EZ Inn

Been here a number of times over the past few years. It’s a dirty little place with a limited selection of hard spirits and bottled beers. Passed by a few weeks ago… newspaper covered the windows and the place now looks CLOSED! Phone is disconnected as well.

A cool ukrainian bar with a weird old picture of a warrior in front of the bar. is it possiblely the owner I asked the foreign female bartender. She did not smile and this place is a small dive bar on western Avenue. These dudes were elderly and drinking hard which at their age can be fatal.
Not much to see here as this bar is located on a stretch with other hipster bars off twentysomethings. It has a quaint feel to it as one time old man bars dominated the club bar scene.

Random stroll for a place to find a drink late on Saturday finds you in some very curious places… I think we obviously stuck out a little from the Ukranian locals but nobody seemed to mind.
Two definitions I find of dive bars online: (urban dictionary)
1. A bar that is sleazy, poorly maintained and in overall bad shape
The «High Noon Saloon» is a real dive bar. «Whenever it rains, you’re bound to be ankle-​deep in wastewater.»
2. A well-​worn, unglamorous bar, often serving a cheap, simple selection of drinks to a regular clientele. The term can describe anything from a comfortable-​but-​basic neighborhood pub to the nastiest swill-​slinging hole. «You don’t need to dress up; we’re just going to the dive bar down the street. Man, that place is such a dive bar… Don’t go in unless you plan to burn your clothes afterwards. «
I think the latter applies here: very cheap basic drinks (for someone reason knocking me for a loop later on even though I didn’t have much). Interesting décor: ?Polish/​ukranian knick knacks, christmas lights everywhere, the Ditka shrine (huh?), Pollock-​like art, pool table, bartenders with boob-​busting attire, bigger space with tables in the back compared to the others on the strip. Having a nice quiet conversation when suddenly the speaker at my head starting blasting full force, forcing us to the other end of the bar; this happened sporadically; I would say a nice quiet place to grab a drink if not for those speakers!

This is a pretty funny bar. The characters are plentiful and the drinks are cheap. They also have big pool table which is a nice bonus. The jukebox ain’t that bad either, especially if you like classic rock…

interesting.
verrry interesting.
It’s a bar. go here for drinks. probably not to showcase your new manolo’s.
owner/​old man rocking a bears t-​shirt talked forever about fishing in Canada while the bartender lady played some kind of video slot machine game. Didn’t have the time of my life but I wasn’t elbowing through a crowd to get a drink and having beer spilled onto my shoes while being «accidentally» bumped into by drunken toddlers.

I’ve walked past over a dozen times without ever really noticing this place. Only when a friend who lives in the neighborhood began to talk about it did I vaguely remember passing by the sign. Naturally our next step was walking in.
Within a minute of entering I was asked by the owner if I was Ukrainian. I told him unfortunately I wasn’t. He then poked me. Luckily I had two ins with the guy; willingness to buy him a round of Scotch and working knowledge of Chicago Police inner-​politics. After that we were best pals and he told me that I was alright even if I wasn’t Ukrainian. Cool.
I like this place.

This place is a dirty, dank dive bar in the worst way.
Gross drinks and the crowd there is mostly trash.
And the old bartender, Krissie or Kimmy or whatever her name is, is the epitomy of a nasty bitch.
I’ll never go there again.

Not exactly pristine or peaceful, but a fun bar, with the best coin-​op pool table I’ve encountered (9 foot and great felt). Drink prices are reasonable, and Luba the bartender is really nice. Bring a handful of friends for best results.
(hit up Celina’s and Stella’s while you’re at it).

EZ Inn is a bar that has been around for decades. What intrigued me is the fact you have to use a buzzer to get in on slow nights. It is a great chill place to go and have a few beers out of the way of Division Street. The owner is really nice and Luba, the bartender, is super sweet. They still believe in the drink token system here as well as a round of shots on the house if you play your cards right. No frills here, but truly a neighborhood joint.