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    Best ribs!
    This place gets busy so plan ahead. Even on a Wednesday night there will be a 45 minute wait. It's worth it.

    Complimentary bread looked bland and old but who comes for bread. At our table we ordered the ahi tuna, the grilled chicken, and a few slabs of ribs with a couple different sauces. The ribs are soooo yummy. They fall right off the bone and have a great bbq sauce and base flavor. The best sauce we tasted was definitely the prohibition sauce, must try that one! Fries and onion rings were crispy and delicious. The ahi tuna was good but the star here is by far the ribs. Get-the-ribs! Well, the chicken is amazing too.

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    One of my favorites!
    I simply can not get sick of this place! Absolutely the best ribs in the city, along with a great burger or the pulled pork. Whatever you do, make sure you get the Prohibition BBQ sauce!

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    Before we moved to Chicago, some friends who used to live here recommended Twin Anchors for the Ribs.   We decided to hoof it up to Lincoln Park and honestly, if we lived in the neighborhood, this would be the PERFECT bar to hang out in all the time.   The atmosphere is just homey, in a neighborhood of brownstones, on tree lined streets a few blocks west of Lincoln Park.   The ribs were good but maybe we just prefer the dry rub to the moist BBQ sauces.     BUT    I had a cheeseburger, that was cooked REALLY MEDIUM like I USED to order it, but they rarely serve it anymore because of everyones fear of undercooked meats.  I kid you not, it was by far the best hamburger I think, I have ever eaten.   It was so thick and delicious.  I ordered it with grilled onions and I honestly would have liked to sit there for another hour or so until I was hungry again so I could finish it.  It was awesome!   Beers were cold.  Service was SUPER professional, although I don't know if I'd call it friendly, I totally  don't care.  It was GOOD EATS!

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    I wanted to write an excellent review for this place because it deserves to be known for the greatest ribs and is a little piece of the good of Chicago.  Coming here since I was a kid, the ribs are always something to get excited about.  They are fall off the bone delicious and the service is always exceptional.  I love the tangy sauce a little better than the original but you really cannot go wrong either way.  This place has history and staying power and has been around for a long time and will continue to be around because the food has a way of bringing people back.

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    I came here because I'm banging away at the Michelin Bib Gourmand list. My interpretation is that this is a good neighborhood place that is dated yet well preserved. The ribs are of the type that I cooked up once upon a time way back in my days as a cook at a neighborhood joint on the south side. We would marinate them in beer, and then boil them for hours in the oven til they were falling off the bone, then sauce up to order. The prohibition sauce here was my favorite. Over the past couple years I've come to view any means of cooking ribs other than slow smoking to be sacrilege, but there's something to be said for this old school Chicago style of rib preparation. The meat is tender and falling off the bone, and for me a comforting nostalgic experience. As Chicago continues to expand it's culinary boarders perhaps we should take a pause to remember our past wasn't all that bad either. Since it wasn't offered I came up with my own rib combo. Instead of the chicken I asked for the quartet of grilled jumbo shrimp with my half slab. The shrimp were awesome. I'm glad I got around to making this stop.

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    Like some others, have grown up here in Chicago and distinctly recall coming here as a child

    " I spoke like a child, reasoned like a child and so I ate like a child..."

    Filled with nostalgia and legal to drink, I come back and have ZERO idea as to why my mind was filled with such fond memories.

    The ribs here, defy what BBQ actually IS. This is some pale, Grabowski bastardization that can even make a McRib hang it's head in shame (the McRib IS quite shameful). The "Chicago Style" rib, as these are, is a steamed (in the oven, wrapped in PLASTIC?!?!) and broiled/ grilled lazy man's way of destroying your taste-buds. Slathered in a sauce filled with liquid smoke and a bunch of pie-spices suspended with a ketchupy base.

    Just because your SAUCE has liquid smoke... Don't make it BBQ.

    The ribs end up with this rubbery and not satisfying consistency; often referred to as Meat Jello. While ribs should be tender, this is food for the toothless.

    Now, to be FAIR... Twin Anchors doesn't refer to their ribs as BBQ. But every other Grabowski who comes in here does. Including that fatuous ass, Emril Lagasee, whom refers to the ribs as; "Chicago BBQ".

    It's not.

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    The prohibition sauce is amazing! You won't taste a better rib sauce (also great on fries and sandwiches). They also have a great beer selection, and the service is great. It is a true Chicago classic!

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    I would definitely give this place 5 stars if it were not for the fact that we literally waited for 2 hours for a table on a Saturday night.

    Outside of that - great food (ribs are as good as you've heard). I also thought the prohibition sauce was fantastic and not nearly as hot as I thought it would be. Good beer on tap at the bar as well (they need it for how long you wait).

    Outside of the wait and the small size of the restaurant (which leads to very cramped quarters while waiting for a table as well, this is a must try and service is good. Food comes out fast and is very good.

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    best bbq ever! besides my dads...

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    Ribs are unbelievable. They fall right off the bone. Chicken was so so. Quaint restaurant full of history. Get the spinach for your side.

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    I knew before I got on the plane at SFO that drinks and dinner upon arrival would be consumed at Twin Anchors. Last Thursday was my second visit to Twin Anchors and it did not disappoint.

    First off, the bar alone is worth the visit but tie the bar experience together with the barbecue ribs and you've entered another world.

    Sounds stretch and bend, vision blurs, Bushmills runs backwards into bottle and only one, small bead of perspiration rests on your upper lip as you take in the spectacle that is Twin Anchors. Are you not amazed?

    I continue to be amazed and for that reason will return to Twin Anchors whenever I'm in Chicago and so should you and so says I.

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    I just made my first trip to the famous Twin Anchors and was very underwhelmed by the quality of the food. I'm generally a person who falls for charm, atmosphere and great stories on the history of a place - and Twin Anchors has it all. Famous clientele, it's been around for years, that great Chicago neighborhood feel. But for a place famous for ribs, the ribs just aren't very good.

    The slab was dry, the cut didn't have much meat on the bone at all, and the sauce could be bested by Sweet Baby Ray's. People rave about this place, and I wanted to love it, I really did. But my girlfriend and I both looked at each other after 2 bites as if to say "seriously? we waited an hour at the bar for this?"

    Won't be going back, there are plenty of better ribs in the city - or on my dad's grill.

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    This is my favorite place for ribs in the city-nay world.  These ribs are of the fall-off-the-bone variety so those who prefer to wrestle with their meat a bit beware.  I used to enjoy slathering them in the house zesty sauce but ever since they introduced prohibition sauce, which provides a bit of a spicy kick, I can't go back.  I think a full rack is about $22 which is a great price considering quality and quantity.  I'm told the other items on the menu are good as well.  First come/first serve so if you roll in on a saturday night around 630 be prepared to possibly have to post up at the bar for an hour or more.  Service is attentive.

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    One of the best BBQ places in the city, especially for ribs. I love their fall off the bone ribs with their zesty sauce. My girlfriend's father mentioned that he liked BBQ so I made sure to take him here on his next visit. All I can say is, I definitely won him over that night. He mentioned that he wanted to bring the rest of the family whenever they came to visit next. The decor is nothing fancy. It's more fun with a nostalgic feel to it. This place definitely has a lot of cool stories to tell too. The movies "The Dark Knight" and "Return to Me" were both filmed here and it was one of Frank Sinatra's favorite places to eat.

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    Unbelievable experience with great history.  We had the ribs and prohibition sauce, which was so good we bought a bottle for the house (when I will sadly attempt to replicate these awesome ribs).  TIP: go early or go late.  They do not take reservations and the wait can grow to 2 hours at peak hours.  ITS WORTH IT!  YUM.   Will definitely be going back as soon as we are back in Chicago.

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    My boyfriend used to live in Chicago and this was one of his favorite hangouts.  We usually make a stop here when we're in town!

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    I'm going to be thinking about this Prohibition Sauce for a while. I just about died when I saw on the Twin Anchors website that you could only purchase this deliciousness by the CASE. Devastating.

    I'd been wanting to try Twin Anchors for a while and was so glad I got the opportunity to with Kara Z. and Maggie H. Came on a Tuesday night around 6:15 and it was already starting to get crowded. We were seated in about 10 minutes in the back room and our server was easy to find throughout the meal. The atmosphere is great at Twin Anchors, it's definitely a classic Chicago establishment.

    Maggie H. and I split the half chicken and half slab of ribs. They were both great, but the ribs were the star of the show. The portion of chicken is pretty gigantic as is the baked potato that came on the side, so we were both incredibly full post-devouring. The ribs/chicken were only enhanced by the Prohibition Sauce, which is spicy, thick, and so flavorful. Overall, I'm very glad I tried both the chicken and ribs, but will stick with the ribs next time I stop in.

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    Twin Anchors may have been the very first place I ate ribs when growing up as a lad in Chicago, serving what I fondly recall as life-changing, fall-off-the-bone baby backs in a luxurious sauce.  After an interval of more decades than I would like to admit, I decided to revisit the restaurant on a recent trip to Chicago.  It proved to be a bad move. Very bad. The ribs are just plain awful.

    It would take a couple of episodes of "CSI: Meat Mayhem" to figure out what they did to the poor ribs they served me, but they looked - and tasted - as though they had been boiled, freezer-burned and subsequently reheated under a broiler, acetylene torch or idling CTA bus. Utterly lacking in taste and texture, the ribs were sickly gray, dry to the point of crunchiness, fused to the bone and plated with mealy, pre-frozen french fries and gloppy, soggy, fake-mayo cole slaw. In all fairness, the slender pickle slice was good.  

    Twin Anchors features three sauces, which are a necessary evil if you want to prevent the desiccated ribs from sticking to the roof of your mouth.  Each of the slathers was harsh and raw, evidently concocted with zero attention to refinement and subtlety. One sauce, which can best be likened to thickened tomato juice, was too bland. The second effort,  which is a vinegar-forward dip, was punishingly sharp and remarkably unflavorful. The third sauce, which costs 50 cents extra, was the most palatable of the group, even though it started out too sweet and finished too spicy.  

    Adding insult to injury, the pricing is egregious.  The so-called "full slab" of ribs, which runs $22, is actually half a slab of baby backs, thus making a so-called "half slab" actually a quarter slab.  Thus, we have the perfect storm of dreadful food and exploitive pricing.  

    Back in the day, according to the family that owns the restaurant, Twin Anchors was Frank Sinatra's favorite place for ribs.  If he dined there today, Chicago would cease to be his kind of town.

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    If you call yourself a Chicagoan, this place is a must-try.

    Ribs. Sinatra. Hidden in Lincoln Park away from tourists. You can't go wrong with that combo.

    Atmosphere is old school. The place could probably use a renovation, but then it wouldn't be as Sinatra saw it. Surprisingly cozy and inviting space nonetheless, and I don't know how, but it's quite conversational despite being a tiny place absolutely packed with folks eating.

    Food is really good. You will love everything you try. My wife used to work in the BBQ business though and said technically the style of BBQ they make isn't authentic. I can see what she means, but I was licking my fingers and my plate clean regardless. Great craft beer list too.

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    Folks I really wanted to like this place.  I live in the neighborhood and prefer to eat local.  There is usually a line to get in and we finally found a good day.

    The ambiance is fine, old school but fine.  Like the Sinatra History.  The bar area and craft beer options are great.

    We went for the ribs and found them mediocre.  Major disappointment.  They were a bit dry and had little taste.

    Ill go back for the bar and beer.  Maybe they were having a bad night.  The other reviews are so positive but wanted to chime in with our experience.

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    This place is a hidden jewel which most tourist will miss.
    Delicious food and friendly service.

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    Enough said before == Zesty baby back ribs - simple and delicious!

    Crowded, long wait on a Thursday evening, but oh soo worth it!

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    Twin Anchors is one of those addictions I just can't shake, no matter how much classier/upscale that I feel forced to be. It's like loving the Jersey Shore but knowing that it's more refined to watch Downton Abbey but let's get real....there is just something so amazingly appealing about their no apologies approach to decor and food. In a city in which everyone is tripping over themselves to be the "next big thing," Twin Anchors continues to just keep on keepin' on, and the formula is a winner.

    Prohibition Sauce - best BBQ sauce on the planet - and I lived in the South for awhile. I have to mail bottles to friends and always bring bottles to family members around the holidays. Zesty is good too, but not even in the same stratosphere.

    Ribs fall off the bone, but the pulled pork meal (both in taste and overall quantity) is the best value for the money. The onion rings are amazing as well, but make sure you ask for them fresh. I had an older batch one time but I didn't let it shake me.

    Let's be honest: you aren't going here for the decor, so people who write about the throwback atmosphere can get their asses to the West Loop. Squeak around in the plastic booths, sample a beer from their unsuspectingly-large selection and let it wash over you.

    One of my absolute favorite restaurants in the city.

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    Cool homey neighborhood joint with good food and great atmosphere. I liked the old school divey nautical ambience (kind of reminded me of The Pike in Long Beach) and the casual friendly vibe. Consequently, it's pretty popular; even on a Wednesday night there was a pretty good crowd. We lucked out and didn't have to wait too long, especially considering we were a fairly sizable party (4 adults, 2 kids). They sat us in the front corner right by the window, which turned out to be perfect for our group. They had a nice selection of microbrews and the staff was very helpful in picking out one to our tastes. The staff here overall were really friendly and nice, which was good considering the food took a while to come out. Speaking of which, it's a BBQ joint, their specialty being baby back ribs and chicken. We got 2 full order of the baby back ribs, a half chicken and a caesar salad to share and it turned out to be plenty of food for all of us. For sides we got sweet potato fries, creamed spinach and onion rings. The food overall was good, but I wouldn't say anything super-exceptional. The fries and onion rings seemed to be the frozen variety, but they were tasty, especially the onion rings. A good time was had by all at Twin Anchors!

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    I discovered this gem a couple of years ago and have never looked back since. Tried to seek out similar rib joints closer to my place in Pilsen like Honky Tonkys, but theres really no competition.

    I'm the type that likes to try new things and usually don't go back to a restaurant often, because theres always so many other restaurants to try. Twin Anchors is one of the few that I come back to time after time, and I don't even have time to try anything else on the menu, because I come here for a very specific reason: Rack of ribs, side of onion rings, cole slaw and gotta gotta get the pulled pork baked beans. This combination fills up both my wife and I for a measly $34 including beer and tip...not too shabby!

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    Twin Anchors may have ridiculously long waits and bad 70s sea warf decor -- but you will NEVER find ribs like these.

    Twin Anchors has been around for quite a while. And they haven't updated anything ... Including the amazing way they cook their ribs. They start in the morning. So by the time you arrive, those suckers have been cooking for hours. The meat literally fall off those wonderful bones.

    They have a mild and zesty sauce. Get the zesty sauce -- it's not hot and adds just the right spices. Besides, you can dip your French fries in the zesty sauce.

    A group of friends often make a night of it. Drinks at the bar while we're waiting. And then pure indulgence. Don't bother looking at anything else on the menu. Ribs are their thing and they do it the best!

    Twin Anchors gets five stars for their amazing ribs. The decor and service would get a 2. But this is a well-deserved Chicago institution that shouldn't be missed.

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    I live in the neighborhood and this is a favorite haunt of my roommates. But I've never really loved it until recently I looked at the bar (not regular) menu and saw they had bbq wings.

    This is the reason I'm giving them a review. These wings were the <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbomb.com&s=bb4f996415a9c2f21137e27cfb68f439a48cec2652b53e9b50dd7e766dbe177e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://bomb.com</a> I don't even love bbq sauce, but the prohibition is pretty damn good. The wings are huge, perfectly crispy and come with a to die for homemade blue cheese dressing. After having them the 1st time I found myself craving more asap. So I grabbed take out a week later.

    Ugg twin anchors your bbq wings are about to be a bad habit.

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    I can't wait to go back! We got the Pulled pork sandwich and Ribs. The ribs fall off the bone and the pulled pork was delicious. I suggest getting a side of all 3 sauces to find your favorite. I fell in love with the Zesty sauce but all were good.

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    I came here with a big group of people to celebrate a birthday. Luckily, we had called ahead and reserved a 7 person table. It was a Thursday night and at 6:30, a table would have been hard to come by.

    We started with the chips (and yummy dipping sauce) along with onion rings. Pretty standard pub fare. We did get some of the Prohibition sauce, along with the zesty sauce, for our onion rings. The Prohibition sauce is delicious! Kind of a slow burn where you don't feel the heat right away.

    For dinner, my husband and I split a full slab of ribs. Yes, we were charged the extra $4 to share a plate, but we did each get our own sides (he got the beans, I got the fries), plus a pickle and cole slaw each. There really was a ton of food. And for $26 total, that was a deal in my book.

    They have monthly bear specials. This month is some kind of autumn ale, and I really liked it. Our waitress was attentive, even though it was really busy, and she knew both the food and drink menus well. She brought my husband the wrong beer, and even though he was fine with the switch, she still took it off our bill. Extra point from me for that.

    Really the only knock against this place is the sandwiches/burgers are a tad overpriced. Oh, and there is absolutely nothing you can eat if you want to go healthy, but, I guess you wouldn't be heading to a tavern if that was your plan.

    Overall, this was a great place to spend a fun night with friends. Oh yeah, and I thought it was super cool that a bar scene (where Harvey Dent shoots a guy) was filmed here.

    I will definitely be back!

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    We've been here a couple times.  The first time we got ribs, and the second time I got chili.  Both were good.  The ambience offers a nice change of pace from the typical trendy chicago joints.  You won't leave here hungry or disappointed.

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    "The Mecca of Ribdom", Twin Anchors never fails to please.  Given the uniformity of reviews, let me cut to the chase...  All you need to know how to say is,

    "Make mine Zesty and keep bringing me bottles of Grolsch to wash it all down."

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    We originally came to this place on a Saturday but the wait was an hour and a half for two people so decided to come back in a Monday.
    This place has good, quality, simple food. As many of the reviews talk to, you really can just pulled the meat right off the bones. The sauce they have goes great and the portions are a good size. For an extra $4 you can split an entrees. You may grumble but the good thing is, if you do, they give you an extra side of your choice.
    If pork and two veg is your thing, this is the place to go.

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    I'll be the first to say that I was SO shocked as I was walking up to this place. I had to do a double take, check my phone, peep inside, and question myself over and over again to convince myself this was THE twin anchors everyone had told me about.

    You go inside and the walls are decorated with celebrities' pictures, quotes, thank you signatures, etc. After reading the history on the menu, I really appreciated the place a bit more.

    We waited a while because the place was BUSY. However, our bartender was cool and the drink was actually not too bad.

    Ordered the rib and chicken combo. Got both the prohibition sauce and the original sauce. and then came the food. WOW, so MUCH food!!! The sides were really good, and the meat was actually very tasty. The ribs just melted in your mouth and the chicken was not too fatty. However, the prohibition sauce was really not THAT special. It was just meh. Really, both sauces were not anything special. But the quality of the meat and the tasty sides made up for the meh-sauces.

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    I love the residential location on Sedgewick...  Old Town Triangle is wonderful for walking around.  However when it comes to ribs I have had better.  They seem a bit flat in flavor to me.  I won't comment on tenderness in any negative way, as many folks are torn between fall off the bone or working the meat yourself.  

    I have had a number of slow service experiences here, but still come back because I love having a few drinks, eating some ribs, and walking the neighborhood.

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    This place is amazing!  

    When I got off the train, I was a little confused, because the area was largely residential and I didn't see any restaurants around. That Twin Anchors is a dive, might be an understatement, but don't let that deter you.

    Get there early, because they open at 5, and when we arrived at six the wait was an hour and a half - but so worth it!  We got beers and they have really good spicy snack mix, but you have to ask the bartender for it.

    Ribs are their specialty, and they did not disappoint. My boyfriend and I split a full rack, and for an extra charge you can split it, plus get an extra side. If you like the same sauce, that's definitely the way to go for the price.

    The prohibition sauce is the perfect combo of sweet and spicy, and they serve extra on the side. The ribs are literally fall off the bone tender. I got onion rings as my side and those were good also, with the onions still a little crisp, not slimy like some can be. I ate pretty much everything on my plate, because it was so good, and I rarely finish a whole plate when eating out.

    The service was excellent as well. There were six of us, plus an infant, and they were accommodating to her. There were actually quite a few kids in there, and they had a decent kids menu. Once we sat, we didn't wait to order, and our food came really fast. The staff was really attentive, especially considering it was packed. We'll definitely be back!!

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    Chicago natives and tourists alike will find the well maintained dated, circa Desi Arnez and Lucile Ball, entertaining in and of itself.  

    The bartenders were efficient yet nearly ambivalent enough to enhance the "whatever" ambience of a hole in the wall joint.

    Servers were cordial and prompt as was the food order.  

    So why only 2 stars?  I found my ribs dry and the slaw mediocre at best.  If not for the slathering of the decent sauce I would have thought I was eating an old shoe.  I would give them a second chance as they have so many good reviews maybe I got the wrong side of a skinny cow.

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    It was Ok. The bar was a good place to hang out for awhile. Food was average.

    After writing the above review staff quickly contacted me (thru Yelp) to let me know I could offer any suggestions and thanked me for the input. I think this is great. So, I decided to amend my review. First, service was great. The staff is very friendly. Second, while my food experience was limited to the ribs, my friends who recommended the place assure me I must have gotten a bad batch. So, I bumped this to four stars. And I plan to go there the next time I am in town.

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    I live 1000 yards from this place.  The last time i was here was with my father, who died almost 10 years ago.  Although the Twin is a very good neighbor (keeps the alley very clean, always tidy around their store,etc) it is not at all a neighborhood hang.  Whenever i travel and people ask where i live and i tell them Chicago, they always say "have you heard of Twin Anchors??" Emeril did a show on the 3 most iconic, venerable spots in the Chi and selected Gene and Georgettis, the Berghoff and the Twin.  Go Figure.  I had some visitors for Israel visitng last week and they LOVE ribs.  Go Figure.  We walked over to the place and had dinner.  

    Although others love this place, freezer fries and all, I give it one star for food, and one additional star for their masterful marketing (Lonely Planet,guide de Michellin,Tripadvisor, etc)

    My friends loved the authentic Chicago joint vibe and we did have excellent service/

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    Nestled next to Lincoln Park is the neighborhood called Old Town.  The area looks great with schools, well-maintained sidewalks, parks, mature tree-lined streets, and by just taking a short walk from your car to reach the restaurant I hope you too get a sense of how much genuine Chicago-style character Old Town has to offer.  Against this backdrop sits the quaint Twin Anchors.  It has been serving up excellent food and good times since 1932.

    We read about this place in the newspaper and decided to take an adventure to check it out and see what it was all about.  From the outside you could be forgiven for mistaking the place for a typical bar on the corner.  The interior has dark wood, and the walls are peppered with autographed photos of celebrities and signed menus.  I see late night talkshow host Conan O'Brien up there (wonder if he will stop here when his show visits Chicago in 2012), and hundreds of others, including scenes that were filmed here from famous movies.  Did not know that about the Batman movie Dark Knight, or the David Duchovny movie Return to Me.  Wow.

    Now the food.  Of course I picked the half slab of ribs with baked beans, my wife wanted fish and chips.  I had a choice of BBQ sauce and after some debate I landed on the prohibition sauce which was simultaneously sweet and spicy (aftertaste had a lot of heat, awesome).  To wash it down I ordered Daisy Cutter Pale Ale from a Chicago brewery called Half Acre.  Everything was delicious and was served fast!  A real treat that night, with a great setting, and even better food.

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    I've always known about this place but just have never been and finally my friend, P, suggested it for lunch today - can finally cross it off my list of places to try!  Ditto on all of the great reviews posted here.

    After reading the Yelp reviews about the long waits, boy, I'm glad we went for lunch on a sunny Saturday because there was no wait and we got to sit outside.  We both ordered a full slab of ribs - one with a side of the baked beans (best baked beans I have ever had! A MUST GET!) and one with a side of the creamed spinach (fabulous flavor and not too creamy).  Both came with a side of cole slaw (your average creamy slaw) and a pickle.  Get the full slab - I am a small asian girl and I finished 80% of my meal without being too full so I would have definitely been hungry with just a half slab and it's only a $5 price difference ($20.95 versus $15.95).  We got the zesty (a bit more tangy) and the prohibition (a bit sweeter with a slight kick at the end) sauces.  Both sauces were great so I alternated sauces with every bite.  

    Waitstaff was great - very accommodating with the awning over the outdoor space because it started to sprinkle rain and they pulled out the awning but a minute later it was sunny again so they retracted it.  Was there when you wanted them and left you alone when you wanted to talk and eat.  I will definitely be back!

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    Umm, amazing.  Totally and utterly amazing.  My dad and I heard about this place literally 10 or 12 years ago from a friend of his.  We tried going once, but it was mobbed and left.  Time passed... and I finally went for the first time about a year or year and a half ago.  I honestly don't know why I waited so long.

    The ribs are great, but the chicken is even better.  This may just be my favorite spot for BBQ chicken in the city.  It's not something I eat frequently, but when I eat it I think this is my go to spot.  Their prohibition sauce is to die for - it's sweet with a hint of honey but it's also spicy - it's got a kick.  I like certain things with a kick.  I don't put hot sauce on everything but I feel like if you want to eat a half chicken and you're not eating it grecian style, some BBQ sauce is necessary.  The fries are also good.  Out of a bag for sure but they're crinkly and tasty.

    The atmosphere here is comforting and very "old Chicago" - I love it.  I mean, Frank Sinatra used to hang out here in the 50's.  When I think of "One More For My Baby", this is the kind of bar I'd be sitting at getting bombed off scotch.  I love to seek out places that are "old Chicago" and this is definitely one of the best.  There's times where I want to feel like I wear gray pants, a white shirt, and a top hat and drive a '41 Chrysler Business Coupe...those are times I go to Twin Anchors.

    The staff is really friendly and attentive, never had a bad experience with them.  They call you sweetie and honey, which is nice because like the only other person I get that from is my mom.

    Parking sucks, and the prices are slightly high.  I'm not subtracting a star for the parking because that is the norm in Chicago but $14.50 for a half chicken is just a tad too high.  I do go back though, so...

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    The good:
    -Ribs! Meaty, fell off the bone, flavorful, smokey!! Perfect!

    The freakin' good:
    -Prohibition sauce!! OMFG best BBQ sauce I've ever had ever!! EVER!! This sauce is the single thing preventing me from giving this place 4 stars (I normally knock down 1 star because BBQ is usually so expensive)

    The not-so-good:
    -Side salad: blah (honestly, did you really come here expecting a fabulous salad?)
    -Onion rings: mediocre. I know a lot of reviews comment on how good the onion rings are, but I didn't understand the hype. My friends didn't either. They were perfect adequate, just not noteworthy. Get them if you like onion rings, just don't expect to be blown away.

    The bad:
    -The wait. The wait is pretty substantial considering the restaurant is small and a lot of people come in moderately sized parties. Just expect it and grab a beer while you wait.

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