CANS
Northside Bar and Grill
Debonair
That new SHITBAR The Flatiron, formerly The Note
SALUD

Just firebomb Pontiac when it's crowded. Then you know I won't be there.

I'll fucking torch all those places too. don't you worry. and those fucking ass packed bars on division, like that place that serves 40's. what the fuck is that all about? seriously.
i just need to kill a few people.
please Jesus, send me someone to kill.

I've only been there a few times and only in the last couple years. It was decent enough though I'm sure the ratio of tolerable to annoying is getting smaller with the passage of time. Of course this occurs pretty much everywhere worthwhile. Its either put up with sketchiness or put up with annoying-ness, take your pick.
I will agree with the firebombing of the pontiac sentiment. Pretty much all the bars on milwaukee and damen in WP are insanely irritating at this point.

Mark Hansen wrote:

steve wrote:When it was the Crash Palace it had a decent regular crowd of bons-vivants and harmless crazies. Got weird and heroiny when the name changed and the Ministry hangers-on took it over. Haven't been in there in years.

Actually, this transition to heroin and Ministry hangers-on took place when it was Crash Palace. At that point, I more or less gave up on the place. It didn't become Delilah's until Rick no longer managed/owned the bar.

I remember those days. One night at Crash Palace, a friend of mine got thrown out for asking Al, "Dude, why don't you go take your shit somewhere else?"

After the change of ownership Al stayed on at Delilah's as a part-time DJ on "C&W Music Night". He'd come in every other Wednesday and spin records for an hour or two, but he eventually stopped hanging around there once the business started to pick up. In those early days, the Delilah's staff were also pretty diligent about keeping out the troublesome junkie types.

i like having a beer there before going across the street for my $50 haircut.

It's pretty cool.

I like Mike Miller, he's a nice guy.

I like to go there and have a beer or two, it's near the garage I keep my pedicab.

It's kinda the sister bar to Casino El Camino in Austin, Tx., and I used to drink there pretty frequently when I lived there.

I dunno...it can be kinda douchey sometimes but I don't hate it. I'm content to have a beer or two and leave.

Delilah's has a couple pieces of the most hilarious Belgian beer memorabilia I have ever seen.

Also, Hobgoblin beer was the recent special and you got a free bottle opener with it.

The bottle opener was fucking cool too.

Even funnier considering the beer was served in a can.

The MayorofRockNRoll wrote:I like Mike Miller, he's a nice guy.

Seconded.

Delilah's is a fine place with a decent jukebox, good DJs, and excellent whisky selection. Prices are fair, and for the location you could get crappier hanger-ons than the "skins/punks/mods" you have there nightly.

To compare it to Crash Palace is folly. Nothing is comparable to Crash Palace.

Man, who knew it was so hard to find a good bar in Chicago?