Consignment Lounge

"Logan Square has no shortage of cool bars, and Consignment Lounge joins the list. It’s a ridiculous collection of mementos from fishing trophies and patches to furniture that would feel at home in a college dorm lounge. But it works if you need a friendly place to have a domestic beer and a shot. Right now, food is handled by the mighty Pierogi Papi on Thursday and Friday." - Ashok Selvam

"Consignment Lounge is the knickknack paradise of bars that look like someone’s subterranean living room. With all the random stuff available for purchase, it feels like a film set—meticulously displayed commemorative mugs, trucker hats, a light-up duck painting. It’s an excellent spot for an early-in-the-game date, especially if the person is unschooled in Midwestern basement culture. Just make sure they know that no basement in all of America’s heartland is this clean." - nick allen

"You could walk into Consignment Lounge just for drinks, but end up leaving with a commemorative mug from some random person’s wedding or an old light-up painting of ducks. That’s because this cozy bar in Avondale doubles as a resale store. But in case you’re not trying to be featured on Hoarders, the drinks alone are great. They have fantastic draft cocktails like the refreshing Ricardo Yuzu (a play on gin and tonic but with yuzu and yellow chartreuse) as well as classics like an Old Fashioned. And whether you’re at the bar watching WTTW reruns on retro TVs, or hanging with friends in their back room, the relaxed atmosphere is the ideal place to temporarily ignore your unread emails." - john ringor, adrian kane

"You could walk into Consignment Lounge just for drinks, but end up leaving with a vintage mug or an old landscape painting. That’s because this Avondale bar is also a resale shop. But in case you’re not in the market for some home decorations, the drinks alone are great. They have refreshing draft cocktails like the Ricardo Yuzu (a play on gin and tonic but with yuzu and yellow chartreuse) as well as classics like an Old Fashioned. And whether you’re at the bar watching old WTTW reruns on retro TVs, or hanging in the backroom full of books, the relaxed atmosphere is the ideal place to hang out." - John Ringor