Casey's Corner

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  Casey's Corner is a pretty outstanding local dive bar. With a long bar, several high tops on the right hand side of the bar, a smallish pool area out back and couple of TV's above the bar. It is a small place with a license for a maximum of 38 patrons.
  Beer range is very much domestic dive bar and cheap, do not expect craft beer here.
  The crowd is very local (of the many generation in the US variety), super friendly (greeted by hello from the entire bar) and very male. A mix of veterans and blue collar workers finishing up for the day.
  No food, however on a Saturday during the day there are plenty of bar snacks on the bar.
  Service is outstanding, with a friendly and engaging old school bar woman - what a pleasant change.
  Great place for a low key drink.

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  Posted on 04.14.12 Duncan S.

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  This place is divey, but not divvvey-divey, per se...it's clean, and on the larger-side. (Although, granted, their fridge is pasted with bumper stickers involving sexual humor and blanket political statements, such as "F**** George Bush). Semi-old man bar, eastern European. FREE pool tables...although there may be quite a wait to get a game...to piggy-back on Craig B:
  
  "I think we may have been the first group of non-locals to enter this place this decade. I must say they were polite as they could be with us invading their turf." - exactly; super clicky, but welcoming.
  
  Drinks are incredibly strong; bar is clean; cards are accepted for any amount; backdoor area for smokers; rear parking lot. Anddd the kicker:
  
  One of the best - fuk, maybe THE BEST - jukebox I've come across in Chicago. Everything from Nofx to Biggie Smalls to Agnostic Front to The Pogues to The Dead Kennedys to The Velvet Underground. Total. Awesome. Randomness, indeed.
  
  PS: Instead of the Tamale Guy, apparently in West Roger's Park, they have the "Socks and Porn DVD Guy" - who yes, showed up selling his wares per rolling suitcase, as I was told would occur. Sexy.

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  Posted on 04.08.12 Heather M.

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  Hey, this is a neighborhood bar. If you're not from the neighborhood, you just might not get it. The locals are : Jewish, Arabic, Hispanic, and African. But all seem to get along (try that in the Middle East). This is a bar one would not go out of their way to go to, however, on the right night, you
  will have a blast. Good people.

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  Posted on 09.29.11 Joe F.

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  Definitely a traditional dive bar.  I think we may have been the first group of non-locals to enter this place this decade.  I must say they were polite as they could be with us invading their turf.  Entering this place looking to be hip or ironic would probably earn you a pool cue upside the head, which is nice.
  
  Others have mentioned the jukebox, I did really appreciate the rock selections.  (I refuse to label anything I listened to in High School as "classic")
  
  After seeing the cleanliness of the restroom, I was really glad I was drinking bottled beer.  I would be a little hesitant to ingest any mixers, ice or tap beer.

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  Posted on 01.06.08 Craig B.

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  After 70 years Casey's has turned the fine art of dive bar entertainment into more than art form, but a way of life.
  
  From the framed pics posted on the wall of special moments that happened here which include the same 8 people that occupy the front stools and by the pool table, this bar is where you go to do a shot of jack, drink your miller lite and do your best barfly imitation.
  
  No food, though they have an extensive menu list behind the bar for delivery, the jukebox is not all fancy schmancy high tech and connected to the matrix, but stock full of classics from Led Zeppelin, Rush and even some Elvis Crespo.
  
  The pool table is constantly surrounded by locals who have spent many hours hovering about, deciding many life and money decisions.
  
  If you ever wanted to meet a real life character that you think you would find in Quentin Tarantino's next movie check out Casey's, but come here with respect for the locals or expect to get schooled the Chicago way.

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  Posted on 12.11.07 Nikki C.

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