We started off at the Zebra Lounge, moved on to Kronie's (not exactly a smoky lounge but on the way) and then onto the Underground Wonder Bar. (tie) The Hideout Inn, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Lunch, which she cooks, is served daily. Of the large handful of times I've been here, it's been hit or miss. 8 Reviews. Man, the stories you'd hear — of bootlegged booze and secret doors, mobsters holding court and iconic movie scenes filmed, "meet cutes" ending in marriage.

This booth is located next to the performer's corner where a two-tier keyboard stands in front of a mirror etched with both an artist's rendition of a zebra and the smoke from decades of exhalations. Willie Cochran Collapses During City Council Hearing, 39 Phones A Day Are Stolen On Average In Chicago, Chance, Gloria Estefan, Aziz Ansari, Nas Close Out Obama Summit, Parking Meter Firm To Get Extra $20 Million From City In 2018, Parking Restrictions Near Soldier Field And New Wintrust Arena OK'd, Woman Gives Birth (To Twins!) They erroneously assume their new friends are normal but are later haunted by the experience," according to the critics. Coq D'Or, 140 E. Walton Place Kelly's Pub had a cameo in the movie "About Last Night." [16] In 2014, Zebra acquired Motorola Solutions' Enterprise business in a $3.45 billion transaction, providing mobile computing and advanced data capture communications technologies and services. If you request a song, tip the piano player! You'll eat well at all three. "They sold half-pints [of liquor] behind the bar, so if you were a neighbor, you could get a bottle on the sly," said Scott Johnson, who has owned Jake's for the last 20 years. We left because it was just unbearable. Those attracted to Tommy Oman's crooning help perpetuate its quirky vibe. In the same year, Multispectral Solutions, Inc. was acquired. A husband and wife, dissatisfied with their banal suburban existence, take a walk on the wild side one night with a couple they meet at the Zebra Lounge. Copyright © 2009-2018, DNAinfo. The colorful history of these bars goes back to Prohibition; a few even further. 1220 N State Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60610-8112 (Near North Side) +1 312-642-5140. 35!" Live music every night no Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more. Framed photos and receipts in the back room indicate it has been a bar since at least the 1920s, run by the Kruzel family for decades, but bartenders there say it goes back further to 1874 — though they're not sure where exactly that year comes from or whether it was always called the Chipp Inn. Inside, you'll find a small, smoky lounge that's not much larger than other famed Chicago legends like the Matchbox and the Tiny Lounge. It's just what they've heard. Celebrating its 85th Anniversary this year, the Zebra lounge has been in business in Chicago since 1929 and holds the third oldest liquor license in the city.

Stanley Kurek's daughter, Wanda, who is 91, now owns and runs the joint with help from Walt. Scott Martin has been running it since 1994 and entertaining rumors that the bar is haunted for as long. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in Canada. 1.5K likes. 22 Reviews #109 of 459 Nightlife in Chicago. Type in the name of your neighborhood or select one from the list below. 10. Whichever way you slice it, the Zebra Lounge is a must stop for any lounge lizard if not your regular hang.

Service was quick, we didn't had a problem with the bartenders as other said. Vaughn says, "The drinks are always stiff, the crowd always lively and the piano is always hot." But vestiges of the past remain. "The Zebra is what I call a hideaway, a bar that takes you away from the more obvious street action in a given area. Drinks are nothing … A meatpacker himself, Kurek opened the bar at 4101 S. Ashland Ave., across from a main gate into the Stockyards, and moved it twice until settling on the current address in 1935, his grandson Walt Kurek said.