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Stir

Recently launched in Chicago, Stir's a sort of Facebook/Match.com mash-up that pairs you with...

Emailed on: Monday November 23, 2009

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  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Wednesday April 16, 2008
    The Spread
    2478 N Lincoln Ave, between W Altgeld and W Montana; Sheffield/DePaul; 773.857.5074

    The Club 720 guys go sports bar with two dark-wooded rooms, 19 plasmas, daily cheap hooch ($2 Bud Light drafts & PBR cans/$4 Effen & Absolut cocktails), and sporty grub like the... 

  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Friday April 4, 2008
    Potter's
    17 E Monroe St, between S State St and S Wabash Ave; Loop; 312.917.4933

    Potter's is an homage to the Palmer's historic Empire Room, which ended its 51-year run in 1976, narrowly missing the chance to book Peter Frampton. 

  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Wednesday March 26, 2008
    Cork Lounge
    1822 W Addison St, at N Ravenswood Ave; Roscoe Village; 773.404.5318

    Closed for a year due to Brown Line construction, this completely-remodeled Irish speakeasy reopens Thursday, sporting five plasmas and a 35ft mahogany bar loaded with 13 taps, from Guinness to... 

  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Thursday March 20, 2008
    Paddy O'Splaine's
    2434 W Montrose Ave, at N Artesian Ave; Lincoln Square; 773.866.1825

    O'Splaine's is a really, really, really large, quasi-Irish sports joint rocking a 40ft, fish-tank-backed bar and classed up with Tiffany lamps and hand-painted bathroom murals, e.g., Nolan Ryan... 

  • Thrillist Chicago
    Emailed on: Wednesday March 19, 2008
    Aberdeen
    1856 W North Ave, at N Hoyne; Wicker Park; 773.772.5500

    Owned by four Big Ten grads, this cozy, dark-wooded bar has weekend DJs spinning rock/hip hop mashups, bountiful weekday specials (Thu = $2 Angus burgers/$3 Blue Moons), and bold cocktails like The... 

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