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The clientele has softened since Delilah's was Crash Palace, but it remains fueled by owner Mike Miller's passion for whiskey and rock and roll. Besides having one of the city's best jukeboxes (Hank Williams,...
citysearch.com - expert review - 08/24/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been to Delilah's on numerous occasions. And every time was a memorable experience. Well, I think it was. It may be a little fuzzy. I am a whisky drinker, nee, gulper after all. The last time I…
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Any bar with cafe racing pictures that look like the jumped out of Ah Ha's TAKE ON ME video gets 4 stars right off the bat. Other than that fine feature, the staff is nice, the bar is cozy, and yeah…
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is truly a gem of Chicago and thank god it is too far away from the loop to get corrupted *evil grin*. This is the kind of place you can go and each night you'll get a different set of folks in…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great atmosphere. A little too cozy but there's nothing wrong with that. Stiff drinks and good music. Just the way I like it.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went here once, and I really don't remember it. All I know is that I had fun and it was loud. It's really hazy. Um, let's see. My best friend was there, along with his ex and one of my ex's. It was…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hah. I just found out I have no idea how to spell Dehlilah's. Oh well. It's a damn shame I have not been here more than I have. No excuses really. I especially wished I was here for Modcon. I suck.
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was here last night for a birthday party. I'm not going to lie, I was a little skeptical of this place. For one, I had a question and needed to call them. Whoever answered the phone sounded like…
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't even know what this place looks like sober, and the last time I was there I could swear the devil himself was drinking a brandy. If you like unpretentious places, with great selection and…
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First bar I ever went to in Chicago. Never seen it sober.
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
To be fair, I probably shouldn't review this bar because every time I've been there I've been drunk off my gourd (yes, off) and might as well have been drinking on the moon. Delilah's has amazing…
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I gotta say, walking in here on my own after a long day's work and seeing all five male patrons plus bartender turn to see what just happened, I was a little relieved. Order a beer, sit on a booth…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This bar has a large beer and whisky selection. They have decent nightly specials, even on weekends, and they even have a monthly metal night (although it isn't what it used to be). Bartenders are…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
one of my favorite joints to hit up! hot chicks and rockin' ass tunes,.. its how I roll!
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So what constitutes this being a dive bar? The fact that one doesn't have to wear a boobie top to get in and get some decent treatment? It had everything that any other bar has, but with a genuninely…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A cool little indie bar with a solid beer selection and decent prices. I didn't eat any food, but the decor was interesting with some original art. Lighting is a little dark, but not too dark.
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bar. Great atmosphere, great music all the time. Love to head upstairs and chill near the pool table. Grabbing a booth is an added bonus! Mondays are cheap beer nights, and pool is free!…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As someone who practically lived at Delilahs for a few years I have to say I love the place. I realllly miss the way this place used to be but it's still fun now. Just different. I don't do so well…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Obviously the best whiskey, bourbon, scotch collection the city has!!! The beer selection is awesome as well. A few posers may go to this place, but any place has that. Love it!!!
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only ever been on weekends, and I've found it crowded with surprisingly cute, interesting-looking people, at least for a Lincoln Park bar. I wouldn't call it divey or punk, but Delilah's seems…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
in the movies Delilah was the ultimate seducer with the power to take down even the strongest of men. ...coincidence?...i think not.
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Seriously, how many beers can one place have? Cool vibe, we felt completely comfortable in our jeans and t-shirts...which is more than I can say for other bars in this hood. My girlfriend had some…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Delilah's is a great Punk dive bar, just don't go when they are doing a Morrissey night. No more, please. What's wrong with that guy?
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Where to start here? I guess back at the beginning. Most of the events of 1988 are in a prominent place in my memory. It had to do with Chicago hosting the soccer booster convention, losing one team,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Giving it four stars, 3 for now, 5 for what it used to be. After a good ska or oi show the upstairs was the place to go for the Chicago skin crowd. Now it's a bit more mainstream w/ some lame norms,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My guy is from Buffalo, NY, so he was very happy to find out there was a bar that specifically showed Bills games. I thought, sure, why not. I'm never one to turn down drinking while watching…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Why, why, why Delilah's? Well I used to be their Jim Beam rep...but I can tell you that on Monday nights here, I've slung more bourbon and made more friends than a girl has a right to. I sponsored…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My fiance and I come to this bar after concerts at Reggie's or the Metro. It has a great rock/punk ambiance. The drinks are a bit too pricey and the juke box selection truly disappoint. It is worth…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"Woa Jenny, did you have a lot of drinks lastnight or something?" "No, no I had a lot of tiny portals between reality and illusion. Is it Tuesday morning?"
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Where else on an dead Tuesday night in September could I get hit on by some one-hit-wonder musician who just happened to finish recording here in Chicago after 10 years of silence and decided to go to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
home away from home.......... myfriendlikesyou.com .......good music good fun.......always a good time........
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"My, my, my delilah Why, why, why delilah
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Not impressed. I somehow ended up here on a Saturday afternoon during a beer tasting event. It was packed and you had to wait in line forever to get a beer. You also couldn't get a regular beer…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am noticing a trend in the type of establishments I do my boozing at - dark, smokey (pre-2008), rock music and a potpourri of people. Delilah's is in my boyfriends hood (LP) and is his favorite bar.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Delilah's was an OK bar, but I think it could be better when its less crowded. I went on the day of their beer tasting special event so there were lots of people there. It took forever to get in line…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is about the only bar I can be dragged to anymore, now that I'm all old and responsible and need more than two hours of sleep! The 5000 nights party was great and wow was that a wake up call on…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ha! I just read one of the reviews about a natzi bartender. I actually know this guy quit well. He is actually an English Jew! ha ha. And its not a swastika tattoo on his kneck for gods sake its…
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Read a review on this site, checked it out, discovered my new favorite haunt. This place is incredible if you are into counterculture. Cheap beer, good music, friendly staff. Definitely coming back!
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The one gripe I have with this place is that they said New Years would be like every other Monday. No cover and good music. My friend and I get there and they try and charge us $40 a piece because…
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like shitty beer. I like punk rock. I hate Mondays. The above are the reasons why I love going to Delilah's on Mondays. Get there early enough and you and your entourage can get a seat at the bar,…
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What's with all the hating on Delilah's? I LIKE this bar! But only under certain conditions:
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
if i had a choice between going to delilah's and never drinking again, well, see ya later pbr.
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
once in a while my friend will call me and just say, Delilah's tonight, and then hang up. So I show up and we drink just a couple of us at the bar when there arent a lot of people in the bar, chat up…
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best bar in Lincoln Park, which should mean more! Delilah's would hold it's own in any neighborhood in any city. The bartenders know their whiskey and will happily share their knowledge (or shots,)…
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the $4 vodka cranberries are well worth it. more than enough vodka! I'm not much of a beer drinker, but I guess the beer was cheap too! Great music and none of that booty shaking crap-o-la. Perfect…
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i have a crush on delilah's...yeah, it's probably not as cool as it used to be, but whatever...nothing ever is. i can drink great whiskey, listen to rockabilly, and meet a man with a daniel day-lewis…
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I used to go all the time on Monday's but it just got too "punk" for it's own good. Jukebox is always pretty good (one night I went in and heard everything I could have ever wanted to hear...ever).…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Huge drink selection (and very cheap), great bartenders and staff, good jukebox and djs, what is there not to like about Delilah's? They also host local artists shows, displaying their artwork on all…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
in theory, this place has everything going for it - smiths night, good prices and an excellent selection, $1 beer monday's, good jukebox/playlist/dj's, etc but honestly, it's always so fucking crowded…
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This isn't a dive bar, but for the north side I guess it fits. Killer beer/whisky selection, great beer/whisky sampling if that's your thing too. Renovated second floor with more space, great music,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I hadn't been to Delilah's in years, but a last-minute call from a friend on Christmas Eve changed that. Of course, Christmas Eve is possibly one of the best nights to go to any bar because it's…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
how did i ever live so close to this bar and never visit? the signage alone should have been enough to lure me inside. so, i was in town over the holidays, reminiscing and gallivanting. a friend…
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i've been here a handful of times whether it was for rockabilly, morrissey, or dollar beer nights. i've never been disappointed. the place is small but has a reasonable amount of seating which is…
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
On the surface, it's a dank punk bar--a man with tattoos and a pompadour checks your ID, Magazine is blaring from the jukebox, and there's about five guys wearing Naked Raygun shirts. Perhaps the kegs…
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutley one of the best dives in the city. This is not a place for foo foo yuppies or frat boys. The music is top notch from Post Punk, and Ska, to Rockabilly and every non-mianstream genre in…
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There's a full wall of whiskies/bourbons. The art is cool and the lighting is dimmed. Me likey.
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
anyplace that has a menu of their whiskeys categorically separated into genre, year and country is a place that should get used to ME sitting at the bar and trying anything and everything. I am pretty…
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whiskey.
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was visiting Chicago for the first time a couple days ago and I checked out Delilah's and definitely felt at home. It was comparable to the dive bars that I go to in SF. Beer special on Saturday…
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite bars in Chicago. I love the crowd-- so unpretentious. Good service. I was wondering what could fill that hole in my heart that only a very special dive bar can fill --…
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I usually go here early on Fridays. There is nothing better than ending a crappy work week with a lot of beer and some great punk rock. The highlight, besides the selection, is the pinball upstairs.
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to be a Monday night (punk rock night) regular. I love the place still. It's great to people watch there, Monday nights were always great (free pool, $1 beer, and $2 Jim Beam!) It was always…
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Right around when I was twenty one to twenty three I used to go to this place weekly with my freind Bill. It was smokey, had cheap beer and 'bar sluts', you know the perfect place when you can just…
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Delilah's but my liver hates Delilah's. Seriously though, I've learned alot about whiskey and scotch here. They are dubbed one of the top 3 liquor bars in the world for good reason. If you…
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
UGLY. UGLY. UGLY Crowd. I'm torn because it doesn't attract the typical suburban crowd that most LP bars do, but it's full of UG in there.
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very cool place amidst largely unbearable yuppie hangouts. I would even venture to call it hipster, although I'm not sure it would be a compliment to most. In any case, the couch in the back is a nice…
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i've never been to chicago, generally only go to bars to see bands play, and haven't had a whiskey in a long time...but if mike miller's running a bar, save me a seat...is that the 'forgotten rebels'…
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Well, if you're a Bills fan in Chicago and you don't go here on Sunday afternoons, you're definitely missing out. $2 Blues, great setup, great crowd, and the Bills on 4 TVs. It's a blast.
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My second favorite bar in town. I used to be a two-nights-a-week Delilah's regular, but the damage to the ol' liver was getting to be too much. Still, I'm a big fan of Delilah's punk rock Mondays,…
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know why this bar is classified as a dive bar. Its got like 80 different whiskey's and a good (not ironic good) jukebox. Overall, I really love this place although it is definitely not as punk…
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Well, I walked in there for the first time with a bunch of friends a while back and an artist had his (her?) paintings up all over every wall. They were huge, and wildly colourful, and...of women's…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Delilah's, I mostly love you, but by 11PM any Monday night I go here, I've lost my voice from all the secondhand smoke and the yelling of conversations across the table. Last time I was here, I think…
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hey there, Delilah, I had a great time, and I'm not even a hipster. Great music, a lot of down to earth patrons, sloppy drunks, and (here's the kicker) clean bathrooms.
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
There was a time when this was a really cool place. Not so much anymore. I recently met some friends there and the music was so loud you couldn't even talk. And it also seemed to be a lot smokier than…
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I was growing up in Arizona, there were about a half dozen amazing rock bars that ended up closing as the undergroundness of the '90s gave way to the poshness of the new century. Delilah's, all…
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delilah is voluptuous...as voluptuous as her scotch and beer selection. She hums pretty damn good tunes too. Alas, I must attend a Smiths night, to find my wife.
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My absolute favorite bar of all time! Delilah's knows their booze. Great beer and whiskey selection. Killer jukebox and awesome DJ nights. Warm Peanuts, fun upstairs, friendly staff, hideous bathrooms.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here one night during their $1.00 American beer night. Had a wonderful hangover the next morning, but nether less it was very fun. diverse mix of people, fast bartenders, cheap beer and good…
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I actually hugely prefer this place on weeknights when it's fucking dead. There's a really nice little couch in the downstairs which is perfect for sprawling on during heavily intoxicated second dates…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent music (look for a handy monthly DJ schedule on your table). Great staff. Amazing array of liquor. Two floors (though it can get pretty crowded). Never a cover.
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. Helluva selection of beer and one of the widest selections of whiskey in the city. Casual, unpretentious atmosphere and usually good rock or punk playing. Don't miss Mondays - $1…
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Delilah's is one of the coolest bars in the city. Excellent beer selection, many on tap, and quite possibly the best dive bar whisky selection ever- they have their own label! Also home to American,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
love this place. dollar american beer monday night is clearly a draw. they have something like a 8 page whiskey menu and at least that many beers. So big selection, fine, but lots of places have big…
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Have to love the cheesy sci-fi 60's flix playing on the TV, the jukebox with The Pretenders and The Knives, the drink specials plus: "Ballroom Dancing with Shawn" (I couldn't find Shawn, but…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delilah's is the reason I can now appreciate some whiskey. Before being educated here (seriously: there was a lecture, a textbook, samples, and teaching props) I thought all whiskeys tasted like vomit…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I heard good things about this Bar for years; never got around to visiting until the other night. I don't understand how otherwise intelligent people seem to love this place. Here's my experience: 1) I…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Probably the ONLY place in Lincoln Park where you can walk in and hear the Germs/Black Flag/Fear/Descendants cranking over the system. This place has stayed true to it's punk rock roots which is why I…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went out last night for my birthday with a couple dudes. First place on my list was Delilah's. Why? Because it an actual bar and not Barleycorn/Applebees. The walls are painted black. The music is…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
great selection of whiskey along with a healthy selection of beer. if you like your drinks strong and your music loud, then this is your spot.
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It was a hot, muggy night in Chicago. The wind was picking up and you could tell the rain was hot on our heels. We hustled down Lincoln Ave. to make inside before the rain hit. We arrived at the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Boring, cramped (even for a bar), and oh, yeah, boring! Was better first time I went there, when the other floor (up or down, can't remember) was open. but was still boring then, and just got worse.…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The bartenders and beer and whiskey selection rock, but I can't get over the pretension. Went there for a friend's birthday with a very mixed group (including some fratty guys), and the regulars…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If you couldn't get enough of poser mall punk at Hot Topic before you turned 21, you'll loooooove this dump.
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Delilah's like black loves red, like whisky loves fighting, like punk loves loud. I love Mike Miller's fantastic attitude and top-notch scotch. I love Mary's miniskirts and margaritas. Public…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
From what I remember of the party I attended at Delilah's, it was great. Any bar that isn't afraid to stock nonstandard spirits is my friend, and Delilah's has a great selection of offbeat beers and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Way fun place to hang out and drink a lot. Puts out a flyer with all the up coming bands, punk rock karoke nights, and what have you. You can play pool upstairs, there's another bar up there. I like…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This flat-out is still my favorite bar in the city. Been going here for years. Great beer selection, great SCOTCH selection, kickass juke (one of the best in the city) and generally unpretentious…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So...you know how there are those places that are "super cool" and "totally punk! Rawr!" and have a little history under their belt? And eventually they're taken over by kids who have just turned 21,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The short review: one of the best bars in the city, great booze selection and one of my favorite jukeboxes ever. Mike Miller, the owner, has created one of the funnest bars that I've ever been to.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Used to be more of a punker bar but I wouldn't say so anymore. I've spent many a good night here when I was younger. Even had the chance to meet Wesley Willis and get head butted (several times)…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delilah's is the first bar I ever went to in Chicago, actually while visiting from Texas. Who knows, maybe it helped make my decision about moving up here. The drink specials are great (I'm a…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have always wondered why it is that so, so many people rave about this bar. I remember being twenty years old and so many people telling me, "Oh, when you turn twenty-one, you totally have to check…
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