I was vacationing in Chicago and staying with my friend in Andersonville. On my first night there I Â was hanging out with a few new friends I made at another bar in the neighborhood, and they brought me to Farraguts. This bar is definitely a dive bar and full of regulars. The bartenders Steve, Brian and Monica were all super nice and talkative, It's nice when you are there alone and trying meet new people. Steve made me try the delicious stuff called Malort (sarcasm).
The bar has decently priced drinks, a pool table and a dart board. Music is played from a jut box If your in the neighborhood stop by and tell them you want to try Malort and that Trish from LA sent you. They have specials on beer on Tuesdays $2.50 pints. Definitely was glad I was taken there I ended up going back every most of my nights while on vacation cause it was near.
Eh; it's an alright place.
Where else can you go for an unpretencious drink at a decent price and yet have to wait as long as you might at a bustling downtown bar.
Here.
Other details. Â A narrow pool table. Â A jukebox. Â & malort. Â However, it's not as easy to con someone into doing a shot of one with you.
i have been here a Few Time and all the Bartenders are really nice. This place is in the middle of Andersonville. Â it has a pool table in the middle of the bar, and a jukebox. Most of the seats are at the Bar but they have do have one table. if you want cheep draft beer and Friendly people try this place
Review Source:They have a decent selection of beer on tap, but the real key to this place comes when you speak out loud the magic word...
"MALORT"
After trying to slyly convince my unsuspecting friend to give it a try, the bar tender slid on over and helped in my endeavor by trying to talk to said friend into it.
Too bad though, since my friend was driving home and wanted to be responsible.
I'm not sure if I should add a star for the bartender going along with my joke, or if I should take one away for him going along with my joke.
Three stars in my book means this is a worthwhile place to spend some time!
Clark has its share of big bars -- Hopleaf, Lady Gregorys, T's, etc. Â Which is good if I'm going out with a big group every once in a while. Â
But if I'm just looking to hang out with a friend or two, I gotta go for Farraguts. Â Years ago I didn't think of it much when I first went, but it's grown to be one of my fave places -- a small, old school dive with great beer, a pool table, nice jukebox, chill atmosphere. Â Rarely crowded despite being small, a definite plus. Â Fifty kinds of beer, cocktails, friendly bartenders, a few regulars, pretty dark low key interior, that kind of thing.
Other Andersonville bars tend to have more pronounced hipster-scenes going for them, ranging from Simon's to Hopleaf, which is fine, but this place is different. Â It really is just a small bar, not an especially trendy place. Â Mainly you've got good cheap booze all around, and I'm not talking just the Tuesday special either.
So it is what it is -- an old school dive. Â Ordinarily I'd give it four stars, but seeing that really old one-star rants from three or four years ago are still dragging the ratings down, I thought I'd do it justice for once and up it to five as I do love the place. Â So next time the other Clark street bars are too crowded, try Farraguts, you'll be back, trust me!
Farragut's is cash only--be aware before you step in-- but the drink specials are the best you'll find in the area, and the bartenders are friendly and chatty. It's everything a neighborhood bar should be, minus the ability to take credit cards.
If you don't mind paying the ATM fee, it's great place grab a beer and shoot some pool.
This area has a lot of charm, unfortunately Farraguts does not. It is very small and seating is a premium. The "bartender" is hard to find because she's often smoking out front with her euro-trash comrades. And best of all they do not accept debit or credit cards, but fail to mention this until after you order. There are plenty of great little bars up and down Clark, do yourself a favor and go to one of those.
Review Source:So the $2.50 pint deal is indeed impressive. The only problem is that I'm not really a beer drinker and there aren't really specials on other drinks. If you are a beer drinker though this is the place for you. A decent selection and pints for $2.50, what more could you want?
More often that not when I'm here I just end up having diet coke or some sort of soft drink. They're cheap and the bartender is happy to give you refills. The service is always friendly which is a plus. Sometimes when bartenders discover you're not really drinking they don't pay much attention to you but not here, they're nice.
The space is nice and I love that they have coat hangers on the wall. In the winter this comes in very handy since no one really wants to sit in a bar with all of their winter stuff on. I also hate finding a place for everyone to pile their coats, etc. In fact as I write this I'm liking the coat hangers even more. Â More bars should have coat hangers on the wall!
In terms of tables and chairs the stuff is pretty old and not in the best condition. Personally, I don't mind this and I feel it give the place some charm. But I'm not really a classy person so you may not share that opinion. Â You'll have to go to Farraguts and see if you like it for yourself.
This place used to scare me. But that's because we're fearful of the unknown. I didn't get it.
But now I do.
Farragut's is a neighborhood bar. It doesn't pretend to be anything else. Pool table, modern jukebox that'll gladly take that dollar off your hand for a song or two (if you're lucky), bartenders that aren't afraid to step out for a smoke, watch t.v. or play a game of darts (I mean that without sarcasm...I think it's perfectly cool since I always get my drink), and a few t.v.'s playing mostly sports.
$4 for a tall vodka soda, light on the soda. Yes please and thank you.
A friend of mine commented that one of the bartenders splits his pitcher up into pints, which he found pretty peachy.
Quarters are plentiful and the crowd isn't so bad...
Farraguts is a Tuesday night only for me.
It's not the Tuesday night $2.50 pints deal (more like steal) that they have.
It's not the pool table or juke box, or the small tv's (seriously not the jukebox, it's filled with nothing but pop crap).
It's not that the windows open and you can watch the A-ville crowd stroll by (though that is nice, the place needs some fresh air).
It's not the sometimes lazy bartender's who take forever to get your drink or the weirdo regulars that like to stare.
I go to Farraguts on Tuesday because Mama K asks me to... and of course to see all the other pretty yelp faces.
This is a great neighborhood establishment that sadly I do not frequent as much as I should. Â Never had an issue and their beer specials are always dynamite!!
Ever year for Midsomarfest this is our first stop to grab a beer and kick off the summer. Â We will be there again this year.
Helllllooooo new favorite!
I had my first run-in with Farragut's yesterday as one of my favorite Yelpers was kind enough to set up an event to get people together! Â I honestly didn't know what to expect. Â I had walked by the bar a couple of times and never really paid much attention to it , but boy was I surprised.
First off, it is a smaller bar - with a few tables in the front, a decently long bar and a pool table. Â It has great old black and white photos on the wall from way back in the day of the Andersonville area. Â I love pictures like that. Â
The bartender that was there was extremely nice and quick with the service. Â The best part about it? Â They have great beer specials, especially when you can have ANY,and I mean ANY draft you want for a TWO FIFTY! Â That's only 50 cents more then TWO DOLLARS! Â Well worth it people - especially since they have some great local craft beers on Tap. Â Metropolitan Brew and some Alpha King - you can't go wrong! Â They also have other favorites too - but come on, for this price on a Tuesday, you really can't go wrong.
Hats off to the owners of this fine establishment. Â They do it right!
A great, solid bar in Andersonville. Â
I've only been on Tuesdays for the $2.50 pints. Â ANYTHING on tap. Â That includes local brews too! Â
It's about the cheap beer here. Â There's some dingy TVS, one pool table, and a so-so jukebox. Â But it doesn't matter. Â Because you can't get a pint of Metropolitan for $2.50 most places. Â
I'm coming in on a Monday soon for a $6 Leinie pitcher (or two). Â
Nice job Farraguts! Â Thanks for the affordable brew and friendly service!
I thought this place would have way better reviews. What's with all the hateration?
I happened to stop by on a Tuesday for $2.50 pint night, which is an awesome deal that includes every single beer they have on tap. The jukebox was fun to toy around with, and the pool table was in use all night. Bartender was extremely friendly. It never got crowded; we were two of maybe ten people in there all night. All in all, an excellent neighborhood bar.
Checked out Farragut's the other night. It is a hop skip and a jump from my house, and given my bad experience at Hopleaf (review forthcoming) I was hoping for a nice relaxing night and this is the place for that.
No pretension, no fancy decor, just nice chilled out staff with customers to match.
Their beer selection is somewhat lacking compared to others around the neighborhood, but I found a few I liked well enough.
Played some pool, met some nice people and had a great time.
After  the wedding at Reza's we knew we would go out in Andersonville, but had no definite plans.  People suggested Hopleaf, and I love Simon's but both were quite full when we arrived at 9 or so, so we headed to Farraguts, which ended up being a great choice.  They had a bunch of crowd-pleasing beers on tap, a jukebox of fun/ironic tunes at the ready, and there was plenty of space for the wedding party to socialize and drink until about midnight, when I was so tired I thought I would fall over.
Bonuses: Â easy to hail a cab afterward and plenty of space outside to throw your bouquet into a crowd of girls that don't want to get married. Â
Also, the big windows open on a warm summer night means you can still talk to/see your smoker friends outside.
I have walked by this place a million times, and maybe because of it's proximity to all of the snobbish bastards at nearby Cheetah gym, I have stayed away.
Well isn't that what St. Patrick's day weekend is for? Â The lowering of inhibition, the expansion of boundaries?
I came to Farraguts this past Saturday, as a way to begin the wind down of a busy St. Patrick's day. Â In a related story, never, ever try and ride the Clark bus (22) north through Wrigleyville during St. Patrick's day. Â Kelly green d-bag parade folks. Â Don't do it. Â A cab driver almost beat up our bus driver, not pretty. Â Actually got out of his cab, as his frat-boy customers, crammed in the cab like sardines, looked on nervously. Â
Anyway, Farraguts was great, a small bar, complete with a full selection of adult beverages at reasonable prices. Â A pool table crammed along the bar, love this. Â I can definitely see myself capping a long night off here, rolling those little lacquered balls around that worn green felt.
The atmosphere is a little dreary because of the lighting, but the place is really well kept up it would seem. Â
The bartender is all business, but not to the point of snobbery. Â A short, dark, sleek woman, whose thick-framed glasses seem worn in earnest. Â I watched a few times as she deemed the bar traffic minimal enough to grab a smoke. Â It was one of those cigarettes that was so skinny, you thought it was about to disappear into the fabric of space and time. Â Poof. Â Virginia slims, is that what those are called? Â
Cheap beer (they actually have pitchers). Â Good specials. Â Not wrigleyville. Â Four stars Farraguts, for not bein' a pretender.
An Englishman, a Spaniard, a German, and an Irishman walk into a bar. The bartender pulls pints for everyone, and the Englishman raises his glass and shouts, "Cheers!" The Spaniard nods and yells, "Salud!" The German laughs and screams, "Prost!"
The Irishman asks, "Are we gonna talk or are we gonna drink?"
That's Farragut's. It's for drinking.
Tina G. hit the nail on the head. This place is one of my favorite bars, but I think you really do have to be a "regular" to reap the benefits. And yes, Steve is great.
Anecdote time: Once my girlfriend and I were sitting at the bar with friends, and a professional drinker (ok, wetbrain) sat down next to us. He nursed a beer for an hour or so and then started harassing my friend for a cigarette (a no-go), then a light (ditto), and then bus fare, which my friend (a little naively) gave him. A few minutes later he asked for and was declined more money at which point he started yelling. Steve appeared right away and told the guy to get out and followed him to the door until he did.
After my first experience at farraguts last night, i will absolutely never be going back. the barrage of rudeness i encountered from the staff after being in the bar for less than five minutes was absolutely unbelievable.
basically, i am going to echo julia a's comments. walked in with a group, one person in our party got a drink almost immediately, another in our group waited at an almost empty bar for at least 5 minutes without being served. upon returning to our table empty handed. the blond hag from behind the bar approached us demanding to see our ids. she snatched the ids from the two boys in the group and determined them to be legit. i handed her my wallet with the id in the see-thru window. she threw it back at me and harshly told me "take it out! i can't see it." i took it out and handed it to her, at which point she gave me a sneer and asked "is this you?!?" of course its me, bitch... i took the picture less than a month ago.
needless to say. i did not, and will never spend any money in this bar.
Three and a half years ago I moved to Chicago. I was hanging out in Andersonville on Clark St. exploring the neighborhood. The first bar my roommate and I ended up at had us leaving angry after being ignored by a bartender, even though the bar was half empty. We headed about five doors North and wandered into Farraguts. We had been there once before, but didn't really have an opinion one way or another. The bartender was great with us. We got served right away and the drinks were cheap, cheap, cheap. Now, three years later I can say Farraguts is a great establishment, and my favorite bar in Chicago. The people are friendly, the beer is cold, and the mixed drinks are strong. If anyone is looking for a place to kick back with a few friends, I would highly recommend this spot.
Review Source:This is a pretty good bar. Â I only went in because two of my more regular haunts were too packed. Â The beer is cheap and there is a good selection. Â The PBR I got was flat so I stuck to Alpha King the rest of the night. Â I would say the biggest draw would be the juke box. Â For five dollars me and my friends took it over for the entire time we were there.
Review Source:Ok, this three-starred review needs some explanation--as all do, I suppose.
John M. and I went to Farraguts for some drinks and billiards one night. There's nothing I appreciate more than free pool, and on the contrary, there's nothing more irritating than paying upwards of $1.50 for a game. But, I digress. So, we played a couple games with Jesus (message me for pictures) and then wanted to leave. Well, being the huge Bears fan and fairly tipsy person that I was, I attempted to get the five-finger discount on the cool Bears pint glass I drank out of that night.
As John and I made our getaway and got about halfway down the street, the Farraguts bartender swung the door open, yelled something, and demanded we walk the pint glass back to the bar. Needless to say it was humiliating.
Probably a 4 or 5 star establishment. But I'm never showing up there again. At least, not until they hire a new bartender.
Great little corner bar, which is not on a corner. It would be on a corner, if Farragut (the street) didn't dead end at Clark.
Though Farraguts has been here just under 10 years, this location has been a bar forever. Like Simon's, it still draws a lot of the locals who have been drinking here under its various incarnations. This is a good thing. It gives Farraguts a "lived-in" feeling. At night, the crowd gets a little more upscale, but there's always room for everyone.
You'll recognize Farraguts by the French door windows that open onto Clark Street. There's a full length mirror opposite the near end of the bar (which, under the inebriated circumstances, might not be the best thing) which sports the message "Smoking Allowed." The pool table is free, and there are daily drink specials, mostly in the $2 range. But there's a good selection of beers, including some (Chimay) you wouldn't expect in a bar like this.
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