Bar Louie - Skokie Holiday Inn North Shore

Good food, friendly staff. Got my order slightly wrong (left things on the burger that were supposed to come off). But so it goes. Bartender was very friendly and kept up a good banter with other customers while I waited for my food. Note they do have an 18% service fee automatically added, so read your receipt before tipping.

Came here on Christmas eve with my son. I was really surprised how good the food was. Especially The quality of the salmon. The cocktails were good as well. Jen was our waitress and she went above and beyond to make sure my son and I both had a great time and enjoy our meals. She was so sweet with my son. I haven't received great service that was genuine in a while. Jen really does enjoy her customers and truly follows all steps of service... yes they do charge a automatic 18% tip on to the check which is common from a restaurant that is located in a hotel. But I still gave Jen an extra tip, because she deserves it. Thank you Jen we will be returning just for your great service!

We had chicken nachos and the meat tasted really old and so did the hot wings that we had. We sent one order of wings back. I had a sangria that was pretty but tasted watered down. Clean atmosphere and nice service. We left and went to Longhorn steakhouse for there appetizers.

I went to the Skokie location for happy hour. I was waiting at the bar for a little over 15 minutes before someone came over to give me menus. There were 2 servers working with only a few parties in the establishment. My server took my drink order then went to take another party's drink order. The server brought the other party their drinks then went to another group to get their drink order. I had to flag the server down to bring me my one drink I had ordered prior to the other parties. Service was horrible, I wouldn't recommend this location based on this unfortunate experience.

Surprisingly elegant bar & restaurant inside the Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago North Shore, Skokie, IL.  It's also where the hotel provides their breakfast. It has a rather chic & intimate atmosphere for a bar & grill inside a Holiday Inn.  Highly motivated staff keeps the place clean & always ready for business.

Good food but poor quality of service and not very motivated staff. Also understaffed and slow to deliver and take your order. Some dirty tables weren't wiped but were told to sit down anywhere I'd like. So I had to ask them to wipe a table I liked the seating.

The drinks are great. Very cool late night spot. Service is always great. Parking is ample. Lots and lots of TV's to catch whatever game is going on. Food comes out fast and fresh. Typical bar food menu. I got the spinach and artichoke dip with chips and it was great. There are many different types of beers on tap including local craft beers. Menu is priced moderately. There are daily specials which are great.

Visit here many times. Affordable price, god ambience. Best service ever look for Anna or Jen. Highly recommended. Will come back!

It's a good sized bar with lots of tvs, nice and clean and updated unlike the rest of the hotel. First thing to mention is that they have a mandatory 18% gratuity added to all checks. The check had an area to add even more tip between 3 and 7% more. Be aware so you don't absent mindedly add a full tip. Second, I ordered the mushroom and asparagus flatbread during happy hour as it was 50% off and sounded like a good deal. When it arrived it had mayonnaise squirted all over the top. I did not expect that and just scraped off the goopy mess. There wasn't a lot of mushrooms visible nor was there much of a mushroom flavor. The flatbread itself was extremely hard like a hard tack. I don't recommend this dish. Hopefully the other items are better. Third, service is prompt but it was still early when I went in. Beers are cold and served in an icy pint glass.

Some coworkers are leaving, so I attended a send off for them at Bar Louie - at the Skokie Holiday Inn. They had us in the back area which is off to the side of Bar Louie. There was a hot buffet of apps and water stations set up. There were a few people and small groups in the bar area. It seemed a little short-staffed but the wait wasn't too bad until I received my sangria. The drink was fine. I think they may have remodeled the room since I was last here, and soon there was a pretty respectably-sized crowd. The food was better than I expected. I wasn't there at the start but there was mini sliders, pizza, quesadillas and chips/guac. A server was replenishing the food and refilling the water dispensers. There was an entrance in the back so I entered off Niles Center Road and there was plenty of parking spots.

Please read this before you roll over here. This place is a joke. Probably the worst service ever and the servers just don't give two craps about it. Why do you ask? Because they be getting 17% of your money no matter what. I know I know, it's a restaurant attached to a hotel. Yeah, my bad. However, don't tell me you have light Jazz music and don't show up with the music. Start time as 8 PM. That came and went and I didn't see anything resembling an instrument walk through the door. Also, ordered wings...dear lord. These things must have been made at the start of the day. Dry and salt. Also, you got beers on the menu but not available? Give me some options bro! Don't go here. Give your tip money to the servers that really do their job. I was and am a server so I know what that job entails and this crew...ain't doing it. The worst!

Bar Louie definitely has some yummy new food! Go try their Quinoa Chop Salad & Salmon Sliders The service is so fast because nobody really walks in there during lunch hour we like it because it's quiet and honestly I'm thankful that it's still open because many have closed down, hopefully this stays open for long because it's a cool place with great choices for food!

I am in Skokie, IL about once a year and I always stay at the Holiday Inn North Shore because it is a mile from my customer. The hotel restaurant is Bar Louie. I've been to a few Bar Louie's in the Chicago area the past decade or so, mostly in hotels. The restaurant has the look and feel of your typical hotel restaurant and bar. They were trying to hard to look upscale. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice atmosphere but looks tired. Two of my favorite things in life is calamari, and French onion soup, and Bar Louie has both on their menu. I wasn't all that hungry but needed to eat. I went down to the bar, sat down, and waited. I waited, and I waited. Waiting isn't a problem if it's busy. It wasn't busy. At all. After waiting a bit longer, I was finally able to place my order which was calamari and French onion soup. Unlike the bar staff, the kitchen was on top of it and quickly prepared my food. One look and I knew the kitchen staff was comprised of anyone who walked off the street and applied. There couldn't have been anyone with any type of formal training or my food would have never left the kitchen. French onion soup is supposed to dark, rich, and decadent. Mine was dark, but it was bland, and far from decadent. Look at the picture! See the cheese? Cheese on French onion soup is supposed to cover the bowl edge to edge. It is also supposed to be bubbling from being under the salamander. TYhe onions looked like they had been sautéed just enough to make them a bit translucent. The stock was probably just water and a beef bullion cube. The cheese, well... I've already talked about that. In the end, this wasn't French onion soup. There was the calamari but no. That was over cooked. Have you ever eaten overcooked calamari? It is tough and chewy, and just is inedible. I did eat both the soup and calamari. I paid hotel prices for them so I wasn't going to waste them food. I really hate giving a place a bad review. I really do but sometimes it can't be helped. I have eaten at other Bar Louie's and they have been good. Not great but good. The Bar Louie in the Holiday Inn North Shore in Skokie could be a really good restaurant. It just needs leadership in the front of the house as well as the rear. Like the quote on my profile says... "Good food isn't hard.", and it isn't. All it takes is some knowledge, dedication, and effort. If you happen to stay at the Holiday Inn North Shore in Skokie, my recommendation is to bypass Bar Louie and go somewhere else. There is a dinner just outside of the lobby doors. Their food is pretty good and the staff are nice and professional.

At first this place looks very promising. The menu looks great, lots of good options to choose from. Before I went in I read the reviews and most of them were not good. Despite this we decided to eat the restaurant since we were staying at hotel and were too tired to go elsewhere. We were there during the happy hour and ordered half price chicken strips and the flat bread. The food was more than disappointing as it was very expensive and not very good at all. The regular price for chicken strips is $16.50. For this price you would expect decent strips that come with fries. But no, what we got were over fried/dried out strips that came with some celery. I would be mad if I paid regular price for them. They were not even worth the half price! The flat bread was a little better but not much. The crispy honey chicken sandwich (not on the happy hour many) was ok but worth the price.

A great many restaurants have been struggling lately. That's understandable, but bad food and service are not acceptable under any circumstance. On our most recent visit to "Louie on Touhy," the moderately busy front room was staffed by two bartenders/servers who were inexperienced if not inept. I ordered a craft beer and our server set it down so clumsily that it soaked the napkin. I took one sip ... UGH! It was flat and skunky. It took a long time to flag him down. By then, the only beverage I wanted was a glass of water (moments later, I observed a customer at a nearby table sending back his beer). My Missus and I were in the mood for big, juicy burgers. Well, we sure didn't find 'em here. I ordered the Bourbon BBQ burger, which I've enjoyed here in the past. Holy train wreck! Ordered medium, the patty was beyond well done, shriveled to a dried-out puck. The stingy toppings included just half a slice of bacon and two scrawny onion straws. The plain burger ordered by my Missus was just as pathetic. At least the accompanying fries were palatable. Under normal circumstances, we wouldn't have hesitated to send our food back to the kitchen. But we were running late and our server was nowhere to be found, so we reluctantly stomached our meals. And, yes, I was charged for the beer. I had to flag the server down once more to get the beer taken off our bill. Later, I used Bar Louie's "Contact us" link to describe our awful experience. I received no response because the parent company, which is currently Chapter 11, obviously doesn't give a rat's patootie. I also observed that the Better Business Bureau assigned this business an "F" rating due to their unwillingness to answer customer complaints. So, fooey on Louie!

Sat at the bar. There were 3 of us. Bar was full was trying to be patient. 40 minutes goes by still nothing bar tenders walked by several times talked to people they knew. Never offered water nothing just kept passing us by. Was excited about trying this place out.... Will never go there again. Might try another one. But definitely not this one.

If I could leave negative stars I would. We waited forty minutes to be served a steak that had just been given to a patron at a nearby table. I watched her cut into it and even eat some of the frites. They then realized they gave her the wrong order and tried to bring me the very same plate. When I asked if it was the same plate, the manager acted as if I am the one in the wrong. There was no apology, no recourse to make things right. They are the worst ever.

Many new homemade dinners on the menu. Great cocktails and service. Not your typical Hotel restsurant. 30 draft beers??

This Bar Louie is located inside the hotel. It's listed as room service yet when the order was done they called to tell me to pick it up. I get it, Posdibly short staffed. But when I went to pick the order up I asked where the drink was I ordered. I paid for an expensive margarita and he wouldn't give it to me. I had to back to my room to get my hair reciprocity and go back down again for him to give me the drink. Food was good but maybe the bartender shoukd pay a bit more attention to tge orders!!! And, don't offer room service if you can't do it!!

What an absolute SHITHOLE! I go to a conference every year at this Holiday Inn and this year we decided to eat here. What a f#@&ing MISTAKE!!! You would think that since this conference has been held here for over the past decade that this Bar Louie would have figured out by now that they need more than 1 cook, 1 bartender, and 1 server to run the entire restaurant but then again there were very few people there because I guess everyone else already knew what a shithole it is. After waiting 45 minutes for a steak frite they brought our order to the wrong table. And after the patron started eating off of the plate they went and retrieved the plate from her and then brought it to our table. Unfukingbelievable. But it gets better. The ass@ole manager that runs the place was completely unapologetic and simply said "Do you want another steak or what?" And NOTHING MORE. Worse Bar Louie EVER. Do yourself a favor and go to McDonald's. Better food, service, better EVERYTHING than this dump.

Ordere room service and everything came super quickly and it was really good . I loved the ahí tuna , and the tortilla soup ( it was fantastic!!!) . We also got the sliders and the loaded tater tots . I highly recommended to get room service from Bar Louie if you're staying in the holiday inn

For the price of the food it was only mediocre at best. The food is overpriced for the amount you get. The app doesn't allow you to order condiments like salt and pepper. We plan on be in this hotel for a week and I can gu I won't be ordering from them again.

Visited this place at many different occasions- 2 private party in the (small) private room, happy hour, dinner & drinks, and Tuesday burger deals. 1st off, I knew about Bar Louie yeeeeears ago due to Tuesday $1 burger, but they charge for every topping that you add. We still thought it was a good deal and had it every now & then for some years. And then years later, they changed it so that a drink is required to get that deal- not that it bothered me because I would've anyway. I haven't had it quite some time but I happened to visit on a Tuesday for happy hours was told it's a flat $5 burger fee with no drink requirement. I wanted 1/2 off appetizers so I didn't care for a burger at that point. I used to love their calamari but it was over fried, with dark brown color and the amount was so little. They were out of Summer Shandy so we had to switch it for something else. I was disappointed. I think today was the last time I'll visit this place. After many times giving them chances after chances, this is it! The most frustrating part was the private party room. They advertise how you can have a drink package for a number of hours and you have servers only dedicated to the restaurant. Well, the servers don't come too frequently because here's why. They need to take the order from everyone that's at the private room (I think I was there with about 30 people) take it to the bar & if the bartenders need to cater to the people sitting at the bar, they will first serve them, and then make this large order of drinks. By the time the server comes back and done serving people in the room, I'm already ready for the next one and here we go.... let the waiting begin. So although drink was included with the party package, there were many people who'd rather go to the bar and order & pay for their own drink because it was that much faster. But they kept on running out of stuff. :(

Bar Louie is located along Touhy near Carpenter Road. It is connected to the Holiday Inn. It is your typical bar hotel restaurant that serves beer, bar food, burgers, etc with different promotions daily. I typically go here on Tuesday for dinner since they have $5 burger specials on Tuesday. Also, they have happy hour 1/2 appetitzers along with beer specials on Mondays-Fridays from 4-7pm. My favorite burger here is the Bourbon Bullet burger, which has bacon, cheddar, onion rings, and cream cheese. It is quite delicious and worth it for the price. It comes with a choice of tater tots or fries. I go with the tots and pay a little extra for loaded tots, which comes with jalapeños and cheese. The bourbon bullet burger costs a little more compared to the rest and is 6 dollars. The burger is made to order, so I had asked for medium. It didn't appear medium, looked more like medium well, but still tastes well. The appetitzers here are okay as well. Boneless wings are good, especially with Buffalo sauce. You can choose between ranch and blue cheese. Comes with carrots and celery too. Also, their calamari is okay. Rings are a little thin. Appetizers are worth it only during their happy hour times I believe. Service is quite fast here and friendly. Food came out in less than 15 minutes and was definitely fresh and hot. Place does have a bar area where you can sit. Also, place has multiple televisions to catch a game. If you are looking for a cheap meal especially on Tuesday, this is a good place to go. Drinks are not bad as well if you want to catch up with friends and watch a sports event here.

Too many better options. Avoid this place. Bad appetizer's. Review bill closely; will automatically add gratuity when only 4 people.

When you walk in there is a over powering smell . Maybe it's bad mop job or sewer smell but definitely smells strong . The place was somewhat empty on Monday with only couple patrons at the bar and only one person sitting at table . I ordered a bowl of the tortilla soup and a bourbon burger . The soup that I had ordered took a longer than usual time to come out, I mean it's just soup we're not cooking a fine dining meal here . The soup and the burger both came out at the same time which usually soups or salads are out first but okay. The soup was average and could have been hotter rather than luke warm , however I will say that the burger was pretty good and the temperature was cooked right . The service could have been better also .

Snooze Fest!! Never any good music, tv is always on boring sports channel but overall the worst part is the Customer Service. Saturday night (10:00pm) and the first words out of the bartenders mouth after hello is what they don't have: "Just so you know, kitchen is closed" I get it, maybe some want to have appetizers while they drink but you might want to be more welcoming so that people actually STAY. Next couple that walked in after us, were told the same thing, 3rd couple felt exactly what I'm saying, walked right back out. It's as if they don't want to serve you. Sad, because it's one of the few neighborhood bars but I want to enjoy my Saturday nights so I guess I'll take my business elsewhere.

Wow after reading all previous reviews before I write this, I think I am just wasting my time...Food overall sucks, they give you something thst is nothing like advertised on the menu...Im staying here at the hotel and will come for Jen and her perfect hospitality for a couple drinks ..she is the bomb...if you advertise a 4 Cheese Flatbread with garlic and shallots THEN why not deliver that??..what I was given was a joke...picture bread with sauce and melted mozzarella and sprinkled parm...THATS IT

Located inside the Holiday Inn. Came on a Tuesday and pleasantly surprised to hear that it was 50% off burgers. Service was a bit slow after ordering food and beer. Had to ask multiple times before beer was delivered. Burger was well made (patty tender). At the end of the meal, had to ask for the bill multiple times and found out that they didn't give us the discount they mentioned. Since we were in a rush, we decided not to argue, but didn't leave a very positive impression.

I feel bad for the wait staff here. I went recently on a Saturday night for my friends going away party. It was so slow. Barely anyone in there eating or drinking. Our waitress was very nice and attentive, but lord have mercy this food is bad. Really bad. I didn't think it was humanly possible for lettuce wraps to taste bad, but I have no ideas what I ate that night. This "sauté filling" tasted like thick high fructose corn syrup mixed with veggies. They definitely do not use fresh ingredients. Will certainly not come back here.

Had a disappointing lunch. Diet Coke was awful. Mixed drink was poor. Hamburger was a little below average. Go somewhere else.

I was looking for a lunch place between calls and spotted this Bar Louie on Touhy. (I didn't mean for that to rhyme). I've been to the Bar Louie in Mount Prospect many times and enjoy the atmosphere and food very much. But I usually go for dinner, not lunch. I was surprised when I walked into this place that there were some construction workers sitting at the bar. They were the kind of guys I'd expect to see at more of a blue collar bar. Not an upscale place like this. I double checked to make sure I was actually in a Bar Louie. There was nothing wrong with them being there and they weren't loud or annoying, but they just seemed out of place compared to the people I usually see during dinner. Anyhow, I sat down, got their meatball appetizer and finished it! Like all the meals I had there, it was great.

They advertise to be open til a certain hour and they lied. There was 25 minutes before closing and the guy did a "cut throat" hand gesture as if to say we're done. What a load of crap to be residing at a hotel that hosts this type of business.

Came in for lunch during the week the Voodoo Sandwich with Tots. The sandwich was a beast in size and the chicken Breast was juicy. Of course the tots at Bar Louie you can't go wrong with. Now my initial take was bad because when I sat the bar, I was greeted but not given a menu. I was told with a finger point, "If you want a menu, it's right there". I mean there were 3 people in here so it's not like she was busy. The service was mediocre especially since she sat in a booth for a majority of my time here. My drink was never refilled as it sat empty for a good 10 minutes. I think this place would be good for a drink and that's it. I can't imagine making a night of this place especially with the poor service provided.

You can tell it's new management. The food wasn't that great like it's been in the past. I won't be back no time soon. Service is slow. I ordered 3 appetizers and each came out separately...smh. Fries weren't hot at all .

Only have been here a couple times, food is ok not great. Drinks are expensive and not well made. Staff isn't great. They seem unhappy and and rude

Hubby and I came in for $1 burger night and had a really nice evening. This Bar Louie location is in Skokie's really nice Holiday Inn (nicer than most) and it's a great place to go if you're looking for a sports bar or a casual meal. The decor is really nice and the restaurant is a good size. We sat in front of one of the flat screens, so hubby was happy! The burgers are $1 but you do pay extra for cheese, vegetables and other toppings, and sauces. These all range between 25 and 75 cents so while it seems like they're nickel and diming you, your total burger will still cost less than burgers at most other places and about the same as fast food places, but much better!! And they're huge! I would have taken a picture if I had remembered but it was so delicious that I was focused on my food! I was only able to eat 1/2 and I only had a few fries because I didn't want to feel stuffed. A basket of fries or tater tots is $4.50, but one is more than enough for two people. I'm glad we ordered one to share. On Tuesdays they have $3.50 or $5 draft beers (the $5 glass is quite large). They also have select appetizers at 1/2 price until 7:00. We had two orders of the boneless wings, which come with several different sauce options. We chose the Szechuan, which had just the right amount of sweet, and the Buffalo which had a good kick. Those come with carrots and celery and your choice of Bleu cheese or ranch. Music was blasting and while it wasn't our cup of tea, it was tolerable. Our server was courteous and attentive, and we had no complaints at all. We were too full for dessert this time, but we really like this place and will be back.

I worked at Bar Louie many years ago. I cannot believe they took the Luigi off the menu. It was the most ordered item on the menu all the years I worked. You can't even order it as a custom order anymore. You have lost me Bar Louie. Shout out to the bartender literally running the whole place because as she said no one wants to work anymore. Not her fault there is no Luigi but I hope the owners bring it back. It makes a lot of us "happy".

Great martini - and server - Nicole. Not the best food - to be honest, my tacos were dry and the pretzel was overdone. It's conveniently located in a Holiday Inn, but both myself and daughter got heartburn. Maybe we picked the wrong items.

I don't normally give a bad review. However, I'm a guest at the hotel and have eaten here a couple nights this week. The burgers were the best thing on the menu. To be safe, tonight I ordered a burger and waited 50 min for my food. The place was empty except for a party that started after I ordered. They left my food sitting on the bar in front of other people for 15 min. It was cold and over cooked. They took care of the drinkers. Terrible service.

Came in during the Saturday dinner hour with a party of 5. Upon entering we were greeted and immediately seated, no waiting whatsoever. It did not take long for our server to come over and take our drink orders, it was quick and easy - within minutes our drinks arrived. It took our table a while to look over the menu and we were in no way rushed which is always nice, I really like to take my time. I should mention that it wasn't as busy as I've seen which could very well be the reason for the impeccable service. Everyone at the table was looking for something easy, everyone ordered small plates. We had 2 orders of the Buffalo Wings, Chicken Nachos, and 2 Caesar Salads and an order of fries. Simple! We didn't wait too long for our orders to come out and we were very pleased with the timing and more than ready to start digging in! One thing that I really appreciated was the simple attention that our table was given. Our server was very attentive and very patient, she made it very clear that she'd take it upon herself to make sure we were enjoying ourselves. The other table staff definitely added to the experience, no one had to ask for refills, our water glasses were always kept full, and the empty beer glasses were always replaced with full ones! Overall everything was great, the food came out hot and ready to be eaten. The Caesar Salads came out nice and fresh, The Buffalo Wings came out steaming, and everyone seemed to love the Chicken Nachos. Again, everything was great, everything I expected from your typical suburban bar. I would definitely come back if I'm in the area. Check it out and see for yourselves!

This is the second time I've ordered from bar Louie and I'm extremely disappointed and slightly disgusted because the appetizer I ordered the first time was wonderful but I ordered inside the restaurant at the bar and it was really delicious guacamole salsa and I believe it is some sort of jalapeño cheese but the portions were really healthy. This time I wear the exact same item and to go and I feel I was ripped off because I got these teeny weenie tiny to go containers and a huge portion of tortilla chips for $10 which is highway robbery because I got less than half the size of the salsa cheese and guacamole actually tasted like a cream spinach dip and have a large piece of some plant stem that I almost choked on! I am so disappointed that I am seriously considering not to return here I'm wondering if I can get a discount on my next item if possible or a refund that would really change my attitude toward this restaurant but right now it's not good!

No complaints for a hotel bar, especially when I get to watch good baseball and eat a $5 burger. Happy hour deals and Tuesday burger deals go well together. We got the calamari to start off, and the calamari didn't taste very fresh but got the job done. The backyard BBQ burger was great and I appreciate a place that lets me choose tater tots as a side. The double melon martini was really good, too. Go during happy hours and get tasty food for great prices!

I work from home and miss social interaction so I decided to come for lunch one day and due to the excellent customer service by Kimia, I am now a regular! She is a wonderful bartender/server and is the main reason I come in! Food is decent and good wine selection. Definitely stop by the bar for lunch and say hi to Kimia - she instantly feels like an old friend!

Shannon is the best. Full of smiles, great service and a tremendous asset the Bar Louie team. So are Allie and Jenna!!

bartender made the mojitos so good and strong that i left after four mojitos and called my ex. 10/10.

This place used to be great. This establishment either can't hold onto employees or they choose to be understaffed. Arrived as a group of four at 8:30pm last night with it being fairly crowded with several sport games on. Every open table was dirty, we literally cleaned the one we sat at ourselves. Only one menu was at the table for the four of us. Fifteen minutes to get a server over to us. Twenty minutes to get our first round of drinks. Fifteen minutes later for our food - which came out completely wrong. What could've been an hour max dinner, turned out to two and a half hours. The poor girl came to our table sweating from running around all night. It's clearly not her fault but upper managements. Last I knew, working in customer service, serving with branded clothing was not allowed - but here the employees were wearing Nike and Victoria's Secret sweaters.. For all I know, anyone could've been taking our orders. This is really unfortunate that for an establishment like this within a hotel, you'd think service would be up to par. Bar Louie in Evanston is much more hospitable.

Always coming back. Such a nice place to hang out and eat dinner with drinks. Nice ambiance. Great service with a smile with our very efficient waitress ANGELICA, always pleasant and very helpful. 5 Star for great service!!!

This is my favorite place for drinks and appetizers! Angel, who assisted us was super nice and friendly. I will definitely recommend this place.

Came in on Tuesday because burgers were five dollars! Waitress Stephanie was beyond horrible Please don't ignore us because you want to sneak in shots by the bar!' So obvious!' Constantly on her phone! Will never go to this location '

One star BARELY!!! 2 bartenders/servers i guess?? The 2 Hispanic workers there absolutely TERRIBLE!!!!! Came here 21 Nov in the evening trying to get a beer was like pulling teeth asked the shirt thin bartender if he could change the channel to the bulls game said they were too busy yet he had time to flirt scroll through pictures through a females cell also take shots with the group after having asked him for a drink about 4x completely forgot about the drink I asked for! Asked the other for a damn box for my food "sure" ignored me as well asked the short thin guy yet again for another drink & a box he pulled a box from underneath the bar right on FRONT of where I was sitting!!!! Why the guy I asked for the damn box couldn't do the same is beyond me!!! Horrible customer service experience they neglected me & my brother the whole night didn't even bother to remove our empty appetizer plates walked passed us countless times it was absolutely RIDICULOUS!!! I know help is hard to find but these guys really suck!!!!

A brief recap of our last visit to this Bar Louie Location: Our group of four fairly regularly visits this location, though the frequency of our trips has diminished as the service has taken a turn for the worse. This past visit, our server was unaware that the restaurant had a lunch-special menu. When a manager was asked about the menus, he promised to located some for us. He never did so. So we sat, and waited... Roughly ten minutes later we asked out waitress about the menus and she told us none existed, but that she could recite the options for us. She went on to describe what sounded like the catering menu for a group working a private-party buffet in the corner. We were very confused. Eventually someone showed up with third-generation copies of the lunch menu. We finally placed our orders and waited, and waited, and waited... Twenty minutes later our food arrived--though all of our drinks were empty and going unfilled--and three of the orders was wrong--the last absent. We just accepted the incorrect orders because time was becoming an issue. The fourth item did not arrive for another 15 minutes, and--you guessed it--was wrong. About this time someone working the bar near our table began sweeping the floor near us, which necessitated slamming bar stools around so loudly discussion was impossible. When the check came it was wrong--really wrong. We were charged for beverages which should have been including in the special, and the actual items listed were not what we ordered. We would have spoken to the manager, but he had long since fled the scene, leaving us in the hands of someone who really had no business working with customers. Our lunch visit consumed an unacceptable 75 minutes, and only three of the four of us actually ate. The fourth party left when his messed-up order arrived as he had an appointment and didn't have time to wait for the kitchen to correct the mess. If you're local to this place, just leave it to the captive hotel guests, there are far, far, better restaurants in the area. Good bye, Louie.

Our first clue that this wasn't a great bar Louie should have been when we walked in at peek dinner time and it was pretty empty. Considering it's attached to a presumably busy hotel not a good sign. The place has a very generic hotel bar feel. It was also freezing cold in there, which was possibly one of the reasons it was so empty. The food was pretty good though I was surprised and a little disappointed in the hummus platter. At other locations, it's a huge plate of large fresh slices of veggies and big pieces of peta bread. Here they gave only a very small bowl of a few sad looking vegetables and maybe 3 small pieces of peta bread and hardly any hummus all brought on separate plates. Maybe that was done to make you think you were getting more, it didn't work. The service was also terrible. Incredibly slow and uninterested in serving. We had to repeatedly ask for everything and the wait for our food was just ridiculous. The one bright spot was the bingo game they had going, we had a great time playing and even won a couple rounds. Not surprising I suppose considering how empty it was lol. But as fun as it was we didn't go to play bingo we went to have dinner and that was a disappointment.

Oh man, I guess I'm the duke of this place? How did that happen? Oh, I guess 1 dollar burger night draws me in. The place is good for groups, but only if the people you're coming here with arrive in onesies and twosies and you all want to order at the same time; because the second a server comes to your table and you tell him or her that you're waiting for more folks they'll turn around and you won't see them for another 10-15 minutes or so. The burgers are smaller than the average and if you're like me and stack them up with toppings and add tots or fries it's actually kinda the same price or more. I know the sign says 'Bar' Louie but the way the pump the music up if a game isn't on seems to think they want to be 'Club' Louie. Their beer selection is good and for Skokie it's not too bad, it's either this place or the Chammp's at Old Orchard and they plain suck.

Been to about many Bar Louie's in the Chicago area and this is one of my favorites. Is located inside of a hotel and is very spacious. It was a lot more organized compare to the other Bar Louie's I been to. They have happy hours/specials everyday( all Bar Louie's do). You must try the boneless wings with En Fuego suace.

Doing a little post-Christmas return to the Best Buy out this way really stirred up out appetites! As we both complained of our hunger and discussed how we never think to look at my Yelp bookmarks before we leave the house, we approached Bar Louie. My husband said " I've never been to Bar Louie." Knowing they have a number of vegetarian options, I agreed & we went to the Bar Louie in the Holiday Inn. Atmosphere is pretty typical of a bar/restaurant, in particular of the chain variety. Since neither of us cares to watch sports, we sought a table away from TVs. Our server was nice, though as I ordered one of their special hot chocolate drinks, the bartender yelled from 10 feet away that they were out of hot chocolate. He went on to add that they were out of all the special drinks. Really? Anyway, I ordered my dessert first in the form of an indulgent S'mores martini. It was awesome. We started with truffle oil popcorn, which was delicious. However, when I ordered a flatbread as my entree, I found they were also out of flatbread. Again I ask, really? I asked what else she was out of and as she started to tell me I stopped her, said I didn't really want to know, and ordered the portabella burger. It was okay--a little small. One small mushroom cap wasn't really enough. Most places will give 2 if they're of that size. Decent tasting. Hubby had a burger & said it was pretty good. The side of broccoli was just steamed (or parboiled), no seasoning. I'd go back for another s'more martini & some popcorn if I were in the neighborhood.

We had a great date night here a couple of months ago, it closed early due to COVID, but the food was good and the bartender was attentive even though she was a little busy.