Justin’s

Love this bar! 2 bad it’s closing in a couple days. RIP JUSTINS. Great place to watch games, great staff.

We live in the neighborhood and were out shopping on Saturday. We wanted to grab lunch at Justin’s on Saturday and were turned away because we had a 12 year old with us. We were told by the guy checking ID’s at noon on a Saturday that they are a bar NOT a restaurant. I don’t get it. Is this something new?

This place honesty has the best bar trivia in the area. It’s not easy but it’s not impossible. I think it also helps that the crowd is primarily post college grads but not older than 30 so we the competition is right up my alley.
Now they have some good food deals but their drink deals are deceiving. They take normal Chicago prices and put deal in front of it so you think it’s a deal yet you’re still paying 4 dollars for a corona just because it’s taco Tuesday.
I also have had really bad service where we got yelled at by the server because we went to the bar for our drink after being seated for 10+ minutes without anyone acknowledging us. I do think that was a one off situation and I don’t expect that when I go back but regardless I have a bit of a sour taste in my mouth and it’s not from my coronas lime.
But if it’s Tuesday and you need a reason to get out of the house Justin’s trivia is the place to do it.

One of my favorite patios in the city! Great place to watch sports while having a beer outside. Great food, good service. A Chicago staple, especially in good weather.

Came here yesterday for 7.00 burger night, and it was great! My partner had the MMMMM Bacon, minus the duck bacon and the jalapeño bacon, and it was very good! I ordered The Socrates burger, which consisted of lamb burger, with feta, cucumber, tzatziki, sliced tomato and red onion! Great selection! The burger was cooked perfectly… my hats off to the chef!
We also had the chips and salsa for an app… awesome!
The waitperson was great, however, one small critique, please have at least one more person walking the floor, our waitress became so busy, we had to walk up to the bar to get our drinks refilled, and had to walk the check back up to the bar to pay. We will definitely be back! We loved our waitress, and the food is great too!

Justin’s is a great neighborhood bar. Don’t know about their boastful «best beer garden» in town sign but it’s definitely up there! Their August brewery of the month was vandermill (Michigan ciders) which I appreciated. Decent prices. fun, interesting servers.
We did not eat our first time here, but everything coming out of the kitchen looked good.
I think this is a place where if you keep to the specials, it can be affordable, and if you want to come with friends for a fun night out– you won’t be disappointed!

Just was here for the Hawks game. The service was undeniably amazing though there so many people here. Everything came quickly, the staff was very nice, I was upstairs with Natasha, Timmy, and Ryan. They were very fun, and it was a great way to celebrate the Stanley Cup win!

First and last time. Came at off time hoping to have lunch, perhaps that was the mistake as the bartender clearly viewed it as «her» time to loudly discuss the latest news in pop culture with her coworkers. At one point another party came in and set next to me. She swiped my menu to give to them with an «I’m so sorry we’re short on menus.» No problem, it’s not as though you were ever going to ask me if I wanted to order food (she never did). Sorry I’m not going to beg someone to place my lunch order. And there were three people in the place. Short on menus? Plus the whole place stunk of bleach. Had my beer and got out of there as fast as possible.

I am so disappointed by this place because the food is actually really good but I have one major problem with it… If you get the waitress with red hair seriously run out the door. She is horrible with customer service. Seriously has offended every person I was with including me. Stares at you with these weird faces and makes rude comments when you order. it is impossible to get your check from her. Just avoid her. everyone else seems on the ball.

I’ve been going here for about a year, since I moved into the neighborhood. Just wanted to say, thank you for making me always feel safe and welcome.
The food is consistently good, it far surpasses any kind of «bar food». The options for the area are so limited, its nice to know there is at least one good place that will be open.
It gets busy, but never in a Wrigleyville frat boy kind of way. I don’t know how you guys prevent this, but i know the other options and I appreciate there being a grown up, fun place to go and watch a game. You have no idea how nice it is to have a good bar with an amazing patio that does not allow kids! The last thing I want to do is have some kid running around while I’m nursing a bloody mary and my hangover at noon on a saturday… much thanks for keeping it 21+.
The regular staff and ownership have their shit together. I’ve worked in hospitality, I know it’s hard to find good people… they are a team and it shows. Crystal, Bri, Courtney, Garret, Ryan, Curtis and Timmy… you guys are amazing. Thank you again for always making me feel like family.

Awesome bar! Been coming here for a couple years now and they’ve got great food and they always have decent drink specials. Not to mention their beer garden is awesome in the summer.

This neighborhood dive bar has fallen by the wayside in the neighborhood. They used to have great daily pricing specials and above average food. Both are no longer offered. The service is a bit standoffish which adds up to my walking by this spot frequently in search of another place of business to spend my fun tickets.

Awesome bar! Food is great and always have good drink specials. I always come here when there’s a game I want to watch.

Cute place in southport. Really good deals. Came here on a Wednesday and got a fancy burger for $ 7, the «mm bacon» with duck bacon. It was super good. Service was a little slow but I’ll definitely give it another chance

Recently became a bigger fan of this place than I used to be for one reason — Nick in the kitchen is a genius with wings. He has some of the best sauces I have ever had. Most places either have plain buffalo in heat ranging from wuss to eh, Nick has the whole spectrum, and the heat is met stride for stride by flavor. He has a smoked ghost pepper sauce that is phenomenal. Ask for that cut with the regular buffalo sauce. He has an orange habanero sauce that is excellent, and he has several others to fit all tastes. Added bonus: no flabby wings. He gets them nice an crispy without you having to ask. As for the rest of the place, good beer selection, Gollden Tee, great beer garden for the summer, waitresses are nice. But, end of the day, come for Nick’s wings, and stay for Nick’s wings. Some of the best in the city or anywhere else.

Like 40 of us show up randomly after work without any notice, and none of us really ever had to wait for a drink for more than a minute. Our bartender /​server were completely game on. Food was not great but it was not bad. Probably worth trying again. Beer was not expensive.
Good atmosphere.

Solid neighborhood joint with a great vibe. I watch sports games here all the time — it’s always just the right level of crowded, never too loud or out of control. Justin’s has a good beer selection including local favorites Lagunitas and Revolution, and Mondays they have a $ 4 local beer special. I have had their mimosa flights and those are great too.
I find the food to be very okay, although their tacos are a great deal and come with three tacos & giant portions of rice and beans on the side for just $ 7. They have vegetarian tacos and a veggie burger, among other vegetarian options.

I had a good experience at Justin’s.
I found Justin’s on small tabs.
They have food and drinks specials every night of the week.
I went on a Thursday. Half off wings. $ 5 Jameson shots and $ 3 cans.
I sat at the bar and got a cider that was on tap. Brianna was my server and she was friendly/​attentive but not annoying.
The burger list is inventive and LONG!
I wanted to try the wings. I got peanut Thai flavor. They were just ok. Glad they were half off.
I also got the poutine which had a dark gravy and melted cheese curds. It was pretty good.
I was interested in checking out desserts but decided to go to jeni’s instead so I didn’t even see if they have any.
I will definitely be back to check out their burgers!

I find myself sitting at Justin’s neighbor bar, Newport’s, and asking myself why. Why did Justin’s need to change their menu, why did they have to get rid of their daily $ 3 Budweiser special and why is this considered a good change.
I used to be a weekly visitor at Justin’s and loved the atmosphere and service (best buss boy in Chicago) but with the recent changes I’ve moved on. It’s been a bitter breakup since I went from a regular to boycotting the bar within a single visit.
Luckily Southport is a great area and I have other options.

My wife and I went to Justin’s for the first time to watch the Blackhawks game on Friday night with some friends. We were there for several hours and our waitress, Brianna, made sure we always had a pitcher or two in front of us even when the place got packed.
We had a couple of apps — skirt steak skewers and the almond-​crusted duck — that were both really good and ordered burgers soon after the game began. By the time the second period had started, we still didn’t have our entrees but we were enjoying the game and the beer plus we had heard that almost everyone in the bar had put in orders at almost the same time we did.
Our food finally came out several minutes later, followed quickly by Tim, the assistant chef, who explained that there had been some sort of mixup with our ticket and the food should have been ready a long time ago. We weren’t too upset, but Tim apologized profusely and bought us a pitcher of beer. We were already completely impressed at how he went above and beyond to make things right for us, but then Nick, the chef, ALSO came out to apologize and did a round of Fireball shots with us.
We’ve eaten in enough places to know that there can be snafus in the kitchen anywhere you go, so what sets a place apart is how they react to them. The way the staff at Justin’s went all-​out to make up for a mistake that didn’t even really bother us that much has ensured that we will be back over and over again!