Room 13

Superb cocktails. Great service. Appreciate how they improvised a spicy margarita and long island ice tea

Went here to hear a talk by the group Chicago for Chicagoans about the streets of our city. It was a great space for a discussion about Chicago history, it's a speakeasy!Walk down the hall, knock, say password through peep door, wander in. It is a small space with the bar right there. They had a menu of 4 drinks to choose for our evening. Delicious An array of seating choices are spread out and there is a piano in the back corner. Would like to come back to check it out on a regular night.

Nice place. Was very no-frills, with one man serving as bartender, doorman, and processing payments. The cocktails were good, especially for the price, but it took a while to get them. VIbes in the place were odd, but we were there in the middle of the day so definitely not their peak hours.

Very racist experience. 1st they told us it was full but there was nobody in there. Then we came back and he said my friend was filming. He lied. It was very racist experience and I will be reporting them. Like I said. We had proper attire and attitude. Attitude wasn't given until it was directed towards us. Also if it was "our attitude"..then why were we initially told that it was crowded first!?If that was the case why weren't we told that we couldn't film. We wanted to record our experience. And the door was literally slammed in our face. Also as a non-person of color, you can never tell a person of color how they did or didn't experience a racist encounter. And that is how a lot of racists behave. This invalidates our (people of color) experiences. You were rude and belittling. So for that reason, I will always protect other people of color by sharing my and my friends experience with this business. Thanks for your ignorance though, you are just adding to the huge problem with the world and this country. People like you are why we have the problems that we do today. Do better.

Probably one of the realest speakeasy vibes out of all the ones I've been too. Very unique in that it's membership based. Membership is reasonably priced and your first visit you don't have to be a member. You do always need a password though which you can get by emailing [email protected] were simple, but delicious. Decor really transports you back to the prohibition era. Loved the antique cash register and phone booth. :)

Clearly, I think I am missing something... it's cute, but not sure why anyone would pay $100+ membership to hang out in somebody's basement-turned-bar. My boyfriend was visiting from out of town, and he's obsessed with going to speakeasies. I could not give a crap if a place was a regular bar or speakeasy, but I do enjoy dressing up every so often...lets just say that this place is not worth the trouble, let alone a nice outfit. After reading reviews and descriptions on other media sites, I guess I had high expectations, particularly because of good reviews and the "strict dress code." Clearly, it was just building hype because my boyfriend and I arrived in nice attire whilst the other guests looked like they rolled off a booze cruise... But seriously, one lady was wearing a purple Cancun beach hoodie over a moo moo and beach flip flops (not nice sandals). What also bothered me was that the other guests were super loud and every other word out of their mouths was a profanity... I guess I was hoping for a more peaceful experience...Why do I have to dress up to sit in a dark, dank, and mildewy basement? Okay, so the owner is super nice, but the drinks weren't very tasty... maybe I'm just not into the old school mixes.If you come out of here disappointed, I highly recommend the karaoke bar next door! Super fun place with random crowd of people from all walks of life that are super social (and some of which have amazing voices)!

Incredible service! Locally owned and owners are incredibly welcoming. Come here and talk to the bartenders and you will have an amazing time

I'm honestly not someone who really ever leaves Google reviews (maybe once? And I think it was positive), but I had an awful enough time here that I thought it was warranted to type out. Again, not something that really ever happens. Came here with a group of friends to celebrate a birthday on February 11th. Was quiet, if a little dull, with nice drinks. We stayed until 1AM, at which time everyone was told to start packing up. As we waited by the doors for everyone to put their coats on and get their tabs settled, I started to open a door that led down a lit hallway to the right of the entrance, which I mistakenly thought led to the restrooms. AA man with long hair (and I think glasses, no clue if he was the manager or a bartender) immediately started loudly cursing me out, calling me a pendejo, growing furious that I tried to walk down that hallway. We all quickly and awkwardly shuffled out. It was pretty humiliating, and very unnecessary and uncalled for. To be completely straight with you, we were not in any way acting like a wasted obnoxious bar group, and there was barely anyone else in the basement. This wasn't a stressful end-of-night situation, in any way. As I said, I'm not really the type of guy who would tend towards leaving negative reviews at any establishment, even if the service or food wasn't the best. Every place and every worker has some bad days, and unless you pay a huge amount for something--like a house or car--the service or product might not be #1 every time. It'd be obnoxious to assume it should be. But when I go out for the night, I'd really like to not be loudly cursed at as I profusely apologize for an honest mistake. It was just pretty humiliating and an outrageously over-aggressive response to a totally honest error. There were like 12 mildly-buzzed people total in the entire bar, not exactly a stressful crowd where you might expect someone to get angry. This place already doesn't seem to have great reviews but idk, again, I'm just feeling bad enough about the entire night out because of this that it felt worth tossing my anecdote in. Hope that guy chills out a bit.

Stopped in for a drink after lakeview taco fest... Gary was late to open. The doorman was rude. Said we couldn't enter due to dress code. Said we can't count on Yelp for accuracy. Hoooooray for acceptance of all people. Who knew an open toed shoe in 70+ degree weather would be a no go. #nonbinary

Gary (the owner?) is one of the rudest human beings I have ever encountered. Very condescending and shut the door in our faces. The Yelp reviews say how you don't need a membership for your first visit.... That can't be true bc when we told him we didn't have memberships he said "well I can't help you then" he also claimed there was a dress code in which we couldn't wear open toed shoes? It's the dead of summer I can't imagine people aren't wearing sandals.. whatever I guess too exclusive for us..... lol this place is trash don't even bother..