Twisted Spoke

My first time I tried an old fashioned was at this bar and I was litty! ‍The first time I came I had the gumbo. It was so good I had to order it again when I came The second time. I was a little disappointed because it had 2 pieces of sausage in the bowl. We were on the way to the Bulls game so I didn't return it, but hope this improves. The waiters/hosts were great both times. There's a cool skeleton riding a spinning motorcycle on the sign outside. Very cool. I heard they have a rooftop but have yet to try it out. Good drinks and food. Will def be back

It sounds silly, but if you're going to use Cliff & Twisted Spoke for an event, make sure that everything is clearly stated in writing and assign a guest to be in charge of "quality assurance" to include photos of anything that is subpar or not as promised.Long Story Short: My wife and I booked a welcome party for our wedding, and Twisted Spoke greatly missed the mark. When we tried to address the matter after the event, Cliff took no accountability. Given that he was not present for the event and his manager was dishonest, our grievances were not resolved. I would avoid Cliff and Twisted Spoke if you want a smooth and fair process. I put more details below.1) Most egregiously, Cliff charged us for 70 people (we had 52), despite agreeing to do a headcount and charge $20 per person. He later tried to use a conversation about physical space and capacity to claim that I agreed to pay for 70 people. Mind you, Cliff insisted on not having a contract during the planning phase. I didn't want to be pushy, but in retrospect, I wish I had been - I see now why he did not want to spell things out. 2) Agreed-upon menu items were missing (only steak tacos instead of chicken and veggie, and only pulled chicken sliders instead of beef). Vegetarian guests were only able to eat hummus, veggies, and chips. Many of our guests left hungry. 3) Cliff was smug, pompous, and entitled when we brought these shortcomings to his attention a few days after the event. He repeatedly told us we should "be grateful" for getting a "bargain." As two non-union school teachers, we felt we were paying a fair, market price, for which we had saved money to pay.It is frustrating to have had this sour note on what was otherwise the greatest weekend of our lives    We didn't let it ruin things, of course, but very unfortunate to have this be the outcome when it was so easy to fix. We asked Cliff for a $425 refund, which was the difference of 18 people's food plus tax. On a $4,000 bill, and given that Cliff did not provide even proper food for 52 people, let alone 70, this was extremely reasonable. Not for Cliff, sadly.After Cliff was clearly not going to be professional, I was advised to pursue legal action. But again, as two teachers, we're not sitting on enough time or cash to go about such matters, unlike Cliff, who has been involved in litigation frequently with his businesses. Also, we didn't have the foresight to put our guests to work by having them take photos of missing items - cuz that's very normal    Without those photos, it would be our word against Cliff's, which would default to us losing. Suing for the $425 "miscount" issue was the only option left, and while I was told we had a decent chance of winning, without a signed, written contract, it was nowhere near certain. We chose to leave it be.Twisted Spoke used to be one of my favorite places in Chicago. After seeing the true character of the owner, Clifford Einhorn, I will never set foot in this place again. MY ADVICE: If you must use Cliff's space, I recommend you do two things: 1) Be sure every detail is spelled out clearly in a written and signed contract - no verbal or emails only - this is a must! And 2) Assign a couple friends to know the details of what's expected and to take photos of everything, so that if things fall short, Cliff has ZERO room to wiggle out of his obligation. I still don't think it's worth the headache, but if you do these two things, you'll at least be less likely to have issues.

Fun bar with great food top seating during the nice weather. It's a pretty casual vibe. Our group tried a selection of drinks-- beers, mules, signature cocktails, and margaritas to name a few. Everything was good. They have a nice selection and variety, especially with craft beers on draft. The menu here is pretty standard bar food, but everything we tried was SO good. The jalapeño poppers were amazing and we should have gotten another order of them.

Looks like a hole in the wall bar. The food was DELICIOUS! I still dream about the Fatboy Burger. I got it medium well. I don't like pink meat, sorry. But at medium well, it was JUICY, Flavorful and BIG! I was expecting a dried out patty and it was the complete opposite. Buffalo chicken sandwich is also huge with the chicken being bigger than the bun. There is an upstairs outdoor patio, but I ate a booth by the bar. Bartenders seemed friendly and lower level is more catered to locals.

I love this place. It's been a few years since I've been here, but today (November 26th 2023) I happened to be in the area and hungry so I stopped in. Let me tell you - it is as good as ever! I had a Road Rash Mary and the Scrap Heap Gumbo with two poached eggs. Everything was perfect! The bartender (Colleen) was provided swift, flawless, service with a smile. Definitely one of my all-time favorite places for food and drink in Chicago. I highly recommend The Twisted Spoke.

I love their Bloody Mary and burgers. The atmosphere looks like a bikers bar but it's so much more than that. Staff is friendly like talking to a friend. They have a huge list of bourbons from every level.

Walked in and walked right back out. First we were put off by the bathrooms that were in the Yelp page showing the restaurant. We decided to give it a try anyway, we walked in and were instantly put off. The host did not attempt to greet us when we walked in, and then when we asked to just go sit at the bar he looked at us and proceeded to roll his eyes.

Love coming here on Wednesday for their whiskey specials. They now have belly pork popcorn which is very yummy, their burger is the same from way back when and the ambience is always fun.

Wanted to stop by for a while bc of the cool skeleton guy on the roof. Super small intimate vibes. I really enjoyed my time. Drinks are reasonably priced, and the burger was tasty asf.

If I could rate it a 0 I would...bar tenders didn't know how to make an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan. They also didn't have 4 of the whiskeys that were asked for. At a WHISKEY BAR! Come on! really