If you're looking for an eclectic bar and unique experience outside of the city -- this is it! Have not tried anything in the menu that hasn't been a hit. Everything has a bit of a kick. Perfect for a date night or group hang. Service has been phenomenal!!!! 10/10 experience everytime! read more

Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge - Bar area - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Berwyn, Illinois

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I was so excited to finally get to Cigars and Stripes Tavern in Berwyn to see "Svengoolie Show" showing the movie "The Fly." Unfortunely it was a bad experience! We were told we can't sit in front of the 80" tv flat screen because it was reserved for "Workers!" Mind you , there were only 4 people in the place at 5:30pm . Then , the place had no lighting ! I almost Tripped. I couldn't make out the menu for drinks And asked the 80 yr old bartender woman if there We're drink specials on Saturday? She says "No". Later finding out " Bloody Mary's" weee $5 on Saturdays. I had to stomach a Pabts Blue Ribbon For $6 and a Miller Lite $6.50 ! I couldn't make out not see the food menu , it was so dark! So I passed! I left 1/2 hr into the fly and went to another bar! The bathroom needs to be knocked down!! Horrible! All in all should have watched the "Fly" At home on my 50" TV. N read more

Unfortunately, they were disrespectful. I would avoid. I haven't had such a bad experience at other venues.

No A/C in summer is killer but so is the damn Tijuana hotdog and mac n cheese. Hotdog was even better on corn tortilla instead of flour. Cool and interesting decor plus atmosphere and wrestling on the bar TVs is a nice touch. Service I had the first time at the bar by the name of Dahlia was fire but the second time, low key needed some improvement but both bartenders I did have were nice for sure. Will def be back. read more

Location on Route 66 makes it Cool having a Muffler Man on the roof makes it Cool the decor makes it Cool the waitress little to no Charm gave us the impression she could care less if we were waited on. The Burger was good but the service killed it read more

Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Berwyn, Illinois

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It's a really limited menu and be clear that this is primarily a bar and not a restaurant. Things on the menu are spicy so people who can't tolerate heat and kids should not head here. read more

Stopped in for the wings on the way downtown. Quirky, divey, delicious. Watched the 3 Stooges on TV while eating legit wings and a good burger. Prices are good, service is very good. If you're looking for something pedestrian, keep driving. We loved it though. read more

Cigars and Stripes is such a cool, laid-back spot with some of the best wings around. Their grilled wings are next-level, super flavorful, tender, and perfectly cooked with just the right amount of char. You can tell they take their time with them, and it shows. Whether you're stopping in for a drink, the unique vibe, or just craving amazing wings, this place always hits the spot. read more

Good selection but there wings are fire very good nice place to chill out I recommend to stop by and try it out

I'll start with the compliments; The ribs: on point, The wings: on point, The margaritas: made me thankful to be an alcoholic. But the waitress Kathie tho, i asked if I should just sit anywhere or do I need to be seated, she looked like a deer in head lights staring at me in a daze like she never seen my kind before. She seemed bothered at every question we asked and answered with a non answer or another question. Can someone please ask her not to take her gummies before her shift. Respectfully yours read more

When it comes to wings, I like mine extra crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. When I tell you this place gets it right every time, it's definitely my favorite place. They also badge a great selection of beer and cider which I always enjoy The ribs are also amazing here. The vibe is so chill and cozy . read more

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A member of my group was planning a lunch and was thinking of coming here until I told him about my experiences. Thankfully, he changed it to LaVergnes instead. As a result of that conversation I was made aware of the owner's reply to my review. I have no reason to lie about my experiences at Cigars & Stripes. In fact, quite the opposite: I was hoping that this would be a good place for us to catch the PPVs (that didn't involve having to drive all the way to Macs Wood Grilled). Additionally, my partner was there and can confirm the whole thing. But I find it very telling that the owner of this establishment chose to lie about his behavior instead of taking his potential customers' feedback seriously. Telling, yes, but not surprising given his response to other women here who have reported misogyny and harassment at his business. You have created a space that is unwelcoming and unsafe for women. I look forward to the day when this owner retires and hopefully sells it to someone who will respect all of their customers and make them feel welcome... not told that they can't do a job because of their genitals or deal with a bouncer trying to stamp their breasts. Until that day, I wouldn't step foot in this place, not even if my own father's funeral was being held here. read more

Horrible service by Katy kept rolling her eyes when I kept ordering drinks a hair of hers was also found in my cup. Food was amazing & so were the drinks Katy made this experience unwelcoming I would not recommend coming here to any of my friends. read more

Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge - Hair - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Berwyn, Illinois

Simply amazing and my friend John Saaman told me about this place back in 2018 and I'm just trying this out now and it's amazing and the staff is very accommodating and food is tremendously good and all I tried was Wings that were smoked wings. The sauces are awesome as well and if you love spicy hot sauce and you like a home atmosphere and love people as I do these people are amazing and down to earth and very warm. I'll be back to have more awesome food and enjoy cigars and great people as this was an awesome time and very nice place with art work and moderation and for all ages let me tell you. Thank you staff at Cigars and Stripes BBQ Lounge for making me feel at home and Brian in the cigar area outside to listen to me and encouraging words from a man that I hope to see again and call friend. read more

Best smoked wings in the area. Full of character and kitsch. Probably not a date spot but great if in mood for a beer and smoked meats. Can smoke in the back patio. read more

Just go, you will not be disappointed! Very good portions and the staff is very attentive. read more

Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge - Hot Link - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Berwyn, Illinois

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Great little bar full of characters. Ronnie is a hoot. Great food and beer. Takes pride in his little establishment and food. Come here for old movies. Open mic or the freak show. Great entertainment read more

Great food. I recommend the Tijuana dog or the wings 100%. Nicole was great (even though she was training). 7hands I tried for the first time and it a wonderful peanut butter beer and the Marx hazy was unexpectedly great. Can't wait to come back. read more

Great beer, great atmosphere. Love this place Cigars not so Much. Not a good selection read more

Fun and funky vibe - I loved it! And the BBQ was spectacular! Not many places have rib tips - they do and they were delicious! Can't wait to come back! read more

The bar is an amazing experience, great movies & events. The wide selection of craft beers and cigars is great. The food is top notch too don't miss out. read more

The wings are awesome. The owner is great. The waitress is could he better but overall a great place

Wish this place were a lit bit closer in order to be a shorter walk. The staff is very friendly and we enjoy their smallish menu choices when we get food. read more

Amazing place! Food is always excellent. Thanks for the El Chavo beers Ronnie! What a stand up guy!

1st time here, we decided to get a Lil bit of everything to taste. Wings are a must, but I wasn't crazy about the sauces. Taco was soo good, maybe next time I will pay to add guacamole and sour cream. Rib tips were a bit too greasy, more fat than meat. The burger I was excited to try bcuz of the description but was a Lil disappointed cuz it was lacking flavor. Nice selection of beer. Pretty good atmosphere and really nice touch with old school movie playing on the big screen behind the bar. Our server was also the bartender and she was pretty cool! read more

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SSSSSMOKIN' This Berwyn legend is beloved by locals and has seen its fare share of drama. C&S is known for many things: smoked chicken wings, serving split pea soup during screenings of 'The Exorcist' in October, a funhouse mirror in the women's restroom (that has since been removed), and so much more. I know them best for the excellently spicy food items on their menu. Notably their 'habanero hott link' sandwich ($7.75), which is a giant pork sausage made with apples and cherries served on a toasted french roll, topped with sweet glazed onions. You get to choose between giardiniera potato salad and bbq beans; I went with the beans. The pork link was very tasty with great heat....but I was charged an extra dollar for a small cup of beans on the side? That's pretty shady fellas, especially when it seemed like that was included with the hot link. Whatever, I've spent $1 on WAY dumber sh*t. Next up was the 'Tijuana street danger dog' ($3.50) which was a bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, and a grilled serrano pepper served in a tortilla. I absolutely ADORED this item and will definitely return to try it again. Big fan. Smoked wings (7 for $7.75) come with corn salsa and garlic bread with a lime wedge and choice of ranch or blue cheese. It's accompanied by a caddy containing a quartet of sauces: 'sweet & hot', 'regular' wing sauce, 'smoker' habanero, and 'route 666' death sauce. I love that you get such a variety....and the wings themselves are awesome!!! Bread = 4.5 Circuses = 3 Jennifer P astutely pointed out that Cigars & Stripes didn't have air conditioning. Fans, yes. A/C, no. For a guy like me who's got thick skin and doesn't notice or care about such things, that's fine....but for a pregnant woman in mid-July, hmmmm not the best situation. The bathrooms are laughably small. The sink, toilet, and hand dryer are literally stacked on top of each other. My engineering estimate is that the men's room is 3' x 2'.....easily the tiniest bathroom I've ever set foot in. My coat closet at home is bigger, yikes. Ronnie Lottz - the owner - is a great guy. He takes pride in his menu, his business, his customers. And it shows - C&S is rocking a solid 4.5* rating on Yelp. After a ton of drama about that goofy mirror in the women's room (so stupid), it was finally taken down. I was here the night that the news story broke and the place went nuts. Pretty cool to be a part of history. Yelp HQ actually stepped in and flagged a bunch of troll reviews when this all went down but thankfully none of those 1* reviews stuck. It was a lot like when that Minnesota dentist (the one who killed Cecil the Zimbabwean lion) had his business page swamped with crap reviews and Yelp had to take them all down for "failing to capture an authentic consumer experience." *TL ; DR* Fantastic selection of food for spiceheads, solid beer selection (on tap as well as bottles), and some great events are hosted here. Stand-up comedy seems to be a weekly thing, and in the fall some 'darker' stuff goes down here, like fire swallowers, midget wrestling, and other crazy shizz like that. Keep in mind that the place is small, so larger groups are not advised. Cigars & Stripes is a great place to grab a bite while you watch some B-horror movie or Blackhawks game projected on a screen at the bar. Just maybe don't visit in July or August when temperatures are sweltering. Yeah I'd recommend 'em! Rock on, Ronnie!! read more

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The rudest staff I have ever encountered, really wanted to like this place... and have tried it a few times, always left disappointed You would think in these trying times that they would be at least willing to be friendly read more

Love this place and the staff is always amazing. Great place for a drink and some amazing food.

Yes indeed great quality smoked wings like no other Hot links are fire delicious !!! Drinks can be better drinks and brands are limited ! read more

I went to order out and got the Chicken wings. Surprisingly they have a Sports PPV which made the wait for the wings very short. The wings by the way are excellent. They play wrestling, MMA and Svengoolie on their big screens. read more

Every town should have one of these .... Great food - great atmosphere- great beers A must to try this place at least one time ....just a few things on the menu but all are sooooo good ! Thank me later - cheers read more

This place is great! Outside is somewhere you might just drive past if you aren't ~in the know~, and inside is a little different. It is kept very clean, but the vibes are just very eclectic and a little "edgy". Lots of interesting art, old timey posters, and some mummies and goth vibes as well. There is indoor seating, a small beer garden out back, and when the weather is good, they have a tent outside. I have only tried the wings, but they are awesome. The sweet sauce is really good and so is the regular buffalo. I have been too much of a wuss to try to spicier stuff yet, but have heard great things if you can handle the heat. I've aslo heard the rib tips and burgers are good, but I can't move away from the wings to give them a try. The wings are perfectly charred and so juicy. Love that they serve them naked, and then provide lime. Never seen that before but it's an excellent touch. Beer wise, there is good variety and it's always cold. Lots of stuff that isn't usually on tap at other places, so really nice to get some different beers on draft. Overall, really good place with an oddball vibe. read more

Best place ever ! Has domestic & IPA's - fabulous wings and rib tips and pssssttt potato salad is great ! Also - try the beef sandwiches when they have them available! read more

The food available on the menu is specialty food. It's prepared from a recipe that's been personalized and perfected. I recommend the in season chili and the party wings. read more

Decided to try this place based on the reviews on the wings and ribs, this place and the owner is absolutely amazing! The other guest here made me feel so welcome, the bartender was very friendly, and the owner!! The owner introduced himself, gave me a tour and was very personable, ordered wings and rib tips at this point I'm won over without even eating the food, I'll definitely be back. Food was amazing!!! read more

Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge - "Not for the weak"!! - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Berwyn, Illinois

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First time here wings we're delicious!!! Waiter was rude!!! Asked a question about a drink and she just left never came back!!! Went to sit by bar and bartender was nice. Same waiter was at bar bad mouthing customers just plain awful person read more

We had a blast. Everyone was friendly, and plenty of things to see. The hot sauce is...hot. Muscles and wings were damn good, and movie night rocked with Harold and Kumar's. Definitely coming back again with friends. We had a blast! read more

Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Berwyn, Illinois

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This restaurant is the definition of getting catfish restaurant style. Heard good things, the food looks good on pics, but came here and it did not meet my expectations. The only good thing is that the barbecue is smoked. We got wings and rib tips, both were overhyped. The wings did not have any flavor, and the tips were hard to eat and not falling off the bone like other places. The plates come with a small sauce that's definitely not enough for the food, and the sides came in the same sauce container. so in two bites, you were pretty much done with your side.they also did not have French fries which was shocking . We talked to the people next to us, and they said that the sausage was good, so that actually may be worth getting the service was also great because our waitress was very nice. The food itself took a bit long to come out, but nothing too crazy. The atmosphere was very cool and I'd say the best thing about this place. Overall, the food disappointed us and I don't think I will be coming back, but there are some things that might be good but don't get the wings and the tips. They are just OK, maybe the outer part that smoky may taste good, but the rest of it has no flavor and the serving sizes were small for the price. read more

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Super fun atmosphere, nice people, great service, and delicious wings. Always like coming to this place.

I'd be coming around here quite a bit if it was in my neighborhood. Stopped by just once to see Beer Hippies play a show. Food/Cigars: There truly is a cigar shop as you walk in. I'm going to oust myself as a non smoker now, and just admit I don't know how good their selection or prices are on that front. On food, I was expecting a meat heavy spread, but the menu was unexpectedly vegetarian friendly. They had a pizza with corn and salsa that was just MMMmm. Got to chatting with the owner and his kids are veg and he's even thought about expanding the options. Thank ya, man. Beer: extremely good amount of options in beer types. All I can tell you is that they had two different types of sours on draft. That's where my attention stopped. Music: The music set up is different. The bar area is like an island, with seating all around it. Being limited in space, they cleared out one side of the bar, with the band and equipment fitting on a small stage and the cleared out side of the bar. Additional thoughts: there's no ATM, the closest is the gas station down the block. The over 21 stamp was Danny Devito's face. read more

Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge - Beer hippies - Tobacco Shops Near Me - Berwyn, Illinois