Spybar — Restaurant in Chicago

So, I arrived at the skybar about 9:50 pm on Saturday may 5th , decided to sit in an open area with my wife because we wanted to see Dennis ferrer, we had drinks and it was all good up until about midnite. We had already ordered 2 rounds of drinks well over 50$. Suddenly employees of the club insisted we were now in a private VIP seating area. Because they wanted to make seating for i guess a higher paying clientele of custonef, they suggested that we now move to an open area on the other side of the club. I refused of course stating that we had been sitting there all along. They sent someone over , we debated our position and it was agreed upon that we were as allowed to remain in the same seating area. We continued our evening at this point dancing and consuming our drinks .About 45 min later I was approached by the same employee, at which time he stated the additional area in which we were now sitting , had at this point been reserved another outside group.Again I refused to give up my seating area stating we had been exposed to being removed to another, I kinda felt like Rosa Parks. At this point we were approached by another manger (Steve) , he stated it was the clubs policy that we should agree to moving a second time to accommodate his VIP customers . I of course disagreed with his position , at which time he stated that I was disrespecting him because I wouldn't agree to move to another area , whereby he could accommodate his VIP customers. Being an African American born in this country this had not been outlined or explained to i was pissed off of course .

Before a confrontation insued my wife agreed to move to another area. The other staff members we cordial, offered free drinks and also complained about (Steve) the white guy. The bottom line is that I have enjoyed listening to the music made by Dennis Ferrer, and never ended up listening to his music and left before his performance began .

If you are minority , never visit this establishment until they confront the racist natures of some select employees, who have more than a willingness to discriminate against African American patrons . This racist bastard Steve should never allowed to communicate with customers of any establishment.

Just like the Starbucks .most recent issue , Do Not visit the SkyBar unless you are willing to suffer the humiliation and 3rd class treatment to African Americans that Steve delivered .

I will be sure nor to let this story die on the Vine . black Americans possess financial strength as do many other minority groups , this should serve as tour warning for just cause .

Stay away from This place , do not spend your money here for house music out , this was a real eye...

The venue is fun and what you might expect, I had a great time dancing to Lee Foss. The lower rating comes from a bizarre/annoying experience with a bartender. For the evening, she was so nice and friendly. At the end of our night, my friend and I asked if she could combine our bills, since we both didn't meet the minimum, which she happily agreed to do. When she provided the check binder, I signed the receipts but both of our cards were not in there.

Now, I can swear up and down that they weren't in there, and perhaps the bartender can swear up and down that she did put them in there. It's something we honestly might never know what happened... but what was most upsetting was her response. It was like a switch went off and she was completely cold, dismissive and indifferent. I stood there for a good 10 minutes before she would even glance at my direction and when I finally got her attention, I asked her about the cards, which got very short "I put them in there" before turning away. We again waited to get her attention and tried explaining to her that the cards were not in there and if she wasn't ignoring us, her responses were short "check the floor. check your pockets. I put them in there". No type of care or offering to check behind the bar. She didn't once check her bar station where she had put the receipts in the check binder. It was clear that my friend and I were getting distressed, standing there for over 25 minutes, checking everywhere on the floor and our wallets (even though we know when didn't put them in) and she honestly could not care less. We were polite to her, not accusing or yelling, and she really was so indifferent and made 0 attempt to help us or look behind the bar or on the floor behind the bar. I've tried to call the bar a few times since this, but of course can never get through to anyone. My guess is both of our cards showed up somewhere at the bar but of course we'll never know.

It's pretty easy to cancel a credit card, but I just found the whole situation and her response annoying and extremely rude. Even if she truly believed she put the cards in there, she could have been nicer about it. Very odd considering how nice she was all night. My suggestion is for the venue to train their staff on common courtesy, especially the bartender...

So here's the situation. My boi had too much to drink and we're outside of Spybar at 3 am. People are walking by asking if he's ok. I've got Pedialyte and water there for him (courtesy of Walgreens) but he's kind of made a mess of himself earlier. I need napkins/paper towels. I got into Spybar earlier because someone else had a free ticket, so I'm digitally ticketless.

Some couple is complaining to the bouncers about an issue they had, and I'm queue'd up behind them. I only want to go in because I need disposable paper for my boi experiencing hell first hand on the corner curb. Maybe this couple has valid complaints, but I'm in need of assistance for my drunk brother. The bouncers let me in again to grab some paper towels, and I'm out again in