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Chef Grant Achatz applies his cutting-edge culinary style to cocktails at this West Loop bar, adjacent to his high-concept restaurant Next. Your newfangled old-fashioned might arrive injected into an egg of ice, or your drink's flavor might change subtly as its flavored ice melts. Inventive bar bites are on offer as well.
Once a metal factory and later a taxi cab repair shop, this 18,000-square-foot industrial conversion has an invitingly funky restaurant and bar up front. But the main draw is the midsize music room that accommodates 700 concertgoers—good for an up-and-coming underground act, or a higher-profile touring band looking for an intimate feel.
This inviting bar is the perfect spot to wait out the long lines at nearby restaurants Au Cheval or Girl & the Goat. The tiny but mighty menu of bar snacks (homemade corn dogs, grilled cheese, spicy fries) will tide you over nicely; solid takes on classic cocktails and a healthy rotating draft list make it a welcome addition to the restaurant-heavy ’hood.
