Uptown Lounge

Kept seeing signs for Uptown Lounge off the CTA and finally stopped in on a Saturday night. It was a great bar with a good variety of music. It is great you can grab a seat at a bar or even sit down at a booth without waiters coming over and taking your order!

I'm drunk so brave the story and spelling errors. Being new to the Uptown Neighborhood and used to the Wrigley night life and bar scene, I decided to check out the late night fun of the only busy place in Uptown. Around sixty people were in this place for the most part having a great time ( a couple in a booth were having too much fun...just go home and f~€k). The door guy checked my I.D. (weird cause I'm old, and look old) but he made me laugh cause I fell on my way in, and I thought for sure he was gonna push me back out the door. He has an intimidating look about him, almost a "I know how to make you regret your actions quickly and painfully" type of look but don't worry he's sociable. So, compass tattoo door guy remember me.
The bartenders are beautiful, almost like you can pick the girl next door, or be whipped by the dominatrix. Regular prices are a bit high, but they had a show that night, and Karaoke is fun, but I wasn't drunk enough.
Certainly has a dive bar atmosphere but with a little 70's flare thrown in with the booths. If you sit and people watch you get to see every bar patron stereotype within a few minutes being played out right I front of you. The creep taking pictures of the bartenders ass, the alcoholic, the recovering addict, newly 21 loud chic and her guy friends who pick up the bill, the quiet lonely guy who is looking for friends or anyone to talk to. Oh wait that was me this time, oops.
Everyone working there was really cool and fun to talk to, even the massive dude near a creepy side-room. He is like a large teddy bear, but can probably hit like a grizzly.
I recommend a bar seat near the entrance for people watching. The door guy will make you laugh as he scans every I.D.
One girl didn't know her own middle initial, and instead of physically tossing her, like i see in wrigley, he just opened the door and pointed out. They left but kept trying to come back and argue with him calling him everything they could, still, he kept his calm and suggested another bar for them to try. They threatened to write a report even.. for what? If you want to get into a bar act like your able to get into a bar haha I was drunk, but i still know my middle initial. Staff makes it fun, and I even made some new drinking buddies, hell, they bought me enough shots and fed me cookies.

This is a great little bar.  It never seems to be too crowded, and the beer selection is great for a bar of its size.  The prices are a little higher than some other neighborhood bars, but not too bad, and the people are generally friendly.  The location is great for public transportation.