Spilt Milk
Cocktail bar · Logan Square ·
Crafty cocktails in a 1920s pharmacy setting
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Crafty cocktails in a 1920s pharmacy setting
"This neighborhood bar has earned plenty of fans for its summer Family Meal Mondays featuring a roster of some of the city’s top chefs and bartenders slinging a $25 food-and-beverage combo on its patio. But insiders also know Spilt Milk has a top-notch happy hour. From 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, it features half off draft beer and $7 select wine. On Sunday and Monday, it’s $11 daiquiris and old fashioneds, and additionally on Sunday, half off bottles of wine." - Lisa Shames
"When: Mon-Thurs 4-7pm The Deal: Half-Off Draft Beer, $7 Select Wine With its spacious back patio, laid-back atmosphere, and delicious cocktails, Spilt Milk is one of our favorite bars in Logan Square. But we also like coming to this cozy, dimly lit spot for their happy hour, when select drafts and wines are half off. And since this deal lasts until 7pm, your Uber driver won’t have to break out any Lewis Hamilton-esque F1 driving skills in order to make it in time." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru
"Spilt Milk in Logan Square is the kind of dark, laid-back neighborhood bar where everyone (including the bartenders) is really friendly. But those same bartenders will also leave you be if you need time tackling a smashburger out of their resident kitchen, Chubby Boys. Their Chubby Smash is a loaded masterpiece—two thin, salty patties with cherry peppers, béarnaise, bacon jam, fried onions, and Chubby sauce (a creamy, sweet, and smoky concoction). Each component fuses into a balanced flavor bomb of saltiness, tang, sweetness, and spice. Pair with a 550-page memoir and one of their rotating drafts." - john ringor, veda kilaru
"Chubby Boys previously went viral thanks to an excellent breakfast sandwich out of Drip Collective in the West Loop. Now, the pop-up has a smashburger operation based in Logan Square’s Split Milk that proves they aren’t a one-sandwich wonder. The highlight is The Chubby Smash—a maximalist combination of sauces, cheese, and crispy onions that fuses into a balanced flavor bomb of saltiness, tang, sweetness, and spice. Pair it with a half-off draft beer during Spilt Milk’s happy hour, or a rotating cocktail like the Erykah Baiju. Food Rundown Chubby Smash Our favorite burger on the menu. Between the salty patties, cheese, bacon jam, bearnaise, cherry peppers, Chubby sauce (a creamy, sweet, and smoky concoction), and fried onions, saying this burger is “a lot” is an understatement. But instead of being overwhelming, everything between the two potato buns gives each bite plenty of complex flavor. photo credit: Ferny Ruiz Oklahoma Patty Melt When we want something a bit more straightforward, we get this one. The crisp, thick pieces of Texas toast and potato chips add a nice texture to the beef, caramelized onions, and Chubby sauce. KFC Chicken Sando After eating the above two items, we hypothesized that Chubby Sauce tastes good on anything. And this saucy fried chicken thigh with plenty of crunchy, craggy bits between Texas Toast confirms that—the scientific method wins again." - John Ringor
"A Logan Square tavern at 2758 W. Fullerton Avenue rebooting its seasonal Family Meal Monday patio series from May 26 through September 29 with a rotating lineup of notable Chicago chefs and restaurateurs (including Umamicue, Manny’s, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Galit, Diego, and more); guests pay $25 for a plate plus one drink, and proceeds from the series will support Culinary Care, which provides restaurant-prepared meals to families navigating cancer treatment." - Serena Maria Daniels