Kaiser Tiger

"During the warmer months, Kaiser Tiger has bocce ball and giant Jenga in its beer garden, which would be enough to land it a place on this list—but when winter hits, they keep the games going and put up curling rinks. Just make sure you play before eating a whole spread of loaded nachos, a Texas hot link platter, and beer-battered cheesecake—otherwise you’ll need a Zamboni to push you off the ice." - josh barnett, john ringor

"Kaiser Tiger is one of the biggest patios in the city, so your group of 15 will have plenty of space to feast on the menu filled with sausage, bacon, and beer. You don’t need anything other than that in life, but there’s a bocce ball court just in case." - sam faye

"In 2014, Chicago beer garden Kaiser Tiger was renowned for its Whole Bomb—a five-pound spicy beef and pork meatloaf stuffed with pepper bacon, wrapped in a bacon weave, and slow-smoked for four hours." - ByAli Francis

"This place has giant picnic tables that can basically fit you and all your closest friends six feet apart. Besides that, the most notable thing is that its sausage-and-beer-focused menu includes something called The Bomb: five pounds of beef and pork sausage stuffed with bacon and wrapped in a brown sugar bacon weave." - adrian kane

"We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: we miss live music. If you do too, then you’ll be glad to know that Kaiser Tiger in the West Loop has live music on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The bands play from 7-10pm in their beer garden." - adrian kane