Weather Mark Tavern

Kevin and I both had skillets and unlimited mimosas with out server Anna. She was incredible.
So attentive, friendly and fun. This was a greet breakfast place, both for drinks and food! Will be back next time both of us are in Chicago!

Very mediocre bar food, selection (both drinks and food) and service. Not something to write home about but definitely an okay option when you’re looking to grab something quick.

Solid sports bar choice in the South Loop. I’ve been here twice, most recently last weekend. Don’t expect amazing cocktail concoctions or anything significantly above your typical bar food, but do expect decent sandwiches, pretzel bites, wings, etc. This bar is honest: it doesn’t try to be anything it’s not, and it’s pretty good at being a comfortable sports bar. It’s casual with a nautical theme, but I do have to say that the back area of the bar reminds me of a high school gym. (It did look a little better dressed up for Christmas, though!)

I’ll never return here! I went in to do lunch with a client. My bill was $ 26! I check my banking account a few days later & noticed I final charge of $ 54! Clearly someone wrote in their own tip! I call the establishment to notify them of this & the manager or whoever wasn’t helpful at ALL! As if I were lying or something! I immediately called my bank to dispute the extra charge. It makes no sense for this to be happening at a restaurant. You can’t just steal people’s money. Never going back!

I enjoyed myself here. It’s a casual atmosphere but welcoming at the same time. Food was good and we had a great waiter. This is a place that I could just stay at and chill. I went mid-​afternoon and there were a good amount of people there enjoying themselves just like me.

The food here is REALLY good. The service can occasionally be slow, but it’s always friendly. Just don’t go too early because even though it’s a «tavern» it attracts a lot of families with children. We sometimes just order pickup off Grubhub and that works really well.

One of, if not my favorite neighborhood sports bars. The food is great, especially the steak salad, and the tater tots. There are plenty of tvs and they play the volume for games, which is essential for any true sports fan. Service is usually good, although I’ve had a few bad service visits. The liquor selection is a bit limited, but it’s a sports bar, leave your fancy drink ordering for the fancy bars. Overall, a great local sports bar, reasonable prices and great food.

Super friendly owner and staff! Great atmosphere, and family friendly. What’s not to love? Try the wings and the specialty drinks!

Good not great. Food was average but hit the spot for simple bar food cravings. The beer cheese soup of the day was superb. Tator tots tasted a little fishy as if they haven’t changed out the oil in a while. Great atmosphere for meeting friends or coming with co workers.
Stopped in for lunch while getting my car fixed, and was served with a smile and quickly which I liked. Definitely a south loop gem to check out (since your options are truly limited).

I work in the restaurant industry, and refrain to complaining since I understand how demanding and stressful the service industry can be. However, there are two major issues with this place:
1. Service Hours (both company website and Unilocal) display open until 2:00 am Monday through Thursday; however, Last call was announced at Midnight on Monday
— Four of us order a round of drinks after «LAST CALL» was announced and the specials were read.
2. Right after taking the four drinks order, waitress provided the check within minutes of delivering the drinks and followed up after 10 minutes with a «You guys have five minutes» — followed this she started to unprofessionally share her frustration with other customers closed enough we could hear using profane words.
At this point, I turned around and stated «That’s not nice» and invited my friends to leave.
This is not the way any customer should be treated for any reason. In the service industry, we aim to provide an experience that invites the customer to come back. Unfortunately, this experience not only provided a bad local feel of what we are in Chicago but invited me to prevent others from this experience.

Living a few blocks away, I tend to frequent this place quite often. Some things on the menu definitely need a revamp like the nachos and overly cooked tots.
Some things that are really good are their pizzas, burgers and breakfast items like the breakfast quesadilla. California Dreaming keeps me coming back as well as the fun décor of sailing everything.
Couches are really great and comfy and this place is also a perfect spot for watching sports. Minus the bad weather and the TVs go out.
I’m removing a star for some mediocre food and dish TV. But keeping at 4 because the pizza is great for a bar!

I was here on a Friday afternoon for the Boers and Bernstein show, and I was impressed with the place.
First, the bar is clean and laid out well. One long bar, tables and couch seating, all pretty standard stuff. But the nautical theme has a cool vibe to it that seems to fit the bar very well. Good beer selection (did not try the food), efficient bartenders, and plenty of TVs. It seems to be one of those bars that has a very specific group of regulars, which makes sense. I’ll certainly be returning often.

This our neighborhood bar and tavern and also a popular sports bar in the S Loop. There is plenty of seating so unless the Cubs are in the World Series or the Bulls in the NBA Finals, you will still find a spot :).
Pretty good beer selection on tap with several seasonal offerings. They have good and drink specials all week including $ 7 Burger & Pint night on Monday, half off regular prices.
I have had a couple of their burgers and it’s always been consistent and cooked how I like it, medium rare. Sweet potato fries are awesome and served crispy while the steak fries are not that great.

Weather Mark (there is an actual Mark) has been a fixture on Michigan Avenue, midpoint between McCormick Place and downtown every since I’ve lived here.
It has an excellent vibe, a neighborhood bar that has a great local craft beer selection along with some of the best bar food in town. The owner is typically on site and many of the staff have been there for years adding to the high level of service.
There are empty of TV’s for any game you might want to watch thought without the douchey-​ness of many sports bars.
This is a place where you can have a business lunch in the afternoon and come back in the evening with friends to watch a game and take advantage of frequent beer specials.

This place is a prime example of why I left the South Loop and never ger back there. The place was huge, freezing, and mostly empty on a Saturday. The theme of the place seemed like it could be a cool idea… but it didn’t really get there. The server was very rude, but the bartenders were pleasant enough. The drinks were very sweet, but fine… nothing to write home about. The food wasn’t good. The clientele was douchey. This is a place that makes my «Never To Return Again» list.
Ew, just ew.

Just ate dinner here tonight and had a very interesting experience…
The restaurant is «seat yourself» but the empty tables were all filthy. Luckily our waitress was really sweet and came to wash down our table pretty quickly. We started our order with a beer and a signature drink called «it’s 5 o’clock somewhere». The signature drink was FANTASTIC! We requested water but it took asking 3x to finally get it.
When we ordered our drinks we also ordered guacamole but our main courses arrived first (burger and fish tacos). My burger showed up without one of the toppings I requested. Once I pointed this out, they immediately brought me the topping on a separate plate.
So far, sounds pretty bad right? Well it turned out the food was really pretty good but beyond that, our waitress was really sweet. She consistently apologized, insisted on bringing us the guacamole to go and took the both the guac and the beer off our tab.
On top of it, we got home and she had written an apology on our to-​go box!
Basically, we will go back because our waitress was so nice and the food was good. Hoping next time everything will come together more smoothly.

I’ve visited Weather Mark Tavern twice… both visits when I was also stopping in at Soldier Field.
My first visit was in the fall about a year ago and it was packed, but thankfully I was meeting folks, so they had a spot already. I had a sandwich and some beer and I thought the food was pretty good (beer as well!). I also stopped in after the game that day and managed to snag a spot quickly and had a glass of wine and some more snacks. I remember mostly that service was really quick and friendly, even though they were packed.
This year, I stopped in after a Bears game and it was packed (I assume this was due to the freezing weather outside!). We lucked out and again ran into people we knew! Yay! We had some bbq shrimp ‘wings’ this time. I thought the flavor was ok, but the shrimp was a little weird and overly fried. I saw others eating all sorts of other snacks and they were all gone, but I think everyone had the same opinion… food was ok, but nothing special. Service was again really friendly.
I think for food — stick with the sandwiches and skip the appetizers and you’ll have a great time!
Food — 3
Service — 5
Value — 3
Bathrooms — 2 (icky. granted it was after a Bears game, but still…)
Atmosphere — 3 (it definitely is a sports bar feel, but I didn’t find it very cozy)

This has been my pre-​bears game go-​to location for years. They open early on home bears game days and offer valet parking. I come for brunch and a few drinks and walk to the stadium. They have lots of TVs and is a fun nautical setting with a nice bar and an open air setting in the front when warm.
My complaint is in the past the food was always quite good. This time the quality of the food really went down hill. I ate before and after the game. The breakfast skillet I ordered was almost all potatoes and cheese. They must have only used 1 egg and the tomatoes and onion i ordered to out in it were non-​existent. I returned after the game and had a veggie burger. It came out cold and the cheese was unmelted. No-​lettuce or tomato etc. I know they get busy on game days but the kitchen lacked effort. Hopefully they can get the food quality and portion control back to where it once was or it’s time to find a new pre-​game spot.

My husband and I along with another couple stopped by Weather Mark on Saturday morning to grab brunch before our day of boating. As a suburbanite, it’s not often that you’ll find me out and about in the South Loop, but we were looking for a close spot in relation to the harbor. A spot that was open by 10:30 AM for drinks and brunch before we had to go meet our friends.
After searching on Unilocal I came across Weather Mark! It caught my eye because of it’s nautical sailing theme. What better way to start a day of boating then to enjoy some brunch in a bar with real boat sails, pirate decorations and $ 3 mimosas, am I right?
It was a beautiful day, so we sat out front on their patio. Service was great. Our waitress humored our ridiculous husbands and was quick to refill drinks! Loved their fresh mimosas which were perfectly proportioned (70% champagne, 30% OJ). Brunch was delicious as well. I got the classic breakfast with two eggs, toast, fruit, hash browns and sausage… YUP, all of that. And only for like $ 8! What a steal.
It seems like they have awesome specials every day. I’d definitely be interested in checking them out at night. I’ve heard great things about their fish fry. Only downfall for me… their location. Granted it’s construction season in Chicago, but there was a lot of unpleasant noise happening on that street. My meal definitely could have done without a side of machinery. It’s also not super close to any public transportation, so a cab is needed.
Worth checking out though — even if it’s just for their cool sailing décor!

Wow. WOW! I like sailors, and I like cocktails. And I like fish frys. BOOM!!! Weathermark has it all!
Went here for the first time yesterday. A couple Mount Gay Rum and tonics and ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH FRY! Cruzan Rum battered Cod with red cabbage salad and homemade dill tartar sauce. DELICIOUS! Also some bottle beers are on special for $ 3.
The fish was battered with a delightfully crispy batter. Not heavy or overly oily. And the fish. .. mmmmmoist, plump chunks of delicious Cod. Big fan of cod. With plenty of Malt Vinegar and homemade dill tartar sauce — so good. Steak fries, crispy outside, moist inside. Perfect. ALL YOU CAN EAT, bring us three more filets, please! Oh, and more of the dill tartar sauce — that stuff is out of this world good.
The red cabbage salad was delicious too, dressed in a savory mayonnaise type dressing, but not overdone. Not some throwaway side salad coleslaw, I’d order this by itself.
Friendly place with a sailing theme. Real sails separate couch areas for groups of friends to gather and talk about DUMPING THAT FLYING JUNIOR, BABY! The owner was a friendly guy, and very proud of his establishment, rightly so.
Fun for seasoned sailors and rail meat alike, I’ll be back.