy, I would want to date him. Since that is not the case, I am content to go there most weekends and bask in all of its kitschy glory. As a spoiled only…
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just got back from Club Foot so thought I'd write a review. This place is a decent sized small bar with a front bar and back room with a pool table. Its very different there now with the smoking ban…
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
OK yet another bar that smells so foul that I thought I was in a Texas whorehouse with a beached whale washed up on the pool table. In addition to that the smoking ban is not helping this place…
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Luckily, I was with a very large group so I didn't embarrass myself when I went there this weekend. But, I could go here with a couple of drinking buddies and ensure myself a true winner evening full…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Without a haze of cigarette smoke to protect me from having to view the many, many moustaches I was tempted to go down to three stars. Arcade style Tetris and the dirt-cheap drinks kept it at four.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Club Foot is a must-go when entertaining out of towners. It serves as a 1. Place to hear very decent music that borders on hip and classic. A rotating cast of DJ's will give you a 80-90% of super…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Club Foot is hit or miss to me. I've been there and had a super great time. And then I've been there other times and had a terrible time. It's another one of those places I tend to have a better time…
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like club foot. I like Chuck. The music is usually good. Especially the third thursdays of every month. It is cheap and dumpy. That's what makes it charming. The no smoking is weird there. Club foot…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Why four stars? A tetris machine and action figures all over the walls would usually be enough, but on top of that you get a good DJ, a good crowd, and cheap drinks. Great place to just stop in and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Weeeeellll....went here right at opening (8pm Tues) and it was totally quiet, only a couple more people came in before 930pm or so. Owner is a VERY interesting guy, been there 13 years and seen the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They get four stars just for the decorations on the walls! It's also good for groups since you know you won't be sitting anyway, the seating sucks but don't most bars don't have enough anyway. At…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the music is awesome. the place is really laid back.
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've lived just beyond stumbling distance since June but finally got around to checking this place out tonight...Valentine's Day on a Thursday night. Kitschy decor with that kind of hole-in-the-wall…
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
great, not alot of places to sit, basically nowhere unless its dead or you get their early, but good DJs good location, and always friendly people playing pool. Oh and very convenient bike parking!
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't say enough good things about this bar. Good prices, outstanding bartenders, even more outstanding music. There's a million places you can go in this city to feel like another face in the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Club Foot would be so much cooler if the seating didn't suck so bad. If you aren't uncomfortably propping yourself against some bench, on a bar stool seated vertically next to a wall. Also, don't…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The key is to go all early like a huge dork and sit and talk to the bartenders until you get drunk enough to not care when you turn around from the bar and there's suddenly a sea of yahoos between you…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Before the smelly indie kids swarm in on Saturday nights, this place rules. The owner is an amazing guy, and if you have any interest in the American underground music scene of the 1980s (or a fan of…
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I go here for the music (and that it is close by). The owners are great and I love that I can go there and listen to all of my old favorite punk rock tunes I used to slam dance to in the 80's. It…
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went to Club Foot last night for a friend's birthday get-together. I REALLY liked this place! Plenty of room, great music, cheap drink prices and amusing decor. The DJ was spinning a nice variety of…
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really enjoyed going to Club Foor for a while. Cheap drinks, really good music, very chill atmosphere. Then a few years passed and I got really sick and tired of the type of people who frequented…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Occasional good punk DJs which isn't exactly easy to come by, passable arcade. Used to call it the punk retirement party but I don't go anymore. Generally a fun time.
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Add me to the long list of people who had an awesome time at Club Foot. I dragged my friends here last night to celebrate passing a big professional exam I took. We got there right when it opened (the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a great find. I love to go there for a few beers and shoot pool. The motiff has a lot of 60s and 70s stuff and the DJ's are pretty cool. I like the punk! Highl reccommended!
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just one $5 STRONG Long Island Ice Tea and I notice those McDonald's Happy Meal toys that I forgot I remembered! Seriously, this place can be a lot of fun-- lots of nostalgic eye candy on the walls,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The smoking ban has made this bar that much better. Instead of feeling like you're in a dank smoke pit where a respite from the smoke was in the bathroom, you can actually see across the bar and…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I started going to Club Foot because one of my best friends DJs here on Tuesdays. This, to my mind is the quintessential fun Chicago rock n' roll dive bar. No stupid cover charge like Exit, no fucking…
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How much fun is Club Foot? The last time I went, Dec 21, for their annual Christmas song event (djs Joe Wislar and Don Hedeker), I had so much fun that I forgot to get a drink. Seriously. I was there…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
To paraphrase Rob Gordon (THE Rob Gordon), this is my favorite bar in the history of all-time favorite bars. I've been coming here since I turned legal, but until last weekend had never brought my…
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to live across the street from here. I hated Club Foot because there was always some hipster under my window barfing/fighting/singing really loud at two in the morning. Now that I don't live…
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Certain nights are better than others, I really like the clutter.
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Are you missing a little figurine of some sorts from your childhood? Are you? Cause chances are you'll find it here, and if you don't, you'll be reminiscing about the things you do see here. If…
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i saw: - two almost fights (YES!)
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a dive bar...with a schtick. LOTS of memorabilia chotchkies from the 60's, 70's and 80's with a bent on Alt. and glam (the music selections from the DJ seem to follow this theme) all over the…
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My head felt tingly all night as if the follicles in my shaved head were suddenly visited by the ghost of hairstyles past which at one point included a mohawk. Feeling the energy of the room I felt my…
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not convenient for me, didn't really like the music, but the decor was cool, the bartenders were generous, and my whiskey was $3.50 and strong. That alone is worth return trips!
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After work I usually go home,rest for an hour then get dressed and head off to foot. There is absolutely no bar in Chicago I would rather be. Everyone that works there is amazing. This is the only bar…
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If I lived in this neighborhood, I suppose I'd go here more. The music selection was pretty awful in the beginning of the night - which bums my chi - but it picked up later on. The bartender gets one…
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh boy... If and when you find this hidden gem, be ready to have fun! An old Shonny's BIG BOY sign hangs right above the men's bathroom. It was a constant topic of conversation all night... I really…
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really love the Club Foot; I'm kind of surprised I don't go there more often. Every time I walk into this bar I end up staying until they close. I think that might have something to do with why I…
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Finally, after living in the area for some time, I've gone to this place. There's alot of toys.
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I tried to dislike this place. I really did. The name, patrons I had met and distance from my home all said, "Hey, hate this place." But Club Foot won me over. It's like Quenchers, minus the beer…
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, it's kind of hard to really hate on Club Foot, isn't it? I don't even dislike it after having to endure listening to Soundgarden's "Superunknown" almost twice in its entirety while there a few…
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
By far the only bar I have ever called my home away from home, and I don't even drink that much. I can spend an hour or 2 rockin' the Tetris or shooting the breeze with the bartenders. I was lucky…
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They got crazy crap onna walls!!!
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I only ever went to this bar a few times even though I lived just a block away. The drinks were reasonably priced and the music was great but if you don't like dealing with the hipster crowd this…
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I first moved to Chicago, I was supposed to meet an old friend there. He flaked out, so I sat alone at the end of the bar, damning my night to empty bottles of cheap beer and copious whiskey…
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Been here a few times, and much like Liars Club it seems outwardly like the kind of place I would really like. Upside: Great old time punk rock stuff and whatnot to look at on the walls, sometimes…
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Club Foot on a Saturday night around 10 pm (which I guess is early) and was surprised by the clientele - mostly older, skewed toward women, with very, very few hipsters within sight. I had…
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the few bars in Chicago that I'll venture out to by myself without planning to meet anyone there. Why? Because it seems to be the default meeting place for SAIC alumni. That also means…
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've always loved this place. Toys. Rock and roll stuff. Cheap drinks. Great staff. Drink here. Get drunk. Have fun. Drink some more.
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool place. Nice bartenders, good drinks at a nice price. The music was great and the atmosphere was fun and welcoming. It was like stepping into an applebees franchised by a pack rat punk rocker.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
C'mon, who hates Club Foot? Nobody. Chuck is super-friendly and mixes a tasty cocktail. Lauree's taste in music is hard to beat. Drinks are dangerously cheap.
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
so, this used to be my bar. i would frequent it every wednesday, occasional fridays, saturdays, mondays, you get the point. its the best place to be when you need a cheap drink, feel like a game or…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the few places in the city where the DJ booth is run by a really artful DJ. They will take requests as long as they are not stupid and you are not an a-hole. I'm a fan of the Foot. Used to not…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been once and it was during the week but I really don't see what the big deal was with this place. Average priced drinks, hipster crowd and not all that busy. The decor is really cool, you…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Who doesn't like playing I used to have this "___________" toy and then find it on the wall? No tap. Just bottles. I like Gumby.
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Probably my favorite bar in Chicago - way too much awesome Cheap Trick memorabilia, and the owner, Chuck Uchida, is so cool. I told the bartender that she made (what I think are) the best whiskey…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Club Foot, and have experienced different sides to the bar-laid back and packed. Laid back nights I have more time to examine the walls and the pop culture memorabilia in all their glory.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my second home. Love it, love it, love it!
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i absolutely love the pop culture memorabilia this place is plastered with! on certain nights, there is a great DJ playing sweet tunes.
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you hit it on an off night when it's not packed with pretentious hipsters, it's actually a pretty great little club. I don't live in the area, so I don't get to go very often, but I've had some…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hey you should go here! I've been going to Club Foot since it was the Lizard Lounge and I was 17 with a fake ID. If you go here on a first date it's great because the walls/shelves are packed with…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I hate going to "clubs" for dancing, ick ick ick. But I love Club Foot because it's like a dance club for hipsters with the best indie music and lots of space for non-dancers. yaaaaay! Just don't…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Again, I'm kind of floored I haven't reviewed Club Foot. In my apartment I've lived in for nearly two years, it's within eyesight. It's actually where I met my first roommate off Craigslist before I…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Chuck and Lauree's place!!! Chuck happens to be my brother. A lot of that stuff in the cases, and on the walls of Club Foot, I saw in our house when we were growing up. He's a bona fide collector of…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
rules.
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The owners are extremely friendly and the crowd is laid back in a morphine for the pain kind of way. A neighborhood bar with a decent edge to it. All kinds of cool rock memorabilia on the walls.…
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a fan of the foot. If you run out of things to say, you can always talk about all the nostalgic crap hanging up around the place. Drinks are cheap, but you'll leave smelling like an ashtray…
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Got to hand it to Chuck and Club Foot. I used to go there multiple times a week for years when I lived in the neighborhood. Best records spinning in Chicago. I have brought friends from out of town…
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Club Foot is decent, but the crowd hails from early-twenties hipsterdom -- some are actually cool, most are posers. The redeeming points of the bar are a selection of cheap bottled beer when you're in…
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cub foot is my favorite bar in Chicago The best music, best bartenders and coolest stuff
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sweet Jesus....Club Foot has a Tetris Arcade Game!!!! This is worth 5 stars alone. I already got my score on the board (7!). The wall kitsch is fun. It lets you have multiple perspectives in the…
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
a chill neighborhood bar with fun music and fun people. has a pool table in the back. aside from the bar, don't buy tamales from vendors, i found a short and curly hair on my corn husk!!! buyers…
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Club Foot, your prototypical cool hipster/punk rock bar in a cool neighborhood. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's cool because it doesn't come off as "What are you looking at, asshole?" kind…
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love club foot. For a while, I think I lived there.
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Foot alotta times. And I still manage to discover new knickknacks in all those shadowboxes. There is always something to look at.
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Have you ever yearned for a bar that's like a punk rock Applebee's? If so, then this is your place. The only times I've ever been to Club Foot is because it was the choice of a friend. They usually…
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
yep, yep, another hipster bar. very punk, rock, indie. pretty laid back atmosphere and great music. i love the decor! this place is just bursting with personality with vintage games, trinkets, toys,…
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
can be great, also can be crummy. lucky for me, i have had more fun times that bad! good drink specials during the week.
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place for the music they play. It's not a good place to drink alone, as there's a definate scene going on- you gotta bring your own and then it's fun. But the DJs play great vintage…
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think that the Club Foot is a great place to hang out with friends any day of the week. The crowd there is a little hipstery, but still friendly. Drink prices are fairly cheap, but sometimes the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place has been my hang the entire time ive lived in chicago. i have spent every one of my birthdays in chicago at club foot and my going away party there too. i miss it but ill be back to do more…
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Club Foot is a great bar for punk/indie rockers. There's a pool table in back which is almost always occupied when I go there. The decor is neat, featuring toy figures of years past. There's usually a…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2006
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If you're reading this review as a means to decide whether or not to take a jaunt over to Club Foot,...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/26/2005
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Contrary to some reviewers.. the staff here is the best in the city. If you don't put on airs, they treat you like a king. The crowd is mixed, but most people only notice the young ones cause the older ones...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/25/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
To me Club Foot is the epitome of what a bar should be. Totally rock 'n' roll, with tons of memorabilia on the walls, ample room for dancing and playing pool, good DJs specializing in punk, new wave…
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great music, goofy stuff hanging all over the place, and still has a corner bar feel to it. It does get a little crowded, so find a spot and stick to it. All in all, well worth a return trip.
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The bartender lady that was in there the day I went was possibly the worst bartender I've ever had anywhere, and believe me that's saying alot, because friendly bartenders are alot harder to come by…
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Music here is great. Still undecided about the atmosphere... a little pretentious. I'll give it another chance I'm sure.
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place has all kinds of shit on the walls that is really fun to look at when you're drunk, but the owners here can be equal parts awesome and nasty. They tried to charge my friend for a glass of…
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
fun wicker park neighborhood bar. go on wednesdays, you can get mixed drinks for two bucks. even if you don't go on wednesdays, drinks are pretty cheap and the music is always pretty great.
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to go out, drink some beers and listen to some good music. Wednesday nights they have $2 mixed well drinks and Friday nights the DJ plays the best mix from the 60's to now. It's…
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2005
