Old Town Social

Nice place for a quick bite to eat & a drink, however nothing super special. It seems like a good neighborhood bar to meet up at. Service was good. Appetizers were average, and a bit small in portion size. Fish tacos were small for $3.50 each. Took quite a while to get the devil egg appetizer. Ok place if I'm the neighborhood but I wouldn't go out of my way.

Did the bus trip for the Notre Dame game, had a blast!

Old Town Social is great for a quick beer, a long night out or a first date. I've been here a few times, including NYE 2010, and the atmosphere is pretty chill. Filled with young professionals, most people are relaxed but if you're looking dinner before hitting up the River North clubs, you can't go wrong. The service here is hit or miss, as I've had great waitresses, a disgruntled bartender and was once told off by the manager when I called to tell them about a potential case of food poisoning we caught from their burgers. The menu is pretty creative and the drinks are normally good, but as I mentioned above, my friends and I once caught a bit of food poisoning that we believe stemmed from the burgers there. That said, I've had enough good experiences here that I'll come back again.

Excellent beer selection, good cocktails too. Pricing isn't great across the board, but the selection mostly justifies it. Great music on a Friday night, but not the ideal place if you're looking for conversation. Didn't try the food, but it smelled delicious. Overall a good place, and I would come back.

This place gets points for ambience. I went there for a networking event, and they had free drinks and apps whcih were sponsored. Never got to actually enjoy the food and drinks here. However, the place was amazing. Its HUGE and all wooden and has a great combination of space and nooks. They even have a little elevated platform with more seating, but that area looks a little different, more old fashioned with lots of leather. And props for having a fireplace, would work well in the winter!

I went here with some friends for a Sunday Brunch. It took quite a while before we even got to put in a drink order. They were out of a couple things our group tried to order and then the waitress told us we had old menus and got us new ones. It took over an hour to get food, despite the place not being packed. By the time it got out, everyone was hangry. Some of the food came out cold, our coffee was never refilled, and overall it was disappointing. On the high side, my burger was tasty. It took quite a while after we asked for the check, and there were items that we didn’t order on it. We got that fixed and the waitress gave us some extra money off, which was nice. Definitely won’t return, despite some pretty good (albeit expensive) dinners there before.

The burgers are so juicy!!! Defiantly recommend trying a burger, especially with the delicious pretzel bun! Pretzel bites are also a must-try! I would not get the beef brisket sandwich again but this is also not a BBQ place. The service could have been better. Ambiance is super cool, absolutely love the low lighting and wood fire. The place did seem a little sports bar-ish but still an overall great place for a bite to eat and a modest priced cocktail.

I ended up having an okay time (thanks to the $15 mimosa bucket which includes an entire bottle of champagne + OJ carafe). The ambiance is really cool, not a bad location either. But, the food quality and service were subpar. The food didn’t have much flavor. My waffle was dry and crumbly and the sausage barely looked cooked...it was still wet and pink looking...We arrived right as they opened and our server barely checked on us and the food runner was pretty rude at some points (he did apologize after the fact though). Overall it was just okay. I’d only come back for the mimosas.