Black Barrel Lounge

Bingo, live music, and karaoke on various days! I always have a blast when I come here with friends and definitely recommend this place for a chill weekday pool night or weekend pregame dinner. Food-wise, I think their menu has good variety. BBQ Chicken Pizza: A little heavy on sauce and not enough chicken for me, but super tasty regardless. The crust is really great - fluffy, crunchy, and chewy.Loaded Sweet Potato Fries: Delicious! Two different cheeses within + bacon and scallions to top it off. I would have liked more scallions. Expresso Martini: Can't go wrong. It's your average expresso martini. Though, I will certainly be back for the rest of the interesting drink menu. Great place. Excited to see people catch on to the fun activities going on at Black Barrel. - AT

Excellent place to watch a game because the TV setups are fantastic. However, the food is mind-boggling overpriced, and the drink menu is way too small. My friend got wings ($18) - came with 8 wings, split in two sauces. The garlic Parmesan was literally naked strips of chicken. If there was ever sauce, it evaporated by the time it got to our table. Both were super dry and not tasty. Other friend got a burger - said it was a standard burger. But he enjoyed the sweet potato fries. Fiancé got a personal pizza - it was nice and loaded with toppings and he said it was good! I got a Greek salad with chicken (over $20) - this was a classic Greek salad, so no lettuce. Fine with me except it was tiny. Only a couple cucumber slices, couple peppers, etc. It was well-dressed, though, and came with lots of chicken. We were disappointed in the drink menu, too. The house punch is not as described on the menu - the day we were there was a blue vodka punch, but the menu said it was a pink rum punch. Suggestion to management - just update your menu to say "rotating house punch", and DEFINITELY don't put a photo of the drink when it's not correct. They have standard beers, but no ciders. $7 seltzers but luckily good seltzer flavors. We would come back if we just wanted to watch a game and not eat. I hope they improve their quality (or decrease prices, either works) because like I said, great ambiance for a game day and nice staff.

So we came here after seeing an excellent M-F 4-7 Happy Hour advertised last fall to find out that they were not offering the deal anymore. However, it's still advertised in the restroom though the staff seems to be completely unaware of any Happy Hour deals. Additionally, the 20oz Guinness was served in a 16oz cup and we had to ask for the additional beer since they seemed to think it was the same as getting served in a glass. We also got a $16 Margarita flatbread that was small and just average in taste. With all that being said, the espresso martinis and sweet potato fries were delicious and they had all the March Madness games on so not a total loss, but not sure we will be coming back here.

Had a great time at BBL. Tina, our server, was amazing. Om topmof everything. Fun atmosphere. Pizza ad wings top notch. Fries too.

The ambiance is nice here unfortunately our waitress was new so she wasn't sure about the happy hour specials nor knowledgeable of the drink menu..the barrel of punch was our first drink it was terrible I rarely order frozen drinks due to the alcohol being diluted this one said frozen or not but the bartender didn't know how to make it on the rocks so the frozen drink taste like water and juice NO ALCOHOL detected the next drink we ordered was the extra anejo and the bartender put too much roses lime in it to enjoy the tequila next time the waitress needs to be a little more knowledgeable about the liquor aspects so she cudve asked how we wanted our tequila.. the first entree we ordered was the buffalo chicken rolls they were tasty but not my type of Buffalo rolls I like chicken chunks just my preference.. the Korean Bbq lettuce wraps were delicious until we ran into to many hard and fatty pieces of meat the sauce was good..next we had the bone in wings the were flavorless to be the honey garlic and the garlic Parmesan weren't as expected we sent them back because they weren't fully cooked they brought themBack well done which took away from my seasoning oh well I'm a happy hour supporter city wide and regular on the dining and drink side. Im sorry but I won't be back really unpleased and disappointed

We stopped by this new location on Black Barrel Tavern on Chicago unofficial st. paddy's day (if you know, you know), and so this may or may not be a completely fair review depending on how much you love Bud Light shamrock decorations.The updated space is great--loft bar vibes with old-school wood beam warehouse ceiling, skylights, and snarky Instagrammable touches like a "Nice Buns" wall. The place feels light and open but is divided into zones, like a fireplace area in front, sport bar in the back and a small side-bar separate from the main rail.Despite the crowding and rowdiness of the holiday, staff were friendly and really attentive. Our servers were checking in regularly, and managers were also out and about checking on folks. Our server struggled with knowing some basic answers however. The menu doesn't have an updated beer tap list, opting for things like "Founders Seasonal." It's way nicer to have updated drink lists, so you don't have to ask the server every time what's available, but it got funnier when our server insisted the "Founders Seasonal" was "Sam Adams." I mean, it's really not. You feel bad, but you know, the server has to understand the basics of the drinks (like what a brewery is).Food was... not very good. Menu looked super appetizing, but sadly nobody at our table even finished their dish. Wings were so dry we just stopped eating them. The grilled cheese sandwich came with a tomato soup that tasted more like marina sauce from a jar? Turkey burger lacked flavor. Pork belly rueben was the worst fail: it was so fatty / gristle that the sandwich was actually inedible.Thankfully the manager was very attentive and kindly and quickly removed the pork belly item from the bill and offered a replacement. Great follow-up keeps this review out of the 2-star territory.Music on our visit was so loud that we had hoarse throats from trying to keep up a conversation. But again, St Patricks Day--so will give that a pass. Will chalk up mediocre food and rough server knowledge to a new place opening up and will be willing to try to a second time. TVs are well-placed to watch a game, so maybe that's the second try.

Lots of fun on a hot Saturday afternoon with the DJ Pauly Caston!!! It's a really cool joint But the doors were open, it was hot and sticky and the flies were terrible. If they get that under control, it will be great. Love the atmosphere and the drinks were great.

Disappointing Experience at Black Barrel Lounge -I recently had a very frustrating experience at Black Barrel Lounge. (08/01/2024) I made a reservation well in advance, but when we showed up, the place was inexplicably closed. There was no notification on their website or any communication to warn us. This kind of negligence is completely unacceptable and shows a total lack of respect for customers. I hope they address this issue to improve their customer service in the future.

Amazing vibe Tina wa great. The drinks was good had so Much fun. Tina wasMore than accommodating

9 bucks for a malört shot? Not a good look...the bands are tight tho.P.S.- New years decorations are still hanging up as of 2/7/2024