Bridgeport Inn

I give this place 5 stars for being a great local dive bar. There are no hipsters, just the local neighbors. Everyone is very nice especially the bartender. I did not catch her name but she was really great!!! You can order food to the bar. The bartender keeps a folder of different menus. The jukebox is great!!! Drinks are also very reasonably priced. Parking is good as well. Close to the orange line too. If you are looking for a good bar to hang with friends. Try this place out.

Tracey is a great bartender. I just moved to the neighborhood and had only met her once before. She not only remembered my favorite drink, but also my favorite shot (which was on sale for the night). I’ve found my local dive bar.

Great dive bar! Clean, expansive room. Nice bartender. Assortment of regulars. Spotless bathrooms. Schlitz. Yes.

Great place to watch a game! Beer is cheap and the bartenders are friendly. Last time I was here they ordered several pizzas for the patrons to enjoy. There was also a case of a stolen cell phone where the cops had to come in and question people, but the incident was resolved quickly. The crowd can sometimes be a little sketchy, but I’ve never had any problem. The bar opens quite early in the morning, I presume to accommodate the third shift guys who come in wanting a beer after work.

Never walked into this place, so I am writing this review from the perspective of a neighbor that used to live across the street.
While I want to make it clear that I am NOT criticizing everyone who frequents the establishment, my criticism is directed more towards the few who seem to have little regard for people living in the neighborhood late at night. There is nothing like going to bed and hearing loud chatter and laughter just outside my bedroom window in the middle of the night. How would these select few patrons feel if I took a group of people to each of their houses and did the same thing? I bet they wouldn’t like it!

If you want to go somewhere were you are treated like crap, THIS IS THE PLACE! Better to go early evenings that late night.

This my favorite bar in Bridgeport, mostly just a neighborhood tavern. Well-​kept, good service, reasonable prices and a friendly clientele. This is where I go before and/​or a White Sox game. It is not that close to cellular field though (maybe a mile and a half, or half-​hour walk) and not that convenient to public transportation (although not far from a couple orange line stops. Maybe that is why the crowd is always so much better here.

I gave it a four star review because some time it is nice to go to a bar that has no women at it and you can be who you are.

A distinct memory of the Bridge port I had was back in ’04 going there with a buddy whilst under the influence of (benzoylmethyl ecgonine). One of the many other inebriated patrons recognized this and all day long pleaded for the tiniest morsel of this powerful stimulant. Of which we obliged
Flash forward 5 years to the present day. I hadn’t been in there since that warm summer day. That is until the other day. You see The Bridgeport Inn has the either the good or bad luck of being two blocks south of the Boilermaker’s local 001 union hall. It’s well known that this place can have a bunch of us in there, usually after classes or meetings. It’s a good place though. Large and open it offers the usuall range of domestic brews. The shots are generous and the other clientele are easy going as well many being from the immediate area surrounding the tavern. There is a free pool table, and a video juke box as well.
The service to me was one of it’s strongest points. When four of us entered after class the place was fairly quiet. Kudos to the bar keep, Tracy was her name, I believe. For the generous shots and and hearty pours. A good place to unwind after learning the finer points of an obscure construction trade, for sure.
Funny thing is now I am not bothered by random drunken patrons for (benzoylmethyl ecgonine). Rather it’s my own classmates and brothers in the trade. Well, time will tell if I oblige.

I called to ask about the hours and got hung up on. So… that’s pretty cool.

Always a mix of a younger group and crusty old neighborhood guys. Occasional weirdo old alcoholics will come in and sit by themselves at the end of the bar and nod off. They have one of those digital jukeboxes so you can expect a weird mix of annoying music too. No fancy beers here, it’s pretty much Miller or Budweiser. The beer is cheap at least.
Good place to watch a Sox game and share a pitcher with some angry 50 year old divorced second-​shifter who just got off work and bitches about politics and goings-​on in the neighborhood.