Underbar

This bar allowed a guy that grabbed a friend’s ass to continue to hang out at the bar while we waited outside

This bar is awesome. Hosted a birthday party here and they were super super accommodating. Great beer list. Love the vibe there– it’s divey but clean. Staff was friendly. Music was the right volume and the DJ who took over later in the night either really gauged his audience well or just had damn good taste. I will be making this bar part of my regular rotation.

Have been to this bar only once before, received 5 star service then. Then returned again tonight, and they remembered us! 5 star service again! Love this bar! We’ll be coming more often in the future!!! Ask for Carlos!!! :-D

New management is great. Never gave two craps about this bar until the people from Sub T took over. Carlos is great and always takes care of his regulars. Becky is the bomb. Environment is chill, non violent, and everyone is just there to have a blast. Wish i still lived close because i miss being here after hours every night. Visit often and tip generously!

As this bar is under new ownership from the good guys that brought you Sub-​T and Beat Kitchen. Nothing but good things will come. The music will get better and the beer selection will be top of the line. Beyond happy that this place re-​opened.

A no frills place to grab a drink and converse. I found that it had a relaxed atmosphere for a late Friday night after 2AM and the drinks were cheap. It wasn’t all that crowded and we found a table right away. Basically, it’s a dive bar at the Western and Belmont overpass, but it’s worth checking out if you want to keep the drinks going late into the night. I’m going to avoid the nearby Blue Light bar as when we pulled up to Underbar, the sidewalk outside of Blue Light was covered with bros (awkward stares and vibes had by all).

If you must go to a 4 am bar, I understand it can’t be helped sometimes, this is the one to visit. It’s quieter, cleaner and not as crowded as the rest of them. The drinks are strong. Happy hangover!

Cool bar, cool bartender and nice laid back vibe. Plays a good set of music usually 60’s pop before 2am, after 2am it gets better with some smooth laid back electronic indie grooves. Board games and most of all cheap drinks and nice specials. We don’t mind starting out here and ending here because the music isn’t blasting and its not super crowded so you can carry a conversation with your homies. Not pretentious, good mix of people but it is pretty dead until after 2am but if you are the only group like we were you feel pretty VIP y mas chingon

For the area it’s got a good beer selection. So, say if you started down the street at Western & Fullerton, you would have stopped at Owen Engine, had some beers and shots and then headed to Underbar. You could stop into Blue light as well, but the vibes are completely different. Don’t feel as though having tattoos are necessary here, its not Kumas. They are cool with you either way, heck its a dive. Was that a jab. oh yea!

Underbar… the only bar I was ever banned from. Aaaah, good times, good times.
I recently realized which bars are the «sister bars» and I was shocked. Well, not entirely. It makes sense, but I wish it didn’t because this bar sucks in comparison. I’m not holding a grudge, I swear! (Getting banned from here left me with a funny story which has gotten me free drinks, and who doesn’t like free drinks?) I think it’s better than some 4am bars, but really, I always kind of hated it. I’m no longer banned, and the staff has definitely improved, but, I still can’t stand the crowd. I’m actually really nice at bars. My friends are sometimes shocked at how patient and nice I am, but the crowd here always has and most likely always will test my patience.

i like this joint… and now thats its more easily accessible for me to get to i have a feeling ill be seein the inside more often
its small clean n cozy… bartenders are pleasant and quick on their feet… drink deals make it affordable and the extra 2hrs that theyre open when other places have closed is a definite draw
see ya soon ub… hopefully next time ur patrons will be more willing to mingle… i like making new friends :)

This is perfect «Late Night» Bar with no drama… Un-​like that joint a few doors down! Dark Inside and very clean, they don’t try to blow you out with the music, which is a good thing! Very nice beer selection and they don’t rip you off like said venue 3 doors down. GTFJD

We were looking for a late night bar, and the cab driver suggested this one… ummm, ok, take us there! Who know a cab driver would have such a great suggestion? It was dark, and intimate, and we sat at the bar and talked for hours. It was a great way to end the night! I would definitely recommend this bar to anyone in the area.

I was here late night after a show last week. I realize that a lot of people at late night bars are pretty drunk, but I was not. I was also wearing a Halloween costume that included 6″ platform shoes. I had been standing in these shoes since 9pm. My feet hurt. These are relevant points to my review.
My friend was sitting at the bar, and I tried to sit down at a chair next to him. A girl nearby informed me that someone was sitting there. Oh okay, no big deal.
When the same chair was unoccupied 20 minutes later, after being empty for at least a further 20 before that, I tried to sit in it again because I felt like my feet were going to crumble away beneath me. Out of nowhere, the door guy swooped in and told me again that someone was sitting there. I sort of grumbled under my breath that maybe the person should actually, you know, sit there.
Instead of leaving me alone, he decided to pick a fight with me. He told me that the girl had gone to the bathroom and then had a cigarette. I was not in the mood, grumpy because my feet hurt. I told him that that was pretty interesting, because I had also gone to the bathroom, had a cigarette, mediated an argument between two friends, and gotten a drink — this seat had been empty the whole time.
Without warning or provocation, he said «GET OUT.» I responded, essentially, «NO. I didn’t do anything wrong, aside from disagree with you.» I wasn’t drunk or disorderly, I wasn’t throwing up on the bar, I wasn’t even sitting down in his imaginary friend’s chair. I just was expressing my displeasure that it is apparently possible to have a seat reserved for you here at all times as long as the door guy is trying to hook up with you, even during late night on a fairly crowded Saturday night.
I probably should have made him carry me out, but I just slammed my beer and left because he kept whining «GET OUT» in my ear as I was trying to ignore him. What a douche. Will not ever be back.

Hey Bar #5 of our First Night in Chicago Impromptu Bar Crawl
So, here we are, two LA girls who hadn’t eaten all day but had a massive dinner at the Publican. We tried three bars to various success (mostly failure, though) and then landed at a classy joint, the Matchbox. There we learned from our friendly barkeep to head to Underbar.
Oh wow, this is dive city. I parked myself at the bar and concentrated on the whiskey selection which was fair. I also saw they had some cool gin as well. There was a lot of noise going on around me (friend getting hit on), wild shenanigans on stage and me trying to push it past my bed time. I started singing along to the songs which was probably only amusing to my friend. Hey, we’re having a good time!
I decided I liked this bar but the travel and whiskey was catching up to me. I vowed to come back some other night.
We need some of these 4 a.m. bars in LA.

I’m not really sure how I’ve gone so long without updating my original review of Underbar (or as I like to call it, «Ünderbar» — with the umlaut, of course).
What sets this place apart from ANY other 4AM bar in Chicago is the clientel. Folks coming in here anytime after 2AM are generally fellow industry workers (bartenders, waitstaff, barbacks, doorguys) who are looking to get their kicks after a night of work (which makes me wonder — where do the 4AM bar workers go? Golden Nugget?).
If the people there aren’t bar workers, they’re regulars, friends of industry, or just plain stinkin’ drunk. If they’re the latter, they won’t last long (or even make it in) at Underbar.
The ambiance in the bar is relatively low key, considering it’s a late night place. The music may be loud at times, but there are plenty of stools at the bar and tables for one to sit down and have a nice conversation.
The staff here is top-​notch. Each and every one of them are friendly, knowledgeable and most importantly, fast — something important when racing the clock before last call.
So the next time you’re looking to sit down with friends and extend your night just a bit longer and not feel like you’re surrounded by desparate singles, make a trip over to Underbar.

Just the highlights that instantly come to mind:
1. Great beer list.
2. Classics on vinyl that just sound better than CD/​MP3.
3. Dim lights and classy vibe.
If at least two out of these three things are your cup of tea, stop on by and fall in love. Discovered when it was an in-​between spot when I was in Lincoln Square and my buddy was in Humboldt Park; now I live further away, but still make a point of returning as often as I can.

Let’s start by comparing this to the other decent 4am bars in the area. What other decent 4am bars? You mean the Bluelight or Cristina’s? You’re joking… right?
This isn’t exactly a quiet bar, but it has its own chill aesthetic to it. The bartenders hook up their own iPods, so the playlist can vary from the Detroit Cobras to the Misfits. The beer and booze selection is decent, and it’s easy to hail a cab after the seven hour drinking binge when the night commences.
My favorite aspect of this bar is that it’s a big industry joint for the nearby bartenders and waitresses. I constantly see staff in Underbar from Delilah’s and Kumas (eventually I’ll learn them all by name). Why is this a big plus? One: Most of them are still sober at 2 am. Two: they tip well, which always puts the bartenders in a good/​generous mood. My favorite night to head over is Sunday when Mike is behind the bar. He’s a good guy, and a better bartender.

I used to live a couple of blocks away. Always passed here and never stopped in. Decent priced drinks, Love the mirrors hanging on the walls.
Definitely would stop in again.

I had not been in Underbar since smoking was still allowed in bars. Those days Underbar was stacked to the brim so tightly with so many people smoking that even the most seasoned smoker would feel nauseous from the billows of smoke that used to fill the air. These days smoking is NOT allowed in Underbar and everyone is all the better for it!
On a Saturday night, we rolled in only 4 deep as the night was into sudden death overtime. Fortunately for us, the bar was not a clustermuck with shoulder to shoulder wandering. In fact, I found my friend sitting by the window with plenty of stools around to sit on and a good enough position to look out for cops and people watch as they passed by, rolled in, and smoked cigarettes.
I always forget that the beer selection over at Underbar is deep and the price is right especially at 4am. While I am still on Lenten abstinence from the alcohol, my friends did not mind downing some Bud heavies while we formulated our next plan.