Midway Bar

I have been coming to this bar for over 7 years. The new bartenders (girl and a boy) are so disrespectful. I’m so sad the twins girls are not working during weekends anymore cuz at least they were NEVER disrespectful. I also saw other people leaving the bar because the bartenders were being rude.

When I lived in the area I enjoyed coming here my just hanging out. Since moving away the bartenders are shit.
I have gone back a few times and found new bartenders and they were all well shit. Ignored me, rude, just blah.
Most recently I went in to get a drink since I was in the area after SantaCon. I was in no way drunk. Quite frankly all I was wearing was a Santa hat. Bartender refused to even let me in, much less service me. Seriously? He was.
Too bad this place used to rock.

We went there early so luckily it’s not packed n still in happy hour;) I had cider, yeeea… Lol was really good. We had fun with those games. Bartender was extremely unwelcoming, grumpy!

every bartender there was nice as shit to me. being from the service industry, my first thought is the obsessed bad review guy down there was probably doing something pretty rude or creepy and now whines about it here. heave ho! great dive with pool.

I may not be fully qualified to write a review of this bar since I’ve only been here 3 or 4 times, today. Also, seeing how I can never remember most of my experience, when I finally regain consciousness the next day. But, I’ve always been told I was laughing hysterically when I got carried out over the bartender’s shoulder. I’ll definitely return.

These 5 stars are not dedicated to the throwback arcade games or the amazing drink deals, but 100% to the girl who was running the show behind the bar. She made sure everyone had a good time and held it together under pressure. She had that kind of politeness that said «I want you to have a good time but don’t forget I’m the f*cking boss here.» Anyways, love it! Bravo! I will be back.

Worst Bartenders lady’s I’ve ever met! super disrespectful and greedy. You must give them a good tip or they curse and ignore you. The guy bartender is nice and the pool table is fun to play. But other than that, Never Again!

They are super friendly to Bears and the tall blonde guy in the glasses is super hot. The pool table is surprisingly well maintained and they have Spider Man pinball. I like it.

Tattooed lady bartender was very sweet (Patty? Hell if I can remember) — I’m assuming this isn’t the same person a few of these reviews complain about.
Someone asked me if I had any coke within five minutes of sitting down. But otherwise, I dug the crowd and the atmosphere. Would go back.

Better than tinder …

Let me update again since these 2 girls like to start shit with me when they see me around other bars. I stand by everything I said. You were 100% wrong that night and very rude. You seem you have a problem with me because I was with a Spanish friend. I’m sorry I don’t meet up to your hipster/​Metal/​Emo crowd look but ask around to any bar I never started a fucking thing and I tip well!!! Clem’s, lucky dog, union pool, Rocka Rolla, Grand national bar, M Shanghai the list goes on and on I never had a problem but had one at your bar. I wonder why that is. Hopefully the owner catches you giving away and over pouring drinks to your friends like you girls do and finally gets rid of you’s Ill make sure to let the owners of near by bars I know not to even think about letting you in let alone hiring you. Like I said Cokehead racist. Keep trying to start shit with me when you see me. It’s funny because the guys you were with had nothing to say and we’re not looking to come outside. Your lucky I was raised right and I don’t get into it with woman. Hopefully you catch me a day I’m with one of my sisters.

Come for the drinks. Stay for the music.
Oh and the credit card machine is back.

I had a good here and a lot of fun on a first date.

My love for this bar runs deep. It’s cheap, the bartenders and friendly, and I’m as comfortable solo here with a book as I am with a date. The crowd is consistently friendly too and there’s always a pool table should you be a fan of bar activities. If you’re a dive fan, prepare to meet your true love

Good selection of beer and drinks, excellent beer with shot special! Great vibe, the crowd seems pretty chill and friendly, and a large pool table in the back.
One thing I’d say though, is that one of the bartender will bitch you out if you don’t tip her right, so that’s minus one star.

Midway is never a destination bar for a full night, but it’s a great spot to grab a drink or two before moving on.
My friends have definitely noticed the surly bartender others mention, but personally it was never an issue for me. As long as I get my $ 5 beer & shot it doesn’t really matter if the bartender smiles at me.

The shot + beer special and the fact that this is so close to my apartment keeps me coming back time and time again.
Fact: During the major snowstorm of last winter, my roommates and I hunkered here for so long (helloooo beer + shot special) that when it came time to leave, I insisted on making snow angels on every pile of snow we came across.

Rule of thumb in Unilocaling. Stop being drunjk whn riting reviws.
Ok so I’ve sovbered up a lil.
When we said «Hey lets go to Midway!» my friend Jodie said «Whenever we go there we just get too drunk». After she voiced her concern we all looked at each other and firmly agreed, «One drink». I don’t want to go in depth here. But there was a dance off, taught many people how to Jitter bug — Paid the taxi twice — got dropped off at another bar — had some questionable sex with my pillow — woke up next to half eaten salami.
Never. Drinking. Again.
I love this place.

I’m from Chicago so, like Kerri H. the name of this bar earns it a star, but what the heck, it already was running 4 stars on the way in the door. $ 5 beer and shot deals all night, good but modest selection of taps, pool table in the back, some cool half moon booths, co-​ed bathrooms, and amazing — PAUSE — amazing music. Rock and roll, doo-​wop from the 50s. Great pile of smokers out front — usually having conversations that are fun to listen to. The sensitive artist wondering why the world is such a clusterf**k, or the punch you in the face hotty talking about how she punched some other assh**e in the face. Awesome.
Great dark lighting.
Pool table.
Great music. Great f**king music your dad or grandpa listened to when he was 22.
Great drinks. Cheap drinks.
Super dive bar feel — without all the real dive bar guys who work for sanitation or go around secretly collecting locks of hair from strangers (or perhaps these guys are here!) that scare away all the ladies with MFA’s so I am happy hanging here. I came with a woman with an MFA so perhaps this is why I felt that everything about this place was perfect.
Reminds me of the Gold Star or Rainbo in Ukrainian Village, Chicago.

I went to Broooklyn visiting a friend. We ended up stopping here for a few drinks. It’s a decent bar for a casual hang out. When you walk in, there are a video games for the bored-​at-​a-​bar type. Then in the back is a pool table. I played pool with my friend. I had a good time.
Someone brought their dog in too. I guess they are okay with bringing pets.