Whiskey Girl Tavern — Restaurant in Lake View Township

My husband and I were in Chicago for a convention a couple of weeks ago. While I was getting ready for the day he was watching the news and says to me "we need to try this place". As y'all know from my other reviews he is a pizza perfectionist :) On the morning spotlight segment was this place called Whiskey Girl Tavern and they were talking how they are known for their hot honey pepperoni pizza and chicken tenders (which sell out).

We didn't get to go to it that day and the next day we kept debating between that one and Robert's pizza which had been recommended. Well he couldn't get the image of their pizza out of his mind, so we hopped in a Uber and took the 25min ride to check it out.

We sat at the best seat in the house ... the corner bar where we had the pleasure of meeting and talking to the best bar manager, Phil!! I ordered the Spill That Spicy T Margarita made with their homemade pineapple, jalapeño mix. It was the perfect balance.. of heat, sweetness (I don't do sweet) perfect touch of smoke from the mezcal and finished with a tahini rim ... omg I can't stop thinking about it!!!! To start we ordered the fried pickles which were the perfect size and lightly breaded .. delicious .

Now the main event .. the Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza. Let's talk about the crust which in our opinion will make or break a pizza. We love thin crust with a nice char , not burnt which is a fine line. We needed to be in that small 2 person kitchen at the end of the bar to see how on God's green earth they have perfected this pizza crust!! And who doesn't love cupped pepperonis? I personally feel these should be on every pepperoni pizza instead of those big greasy ones. I just can't say enough about how delicious this was!!!

While talking to Phil my husband tells him how we heard about it and that we took the drive to check them out. Phil tells us we have to meet and tell the owners. We met Heather and Christina who were beyond thrilled and sweet to have us there. It's a small world bcs while talking with them we find out that during Covid they didn't want to be locked down in the cold and bought a place 30/40 minutes from us !! They opened the tavern about 2 years ago and just recently purchased the old pool hall next door. They showed us around and it was so cool with an old school vibe with some brown leather couches, pool table and a nice size bar that had just opened that day.

If have read this far , THANK YOU! And when in Chicago please go check them out you will not be disappointed I promise!!

I am sooo glad and sad that we found this place and believe everything happens for a reason. Glad bcs it was (no joke) the best pizza I have had in a long time and sad bcs I can't stop thinking about it now that I am back home in Tampa!!...

Came here after the Lauren Sanderson show for pride since it was advertised as the after-party. When we showed up, there were two doors letting people in. For some reason, they tried merging both lines into one door.. with Noone instructing anyone about what was going on. The bar definitely wasn't at capacity or anywhere close to it. The guy at the door letting people in had no clue what was going on and was being rude to everyone who questioned him. He was mad that there wasn't a single line, but wasn't even trying to control the huge crowd of surprisingly calm queer women and give any direction. Was standing in line for at least 30 minutes, and they hadn't let anyone in. THEN he pointed to three girls in the crowd and said, "You guys can come in because you were already in." Which made absolutely NO sense because they were only letting people in when people came out!? When I questioned this, without even being rude like I should have, he then said, "Now you're not ever getting in." After that, we said screw it and went to the fun little bar across the street.

Honestly, I'm just super disappointed that there wasn't any organization for an advertised event like this, and for them hiring a guy with a fragile ego to...

You are 100% correct and Google reviews isn't my therapist

The music was good, the new bar is gorgeous. It's obvious the owner is putting money into the place and cares.

It took an odd amount of time to get a drink between when ordering and getting it I thought some rando who happened to be behind the bar had just ran off with my cash.

I'm probably just being paranoid though as demonstrated below.

I'm a single parent in the neighborhood and I don't get much time to go out by myself. Even less when I don't feel like I have time even when I have time.

I stopped in tonight and really wanted to shoot some pool and have a drink amongst the adults.

I grabbed a drink at the front and walked to the back. Two tables were empty and one was in use. There was one coat by the middle table and no bags or coats by the table furthest from the door. There were no drinks at the pool tables.

As I walked through I looked around and tried to make eye contact with people. I walked up to the bar and asked the bartender if she knew if anyone was playing. By the time she said it's first come first serve the big group by the bar had occupied the tables.

It was one of the most disheartening experiences I've...