Thirsty Whale Bar & Grill

Its a decent place to watch the Hawks  play a Playoff game , Tuesdays  is  $1 beer night with $5 burgers/Fries / Slaw .  a pretty good deal  for what you get  , Beers are small cups though . the food was average for a bar of this type.
there are a lot of TV's  so viewing a game is not a problem ,, our Waitress  Madigan was very nice and attentive . I'l go back for more.

Thirsty Whale is mediocre.  The staff of young girls are nice to look at but are absolutely terrible at service.  If you are going to hire waitresses with no experience, at least train them on the basics...like looking for empty beer glasses on the tables to see when someone may need another one.

Service is so key that if it's bad the rest of dinning/drinking experience will be ruined.

The food here is good bar style offerings.  I had the meatball sandwich which was good, and they have fresh cut fries, which I love.

The atmosphere seemed nice for a strip mall bar.  Lots of TV's, I would assume it's a good place to watch a game.

I would say check thirsty whale out but make sure you stay on top of your waitress or she will probably forget you.

This packed was packed for the Blachkawks game when we went in. The host at the front door was very friendly and welcoming. We were seated relatively quickly for how full the place was.We had never been there before and weren't sure what to expect.  Our server came over quickly and didn't notice we had a baby in a carrier. She never offered to get us a sling or a highchair. We had to keep the seat on a chair that barely fit the carrier all night long.

We ordered an appetizer of the Nachos. They were great! The kitchen manager brought them out and was very friendly. Our food overall was not bad. It was better than typical bar food.

The Blackhawks came on and this place really woke up. We were seated in front of one of the major projection screens. It kept losing signal,which was really annoying. Also, they sound the air  horn when the Hawks score, giving you the feeling of being at the game. However, it was really annoying when the sound went off for no reason when neither team scored.

Overall, it is nicer than your usual sports bar. I would not recommend it for families or kids under 10 due to the noise level and crowd. The food is pretty good.