Rainbo Club

On the Grid : Rainbo Club

"Rainbo Club is a Chicago tradition. Simple as that. Somehow, the quintessential dive bar has gained a favorable reputation with just about every Chicagoan you’ll meet (don’t fact check us on Yelp...). Maybe it’s the pinball machine and arcade games? Or the $2 PBR drafts? Or the eclectic rotating art installations that grace its walls? For us, it’s gotta be the $3 old school photo booth that produces the best b+w tones you’ll see on any Photo Booth in the city." - Potluck Creative

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"Indy rockers, hipsters, and those who wished developers never invested in Wicker Park in the early 2000s gather at Rainbo. There’s a pinball machine in the corner and big booths for groups." - Ashok Selvam

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"An indie rock dive noted as a hangout for local musicians, the Rainbo Club is listed as a place where Liz Phair was a former regular, linking it to the local music scene that intersected with theBongo Room’s rise." - Naomi Waxman

"Rainbo Club, Ukrainian Village. Rainbo Club is a Chicago tradition. Simple as that. Somehow, the quintessential dive bar has gained a favorable reputation with just about every Chicagoan you’ll meet (don’t fact check us on Yelp...). Maybe it’s the pinball machine and arcade games? Or the $2 PBR drafts? Or the eclectic rotating art installations that grace its walls? For us, it’s gotta be the $3 old school photo booth that produces the best b+w tones you’ll see on any Photo Booth in the city."

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"A longstanding Chicago music venue with roots in the local alternative scene; in the 1990s it was a regular haunt for artists who later gained wider recognition, and it’s often invoked when discussing the city’s indie and club history." - Naomi Waxman