Time Out Sports Bar

I love this bar. It’s my home away from home. Jenn is the absolute best bartender ever.

This place is awesome. I was pleasantly surprised to pay $ 4 for a Half Acre on draft. It has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. I’ll be back.

Great little townie bar! Cheap drinks that are well made. I’m originally from Wisconsin and the vibe there reminded me of the places I used to go back home to just chill and hang out. Will definitely be back!

You can get a Jack & Coke + an IPA for $ 8. On a weekend. You can also get a pitcher of beer for $ 7.00-$ 12.00, also on a weekend. Ding ding ding, we have a winner!
Beyond that, the staff is great, the drinks are strong, and the walls are all wood-​paneled. What more could you want from a neighborhood bar?

Oh, Time Out, how do I love thee? I almost hesitate to write a glowing review because I love that you’re tucked away and usually pretty quiet, that my wife and I can grab a spot at the bar most any night, that the beer selection is good and the prices are GREAT, and that the crowd is totally down to earth and friendly. But you deserve a great review, even it helps draw more people here and makes it a little extra crowded. I have faith that you will maintain your charm, that you will always feel like the neighborhood bar where everybody may not know your name, but they’re glad to see you walk in.

Great service, price, and atmosphere.
It is a local watering hole that some may call a dive that provides a nice place to go for a drink.

I am giving this place three stars, but will do my best to go back again and give it another shot.
I was there on reopening night and it was a bit of a madhouse. The inside looked super nice, and smelled all fresh and new. Bonus.
Downfall, they didn’t update their beer list on the wall and pretty much every beer I wanted they didn’t have. I completely understand that they just reopened and not everything was in stock, but the dude I talked to got a liiiiiiitle snippy with me, which I wasn’t cool with.
The bartenders, well at least one, was running around like a madwoman trying to wait on everyone. The other didn’t really jump in to help until it got insanely busy and even then she did her best to ignore me while I waited to close my tab. Not the friendliest person ever, but maybe that’s the charm of this bar. Hm.
At about midnight I began to zonk out and called myself a cab via Hailo, and went on my way… except for the horde of men outside the door smoking who heckled me as i walked away. That was kind of annoying.

Love this little gem… went by tonight and the place was boarded up. I hope it’s not permanent!

I see it as less of a sports bar, and more of a hipster dive. There are far too few TVs to classify it as a sports bar to me. The price is right, there’s dollar pool, and overall friendly patrons and service. Can’t complain about $ 7 pitchers in Chicago.

«Hey Ang. Wanna go to this bar up by my new apartment? Best people watching ever.»
«Duh.»
So that’s how I ended up at Time Out. Now, to be honest, I wouldn’t say it’s the best people watching ever. It’s a dive bar, which brings out the locals who want to drink and hang out in an establishment where it’s socially acceptable to wear sweatpants. Like, real sweatpants. I liked it because I much prefer a dive over a fancy bar any time. I’m also down with any place I can wear comfy pants without being shamed.
Time Out has busted, rickety bar stools, a pool table, kind of a cool juke box, TVs that broadcast the Bulls playoff games (no sound, though) and friendly enough bartenders. If this is your kind of thing, Time Out is your kind of bar.
Drink prices are pretty non-​offensive, too. I think a High Life set me back $ 3.
Street parking is a breeze and it’s right off the Brown Line.
Do it.

This place rules.
Dive bar for sure, but in the best ways. Cheap drinks, no frills, and an interesting crowd of strangers who aren’t afraid to strike up a conversation. Also, music is almost solely decided by jukebox, so no overpowering bumping beats from some d-​bag house dj to ruin my buzz and night.
Have been in here when it’s packed and when there were two other people in the bar, service was excellent across all scenarios, and the staff is very friendly.
Only things keeping this place from a 5^th star in my book are some better TVs, more room for pool/​darts, and replacing the gross recyclable towel in the bathroom.

Where should we go today? Ummmm the bar with the Old Style sign (cause there isn’t a name on the outside…)? YES!
Spent my first day here for the Kentucky Derby… Walked in and it was just two other girlfriends and I. That changed pretty quickly because these locals like the Derby and drinking inexpensive booze. Hmmm, so I do. I think I have new friends! They let us join in on there «pick a number from the pitcher for $ 2» bet.
Anywho, super friendly staff… clean place (except the bathroom has one of those gross recyclable hand towels that I won’t touch), inexpensive strong drinks, great patrons.

I’m a huge fan of small bars, cheap drinks, pool, juke boxes and friendly people. Time Out has all of that. It’s a very small place and on a Saturday night it wasn’t crowded at all. I was shocked by their prices for a tall drink… a Ketel and Soda… was ONLY $ 4! And it was strong! As someone else mentioned it was like the neighborhood Cheers. Everyone knew each other and were very friendly to new people. I love that kind of crowd. Id definitely go back if Im up in that neighborhood again!

Time Out is the Cheers on Rockwell. I have been to TO and had some strange nights that were the best of my life. One in particular was a birthday of a Miss Tracy H. who still doesn’t remember the pics that were taken… good thing we have the evidence! Ha…
Definitely a dive bar, in the good way. No pretention. Don’t come in your club wear, you will be laughed out onto the train tracks. Don’t expect bottle service, yes you still have to speak to another human being aka the bartender to get your drink…
Still hard to believe I have never written a review of TO… legendary.

I really like this place! It’s such a friendly and inviting bar. It reminds me of the Bend (a dive bar from a long time ago) without the crazy bartender. The bartender was so sweet and nice and the regulars were funny. I like that it’s not too dark in there. It’s refreshing.
The pool table is smaller than regulation which works in my favor since I suck at pool but a smaller table means I’ll have a better chance to get a few balls in. I had fun shooting pool with the hubby and then a nice gent challenged us for a game which made me feel special. He kicked our/​my butt but it was lots of fun.
A show broke out towards the end of the night, amateur wrestling between two buddies. It too was fun to watch, mmm, men having their shirts torn off for the cost of a Stella; way cool!
All in all, I enjoyed myself. I’m hoping my hubby too enjoyed himself and wasn’t just acting and will be willing to make this place our regular hang out. Only time will tell if this will be the place where everybody knows our name… Cheers to Time Out.

Not really a whole lot to say here… Time Out is definitely a dive bar.
I go to Time Out once in a while. I think my friends and I call it by a different name each time we go (it actually took me a few tries to find it on Unilocal). Time Out is your nondescript dive bar with an old style sign out front.
If you are looking for a low key, cheap drinks, little sketchy type of night… Time Out is your place.

Does it smell? Yes. Are some of the regulars a little creepy? Yes. Is there a hole where the door knob should be in the ladies room which leaves you feeling a little exposed? Yes.
Minus the above this place is great for a cheap drink and to hang with your friends. Cheers!

It’s a total dive bar. Cheap, CHEAP drinks.
At times the music selection might surprise you — I’ve heard people play on the jukebox everything between old Dolly Parton to rap. Dolly Parton, sure. Rap? I like rap but in an old dive bar? It’s out of place and annoying. But I’ll live thru a couple of songs to get a $ 2.50 Stella. Almost every time I’ve been there there’s been an intramural softball team drinking after their game.
One time I saw a cock roach. My friend sitting next to me screamed and told the guy next to her what happened. He nonchalantly said, «oh, yeah. Sometimes we have cock roach races here.» Which are not like turtle races, but instead includes regulars spotting a cockroach and chasing it out the bar.
Nevertheless, even with that cockroach incident I still like the place. It’s fun for a few drinks and to chat with locals without spending very much dough.

$ 4 for an Oldstyle bottle? I think I almost fainted…
I am a fan, a HUGE fan, of dive bars — but come on! A dive bar that charges $ 4 for Oldstyle? Jeez.
Anyway, the place really isnt bad — the daily specials seem to be decent if you are drinking for the specials. So, after I recovered fromt eh $ 4 Oldstyle, I opted to go to the well drinks for $ 2.50. Now, I dont know what type of rum they used for a rum and coke, but I might as well have been drinking gasoline — becuase thats what it tasted like. Whhoooooo. Put hair on the chest I tell ya.
Otherwise, its a pretty decent bar. It is typically dive — but more trendy these days it seems. I have been here a couple times in the past, it just seems to be more popular everytime — or maybe it’s because I show up after German Fest everytime — becuase it seems to be that everyone from German Fest goes there afterwards.
Hmmm.

The smoking ban inches this place up to 4 stars… it’s a little slice of life, and I like it. Perfect for a few drinks after dinner at Pizza Art Café, or if you don’t want to brave the «Square» proper.
Cheap drinks, guys playing hip/​hop on the juke box (I remedied that with «I Kissed a Girl,» I think one of them vomited), an eclectic group of regulars, a surprisingly clean bathroom, efficient service and a pool table. Nice. They’ve lightened up the place significantly, maybe a bit too much so… it’s almost BRIGHT in there!
To be cliché, «it is what it is.» And if you like that «is,» then you’ll like it here. It’s wood paneling at its finest, and fun is what you make of it. Go pop a buck into the juke box and swig your Miller Lite, everyone needs that once in awhile…
Directly off the Rockwell brown line stop.