So as a born and raised Chicago kid i want to love this place. As it's a cool venue with tons of space, great tvs and a cool patio. I have been there several times however and not had great experiences. I think it comes down to service and the demeanor of the staff. The main issue is we have hosted two post charity events there two years apart. We organize it contact the venue so they know 100 people are showing up at 9-10pm both times they cut their whole staff 1 hour before we arrive so there are 2 bartenders and a couple servers for 100 people. Time to get a cocktail at the bar 30-45 min in most cases, ticket times for food about 45 to an hour. The staff is very pissy about it to. They could have earn 30-40% more revenue in both cases as people were scared to order food and just did not order drinks. It's really frustrating that after working hard for this charity event for 3 months to show up to a hostile environment to celebrate. Anyway if you looking for a good place to watch sports it fits the bill but i would avoid any large group events or busy days if you are sensitive the a side of attitude. Cheers!