Golden Teardrops — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

I have always been a huge fan of Lonesome Rose. I have friends who worked there for years and spoke highly of Lonesome Rose and the culture of Land and Sea co. Years of being a patron at Lonesome I have never had anything short of a great experience. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about my first visit to Golden Teardrops, the bar down stairs. When we (all people of color) did not feel welcomed. As soon as we headed down my friend pointed out the offensive shackles on the wall! Why is the decor?! We tried to look beyond and just grab the drink and leave but we’re never even acknowledged. I come from hospitality so understand being the in the weeds but never acknowledged as everyone else (not people of color) were served. We finally realized they did not deserve one more cent from us. Not sure how to go forward with this company but I had to let this be known to other current and...

It's rare when a bar's drink menu is an artform while remaining no nonsense. I'm not one for fruity drinks with a whole orange tree on top of it, so this menu is definitely one for my taste. I had the New York Cocktail and my boyfriend got the Hot Flash (or is it Hot Flashes), and they were both outstanding.

After our first round, we decided to get dirty martinis, just because they seemed to have a good handle on the classics. It wasn't the best, and it was a bit too vermouth-y. I should have stuck with the menu, and that's my fault.

A couple of housekeeping items to take care of here. It's dark, which is fine if that's what you're looking for. Now I'm talking dark, like Hollister 2005 dark. Also, these drinks do contain a good amount of liquor, so be careful if you're not used to that...

They have a pretty short and sweet cocktails list and the beers are dead cheap. Cozy, dark, small spot below Lonesome Rose. You gotta comeout of Lonesome Rose, take a left on North Point St, another left on West Henry CT and you would see a black metallic stairs to the basement with a small black name board, written in gold color. They don't serve food though. One of the smoothest Cognac cocktails that I've had (Hot Flashes). Definitely worth checking it out. Very nice...