Easy Street Pub

Came in here for a quick beer with my boyfriend after we finished having dinner with my cousins in the area. This place is really cozy. I definitely could tell that my boyfriend and I were intruders with all the regulars relaxing at the bar. I liked the eclectic wall decorations. Definitely a dive bar for sure. I just wish the bartender was a little more welcoming and friendlier to our new faces.

This place is Schaumburg's hidden Bon Temps. I felt like I was in an episode of True Blood with all the knick-knacks (License plate covered walls, blue x-mas lights and antique beer cans roped through the ceiling, etc...) but, def has a musty smell to it.... Pool Tables and TV's playing multiple Chicago sports was nice too.

There is a Juke Box with a giant touch screen flat panel with TONS of music at your disposal. It also accepted credit cards which is kinda dangerous when you have so much metal for me to choose from.

Drinks were decently priced.

I'll be back you dark, dank, hole in the wall goldmine.

It's a dive bar and there is a foul smell about the place. Drink enough and you probably won't notice it. I've never seen anybody order food here and I'm not sure they even offer food even though it looks like there might be a kitchen in the back. Most people are too cheap to put money in the jukebox so I usually get to play whatever I want when I'm there. The place is usually filled with townies and regulars but the place doesn't feel "clicky" at all. Everyone kinda just does their own thing without bothering anyone else. They have a free game room on the other side which is kinda cool if you can ignore the stank.

So you ask why would I give this place 3 stars instead of 2 or 1? Because it is what it is. A dirty old dive where you go to get shitfaced hopefully for less than a commercialized more pretentious bar. I don't expect half naked cocktail waitresses or live bands and DJs. When drinking at a place like this I'm happy with someone coming by every once to check to see if there might be anything else we need. I don't even bother considering food at a place like this. Sometimes it feels good to just hang out locally and quietly here.