Not far from Midway, this club could be called the Sidetrack of the South Side. Known for service with a smile-and sometimes a sugary-sweet drag-queen smirk-this suburban spot offers a menu that goes beyond pub grub (mini filet mignon sandwiches, $16). (Second) Story Time: One Infamous Night at the Mag Mile’s Only Gay Dive
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material including photographs without express and written permission from The Minty is strictly prohibited.Įnter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Review: Downtown, Plus a Revisit of River North’s Other Gay Bar, Second Story.8/7/13 Highland Park Tacos & Cocktails Crawl.12/12/12 The Minty 3rd Anniversary Party.And they have a good reputation with the local bartenders as a late night spot (their bar menu goes until 12:30 p.m.) so it was odd. They’re in a prime spot - as mentioned, across from the Aviary. It’s a new bar, they should have really stayed open later in case anyone else decided to come in. La Sirena decided to close early that night since we were the only people left. Perhaps it’s their way of bridging the classic to the atrocity of frozen daiquiris from machines? Considering how I’ve gotten shaken Manhattans and Negronis and a Martinez served down, I guess a crushed ice daiquiri isn’t the most horrible thing in the world. My friend said she liked it so there’s that. Isn’t that a cobbler if it’s served over crushed ice like this? I did notice La Sirena will also add seasonal preserves (for $1 more) to the daiquiri if requested. I have to agree with Geoff on this one, daiquiris should be served up. It wasn’t until later that I remembered this post. When I saw it over crushed ice, I was a little bit bewildered. I would have at least looked at the bar (sorry, no pics) but they closed rather early (before 1 a.m.) and we made do with drinks at our hotel.ĭragonfly Mandarin Nightclub 832 W Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60607 - (312) 455-1400 Hey, you never know when you need an umbrella! After paying for coat check (ah, that explains the coat-less young women), we did get our dancing on to the Top 40 hip hop urban music. However, they did look through our purses and made fun of us for carting around all this cold-weather gear. Jump to a couple hours later after Maude’s and RM, we were ready (I had to hide my leftovers in my purse). They did tell us we’d have to ditch our leftovers from Girl and the Goat though if we wanted to come in. He swiftly replied Top 40 and we should come in. How good was this club if women are wearing practically nothing in 17 degree weather? We asked one of the bouncers what was the music like (as if we couldn’t tell from the booming bass we heard outside). There were crowds of barely dressed young ladies, a line and big burly bouncers.
RM Champagne Salon 116 N Green St., Chicago, IL 60607 - (312) 243-1199īefore we had gone to Maude’s, we spotted the Dragonfly Mandarin. RM is a bit hard to find but it’s worth it for the classy vibe. I’ve a bit problem using prosecco in the Champagne cocktail but we’ll let that go. My friend ordered the Champagne Cocktail (prosecco, lemon syrup, Bar Keep lavender spice bitters) but they accidentally gave her the Vodka Cocktail ( Hanger 1 vodka, thyme syrup, fresh lemon, prosseco). George Terroir gin, Lillet Blanc, Cocchi Americano). I also decided to try their Gin Cocktail ( St.