Bar Louie

This place has a nice atmosphere. However, they screw you quite severely on portion size.

I love the atmosphere of this bar! They seemed to have an interesting menu, but honestly, my food wasn’t that great. I had the brisket sliders– which I was told were phenomenal. I am the type of restaurant patron that ALWAYS asks the waiter/​waitress what the restaurant is known for/​house specialty/​most popular things on the menu… It just helps me narrow down my selection if I don’t have a taste for something in particular.
The food was just «okay.»
The bathroom was a mess — literally.
The drinks were really good.
Waiter was pretty cool.
All in all, I would probably go back to watch a basketball/​football game, have a drink, and order appetizers. But I wouldn’t go to this restaurant for dinner again.
I hope this is helpful!

I enjoy going to this place when I am in the area! Beautiful place to gather with friends. Service is always prompt as they also have a variety of options for food that is always delicious. Overall great place!

Only come here for the food during happy hour; that way you’re only wasting half your money. The flatbreads are terrible; very soggy and doughy. Do not ever get the Trio of Dips with chips. The guacamole is tasteless, the queso is super thick like tooth paste, and they only have hot, hot, hot salsa. The bar itself has a fun atmosphere and the service is decent, just beware of the food.

I would say this place is average on food. I do like the atmosphere. Wouldn’t be my first choice to stop at. Calamari is good. My burger was fine– southwest. Blacken salmon wasn’t blackened and it tasty fishy. Never send anything back but did this. I would say if you want to watch a game and drink a cocktail then this is the place. Eating with the family not so much.

We went there on ¹²⁄₂₃ at night when it was a rainy but warm December night (65 degrees). The inside restaurant/​bar was crowded but the outside patio which was enclosed and heated and WARM was open and had people at the bar and some at the tables. We sat down for some drinks and appetizers at the bar. After noticing us there the bard maid who had her tits hanging out came up and said she was closing the patio due to people INSIDE complaining it was cold??? Without asking to find us a spot inside or any alternative she just said I’m closing the patio. Well we left and the Yardhouse which is a far superior bar got our $ 50. Won’t be back!!!

Service was skeptical. For this to be a sports bar, there was only one bartender! She was overwhelmed and not socials like at all.
The salad with added shrimp was with every penny. The dish was large and plentiful.

Decent food for Bar style burgers, apps and more. Service is always been friendly but seem understaffed at times. Nice atmosphere to hang out at with outside seating when it’s nice out. A Trendy place.

I have always had slow service here. The food is decent and the food has always come in a timely manner. The problem is getting someone to take your initial order or getting a refill of anything. I have tried sitting at the bar and it might have actually been worse. Cody, the bartender all three times, walks right by you.

Expensive drinks (we paid close to $ 10 for one craft beer and a regular Coke), can’t really say anything about the food as the menu didn’t look appetizing enough for us to stay and we went elsewhere.

What I ordered:
Blackened Salmon Sliders (no tomato) with fries
Pineapple Express Sangria
The salmon sliders was the *bleep* lol. It was moist and not dry at all. It had bacon, which was a plus, and the sauce was spicy and really good. I really like the fries and my drink was huge (a lot) and tasty. Wanted to actually order another drink but I didn’t want to be late for the movies. One thing that was kind of funny/​weird was when I asked my server/​bartender if they had pear cider, her facial expression was off… it was like I asked her something inappropriate… it’s just pear cider… that’s all. But other than that, I can see a return visit… mainly for the drinks (alcohol).

I was just popping in for lunch with my mother in brother when we came into contact with the slowest service ever. Forty five minutes have went by and we still have not received our food which was 2 salads and a burger

Deduct one star for offering sixteen «martinis» but not knowing what a Gibson is (neither the server or bartender knew) and not have cocktail onions! I bartended for years and cannot grasp how any business that has a bar could have a bartender that doesn’t know what a Gibson is? The Marini was just so so. Could not taste any vermouth and the olives were blah. My suggestion to the owners: spend the six dollars per jar and get some better cocktail olives and stock some cocktail onions. I’m cannot be the only one that drinks Gibson’s.
The Voodoo Chicken and Jerk Chicken lettuce wraps were very good! I have to admit that I had very low expectations about the food after my drink fiasco but I was pleasantly surprised.
Overall, the food was good. Our server was good but not very friendly. Minimal personality to say the least.

One of my favorite places in Crocker park. I wish they would open more places like this. Just chill drinks on a patio or a place with great décor.
Their drinks are great, especially on Wednesday for Martinis. Every meal I’ve had here has been amazing. I highly recommend it for a casual night out on a patio or inside.

I walked in expecting great service as usual. Usually the rule is «seat yourself». We sat ourselves and got kicked out of the booth and told there is a wait. So we added our name to the list and waited 2 hours squished together at the bar. After waiting, we looked around and saw 3 open tables. We asked why we weren’t being seated and we were told to seat ourselves. So once we did, the same waiter came up asking for our order and told us we needed to cancel our tab at the bar and start it with him… so he could get his tip. What a joke!!! And then after complaining he came back and introduced himself as a manager.
The drinks were good though. Try the Effen good martini.

Unfortunately, the place I wanted to go was closed, so this was plan B.
I ordered «the dirty» martini. Now let me tell you that a dirty martini is my drink of choice, so I do know exactly how it should be. This one was absolutely disgusting. All I tasted was olive brine. I did not taste any alcohol at all. The 3 blue cheese stuffed olives were gross. I did not taste any tang from the blue cheese whatsoever and the olives had the most off putting texture. I would have sent it back, had I seen my bartender again. She seemed to disappear for 20 minutes.
What a waste of 10 dollars. I would have rather lite 10 bucks on fire.
I will not be coming back.

I have been here a number of times and never had a good experience. The service is slow and poor. The food is sub par and I left each time wondering why I gave it another try. I am just waiting for it to flop so a better place can move in.

I’m surprised this place has so many bad reviews, I’ve been here a few times and it’s always been good. Yes, sometimes the service can be so-​so but they have a good happy hour and the food is yummy. Last time I came here I had the Ahi tuna burger and it was soooo delicious. Very fresh and filling.
On Sundays they do pitchers of sangria for $ 10 but don’t get too excited because they are served in a small pitcher which pours about 3 cups. It is still good but I wonder, do they just use the old wine left over from the week? EEK.
Overall, It’s a fun atmosphere with many great drinks to choose from. They have a lot of great beers on tap. My favorite being the dogfish IPA. Our waitress was pretty slow and messed up our bill but other than that it was a good experience. Definitely not 5 stars but I’d say giving them 4 is generous.

Fun place to stop for a drink before or after walking around Crocker doing some shopping or seeing a movie at the theater right next to it. The bar opens up into a patio and makes for some excellent people watching.
They have a decent happy hour which gets you $ 3.25 drafts, $ 4.25 wine, and $ 5.25 martinis. They also have select apps and flatbreads at half off during this time. The real deal though is to come in on Wednesdays and they have $ 1 bottled domestics all night! Also, Tuesday is $ 1 burger night. Great specials. The food was enjoyable as well. Ordered the calamari. Bring some friends and enjoy!

Great Happy Hour M-​F 4 – 7 pm. Try the Effen martini!
Parkng is a breeze in the voluminous Crocker Park lots.
This is a good Windy City import for CLE.