The Welcome Back Lounge
Restaurant · Logan Square ·
Retro bar with creative drinks, comfort food & bottomless brunch
Retro bar with creative drinks, comfort food & bottomless brunch
"DJs, a bus turned into a bar, plates of loaded tater tots served at picnic tables on the Astroturf back lawn—Welcome Back Lounge has it all. Inside, people crowd the retro bar—with a blue checked floor and sleek wood bar straight out of the '70s, plus a light-up bingo board that's put to good use on Monday nights—for cans of Maplewood Pulaski Pils served in bright yellow koozies. Outside, they pack picnic tables to enjoy patty melts and a Campfire Lemonade with mezcal and Four Roses. Whether you’re “enjoying” some Jello shots or snacking on mini corn dogs, it’s safe to say you’re doing so at one of the more unique (and raucous) bars in the neighborhood." - sarah freeman, john ringor
"DJs, a bus turned into a bar, plates of loaded tater tots served at picnic tables on the Astroturf back lawn - Welcome Back Lounge has it all. Inside, people crowd the retro bar - with a blue checked floor and sleek wood bar straight out of the 70s, plus a light-up bingo board, which is put to good use on Monday nights - for cans of Maplewood Pulaski Pils served in bright yellow koozies. Outside, they pack picnic tables to enjoy patty melts and Back Yard Punch. Whether you’re “enjoying” some Jello shots or snacking on mini corn dogs, it’s safe to say you’re doing so at one of the more unique (and raucous) bars in the neighborhood." - Sarah Freeman
"Throwback neighborhood spot Welcome Back Lounge is back with a selection of sandwiches and burgers, snacks, Jell-O shots, drinks, and a beer garden." - Naomi Waxman
"This late-night lounge was included in a coordinated suit claiming an insurer declined business-interruption payouts by insisting on physical property damage, despite pandemic closures that halted revenue. Plaintiffs are pursuing contract remedies and supplemental sums per plaintiff to help cover operating losses and support employees until reopening is possible." - Ashok Selvam
"I found that the team behind glossy sports bars The Vig and The Whale opened this neighborhood watering hole designed to exude a late-1970s/early-1980s sensibility, offering creative drinks such as “boozy jello” and both brunch and dinner menus; the name references the 70s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter." - Naomi Waxman