Red Peppers

The plane that has become a neighborhood staple. Under new ownershiip I visited because I know the owners but I continue to go for the service and the moderately price drinks

I love this place for a chill low key spot. I have been for 1 $ taco night and Thursday night lights 50 cent wings and 1 $ shrimp. All 3 good! Nice drink deals. Staff is friendly and funny.

Probably my 2^nd favorite of the 3 South Side jazz clubs I went to on the Chicago Jazz Club Tour, and only behind Lee’s Unleaded in how great it was. I was saddened that I didn’t spend a lotta time in here, and spent the least time in here, of the 3 South Side jazz clubs I went to. And that if I were to do the tour over again, I would’ve spent MUCH MORE time here, and also had checked out East of the Ryan, too (the latter is the only of the 4 South Side jazz clubs I didn’t go to).
I really enjoyed the layout of this place, since the front room of Red Peppers Masquerade Lounge (the full name of this place, though I usually just call it Red Peppers) is a ‘sports bar’ area, and the back room is a music area. Both rooms here have bars, which I thought was good (though I suspect the back doesn’t have as much of a drink selection, as the front ‘sports bar’ area did, and since the bar in the back looked smaller).
Finally, I thought it was pretty cool that just barely to the east of here, that a new shopping center opened up, that includes a Target. So now you have something to tide you over, before coming here (besides venturing to Soul Vegetarian, or to Leon’s Ribs for food).