Big City Tap — Restaurant in Lake View Township

Yes, I have been here many more times than I'd like to admit. It is almost always after an extensive night of drinking that I don't want to see end so I inevitably end up waiting in some ridiculous line at 2am and pay between $5 - $10 to get into this hole. Obviously, everybody else in this bar is either as or more wasted than I am so there have been some events I have witnessed that some may refer to as traumatizing and others consider pure entertainment.

Keep in mind; this is a meat market with all the creepy folks on the prowl. So occasionally it's interesting to pull up a seat and watch them all go after each other on the dance floor. Or there is always the inevitable moron fight that tends to get physical when one guy comments on how drunk another guy's lady is. That's right; I've seen this happen here more than once.

Definitely the only good thing about this place is the fact that you can drink till 5am, but don't even attempt to step foot in here unless you are already half in the bag. I assure you without a buzz, you will not be able to find one single thing about this bar amusing or...

Unbelievably disappointed in the service received at Big City Tap, especially after already tipping the bartender TWICE. They clearly do not care about the safety or well-being of their female customers. My female friend could not find her Uber, so I told the bounce I was going to help her find her Uber and I’d be right back… I was gone for no more than 60 seconds & when I returned, both my 1/2 full drink and more than 1/2 my buffalo chicken sandwich were both gone. I told the bartender I didn’t mind about the drink, but I’d like a replacement sandwich. He said he couldn’t do it and it was my fault for not telling the bartender. I said within one minute, it should not have been an issue. I told him not a big deal, just please replace the sandwich. He refused to do so and said I could order additional food from the menu if I wanted. This was absolutely atrocious customer service and I’m shocked this person is...

If you have an enemy or an evil ex, buy them a gift card for this place and ruin their night. So we were told upon entering that they could only serve bottles and cans, even though the bar was fully stocked. OK. Ordered two sandwiches, mozzarella sticks and chips with guacamole. One sandwich and the mozzarella sticks arrived, then nothing, and all the staff seemed to disappear until we were able to find someone 25 minutes later, well after we needed to leave, to bring us the check which still had the charges for the food we didn't get on it. When we pointed this out, we were told that they had already run the card and shrugged. We protested and were tossed $9 in cash for one of the missing items, and told to have a good night. Oh, and the BLT I ordered was bad. It takes a special kind of ineptitude to make a bad BLT for a patron in a bar with 5 other customers in it. I'm excited to never...