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    Mom's Place

    3.4 (167 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    MOM'S PLACE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Live music
    Very loud
    Good for groups

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    Kelly D.

    I've been here a few times, it's great. Normally I'd say the drinks were delicious but unfortunately the server yesterday was a little stingy with alcohol, it basically was a glass of juice. But it's festive and usually hosts a live band. We like it.

    Nicole K.

    Went to see a baseball game with my son, stopped into mom's place and fell in love. Has great food and if you stop there tell Chelsea that Nicole sent you.

    Jacqui C.

    A very fun bar. When you first walk in there are a ton of Christmas lights that line the bar/room. The bartender was upbeat and very friendly. There is a second level as well. We only had a few drinks here, not sure if they serve food or not. I would definitely go back next time I am in the area.

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    Tez M.

    R-CIST AND RUDE EXPERIENCE!!! After the St. Patrick's Day parade, my co-ed group of five Black people wanted to go to Mom's Place. While waiting in line, I approached the doorman and asked if we could enter with our book bags. He said yes, as long as there was nothing inside them. So, my friends and I decided to finish the drinks we had leftover from a BYOB boat ride in our bags since we couldn't take them inside. As we stood in line drinking, a man in Mom's Place uniform(I assume the owner) walked up and immediately yelled, "Get the f--k out of my f--king line with that sh-t! I'm not getting a f--king fine for your b-lls--t." We were caught off guard and responded, "Huh?" He doubled down: "Take that sh-t across the street! I'm not getting a f--King fine." I calmly told him, "Hey, we didn't know there was a fine. We'll throw it away, but please don't curse at us, just talk to us with respect." We tossed the drinks in the trash can. His response? "I didn't curse you out." I replied, "Yes, you did. You walked up yelling at us to get the f--k out of your f--king line." His response: "Well, it is my F--KING LINE!" before storming off. At this point, we figured he was just rude, but since we have already been waiting, we still wanted to go in. That's when we noticed the group behind us, several white women, also had alcohol in their hands. Again we just assumed he didn't see them. The guy returned a few minutes later, walked up to them, and in a completely different tone, politely asked, "Hey guys, are you in line for Mom's Place?" They said yes. He then said, "I can get in trouble for y'all drinking in line. Can you go across the street with that?" I stood there and watched the whole thing. It was calm. It was respectful. It was the exact opposite of how he spoke to us. After he finished talking to them, I approached him and said, "Hey, you see how respectful that interaction was? We could've had that same courtesy." His response? "I told them to get the f--k out of my line, same as I told you!" I told him, "No, you didn't. I just watched you politely ask them to leave. Why the different approach for their group?" Instead of answering, he snapped, "How about you just find another f--king bar to go to!" and walked away. Immediately, the group of women behind us that he politely told to go across the street came up and said, "That was so f--ked up and r-cist." Another couple behind them also approached us, saying they were leaving because of what they had just witnessed. We had no issue throwing away our drinks, didn't give him any backlash for making the request of us. All we wanted was basic respect. Watching him aggressively curse out our Black group, then turn around and treat the all-white group directly behind us with kindness for the exact same thing was hurtful and r-cist Response to Owner: You're first interaction with us was yelling cursing us out. Which is why we were startled and didn't even know you were talking to us. So stop with this lie you approached us any kind of way except disrespectfully. We literally threw the TWO bottles away as soon as we figured it was the alcohol that was the problem. And we left a boat it was barely anything in them with no cups how else are we going to drink except from a bottle I've already addressed this. And then the second group you kindly spoke to didn't throw anything away or get out of line. They literally walked off AFTER I asked you why did their group get a polite interaction with you but ours didn't. They left WITH their bottles in hand and threw nothing away. We're actually from Louisiana/NOLA visiting Chicago. So it's not uncommon to us to see multiple people walking around with drinks. We had No Problem tossing our Liqour that is not the issue here and did throw it away as soon as we knew what you were talking about. So stop this lie that we did nothing after you yelled at us to throw it away Regardless I understand you deal with a lot and I'm sure it's annoying having people constantly put your business in jeopardy but you still cannot explain WHY DID THE GROUP OF WHITE WOMEN DESERVE GRACE LITERALLY MOMENTS AFTER OUR GROUP OF BLACK PEOPLE RECEIVED DISRESPECT. I don't care that you have people of color that you may tolerate you showed me and I hope anyone else who's reading this that you lack integrity and who you truly are.

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    Kellie D.

    Food, service and ambiance. This place has it all. Service was on point. Didn't wait a second for a drink and the food came out quick and tasted amazing. There Christmas decorations are a must see.

    Graciela G.

    Great vibe! Bartender was very attentive and fast at making drinks. Very chill spot with three different sections. We only got to check out the first two sections and did not check out downstairs. The first room is full of people just chatting having a beer or two. The second room is a lot livelier, that is the room that the karaoke takes place in. We checked out 2/3 and they were both great depending on the vibe you were going for that night. We loved all the punny decor along the walls.

    Deedrah B.

    Super fun karaoke, long queue! I stopped here with some coworkers after we found out Bub City didn't have karaoke on Friday. Once we set our hearts on karaoke, we were determined to find a spot! We got here around 10pm, so still relatively early, but the queue to sing was hours long. We ended up signing up anyway and had a great time listening to, singing with everyone else. All of the picks were fun, classic, and easy to jam along to. We had a couple rounds of beer/wine while we were here and when it was our turn to perform, we had a blast. I would 100% come back here for another karaoke night!

    Alyssa G.

    the most DISRESPECTFUL man I've ever met in my whole life is the bouncer here. As soon as my group hopped off our party bus he already came at us yelling for having drinks. Give us a minute geez??????? We're literally ON THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK. So after him yelling at everyone for a good chunk of time and not even letting us have a second to breathe, I start to get in line. I was holding my drink and my boyfriend's drink, NOT EVEN SIPPING THEM, just holding them to throw away. The crazy old man comes up to me and says "did you not f***ing hear me I said to throw that s*** away". Hold up??? You're talking to women like that??? So uncalled for. He's obviously so miserable that he's 50+ years old and a bouncer at a bar that he has to treat people so horribly. After looking at other reviews, I see there's a pattern in the way he treats possible clients. As someone in the service industry, I'm literally appalled at his behavior and not even sure why people would support this place. Attaching a picture of him that I found on here watch out yall Response: aw busy night at the bar? Clearly not if you're just gonna reply in 5 mins on a Saturday night. You're blissfully unaware of how terrible of a business you run there and how you treat people. Just because I didn't hear you/didn't see the trash bin you have to come at me swearing and yelling? Nah. The fact you respond to people in such a hostile way just shows the type of person you are. You're so miserable and THAT is what is embarrassingly laughable. Lame ass bar anyway wasn't gonna give you my money.

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    Lucinda J.

    Very welcoming place. Karaoke with KJ Ray was fantastic. He let us sing a lot, even though there were only a few of us! (Most KJ's waste precious karaoke singer time playing songs in between singers. Not Ray! It's karaoke and only karaoke! Good for him! Karaoke singers wanna sing, not sit and listen to music we can hear at home or at DJ dance night! Duh!) Bartender J.R. was very attentive and a good singer as well! Ergys at the front bar was fantastic. I brought a small concern to his attention, and he had it fixed within 10 minutes! Thanks also to barback Jimmy for his hard work and help!

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    Is there a cover charge, if so how much?

    I have been there 4 times. There was no cover charge.

    Does the bar have a smoking section?

    No!

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    21+!

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    Ergys the bartender it's always super nice and make sure you're all right.

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