I came here with My Little Darling because he's a HUGE Simpson's fan.
This is not my kind of place to regularly visit. Â However, the people there were very friendly and nice. Â I was served by Moe, a lovely lady that made me a mean cosmo. Â
It is definitely a dive bar but has good energy.
I stopped by Moe's last week after a year of passing it by. Â They have a pool table, darts, and a juke box that's so so, but good enough after a few beers to get the old nostalgia juice flowin'. Â I met the owner, Moe, and she was a super cool lady with good taste in music. Â She gave me a 5 to load the jukebox cause she liked the tunes I played, so she's all class in my book ;) Â I stayed for one of the live music acts and it was OK. Â I wish I had stayed for the others, but the stomach was growling for a beef. Â Anyway, this place isn't the classiest of joints, and the bathroom may stink of piss but the people are cool and the beer is cheap. Â My kinda place.
Review Source:In the spirit of dart competition we are always scheduled to travel to new bars every season. Moe's Tavern, located in Logan Square. It is dive-y and very cheap and you can find beer as low as $2 if you are so inclined. There is a small selection of obscure board games near the back if one were interested in playing such games. Pool table sits near the front and there are three dartboards line the side wall and back steps.
Being a dive they don't have food and don't take card but they are fine with you bringing in your own eats. The practice dartboards are ok and most darts will stick. One of the boards kept deflecting my darts so I found that annoying but what I find most annoying is the steps in the back that lead to the last dartboard.
Also keep in mind that this may be one of the only fully carpeted bars in Chicago. I mean quite literally there is carpet all over the bar. As a dart bar, Moe's still needs a little bit more work but at least they provide bright lights so you can see everything. A classic Chicago dive with lots of things to offer I think Moe's is A-OK.
Yes, I came in here and was that guy who had to order a flaming homer (moe). I'm a massive simpsons fan and I don't make any bones about it when I went in. I have no doubt that the bartender was thinking to herself: not another one like that. I know I normally think that at work when people come in asking the newest wine spectator number 1 wine or some select beer release that won't be released for another 6 months. Guess what, I still had to be that guy, haha.
But, I did make up for it by making sure that I bought some beers and gave her a nice tip.
The funny thing for me was that there was a definite authenticy to moe's. Is it in a well trafficed area, nope. Were there bar flies there, yup. Did it have that dive feel, yup. All of which led to me being happy.
While the draft selection is smaller, but the bottle list was pretty nice. They also had a bunch of standard liquors that you'd expect at a normal bar.
It was fun going to moe's for the kitsch value. It's out of the way for me, so return trips will be rare. But, I also have a lot of friends who are simpsons fans, so return trips will certainly happen
Oh, Moe's, I want to like you. I really do. You're within crawling distance of my front door, which shoots you to the top of my list. And you're a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dying strip of Milwaukee. Â But I also like my life, and things got a bit violent the last time I was there . . . .
Hopefully that was a one-time deal because your Wednesday night special can't be beat: $2.50 craft beer bottles. 12 oz bottles of delicious craft beer for $2.50, that's the best deal I've seen so far in the city. (Seriously, if there's a cheaper place to drink, someone please tell me!)
I love a good dive and this a good one. It's actually on the clean side for a dive. Pool, darts, stage for karaoke. Bathrooms are sanitary. : ) Bartenders are friendly and helpful.
The only downside seems to be the clientele, which at times appears pretty sketchy. (Definitely wouldn't go in there without an intimidating looking friend.) The last time I walked by late at night, it seems the hipsters have taken over. Not sure how I feel about that yet . . . .
Cheap beer? Yes. Chilled out most of the time? Yes. Mild hipster hang out but not as busy as the other Avondale/Logan spots? Check. Karaoke? Yes. Close enough to visit the Polish sausage shops or restaurants on Milwaukee Ave? Yes. The fooze ball was free. No idea on the pool table. The server was nice and PBR was $1 a can. Nice. All in all a good dive bar with nice folks.
Review Source:I'm slowly working my way through the themed special drinks at Moe's and so far the Nuclear Power Plant Punch is our fave. The Flaming Moe was a blast though! Nice long bar with lots of stools, nice bartendress, clean bathrooms, tvs with a nice sound system, pool tables, darts & foosball round out the sweet deal. WOO HOO! Let's go to Moe's.
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