Sidetrack

MEN beware ... now Dixie Lynn's Drag Bar

Shame on the owners. Chuck Hyde's legacy is dead. Sidetrack used to be a great place to hang out and see and talk to MEN and a pillar of the gay community. Now it's just a capitalistic (in the worst sense if the term) drag bar in partnership with VH-1 - Dixie Lynn literally runs the place - twinky boys and their bff girlfriends, and straights who think they're cool hanging with the gay folk. Sad. Complained to our favorite - for years - bartender and as was told "look around ... the cash registers are ringing, that's all we care about." Note to management: read any analysis of millenials as consumers ... they are fickle; they will leave as quick as they came and in the meantime you have alienated your core customers (Oh but that's ok I guess as one of the drag queens told me that my generation is the one with the problem). A look around tonight and the regulars who have supported and built this bar's business for years were no where to be found. A great business model. Good luck with that. Great real estate though for when that's all it's worth for condo development 18 months from now. Maybe I'll speculate on that .....

Brit on Business l Looking for Tour Guide

Hey Guys! - Hitting Chicago in late feb and looking for someone to hook up with and show me the sites - knows the good places to go.

So big

This place has so many areas . It's huge and the staff are super nice. There's a drag show with almost 100 queens !! Fierce ! It's a must go and see and everything is within walking distance . Please see my favorite bartender Cesar !! He's awesome ! Tell him Karim. Sent you from New York !!

Love it.....

Specially the up stairs, with a nice group it makes aa balance..........

One of Chicago's most popular and biggest gay bars

For the 30-40 crowd (on average), on the clean-cut side of the spectrum. Sort of the default, go-to bar for locals and visitors alike. Very spacious, with multiple, slightly different vibed halls.