Snickers Bar & Grill

Classic dive bar located in River North, where this is like a throwback to before it became all gentrified. It has better but not really that cheap prices to be honest. Snickers looks pretty crappy from the outside, but the inside isn't any better though. More room inside than it looks to be. There's the main area and several others that are good for parties. At night is the best time to come. It's got quite a few specials going on. These are plastered all over the windows. Have to know what to get. They're pretty limited on healthy options. Even though it's a dive bar, the prices aren't that cheap but they're cheap for around here. It's about $5 to get Old Style. Food is pretty much an afterthought. There's some classic greasy stuff like gyros. Better than it looks as far as everything. It's like a dive bar with higher prices. There's some things here that are pretty cheap though.

Not sure how I haven't left a review on this place yet. We stayed right across this place this trip and ended up here each night pretty much. They have great prices and perfect bar food to end that night. The TV's are always on sports and the bar is always half packed. It's a great dive bar to pop in for a drink.

A nice place to give a true Chicago dive bar experience to friends while still being in River North. Great atmosphere and fun patrons. They do have malort! Along with a lot of other beers and cocktails. Prices are a little higher than you'd expect but great for the area, especially the specials. The place has a more clean feel too than a lot of similar places. Didn't try the food.

My friend and I were on State St. after a night out. I don't drink but my friend was pretty drunk. I said, "Hey, let's go to Snickers," mostly because I found the name and the awning hilarious and we're the type that would end up in a dive. It reminded me of any dump in a plaza in Ohio but strangely was in downtown Chicago!As we arrived, some guy on the street was just flat out consistently yelling at the bouncer and challenging him to a fight. The bouncer was going back at him. This continued throughout the roughly half-hour I was in the bar. Good stuff!I ordered a Heineken 0.0 and my friend got a Malort and a beer. When the bartender returned with our tab, my drunk friend said, "I thought these were on the house." She responded, "No, I think he's the house," pointing at me since I'd already pulled cash out. My friend is quite the failed charmer when intoxicated and I appreciated her ability to hang with him on that. By the time the Malort went down, my friend was starting to become incomprehensible. He said, "I should go home now." I agreed and he got himself an Uber, I made sure he got into the Uber, and all was well as the man on the street continued to challenge the bouncer to a fight. I returned inside now alone with a Heineken 0.0. I chugged it and the bartender asked if I wanted another. I'm in a dive bar by myself. You know what's worse than that? Drinking a non-alcoholic beer in a dive bar by myself! I know it's good customer service, but no, I do not need another Heineken 0.0.Before leaving, I went to the bathroom to pee. I did not end up peeing. The urinal was covered in vomit that appeared to be spaghetti & marinara. I hope it was from the same night and not been there for a week but who knows? Anyway, the point is Snickers accomplishes itself as a total dive. But I guess if I wanted this feel, why would I pay Chicago prices for it when I can just go back to my hometown? It was a hilarious visit nevertheless but one I can't really recommend for a major city experience.

It's a dive bar. Don't expect morePrices are fair and drinks are strong TVs everywhere if you need to watch sports Female bartender is on point and serves drinks and pretty much handles whatever comes in the doorI noticed prior reviews complained about drink prices and service.....everything in Chicago is expensive! This place is notThe atmosphere and neighborhood is not kid friendly. This is adult stuff

I get it...this place it downtown...but $18 for a Makers Mark on the rocks is ridiculous...you're better off going next door to CBR and getting a better bourbon at a lower price. The atmosphere is entertaining, yet sketch, so kind of cool. Maybe just stick to the drink specials here, and call it good.

This is a cute little bar with great drink specials. We stopped in to get a $3 shot which was delicious! The bartender was really nice. You should definitely check it out if you looking for an inexpensive drink.

Every time I visit Chicago I love coming to this place. Great staff, good food and fantastic drinks.

I didn't tried the food but i had a few beers and the vibe is pretty nice, bartenders are very cute and kind as well, music is great and drinks relatively cheap compared with the most of the bars in the city.

Great bar with good atmosphere and food! I had the yero platter and several beers. I would recommend and visit in the future!