Ph.D Pub Chicago — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

I came here with a friend to buy him a birthday beer today, which is a Thursday evening. The bar was pretty uncrowded, and the reason for that soon became clear. The blonde bar tender/server handed us menus and then proceeded to ignore us for the entire duration of our stay. I got up from my table after a lengthy wait to order a drink at the empty bar where there were 3 bar tenders chatting with each other not doing any apparent or actual work. The blonde, our alleged server, again deliberately ignored me as I waited for her at the bar. So I relocated to a different section that seemed to be manned by a different bar tender. The trashy-trucker-hat-wearing bar tender finally took my order, then talked to his friend for 10 additional minutes before giving me the wrong foamy bottled beer without a glass (which he seemed to shake up before charging me for it). This is a terrible place with worse service than I have had in a long time. Because I bar tended for several years prior to this, I tipped them anyway, though they did not deserve it. We promptly left for Bar Louie where the server, who was way busier than anyone at PhD Pub, greeted us right away, letting us know he was sorry for being super busy, but he would be right with us, which was perfectly fine with us, and frankly, far far better behavior than we had just encountered. Consumers, be apprised that you do NOT need to put up with this place. Know that right next door is far far better service. Do NOT settle for PhD (read- Profoundly Horrible...

Finally a place I can enjoy a cigar past 7:00pm where I don’t have to pay them over $4000 in order to be allowed to give them even more money per month for a membership only to be forced to smoke strictly the garbage selection of Cigars they keep in stock that are priced so high the only reason people buy them is to prove to other people around them that they have money. Cough, Biggs, cough cough.

This is a dope little sports bar has a nice big outdoor patio where you can enjoy your own Cigars from your own collection until 2:00am every night. Oh, and if you forgot to bring a cigar, Binny’s is right next-door with stupidly low prices on a better selection of cigars then somewhere that’s gonna make you pay over $400 a month to be allowed to smoke only the cigars that they carry in one of the smallest humidors I’ve ever seen in a place specifically built for the sole reason of selling and smoking cigars. “Emporium” my ass. Literally half their selection is nothing but Cohibas and the other half is nothing but over priced boutique cigars and Davidoffs.

I’ve been to this pub once and the one guy I met just randomly smoking his own cigar who didn’t work there had more cigar knowledge then the host at a so-called cigar mansion. lol….

Remind you, this is a sports bar where you can order drinks all night long and they just happen to have an outdoor area that allows you to smoke...

A popular local bar with a very nice outdoor patio (that even includes a grill for bring-your-own-food events). The inside can seem a little cramped when first walking through, but there is a surprising amount of indoor seating. There are also games in the lounge area in the back by the restrooms for those who feel so inclined. Another surprise for a bar like this one was that the restrooms were pretty clean, aside from periodically running out of soap. If you are looking for food, you have to bring your own (but they are happy for you to do so) as this pub only serves drinks. There are plenty of nearby carry-out food options though, and so it easy to find something. The bar is a quick walk to UIC, and so expect to see students and maybe some faculty. The outdoor patio is probably the main feature to emphasize when convincing your friends to join you there for a beer...