Charlies Bar — Restaurant in Grayslake

Have you been to Charlie's? Sweet Baby Jebus this little gem is the unspoken true gem of Grayslakes bar scene. As center street fills up with more nitch and eccentric bars, Charlie's is the only true town tavern. It provides great drinks at low prices. A fun local crowd of happy go luckies. Some of the best bartenders you will ever have th pleasure of meeting. So come enjoy the drinks. Drop your phone's and socialize. Enjoy the smokers garden (aka outdoor area). And when live music or raffles are on this is the place to...

Walked in and the bartender immediately told us to leave. We asked what was going on and he threatened to call the cops then asked for our ID's and called over a second bartender to check them. We all had valid IL drivers licenses and are well over 21. He continued to give us a hard time so we took our money elsewhere. Someone followed us out of the bar claiming to be the bouncer at Emil's. Not a friendly environment at all and safe to say I will never to back. If I could rate lower than...

Bartender was super uptight. He wasn't sure if he could serve me because it was my 21st birthday (really? Who doesn't go out on their 21st birthday?) After making a big deal out of it being my birthday, he didn't even wish me a happy birthday. Only upside of this bar is that they have a dog you can feed treats. Never returning even though...