Big Chicks

What a fucking joke. First off, just because I’m not a 25 year old twink, don’t treat me like shit. The guy working the bar was more interested in showing his chest to young guys, than serving me a drink. Second, I was with a nice looking black man (my partner) and he was treated like crap. Then the nasty woman who apparently owns the place came in and overheard my conversation about discrimination and basically said that whatever the bartender says is how it is. REALLY? I’ve lived in this city for along time and don’t typically come to this place, and will NEVER again… I’m thinking about discrimination action. Seriously bitch?

I’m in from out of town and this spot had great reviews on Unilocal,so I was looking forward to checking it out. I was encouraged by the number of lesbians in the photos from the bar, but when I arrived I was treated like a red headed step child.
A bartender asked if I needed an alcohol or food menu, and when I answered both, he curiously informed me that he only had a food menu. Know what else? Apparently the food and alcohol are not served in the same place either, so you can’t eat at the bar. That’s odd, but ok, just don’t quip to me, «oh you gotta go over there for that» or something to that effect.
The second bartender spent most of his time at the other end of the bar encouraging someone to grab a nipple. And when I ordered a drink, I tried to say «thank you» but the bartender interrupted me at «tha.» and said «eight dollars.»
These boys only seem at home with other men. They were having a very involved conversation with boys at the bar when while they hadn’t even been even been courteous to me. I don’t feel welcome and I won’t be back. Find a different hangout my lesbian friends. This one ain’t for us.
They got 2 stars instead on 1 for the excellent tater tots though!

The atmosphere of big chicks is a work of art. The staff is incredibly vivacious and the food is as equally amazing.

I love big chicks. Great food and ridiculous pop music fills this bar most nights. The crowd isn’t super friendly but then that’s generally Chicago. A lot of fun. Don’t miss.

Met some friends here for brunch and what a great place! We had to wait maybe 10 minute for a table and that gave me just enough time to look at the mimosa drink list! We all ordered different items ranging from breakfast to lunch and we all tried eachothers meal and everything was the best! Definitely going back

The fried mushrooms could have used some zesty sauce.
Otherwise I mostly had fun but I will say that, when I was there and I wanted to leave it took an unacceptably long amount of time to just get my coat back from the coat check. The staff was completely unresponsive and inattentive.

I haven’t tried their food yet, but I was delighted with the dance floor, upbeat music, and bar service when I went. The lack of pretentiousness was absolutely refreshing, and there was a nice mix of LGBT people. Also, I enjoyed going back and forth between the energetic dance floor and the more relaxed bar area. Excellent balance and just what I needed!
The one downside I experienced was the bar only accepting cash. However, my drinks were very inexpensive (not something you can say very often in Chicago), so I didn’t have to carry too much cash on me anyway!

Homophobe? Maybe not. Racist? Most likely. Will I go back? Never. Recommend it? Only if you’re white. If that doesn’t tell you the Kind of establishment Kyle woods wants to run I don’t now what else to tell you. Bouncers have no race sensitivity training whatsoever. Just because they’re sexuality tolerant, does not mean that I their race tolerant. I’d avoid this place if you’re a person of colour till they get their act straight.

LOVE dollar burger night! Great food, drinks and atmosphere! I take all my friends who visit the city here.

I came here on a Saturday night and they refused to offer tap water as a beverage. Instead, if you wanted water, you have to buy bottled water.
Obviously that is their right, but in a drinking establishment where people may need water after imbibing too much, or choose water as a designated driver, I find it highly irresponsible.

They have an Awesome staff, great food and a casual environment. Highly recommended.
I always have a good time there.

Terrible food and forced to sit elbow to elbow, thigh to thigh, with strangers. Yuck. That cannot be sanitary. For all the hype, I thought I’d give it a try. Seriously, this is just another of many trendy trends going around. I’m not even a good cook but I could have been the one in their kitchen and no one would have noticed. The food is so regular and bland. The wait service is awful although I still left a 25% tip because I know it’s not their fault that they work in those conditions. My coffee cup was empty and cold too many times. No one ever came to see if we were doing okay. The couple seated next to us was seated after us but their order was taken first. They noticed it too. Embarrassing. The wait time they said was 10 minutes but they had us wait 25. It was just bad. Really, really bad.

I like this place a lot as a no pretensions, no frills, local, casual type of bar. I’ve gone with friends, I’ve gone there on dates. It’s absolutely a great place for a casual hang out. The food there, when it’s Tweet, is also fantastic (just as an aside).
One downside for me is that they’re a cash only bar, and I tend to prefer to use my credit card these days. The other downside is that I feel there are a bunch of other places I would rather go that’s just as far away from where I live and making the trip to Big Chicks usually isn’t a priority in my mind.

Stumbled upon this place that’s a neighbor to Tweet. Super amazing food! Had the artichoke blue cheese quesadilla and OMG amazing! Service is exceptional also. The neighborhood is questionable though

i’m not gonna lie, this place is what sold chicago for me.
any and every type of gentleman seems to frequent this bar. i don’t like the plastic gay bars or the clubs, i’m more of a fan of the eagle or a dingy dirty dive gay bar. this place seems to crossover on so many accounts that it attracts some really great folks.
it’s a funky maze of a space with the bathroom out and around the back patio to the daytime restaurant next door.
great music, be patient in getting drinks as the lines are all intermingled with the crowd and enjoy the cute and diverse selection of men chicago has to offer.

Good cheap radom food specials. Very generously poured cocktails. Decent beer selection. Kind of a vintage place. I really didn’t see any «Big Chicks»?
On second swing thru I know get it… with the help of the unique painting on the wall.
Cool place, friendly people and staff. Maybe a few of the «Big Chicks» have a beard??? Haha

$ 1 burger & fries monday nights!
An extra $ 1 if you want cheese added. Burger comes with all the trimmings: onions, pickles, tomato and lettuce. It was pretty good for a regular burger and it was $ 1…cant beat that!
There seems to be 2 sides to this place as I had to order on the side opposite the bar and then come back to the bar to order a drink. They give you a number for your burger while you wait to avoid giving someone the wrong burger which is cool and makes sense. Full bar here and they have a decent beer selection.
The bar itself is a little dark and has a TV that was playing an 80s Geena Davis movie and good music at the same time. I noticed there is a patio out front which is always a good thing especially in the warmer months.

I haven’t even had their food yet, but the bar service was the best I’ve ever had.
Everyone was nice. Chatty. Friendly. Laughed a lot. Everyone talked to everyone. As an extrovert alone in a big city for the first time, it was exactly what I needed. They have the best clientele, too. We don’t have bars like this where I’m from. This didn’t feel like a gay bar because it was so open and accepting. You can bring all of your fabulous self to this bar and have a great time, no matter how you identify, without having to check yourself against the standards of media-​driven conformity and stereotypes.
This is the bar I’ll tell my friends about for sure!
Beautiful artwork on all the walls, too.
I’ll be back for sure!

So Mo started a thread entitled «Invitation Protocol — Big Chicks.» And I am all, like, sounds cool. I was getting tired of all the dead end POF dates and confused with all of the Meet Up stuff that this sounded clear cut and to the point; like all UYEs. But what really got my juices flowing was the mere fact that Josh R. lives nearby. Now, I had to go and see this place, come hell or high water.
I couldn’t get there at 5, not with the traffic leaving my place of employment but Mo waited for me and I am so glad she did. I spotted her immediately at the bar, her hotness sporting her Bonnie Elizabeth Parker do.
She was having her usual beer I.V. and I wanted something yummy, preferably made with gin. I asked the bartender if she could make me something special with gin and she said OK. Man, that bartender was tits, no lie. She made me this outstanding citrus and gin drink that cured those «what happened to spring it still feels like winter blues.»
I had a bite to eat, turkey burger topless with avocado. Great juicy burger, quick and friendly food service, no complaints at all. Danced with the friendly clientele and received a couple of business cards in the process.
This is definitely a place to check out. But you have to be cool, not uncool like Geggy I.

Like Damian C., I’ve never seen any big chicks here. However, there are plentiful of big tits. Yup, that’s right. Photos of big busted, naked women adorn the walls of Big Chicks. And to be honest, as I was eating my $ 1 burger, I could only hope that the additional weight would go somewhere north of my waist.
My roommates and I ventured out to Big Chicks on a Monday night to fill ourselves with burgers and veggie dogs (carbs) and beer (and more carbs) for less than $ 5 a person. Yup, that’s right, you’re practically stealing from this establishment. But don’t worry, since you’re not actually you can still fulfill that New Year’s resolution of yours to be a good Samaritan.
Big Chicks has a special what seems like every night of the week, which is pretty awesome. On Monday’s, it’s $ 1 burgers and veggie dogs with the purchase of a drink at the bar. The bar has a pretty decent selection — about 7 beers on tap, even more bottles to choose from, and my favorite, $ 3 Pabsties. The burgers and veggie dogs were fine, and are pretty much what you should expect from a buck. However, they do come with a side of fries or chips (and for $ 1 more you can substitute it for onion rings), so I was definitely full after my burger. But even if you need another burger or veggie dog, IT’S ONLY TWO DOLLARS. WHAT CAN YOU ACTUALLY GET FOR $ 2 ANYMORE? Even a CTA ride costs more than that.
The place was cool, but also fills up quickly. My two roommates and I definitely had trouble finding a place to sit for a while. I think the atmosphere was interesting, and the daily specials are awesome, but not sure if I’d become a regular or even go back again since the food is pretty average. Maybe I’ll return if it changes the posters on the walls to men… kidding, i promise.

Beardesque. Tattooish. Beary. Daddylike. Cool. Queer. Friendly. Womyn-​approved.
This uptown institution has great prices on a good selection of spirits. While the forties classic interior is very stately, it’s not really a scene. On any given night, you’ll see the bears and the twinks and the dykes and the daddies all cavorting and carousing. The bartenders make for friendly male eye-​candy. There’s even a small dance floor where you can boogie.
The best part of the place is the incredible art collection which covers the walls. It’s so impressive with Chicago native artists, city art tours have included this bar as destination on their itinerary.
Plus, who doesn’t like free shots at midnight? No attitude makes misterkevin a happy quaffer!

So I finally made my way to Big Chicks for an «after party» of a symphonic band performance in which I performed. I’d heard about it, as it is a frequent haunt of this musical ensemble in which I belong.
It was pretty crowded for a Sunday night (or seemed to me to be, anyway. This was my first time there so I obviously don’t know their typical Sunday night population). They were awesome and had free food waiting for us — gyros and *gasp* FALAFEL! (Also french fries and salad). I’m a non-​meat-​eater so I had assumed once I saw the gyro stuff that I’d just be eating pita bread, fries and salad, which would have been fine. I about fell over when he asked «Gyro or falafel?» I don’t know if they normally have food like that or if it was ordered from elsewhere for us, but it was good, wherever it came from.
The bar area was very crowded but we were off like two side rooms away where our group was occupying many of the tables. To get a drink, I had to wander back to the main bar area. I ventured over there to order a beverage, and was informed they are cash only. I don’t know why, but I kind of had a feeling that was coming, and I had meant to check earlier but failed of course. So I felt like an idiot literally counting out change to pay for my glass of wine. Wine? Yes, I know. I was going to order a beer but I needed something slightly stronger, especially since it would be my only beverage of the evening since I only had cash for one drink and I’m too cheap to pay ATM fees. Yes, there is an ATM on the premises but like I said, I’m not paying any fees.
So I liked the atmosphere, the people there seemed pretty cool and the music didn’t suck, which is a bonus. Not a place I’d go out of my way for (mainly because I don’t live anywhere near there) but I’ll definitely head over with my fellow musicanfolk after future events. And I will make sure to bring cash!