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L & L Tavern is a bar at 3207 N. Clark Street (at Belmont Avenue), in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago. It was named one of the best dive bars in the country by Stuff Magazine. [1] When it opened was by Paul Gillon in the 1950s, the bar was called the Columbia Tavern & Liquors. Its current name comes from prior owners Lefty (John Miller ...
Marie's Rip Tide lounge was a late-night Bucktown lounge and dive-bar. [1]It had garnered national attention numerous times, most recently by its appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, where he referred to it as his "favorite Chicago bar".
The restaurant was founded by Leon Finney Sr., originally of Mississippi, in 1940. [1] It was one of the earliest barbecue establishments in Chicago. Along with other restaurants like Lem's Bar-B-Q, Leon's popularized the "Delta style" of barbecue that predominates in the South Side.
It's a dive bar on steroids. Voted the best beach bar in America, the Flora-Bama has a marina, multiple beach-side bars, a liquor store, an oyster bar, five stages and a shuttle to pick you up and ...
At first glance, the White Horse, which opened in 1933 and claims to be the oldest LGBT bar in the country, would seem to be the classic gay dive bar, with pinball, pool tables, karaoke, and drag ...
Lem's Bar-B-Q was founded in 1951 by Myles Lemons in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood in Chicago. Lemons operated the restaurant with his brothers, Bruce and James. [ 1 ] The Lemons brothers were born in Indianola, Mississippi , and moved to Chicago in 1948 to pursue careers in the barbecue industry. [ 2 ]
Smith’s Bar, the iconic, neon-sign dive near Times Square, has closed for good and is set to be replaced by a marijuana dispensary — leaving broken-hearted regulars feeling burned.
While the definition of a "dive bar" varies, the following is a list of notable establishments which have been described as such. A dive bar is typically a small, unglamorous, eclectic, old-style drinking establishment with inexpensive drinks; it may feature dim lighting, shabby or dated decor, neon beer signs, packaged beer sales, cash-only ...