Request for Chainlinkers... Help bring back Chainlink Bar Night!

We all loved Chainlink bar night and it's time to start planning it's revival. Your help is much appreciated. We will go to different bars through out the city and have a give-away or two from the CL swag closet. Please share your recommendations. Here is some starting criteria. Please let me know if I am forgetting something so I can add it to the list.

1. Enough space to hold a decent-sized group. Same size as Gannon's? Party room is a bonus. 

2. Sells food or there is a viable food option nearby e.g. the Emporium Arcade Bars don't sell food but are strategically located near great restaurants.

3. Bike parking - decent bike parking, bonus if they have a rack like Hopleaf and Revolution do. 

4. You'd recommend the place to your friends (kind of a given but we want the place to be CL-worthy).

5. They will give us a Chainlink drink special. If you don't know, don't worry, I'll work something out with them when I go to scope it out. 

6. In the summer, it would be ideal if there is outdoor seating too (more of a bonus).

Thanks for your help! My goal is to make this happen starting in February. 

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Permalink Reply by Maurice on January 9, 2015 at 6:25am

Simone's has plenty of space, sells food, and has a big rack like Revolution.

 

Skylark is similar, though they have less bike parking.

Permalink Reply by Rich S on January 9, 2015 at 7:57am

I like Revolution's Tap Room on Kedzie. Tons of space and great beer. No food but they do allow carry in or pizza deliveries. Drawback is that they only serve beer so might not be appealing to folks that don't like the hoppy goodness. 

Besides that Shuba's has an upstairs room that can hold a decent crowd. Fat Cat on Broadway is a potential option. The Globe on Irving has a back room that would be perfect for a chainlink bar night as well as great food n' drink. 

Permalink Reply by Mike Keating on January 10, 2015 at 3:26am
Chainlink Bar Night made a return to celebrate the life of Dan Brown back in August. Great time was had celebrating a legendary Chainlinker and Chicago bicyclist.

I'd love to see it return on a regular basis. It's how I got to know a lot of people "offline."
Permalink Reply by Haddon on January 10, 2015 at 3:52am

But I do appreciate the presumption that we are all drinkers. 

Given the off-season would a bike store move some racks and host a BYO?  I would think a slow, slow bike store might consider hosting the cities active cyclists (and potential customers) and put out some pretzels too. 

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on January 10, 2015 at 4:29am

Having an event at a bar does not assume everyone drinks, it is just an act of choosing a venue that many of the people who will be participating enjoy.

Contrary to popular belief you do not have to drink to go to a bar.

Haddon said:

But I do appreciate the presumption that we are all drinkers. 

Given the off-season would a bike store move some racks and host a BYO?  I would think a slow, slow bike store might consider hosting the cities active cyclists (and potential customers) and put out some pretzels too. 

Permalink Reply by Mike Keating on January 10, 2015 at 4:33am
As far as a recommendation, we commandeered the Blue Frog on more than one occasion.
Permalink Reply by Jim Reho on January 10, 2015 at 6:45am


I'm a Skylark guy, but either of these places would be great!
Maurice said

Simone's has plenty of space, sells food, and has a big rack like Revolution.!

 

Skylark is similar, though they have less bike parking.

Permalink Reply by Melanie M on January 10, 2015 at 8:19am

I'd love to see this come back! The Revolution Tap Room is a great suggestion.

I also like Boiler Room - they've got a rack, good cheap pizza, and in the summer have a back patio.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on January 10, 2015 at 8:53am
I agree that you can enjoy a venue, but you don't have to drink just because it is a bar, and also, it should not always be the only option to be considered for a group's meeting location.

notoriousDUG said:

Having an event at a bar does not assume everyone drinks, it is just an act of choosing a venue that many of the people who will be participating enjoy.

Contrary to popular belief you do not have to drink to go to a bar.

Haddon said:

But I do appreciate the presumption that we are all drinkers. 

Given the off-season would a bike store move some racks and host a BYO?  I would think a slow, slow bike store might consider hosting the cities active cyclists (and potential customers) and put out some pretzels too. 

Permalink Reply by Haddon on January 11, 2015 at 3:33am

  • Smart Bar Chicago

    3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL (map)

  • Smart Bar is undergoing some renovations in early January, and they're throwing this literal house party to celebrate their reopening with a free, headlining set by Derrick Carter. There's no good reason NOT to do this. We already survived last winter; let's jam the fuck out of this one. Doors open at 10. I plan to show up between that and 10:30p. If you haven't been to Smart Bar before, things tend to get lively between 11p and midnight; no clue on whether this event will peak earlier or later. More info at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1377354539231946/

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on January 11, 2015 at 5:14am
Laginitas has a great bike rack and plenty of room
Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on January 11, 2015 at 5:46am

Thanks for all of the great recommendations for Chainlink bar night. If you know of any more, please keep them coming. We will definitely have other non-bar events in the future in addition to bar night. :-)

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