Excellent bath house and gym. Friendly staff and good management. Probably the premier franchise of bath houses in the US, with locations pin Berkeley, Toronto as well as Chicago. It's a must check-out facility when traveling read more

I like older men with big dicks i go in the free days on Tuesday25 under is free i am 19 i was chilling on the hot tub and 2 older man approach to me and started to suck my tits and flip me around and left my legs out of the tub and started to eat my ass wich i loved and then some other guy took me to the room and rubbed his dick on my ass and stick it in my little ass hole so plz older man come and find me at Tuesday at 2 am i am gonna be there tomorrow read more

I have been a long time customer and usually it's okay. But I just called to ask for something and a guy seems doesn't understand English since I never mentioned about lost and found and he was very rude and even hanged up my phone just because I asked for one more question. The second time I called and the guy who answered my phone turned out to was there all the time and told me he listened everything and didn't even apologize for it. Run as far as you can because not only this guy don't know what he's doing but also there's a second guy in 2017 found dead here in a row just google it. You will find it on the first page. read more

This is my old standby place to get a good, hot wet steam. As mentioned.. clientele is changing, but change is good right? Not a place for families tho.. heloooo people! read more

This is a very fun place. The staff is very friendly if you are friendly and act accordingly. If you show up drunk and high and act like an idiot, they will treat you like you are an idiot. I have found that holiday weekends and Saturdays are really the only nights worth going. There is lots to see and do there. They keep it up cleanliness wise within reason considering that it is a huge place. read more

Had a horrible experience at this club -enter at your own risk- front desk rude and unprofessional - very dirty place , condoms all used and all over the ground in common areas. They don't provide flip flops , used to have good music and DJs now only on special events. Going down hill fast as this club used to be immaculate 5 years ago. The caliber of guests also falling as steamworks begins to develope this downward reputation. I will not be going back. Shame. read more

To be completely honest, I was truly impressed by Steamworks. It definitely turned the preconceived thoughts attached to what a bathhouse is and the conservative Merriam-Webster definition upside-down, excluding the fact that there really are only nude men and the existence of baths. Now with that said, if you're similar to my mother pondering, "What is a bathhouse? I didn't know there is still such a place. I thought that was what cities had in the old days. You can go to one to take a bath and freshen up, or am I wrong?," then just pass up this review and place all together. This isn't ancient Rome! (Although I bet all the same activities went on back then too...) Now for the *DISCLAIMER* This review contains mature content that might not be suitable for all audiences and is of an adult nature. This review may also contain adult language and themes that are not intended for children. (In addition it is in the Yelpers own words and does not reflect any other opinions.) If you're over 18, liberal-minded and understand that which is stated above, scroll down at your own free will... V V V All my friends know this isn't my "type" of venue and that I've been in a monogamous relationship for over a 1.5 years, so why was I here you ask?? Well tonight I helped out performing HIV & STD testing* for my job. And I must admit that I greatly respect Steamworks and give them A TON of credit for allowing testing on their premises. They house a different STD organization one day a week to do testing. After all, we're aware that many bathhouses took the blame for the AIDS crisis/paranoia back in the late '80s, but let me say that times have changed tons since. Ok I'm stepping off my soap box...and on to the interior description. You would not believe what's behind that bare (no pun intended) loft-looking facade. Seriously, someone could hideout and live there secretly (heck, it would be the perfect hideout for Bin Laden if he were wise). Three Stories of Steamworks = Over 300 hook-up rooms, plenty of showers, saunas & jacuzzis, literally mazes of glory holes, one work-out gym, countless TVs projecting porn, endless mirrors, social lounges with fireplaces...all of this under techno/dance music and nauseating specialty lights. I kid you not that every corner has available condoms and lube. They take prevention and cleanliness seriously. Also all sub-groups of the gay community are welcome (daddies, leathers, bears, cubs [I'm not referring to the ones from neighboring Wrigley], twinks, jocks, and any others I failed to mention). Everyone is very friendly and accepting (whether they want to get in your pants or not). As long as you can withstand the smell of bleach and rubber, and you can promise me to practice safely, explore your kinky horizons to the extreme by checking out Steamworks. Refer to their website for prices, hours (24/7, 256 days of the year) and further information. *STD testing for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis is only offered on Tuesdays between 4 pm and 7 pm. All the other weekdays offer solely HIV rapid, oral swab testing. Awarded Review of the Day in Chicago, Illinois on 06/18/2009! read more

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Don't go see Micheal. He's the most unprofessional manager there. Not sure what the problem was. Maybe cause we we're interracial. Good luck. read more

Love the hot tub and wet room. As for the fun upstairs, I have gotten lucky a few times (ALWAYS SAFE) but not so great for bears or cubs. Always get my rocks off at least! read more

cute. some men here can be a bit pushy which is why i give it 4 stars but i appreciate the rapid testing days and knowing i can unwind at any time read more

This place has the hottest studs, largest hot tub I ever seen, sex charged steamroom, several theme play areas as well as best shower, douche facilities, dark room, pleasure ramps, glories partitions, swinging slings, full gym, dry sauna, apple and pc computers, free wifi, and most importantly friendly staffs who will always ask you how was your stay. One of the kind heavenly destination for GAYs. read more

The place was pretty glad, staff nice. Usaully a hit or miss. Been here a handful of times if yiur looking to hook up, relax, or work out then check it out. Be safe have fun. :-) read more

super transphobic at the door. bad experience. turned away refusing to give an explanation why.

Clean, generally fairly active and they do regular promotions and theme nights. The price is decent, especially considering you're getting access to a pretty clean place with a good number of people going in and out. read more

I went to Steamworks Bath house this weekend. The people there were rude and Snobby. I didn't care for it I got a membership card and told them to keep I won't be returning back I've had better Experience Else where read more

Just walked out of steam works where the person checking bags at the door touched me inappropriately and harassed me. I asked him twice not to touch me and he did what he wanted after I told him to stop . Filing a report with police read more

It is official now STEAMWORKS is half black , half white like MANS COUNTRY used to be I went on a MONDAY early in the evening and just about every guy was black ; on weekends all the white guys are gone by 3 or 4 in the morning. I hope that STEAMWORKS don't end up the way MANS COUNTRY did just an empty huge space. We see less and less eye candy as the weeks go by and the prices go up and up . Still worth visiting , still my favorite bath house in the US and great shags here and there but the place is not the same. Enjoy it boys while it last. read more

We are in town from LA. 4 of us. Whoever you guys have working the entrance you need to hire someone else. So fucking rude. All we wanted was to have a good time. Wtf. We're. Not used to this fucking rudeness. Get it together. read more

Wow. What can I said about this place As an old customer very disappointed of the way they treating you. They make you think that they are the best bath house that follows rules but they are not I seeing a lot of drug addicts there getting high smoking pot etc it is so obvious and they don't do anything about it even do when someone says something about it oh and also a lot of drunk people the worse. How can they not see that when they checking guys It's the worse bath house ever As my own experience though an issue that my best friend had with Steamworks not long a go. They think that they can 86 you just like that. Because instead of they commit with u first and after they told u the issue u agreed with what happened or trying to get it resolved they never contact you again wich is ridiculous because my friend been going there for many many years. Never done drugs. Never drunken there. Never really complained to management even do many times he rented a room and was dirty as fuck and told housekeepers about it had respect for the place. For them not to contact him back about the issue they said corporate have with him for a while now. They treated him like a criminal or someone that is not good for their club. If u said he owns something even do he said prove it and Steamworks never did ASAP. They are wrong to treating him this way and is just fucked up Steamworks ppl and corporate u really need to Put ur shit together and get this shit right Also for the many times I had been there my self. Get a better GM for this Chicago place. Thas all I am gonna say. Peace out b read more

So, Saturday and Sunday afternoons are great.. Lots of hot young guys, and people here are friendly.. The hottub is amazing.. Bring your flip flops, I recommend that in case you're picky about where you walk. read more

Place was horrible. The guy Ricardo was rude & acted as if some1 owed him something. I wasn't being rude or anything & was just trying to get in like everybody else & he still kept being rude & said "it's up to him 2 let me in". I wouldn't even give this place a star. The only nice ones are Alex & Corey. [Sweethearts]. If you dont get them well you can kiss your night of fun goodbye. I was paying for a friend & he wldnt even let me, I went to the window w/ my friends, bcuz I was I was paying for him & then that must of blew Ricardo. He wanted everything to be on his terms & when he was down w/ my friend he still ended up asking for my payment. 5/18/15 read more

Pretty fun place to just hangout with friends and stuff. Door staff are incredibly rude, however. Everytime I've been there they've always either had bad attitudes or were straight up mean. It's ridiculous. read more

Always have a good time here, and while I've been disrespected by a staffer once, the owner was quick to make it right once I mentioned it to him, highly recommend it read more

Overall I liked the place, however there were a lot of old men hobbling around like Night of the Living Dead. Past that you are usually able to find a half-way decent guy if it's busy enough. They try hard to bleach away all the errant semen, so it always has a Clorox smell. But I did get syphyllis here, so only giving it 2 stars. read more

I went there alone and frightened because it was my first time being "out" out in public. The staff was friendly and helpful making my first visit fun. I'm very shy so mostly walked around the place checking everything out. The hot tub was very relaxing and nice also. I'm a total fresh bottom and really want to be used by guys that know how to deliver it deep and slow at first. I don't know how to approach the men and say "will you fk me?" yet. I do know I'm craving long, thick cock so bad when I'm there, that my ass cums over and over just thinking about it. I'm going there again this evening and I'm going to wear a white tee shirt with bright blue underwear. If you see me, have a nice cock and like what you see, take me to your room, or a private corner, and fk the Hell out of me.. read more

One of the hottest times I've ever had in my entire life! I'm a 33 year old, in shape, good looking white dude. Mostly straight (as in, my head turns for women, but pretty much never for guys) but every once in a while I hit Craigslist. Obviously, I've never been to a gay bathhouse before. I went to Steamworks on a Saturday in the afternoon for the first time. I've been wanting to go for years, just never got up the nerve. Even this time, it took me several times walking by the entrance before I finally said "Fuck it I'm doing this." I'm glad I did. First thing, the staff was really friendly. They explained the options to me, where to put my stuff etc and handed me the towel. It's a little white towel not much bigger than a washcloth. After exploring the intensely hot steam room and the amazing, under-lit, roiling hot tub, I just posted up in my room with the door open like I'd read you could do. It's that simple. Just sat on the bed with my back against the wall, naked, waiting to see what would happen next. Pretty soon a good looking black man passed by, and then kind of did a double take. I said, "hey man, what's up" to which he replied "hey there, mind if I come in?" Simple. I'm definitely going back next time I'm in town! read more

The person working the front was exceptionally rude and unpleasant, the steam room and hot tub were closed, the student discount apparently isn't honored on weekends, and the place was pretty dirty, even for a bathhouse. read more

This place rocks. As a man over 45 (48 actually) I have to say that this place is great. After reading the reviews I thought it might not be a place for a daddy bear. First day in was exceptional so much so that i went back the next day. Great guys, great fun. This place is impeccably clean. It has everything for a gay male seeking fun in a safe environment. The staff is exceptional at keeping the place clean. There is a wide variety of men there. Average age is much higher than what other reviews have said. That made me almost shy away from the place. However, so glad I went. Average age was closer to 40 and the place is designed to have fun. I will be back on every visit to Chicago. read more

The place is clean . I guess my only 2 complaints are that the pool is much smaller than I expected , and much of the place is very dark . Couldn't even see the faces of the guys sitting around me in the sauna . Other than that it's ok read more

I was there recently and accidently met a great guy. I really falled in love with him. Thanks for all your kisses, your skin soft and tender attentions. In other hand, the place smell very bad. Somewhere it's shit smell. It is disturbing to see everything that floats in the tub. Lights on the room are absent, bring a flashlight with you. All steamwork not have the same standarts. That Toronto is diametrically clean and new. The place is worth visiting, but requires lots of improvements. read more

Just didn't like my experience. Service was okay, but the other company of the gay men giving it to me wad great.

While it needs a little bit of work, I generally enjoy my time there. I would like to see a bar and sky-deck option. They are very friendly and understand providing services to the FtM community. A great place to relax or more if you are having a rough day. read more

I was in Chicago over about a 4 day period and went hear every day. The place is very clean and has great facilities including an amazing maze like Jacuzzi with many jets and a very unique and cool look to it. The steam room is really big and nice and hot but not uncomfortably hot. The room options were great, I got the extra large room one night and although expensive it was the biggest room I have ever seen in a bathhouse, it is nice to have that option. The gym was great with nice equipment. I will probably diverge with a lot of people's opinion on this but I actually found it to be the best and when I got the most action was off peak Saturday, Friday night hours. The place was way too crowded on Friday and Saturday night and everybody seemed to be constantly looking around for the hotter guy or bigger cock to walk in. I also felt strange with so many people looking at you if you were screwing around. It was absolutely jam packed where you could barely move. Surprisingly I got the most action on get this, Monday afternoon. I mean I could find a guy in the steam room and suck on him for a while and not be so concerned he is going to ditch me for a hotter guy or whatever. Monday afternoon at Steamworks Chicago was busier than most bathhouses I have been to on Saturday night. It seemed to be about 40% black, 40% white and 20% mixed race (more latinos in that 20% than other races). I am from a city with maybe 1% black people so I was a bit uncomfortable with so many blacks (associating them a bit to HIV, ghettos and crime) (sorry for any offense I don't mean to offend just provide information) but I do really like their big cocks and hot bodies. It seemed to be more whites screwed with whites and blacks with blacks but plenty of exceptions. I read many people review this to be the best gay bathhouse in the USA, I am not sure about that but I have been to many and this is better than any other I have been to in the USA. I actually found I preferred Steamworks Toronto thought. It has a nice hot tub area that has more light. Both are very high end amazing bathhouses and probably 2 of the best in North American easily. I recommend this place for sure and Steamworks Toronto for sure. Have fun and stay safe. read more

Great price... great locations close to subway line It was a mixed crowd when I went.. very friendly.... good looking guys,,, avg guys... boring guys ... ull find ti all its uber clean. friendly staff ... GO! read more

I went there last Friday for the first time and loved the place! I love the fact of walking around with only a towel then when the action would start, the towel drops and I am totally naked. I really enjoyed to booths with the long glory holes and used them 10 times. It felt so good to have a total stranger sucking on me thru the glory hole as I stood there naked with my door open and had guys come in my booth and work on my ass as I was being sucked on thru the hole. There were 2 times where 2 guys would be sucking on my at the same time...Damn, that was awesome! I really had fun on all 3 of their floors and made sure that I left there satisfied. I plan on going back there today. Hopefully, it is just as good as it was the first time. read more

I was there guy pull me into room he got pint bottle whiskey bends over says fuck me I like so I start fucking him I pounding his ass he just drinking that whiskey read more

I may be an atheist, but this place is a godsend! Being 20 and desperate was quite depressing, until I learned about Steamworks. Are four levels are kept immaculate with various sized rooms, glory holes, beds, bdsm stuff and some very attractive guys! I love the acceptingness that everyone seems to have. Yes, you will see all shapes and sizes of different people, but it doesn't matter, we all go for the same thing. No one has ever been to pushy and the hot tub is absolutely gorgeous; not to mention an extra large sized sauna. This place literally left me in awe! Condoms are readily available and the gym seems to be pretty state of the art. I am a huge fan and advocate for places like this as long as they are clean and everything is consensual. People who may be hesitant or uncomfortable at first will immediately feel comfortable once they start taking their clothes off. Through Steamworks, I have been able to have MANY wonderful times and meet tons of fantastic people. This truly is as good as it gets! read more

i find it peculiar that this place has been in biz for over 30 yrs...and it still looks the same, smells the same and i don't see any improvements. what is with the horribly loud 'music'? i'm certain its to keep customers leaving vs staying if they have rented a room. what is with the rooms? ok they are small...but good grief...the mattress and pillow the sheets? and the TV screens? what they don't know that flat screens are now available in smaller sizes? back to the music...from a marketing POV, it would seem they don't know late AM and early PM (afternoon before 3pm) is mainly guys over 35, married, working, or retired and they have this crap on at full blast. friggen irritating. when i go on a friday, saturday or sunday...its the 20-30 yr old crowd and they are not there to enjoy glory holes they are there to VISIT and gossip and talk about other guys there... its odd that gay guys will pay for substandard services like Steamworks. and yet in SW defense why offer anything better when its a closed audience and they will pay for whatever. its a problem so i now find the best time for me to go is Monday's from 11am to 3pm and any weekend where there is a huge gay function like IML or Market Days read more

I went to this place earlier tonight and even though it was somewhat clean and there was a good "variety" of guys to have fun with,let me tell you that guy at the check in DANIELLE was as rude as anybody can be to a paying customer,I have NO idea how this unhappy rude guy still has a job but from what I heard from other guys once I was inside asking if he is always like that turns out that he is ALWAYS RUDE AND UNPLEASANT.... stay away from this place until this guy gets either fired or he quits to go work somewhere else to try to make make even more people as miserable as he is. read more