The Hangge-Uppe

The Hangge-Uppe is an absolute gem. The atmosphere is an easy 6/5—it’s lively, fun, and exactly what you want for a night out. The drinks are strong (no complaints there), and the music keeps the energy going all night. One thing that really stood out was how professionally the staff handled a situation where someone had to be kicked out. Security was quick, efficient, and didn’t escalate anything unnecessarily. If you’re in the area, it’s worth popping into.

0/0 would not recommend if you don’t like ignorant racists. We were there on Saturday 04/12/2025 and I asked male Caucasian DJ in the Sox baseball cap upstairs if he can play Bad Bunny to which he responded “we’re not in Mexico honey”. First of all obviously Bad Bunny is Puerto Rican which is obviously a U.S. territory. Second of all Chicago has such a high number of Spanish speaking people. Do not put a sign over the DJ stating “song requests” if DJ will not be doing his job and playing songs/artists being requested. Will not be going back. Ignorance is truly bliss.

if you like basic wedding music vibes this will be your place. the drinks were expensive and the vibe was fine. the first floor is better than the basement imo

Such a fun place for dancing and drinks on the weekends!! Bartender Jade is awesome and was extremely helpful when I left one of my belongings at the bar. I definitely would recommend this place to anyone who is looking to have a good time as a visitor or as a local!!

The bartenders were so friendly and attentive however the DJ plays very basic and boring music. When we requested a song he told us he has to play music for the “white girls” and will play our song later. I understand catering to your customer, however as a paying customer, if you’re allowing requests, I would like to hear the song I requested. He said for a $10 tip our song would be next. Maybe remove the requests sign if that’s the case!

Great music and people, except the bouncer with the dreads. He wouldn’t let me back in unless I paid cover again even though I showed him my receipt for paying the cover.

My Fav Dive bar/nightclub in Chicago. The old school vibes downstairs are the best. Very feel good atmosphere. The bar staff is very attentive you can tell that they care about the Patrons! Thanks guys.

Upstairs DJ was fantastic, enough room to dance with friends and had a fun time!

Oh, baby, The Hangge-Uppe is pure, unhinged gay chaos, and I am obsessed. Downstairs? Whitney, Madonna, and your dignity disappearing in real time. Upstairs? A sweaty, glittery grind-fest of Top 40 bangers. The drinks? Cheap. The crowd? Tragic and perfect. The vibes? Disaster in the best way. If you're not blackout scream-singing at 2 AM, what are you even doing?

The worst, least accommodating staff in Chicago. Extremely power hungry and I was so excited to show my family a good time for a 21st birthday. It was sad

I love the top floor music related to the younger crowd like myself but the downstairs classic pop/rock hits always be fire too. People are easy to get along with here so I often dabble on both floors.

Crowded joint with terrible music. But probably the worst for their temperamental bouncers/security staff. Night life has its ups and downs with respect to security staff, but these people should be fired. Awful experience.

I did an open bar deal with a large group for my birthday. It was wonderful! The staff was all very friendly and professional.

I came here for a birthday party gathering and it was 80s night which was fun! There was no cover to get in, but identifications were checked. There are several floors and even though it was crowded-there was plenty of room to dance and there were several DJs. What was nice was that I requested that the DJ announce "Happy Birthday" over the sound system for my friend and played her favorite song twice which was really, really nice. There are bars up and downstairs. Beer was served in a cup and reasonable. It was a really fun time. I would go back!

Great music, good drinks, fun people. Only complaint is that the bathroom situation is not ideal. One urinal and one doorless stall with a constant line. Other than that, one of the best bars in Chicago for a fun night out.

Came here on a Saturday night with one of my buddies. Safe to say I will never be coming here again. My friend and I reluctantly paid the $20 cover and entered. He walked in no problem, and I trailed closely behind. But what happened next to me was easily the weirdest encounter I have ever had in any bar/club Upon walking in, I was IMMEDIATELY shoved by one of the bouncers behind the door wearing a backwards hat. Keep in mind, I had not spoken a single word to anyone let alone looked at anyone. The bouncer came right up in my face and started yelling about something (who knows what?) My fight or flight reaction kicked in, and I forcefully removed the bouncers hands off me, as he was right in my face and I felt threatened. He did not like this, and proceeded to physically pick me up and bring me out of the bar. This all happened within 10 seconds of showing up I am a non-confrontational person by nature and don't like disagreement. The last thing I am looking for on a Saturday night is a quarrel with some power hungry bouncer looking to spoil peoples fun, but that is unfortunately what I got. My reasoning behind why I believe I was shoved was because the bouncer was looking to take advantage of me. Having just paid the $20 cover fee, they had gotten all they needed from me and we're ready to kick me out. Having shown up with a friend too, he wasn't going to leave without me, so it was a quick $40 for the hangge-upp Don't make the mistake I did and please read the other reviews on here and google reviews before coming. Many other people have complained about the overly aggressive bouncers (especially recently). A single one star review can be considered an outlier, but when there are multiple people saying virtually the same thing, that should tell you something. Awful experience, and easily the worst security of any establishment I have ever been to

Celebrate my 30th birthday party here. Sophia was super helpful and easy to coordinate with! The staff was great during the event. The music is amazing and we all had so much fun!

This place has entertained for decades - solid bar at 3am! I took my friend who had never been there - she's a loyal fan now!

The staff went above and beyond helping us find a lost phone. Always have a good time there as well.

This place is a hot mess XD but honestly, kinda worth it. This is the place you go when you're already so hammered that you don't care where you end up.

The bartender, Jade, was very professional and accommodating, top tier service. Would recommend!!

Does this place have a basement where everyone could drink. I met Tommy Heinsohn there back in 1983 when he was promoting Miller Lite beer.

People who don't like the Hangge uppe ... RED FLAG. I don't bully people, but people who say they don't like the hangge uppe need to grow up. I love the hangge uppe and I'm actually considering having my wedding in the basement if management allows! I literally just want to make that stage my absolute b**ch every night. I love to dance on it. Hangge uppe brings the people together. Imma tell me kids that hangge uppe was my church. The father, son, and holy hangge uppe. Amen sister. I love Clark ... he's fine asf and serves great drinks .

Went here with my friends around 11 pm. After a while, noticed a man on his own stalking and leering over women in a creepy way. My friends all noticed as well. After observing him standing behind one woman specifically for a while, I decided to report him. I went outside to the bouncers/security to discretely report him for my safety. I described him to a tee (he was an extremely obvious description, physically) and the bouncers seemingly took immediate action. Later, I learned a male friend of mine was taken away by the security team to confirm the man's identity and confirm my story of his actions. "Do you think xxx guy was being 'creepy'"? And similar questions were asked. The fact that they couldn't take a woman's fear and experience into account without a man corroborating for her was extremely upsetting. If the man I had concerns about had chosen to take violent action that night on the numerous women he was eerily standing over, it would've been nice to know this bar took my complaint seriously. We chose to leave the bar as a result of his continued presence. Please women, please.

Bouncers tried to take my REAL ID and wanted to fight me over it. Such poor service and would never recommend unless you are 30 or older. They will take your real id and scam you of everything. DO NOT GO!

Great bar but bouncer is rude and needs to be fired been going here a long time but recent bouncers have gotten very disrespectful to me and my girlfriends incredibly rude on IDs when they were real

BEWARE THIS PLACE ABSOLUTELY SUCKS. EMPLOYEES OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT ARE AGGRESSIVE, CONFRONTATIONAL AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY HOMOPHOBIC. A large group of friends and I arrived on a Saturday night - paid $10 cover fees, reluctantly hid our coats in dark, sticky corners of the bar since there was no coat check or available hooks, got served standard dive bar drinks and watched ourselves dance on gimmicky screens of dance floor shenanigans. That part was ok. At some point in evening, a bouncer/security personnel approached me on the dance floor and went out of his way to compliment my outfit. I said thank you and moved on. It was a good outfit, but I already knew that without him telling me. THIS IS WHERE IT GETS UGLY.....our group then moved downstairs to basement area where there was another dance area. It was very hot in the crowd of people on the dance floor, and my two male friends removed their sweaters so they could move more freely and comfortably on the dance floor in tank tops. The same bouncer then approached me AGAIN and told me to tell my friends to "put their shirts back on." For the record, they had shirts on. Tank tops are shirts. ALSO WHY WAS THIS BOUNCER SO CONCERNED ABOUT EVERYONE'S OUTFITS???? My own outfit that he had gone out of his way to compliment earlier in the evening had far less coverage than my male counterparts in their tank tops. I was taken aback with the request and explained to him that it was very hot and politely inquired why I was allowed to show just as much skin if not more as a female patron but my male friends were not - please see attached photo of the outfits in question captured moments before this incident went down. The bouncer proceeded to get incredibly aggressive with our group in an instant, got in my male friends' faces, demanded that they "put their shirts back on" in a raised voice repeatedly and then threatened to BEAT THEM UP if they didn't comply. I can not stress how quickly this situation escalated....over tank tops. We decided to leave the establishment right then and there as we didn't want any part of this man's toxicity and aggression. The place sucked anyway. I closed our tab and reported the incident to a female bartender upstairs who proceeded to explain to me that the bar "has a strict dress code for men." YEAH, A DOUBLE STANDARD HOMOPHOBIC DRESS CODE THAT YOU IMPLEMENT TO EXCUSE YOUR EMPLOYEE'S THREATENING AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR TOWARDS CERTAIN PATRONS!!!! The bouncer then followed our group outside after we politely excused ourselves from the bar and SHOVED MY MALE FRIEND AGAINST A WALL where other bouncers seemed to want to get involved enthusiastically with zero context of situation. Female members of our group were forced to intervene on our male friend's behalf as this mob of grown men physically loomed over and around us continuing to threaten physical violence. The situation was ultimately diffused by us, the patrons. We will never return, and you should not either. My friends and I felt incredibly unsafe here at the hands of their employees, and I am honestly shocked that the whole incident didn't erupt into something far more violent. Very toxic vibe. THE BOUNCER INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT NEEDS GOD, AND I PRAY THAT GOD IS WEARING A TANK TOP.

Allison is AWESOME!! Best bar tender ever! So sweet and helpful! Keep her! Thank you for amazing service!!

The most over-priced cover EVER!?!?!? Everyone is 21 and younger. The drinks are over-priced. They often play shit music and don't take requests. What's the point of this bar???????

I give it 3 stars, cause sadly I ended up there of my own volition. That being said, if you happen to stumble into Hangge Uppe, it's either a) you lost a bet, b) you are a tourist and someone played a prank on you, c) you truly enjoy shitty music and bad drinks. The Uppe is the type of place where you need a penicillin shot the next morning. The place is filthy, the decor hasn't been changed in 20+ years, and the bar staff use plastic cups for shakers to mix their drinks. I was hammered, but from what I recall not even the beer goggles could make this place attractive. I don't recall what crappy song finally made us leave, but it must have been something really bad.

The bouncers here are a nightmare. They let a bunch of girls in for free and tried to charge the guys $40, saying $20 was for them and $20 for the business. This happened at 12:45am on Saturday night, August 15 (early morning). After I refused the bouncers all proceeded to ridicule me and my friends for the price(?) of shoes and clothing we were wearing. All of the bouncers on this night should be fired. Terrible representation for the bar and what it represents. Not only do they try and snake money for themselves but they were disrespectful to everyone who came through the line.

if im going to be honest will never come here again. it was my first time and the bouncer said my REAL ID was fake.. almost called the cops. if you dont want you ID taken dont come here.

I came here with a group of 8 friends all aged 22 years or older and mine as well as 3 others' IDs were confiscated. After trying to reason with the bouncer we had to call 911 and wait for them to get our ID's back. I want to mention that while we were waiting for the cops to show up the bouncer decided to use our real ID's to make an example to those in line saying "this is what happens when you try and use a fake ID, we never give them back." What really made the encounter dreadful was the fact that the bouncer was unwilling to talk to us at all. Once the cops showed up even then it took a good 10 minutes for them to hand over the ID's. I don't think any of us cared about not being let in, but the entire ordeal and threat of losing a real ID was extremely stressful. Even after everything was resolved the bouncer and security guards did not have a shed of remorse. Even a single sorry would have made us much more forgiving about the entire experience.

Came here in 1991 still a blast had a good time recently just came here with the family talk about the good old times when records are all over the place on the roof good times: even though things are not the same I still enjoyed myself great memories 91 still lives in my mind: great times great friends will never forget: highly recommend a visit

I was the victim of a homophobic attack at this bar - and the turn of the screw was that it was at the hands of the staff. I came to this bar with friends from college, only because it was a stones throw from our hotel. We were a large group, maybe fifteen people. We bought drinks, tipped well, danced a lot - the kind of patrons a bar usually asks for. When my boyfriend and I began to dance together, a bouncer wearing glasses began to get uncomfortably close to us, shoving his way between us to move across the bar. We assumed it wasn't intentional. Then we both took our sweaters off, just wearing tank tops. We were told to put our sweaters back on. We asked why - and we were told that we'd be BEAT UP if we didn't comply. I want to stress that the situation escalated SO QUICKLY, and it feels very confusing and violating to be threatened with physical violence for seemingly no reason. We were escorted out of the bar, the bouncer shoved my boyfriend into a wall for asking for an explanation, and my girlfriends were left to intervene on our behalf - I worry for my life if they weren't there. It's 2022 - Chicago is a major metropolitan city. If you are queer, please beware: this bar is dangerous. Shame on you, Chicago.

This is the worst establishment I have ever seen in my existence. The bouncers are rude and the Staff is horrible.I would NEVER recommend this place to anyone. It's a waste of time to get to and it looks very dirty. Not to mention the bouncers charged a cover when in reality they should been paying patrons to even set foot in that place.

Cons: Dive bar, cheap interiors, local crowd, gets super crowded on weekends, Make sure to take care of your stuff. Pros: has 3 other bars dowstairs and feels like one big place, Drinks prices reasonable Ok Dj Helpful staff

Decent bar to grab a few drinks and maybe even dance a little. Not really my type of venue but you can have a good time while there. The staff is nice every time I visit. The bouncers/security and that guy Chris at the door are all cool.

(As someone who reads a lot of reviews): Do not go to this bar. The reasons being as follows. 1) POPULARITY:this bar is only popular because out of towners or visitors tend to go there because they don't know where else to go. (There are plenty of late night bars in Chicago or near by- also of much higher quality.) 2) AGE- seems to be mostly 20-24 year olds. Granted, that's not necessarily bad, until you realize it's the bad parts of that age group. 3) SERVICE- bad service, bad bar tenders, bad bouncers. Normally at bars, you don't expect much... But you must at least expect a little? 4) ATTITUDE- I feel as though many people work hard during the week; to spend their hard earned money on the few off nights they have. When you find a place that has such a "greater than thou" attitude, and don't seem to give a sh*t... Do you really want to spend any portion of any hours you worked during the week here??? Skip it. Go to social Twenty five or any other bar.

Stay away from this bar unless you want trouble. Last weekend one of the bouncers kicked me and my girlfriend out because she wouldn't dance with him. We left peacefully, but the bouncer was furious. We went outside and then the bouncer hit her in the face, open palm, but she still went down to the ground. I understand that sometimes it might require force to remove disorderly drunk people, but there is no reason for any worker to hit a girl. I never thought I would see anything like that happen, and I hope it doesn't happen to anyone else. For all I know, that angry bouncer still works there, so please be careful!

We came here for my friends birthday and her phone got stolen at some point during the night. The bartenders were nice in helping us look for it but she said they night alone at least 17 people came up to her asking if she found any phones. Someone that night (10/1/21) took so many phones (not at all the bar or staffs fault just a warning to people when they come here to be careful with their stuff)

Last night I went out with a few friends for a fun night out. I dropped my phone and the loveliest bartenders Jade and Bird helped me out. They were so kind and professional. When it was turned into them they were gracious enough to put it on the charger for me. 10/10 recommend it's a great late night spot and the service is amazing. All the staff outside also helped me look for my phone when it was missing. Jade and Bird you are the dopest.

We have been there many times. Unfortunately, the staff treats people pretty poorly. Last time we were there, we were in the back of our group in line. They charged $5 cover. When we got up, it was $20 cover. We said we were with our friends that just paid $5. He said, you're a "fucking liar". I said I can have any of them prove it, and he said "fuck you, you're not getting in". Extremely aggressive. The guy said his name was "Chris" - I'm sure he's lying, but it was the bouncer on 9/17/21.

I've always been a fan of this place and was happy to see it back doing well after Covid but the incredibly rude treatment by the bouncers/staff makes me question if I'll actually come back. We had a group of us come in for a birthday where one person paid the cover for everyone - the bouncers apparently didn't count the correct people in our group after us pointing it out to them and, as soon as all of us walked in (with them acknowledging we all paid) they began to scream at us and basically physically pull us out of the building while accusing us of lying to them. Bouncers ruining a birthday is one thing but accosting a group of customers that have already paid, cursing directly at them and falsely accusing them of lying is not only unprofessional but frankly insulting.

I feel like if I was 21 or 22 this would have been my bar but at 31, definitely not a place I'll go to regularly. So you may wonder about my 4 star review and it's exactly because it's a place that I think young 20 somethings would love! The music was great and loud. Lots of dancing. Super packed and hopping! The staff was really nice to my group and I, especially the bouncer. I lost a glove and he was so nice about it. Said he'd keep and eye out for it, he probably didn't but hey it's the thought that counts! So I would say if you are looking for a packed crazy fun club on the weekends, go here you 20 something's! :-)

Attempted to go to the Hangge-Uppe because my friends landed there after dinner. I got to the door about 10 minutes after they had entered when the doorman charged me an arbitrary $5 cover. I looked at him as if he had three heads, but of course he avoided eye contact. Not only did my girls not have to pay a cover, none of the patrons before me had to pay. I didn't have the energy to give him a diatribe about five funky dollars because I didn't care one way or the other. And, it was just the excuse I needed to go home. Thanks smug doorman:)

They charge a service fee for drinks served in 8 ounce plastic cups that are $10 each. Reminder to pre-game next time. -Plastic cups -8oz of ice -Service fee for both above. After the high cost

I went here for my 30th birthday -- a true Chicago staple. We have been here a number of times, and always had a blast, but something happened this time that warranted a review. It was late and we wanted some water to balance out the alcohol. My husband went to the bar to ask for two cups of water, but was told "we get in trouble for giving cups of water, management makes us sell bottles which are $2.50 each." This is not only incredibly poor customer service, but also dangerous. For an establishment that sells that much alcohol, they should be providing water for free to their patrons. I was very disappointed that they were prioritizing a bit of profit (they make plenty) over the safety of customers.

Grade A dump. Just like their sister bars Mother's and She-nannigan's. Dirty and sketchy are two things that come to mind. Make no mistake. The place is not at all place where locals go. Sad to think that out-of-towners go there thinking it's a cool Chicago bar when in fact it's milking the last drop of greatness it last had many years ago. Today it's one of the worst bars in the area (Mother's and She-nannigan's are fighting them for that honor).

I go here for the 80s music in the basement. Everyone there is dedicated to having a good time. There are more bars down there and you are more quickly served. The basement gets 5 stars. The bouncers are UFC wannabes, but that's because it gets ratchet on the first floor after about 1:30am. Just avoid the first floor altogether and go straight downstairs.

I'm embarrassed to say I actually find this bar fun, but it is a pretty good time if you're with the right crowd. It's definitely super sketchy, but they play really fun music if you're in the mood to dance. I'd suggest it to anyone looking for a late night stop for a bachelorette party or just a crazy night out on the town.

Ive never left a bad review before but after having my phone, id, and credits cards stolen I figured it was time. A number of my friends have also reported their phones and wallets stolen at the same bar. Every night ive been there they have announced that there is someone at the bar stealing phones. This problem has been going on for months and they cant seem to figure it out. Its a risk going there and the $20 cover is not really worth it.

I should be Hung-up on.....at my age there is NO WAY I should have been anywhere near this joint at 12:41 am (receipt verified) Sat night/Sun morning....or should have been having a few shots at $38 for 4.... Hot Mamma had to dance and this was the spot - dance, dance, dance. YIKES!!! Best if you are 21 or under (the younger generation at the office said it was their "go to" spot at 21). When we arrived around 9:30 pm there were a few people our age, lots of Bridal Showers, but as it got packed it got younger, and younger. Maybe the funniest part of the night was my wife describing the women's bathroom and all of the youngsters puking on the floor....... Good times!

If your trying to get laid or want to hit a late night spot downtown, I recommend going here. There is usually a big line outside so either come early or tip the bouncers. Downstairs is an older crowd, typically 30+ and upstairs has a mixture of people all in their mid-20's. I like how there are bars placed throughout the downstairs, it does get packed but surprisingly your usually able to grab a drink in fair time. The place gets kind of dirty, floors really sticky, smells like B.O. as the place fills up. Typically there are a lot of girls here. Many of them are down to clown...overall it's a good time. Make sure you have a few in you before going, you are going to need it!

Weakness has got to be the bathrooms. It's a disaster. This place is CRAZY POPPIN after 1:45am on weekends. Upstairs is top 40, downstairs is classic rock. Upstairs people are twerkin', downstairs everyone is hugging and singing their hearts out. I remember going crazy on Bohemian Rhapsody. $5 cover. Arrive after 2 and expect a pretty big line.

Went here for my birthday with my friends. I was there for maybe half an hour with my friends after paying a $5 cover when we were kicked out for no reason. None of us were overly intoxicated and seemingly drunk. Security was kicking out my male friend and wouldn't give us a reason why. We asked repeatedly and they kept saying he was drunk when he clearly was the most sober. We were forced to leave by the LMG security. What a way to end my birthday. I was very disappointed by how we were treated and will most likely never return.

Oh my... Sticky floors. Overflowing trough urinal in the men's room (men were literally standing two feet away and shooting it in because nobody wanted to stand in the flood of urine on the floor). Packed like sardines on the dance floor. Uncomfortably hot and sweaty. Everybody sloppy drunk. Not my idea of a good time. If you're looking for a place where it's totally acceptable to look nasty and behave idiotically, you've found it here. There's no other reason to recommend the Hangge-Uppe in a city as large as Chicago. Honestly one of the most uncomfortable nightlife experience in my life. There are much better party-friendly establishments in almost every neighborhood in this city.