Konkle’s Bar

Total shit hole. Much better bars are literally 5 minutes away. Dont waste your money or time there.

The West Side has a lot of crappy dive bars… but this place is just scary. Pass. There are so many marginally less disgusting places you can go.
The last time I attempted going to «Kankles», I walked in and was immediately hit in the face by an overwhelming bleach smell. It appeared that the staff was cleaning the bartop with pure bleach. Wow. I then noticed their specials/​events written on a mirror in expo marker… they have one day for juggalos. Yes, juggalos.
So all you juggalos and juggahos have a place you will love. Normal people, avoid this dump at all costs and try literally anywhere else.

Good place to get your drink on for cheap.
$ 2.00 well drinks during happy hour. 3.00 bottles. 2.25 for beer in cans.
Huge liquor selection, great people watching. Anyone who gives this place one star is either a slut ex employee or a yuppie who doesn’t belong there.
It has an old Westside charm to it. The bartenders are great, and you’ll be made to feel right at home. (as long as you’re not a slut ex employee with an axe to grind)

Interesting little dive bar that my bro-​in-​law and I first discovered on a February trip to GR three years ago. At first we were a bit afraid to enter, but the eclectic crowd made this seem like any good neighborhood dive back in Chicago. The bar back appeared to be a vintage Brunswick and the low-​end charm was just what we needed. A couple very cheap cocktails later, we were ready to move on but were quite glad we gave Konkle’s a try.

Definitely a dive bar, but dive bars are fun. Beer mostly in cans but a huge liquor selection including Johnny Walker Blue Label, which seems odd for a dive bar. Free wifi and a couple televisions is about it. Nothing wrong with the place at all.

Sometimes yuppies walk into bars that are best left to the locals. Such is the case with people who give one star to Konkle’s. This place is a dive, to be sure, but like any great dive bar, the diverse crowd gives rise to some strange situations, and strange situations make for awesome nights.
My favorite GR dive, with karaōke to boot.

Not only is this place one of the most filthy, smelly, bad vibe givin’ places, the clientele match the atmosphere exactly.
I would have probably given it two or three stars just for the people watching, but I picked up a bar tending shift here just before I moved west. What a fucking shit hole.
I worked for about three hours, and a lot happened.
–Two of my friends almost got their ass kicked.
–Some cracked out, overweight 65 year old lady accused me of charging her twice for her buck twenty-​five draft, and totally got into my face breathing her 65 year alcoholic troll breath all over me.
–One knife fight. Involving EVERYONE in the bar. No one won the fight because someones dog started attacking people in the parking lot.
–I made $ 17.00.
Steer clear unless you’re looking for coke, trouble, or some really dirty pussy.