Bristol/bar

Great, friendly local spot. It's clean with throwback decor. My fave is the Seagram's lamp. Cheap prices for drinks. They also serve pizza & Polish food. Nice place to watch the game or play pool on your choice of 2 pool tables. Come and get out of the cold.

Awesome neighborhood bar to watch sports play pool and hangout. Low key chill vibe. One of my favorite bars in the hood. Deer hoof coat hooks. $4 big beers.

Bar spot is ok. Except the bathrooms. Discusting....the store omg. .food is so gross pass the expiration date got sick so many times...employees dont wear gloves or hair nets rats bugs etc....the owners so bad one of them Don barely speaks English and another one works illegally dont try to cash a lottery ticket there they wont pay you.. and I wont even mention the illegal activities that's going on there.....

This place really has no friendly atmosphere whatsoever. Even the bartender was extremely rude. I stopped in here for a beer while I was waiting for a friend and I felt like an absolute outsider. I've been to a lot of watering holes but this one I really wouldn't recommend.

awesome deli food, great prices on booze if your interested, two pool tables in the bar that connects to it, great bartenders,, and great people, check it out.

Good vibes and cheap drinks...and if play pool excellent...

DANGEROUS PLACE! WE GOT ROBBED BY BARTENDER! HORRIBLE! MADE POLICE REPORT BUT NO HELP!

Nice place for a beer, very casual

This is the best bar around here. I don't care what TimeOut Chicago says. Don't come here either, this is my place. I go here and get a freshly made sandwich, chips, drink and cole slaw for $7.75 and then I can eat at the bar and watch NBA TV or play pool on one of their 2 tables. This is a polish deli, grocery, liquor store, bar, restaurant and pool room all rolled into one delicious pastry that they sell in front and are delicious. But yeah, stick to going to the new meatball or grilled cheese restaurant or whatever a few miles east on Milwaukee. There is fresh baked bread, pastries and other great things to eat right when you walk in. I love this place like I love my own children and am proud to be one of the patron's who doesn't speak Polski or Espanol, but who always orders a Carlsberg in a huge glass for $2.50 which is insanely cheap for 32 oz of beer.. I LOVE THIS PLACE. They have the jukebox which you have to ask the bartender first if you can play it since she controls the volume. Don't think for a second that you can get one over on these tough Polish ladies, they will turn your nads into kreplach. I hope to be a patron at this establishment for many years.

A neighborhood Polish bar. I went to watch some of the Blackhawks game which was on cable. Not many customers. They do serve food, such as Beef Tripe Soup, Hunters Stew and Chicken Gizzards. I haven't eaten there so I'm not sure of the quality. It's the first bar I've gone to which doesn't serve cola through a dispenser. They pour from a two liter bottle and charge every time for a refill. Server was OK. Maybe I'll go back if the other bars in the neighborhood are crowded during Blackhawks games.

I'm kind of scared to be writing this. I had friends visiting so we took a walk in my neighborhood to find a new bar. When I first walked in I told one of my buddies I was happy to see Carlsberg on tap, because I used to drink that Danish beer when I lived in Sweden. Some guy butted into our conversation and insisted that it was a German beer. So he bought us two Carlsberg so we can try this "German" beer (it really is Danish). Sweet. So this guy makes all his buddies move so that my 3 friends and I can sit at the bar. All of a sudden about 3 or 4 guys come in and start chatting up my two friends while I am talking to our guy friend that is with us. We realize that the three of us are the only girls (except the bartender and a lady in the back) in the place and things start seeming shady. The guy that bought us a beer starts passing around a cell phone picture of some guy's broken arm and blood is everywhere, telling us that is what happened the last time someone fucked with him. At this point we realize that this is some kind of hang out we don't need to be at, I'm pretty sure they thought the three of us girls were hookers and our guy friend was our pimp (they asked one of my friends "How much?"). Other than all the scary shit that happened the jukebox was pretty fucking great (we were able to squeeze in a few songs before shit went down). Two pool tables and some dart boards.

The new owners are bringing this place down,down down! It used to be GREAT! I MISS JOHN AND JOE SOON MUCH! Our neighborhood is financially challenged and they initially discriminate against people that may need to use LINK and is pushing them away...ALL cultures of our neighborhood have lost a food resource because of the new owners dishonesty and lack of concern.

Please note, the star count should not be construed as any sort of encouragement for YOU to go to Bristol Lounge. This gem is a gem because neither YOU or any other YOUs will be found there. Hell, my own continued presence was to the detriment of the night. Go there and you'll know what I mean. Just make sure that you don't.

If I had to pick just one reason to come to this dive bar, it would be for the outstanding Polish food. I got the zupa ogorkowa (literally sour pickle soup, but really dominated like rye, dill, and potato); specials vary by day and included catfish and zupa pieczarkowa (mushroom soup) on my last visit. Much like neighborhood taverns in Poland, the room is warmed by a reddish glow- from the Okocim sign, the bar light, and the red and white checkerboard floor. I was pleasantly surprised by the jukebox featuring some of the most enduring classic rock (Zep, CCR, etc.), Polish standbys (start with Czerwone Gitary), in addition to the most comprehensive helping of Jethro Tull I've seen (four CDs including a compilation with lesser known masterpieces like "Song for Jeffrey"). Despite my poor command of Polish I was amused by the daytime Polish television feature on "Seks-Telefonu" and the broken English of the pool players "You want to learn, or you play just for laughing?" Other highlights of my time here have included hearing a Polish Hip Hop tune which samples Lionel Ritchie's "Hello." If all that's too much for you, there's a small patio outside which might look more promising come May '09. In one of Chicago's best neighborhoods for local dives, this place holds its own.