Chicago Brew Co. has become our neighborhood bar over the past five years we have been going there.
I am not a HUGE fan of their food but I can tell you that their Spinach Artichoke Dip is KILLER and if you catch Happy Hour, you can get it for a helluva deal at $4 or so.
Their Happy Hour in general has a lot to do with why this is one of my favorite bars. They have traditional happy hour along with a reverse happy hour that starts at 10 and is good in the Beer Garden (fantastic outdoor patio with stringed lights) and the Loft (located upstairs and where you can find me a majority of the time). Their (tasty) brewed-in-house beer is 1/2 off and I think it's $1 off wine and well drinks, too.
The atmosphere and staff of this bar is what got them the "Yay! I'm a fan" rating from me. Everyone is super friendly and it's one bar that doesn't feel like your run-of-the-mill PT's thanks to The Loft and the Beer Garden.
My only complaint is they recently got rid of their Big Buck Hunter game machine. This may sound ridic but a girl's gotta hunt.