I've been here a few times over the years, my friend likes to hold fundraisers here. I don't have a lot to say beyond it is a nice bar. Cheap drinks, good selection, cash only is annoying but I won't drop a star because of that. The bathrooms are nice and the staff is friendly. Plus they have a big draw for the card raffle they do every week and I love their touch tunes. I enjoy coming here and I'd come here again! read more

Bri was awesome! Food was good. I've was great. She has the personality to be a good waitress.

Alexa is a new welcome addition to the neighborhood. Cute girl, even better bartender!!! her !!!

Went to Tom's Tap for a party. It looks like your typical Archer Avenue dive and I had low expectations. I was surprised that the place is anything but a dive. It was huge. The bar is long and can probably seat 40 people. There are many table that easily sit six. Touchtunes is available and there are multiple new flatscreens to watch your favorite games. They should put in a kitchen. We had to order pizza from across the street. Bathrooms were spotless (always a good barometer of the management). If the place had a catchier name and did some improvements to the exterior this place would be swamped. Side parking lot is also available. read more

This is the bar in which we waited for, and ate, our glorious fried chicken from Mini Hut. Not only did they graciously allow us to bring in outside food (apparently it's a common thing here), they provided plates, napkins, and silverware. Not entirely sure, but this seemed like a cop bar. It's the kind of place that has regulars who take their day drinking seriously. It's definitely a beer-and-a-shot and not a martini establishment. Drinks are cheap and the patrons are amusing. Each time someone opened their mouth to order a drink, I could swear it was The Regular Guy from XRT--that's how pronounced their Chicago accents were. I loved it. The Cubs game was on when we were there, and since we were in Sox country, the people in the bar cheered loudly every time the Cubs screwed up. And being the Cubs, this was often. I'll definitely be back next time a trip to Mini Hut is on the horizon. read more

Tom's Tap is the ONLY bar in Midway or Clearing that has a parking lot WOT WOT! Big, clean bar, and bathrooms, PLENTY of seating, and a friendly friendly crowd. This place used to be ABC Tools, but you'd never guess that. If they really wanted to to make this place the GO TO bar in the nieghborhood then they'd convert their sideyard into a beer garden! I spend all my summer nights there...if they did :). p.s. they card hard AND I LOVE IT read more

Great neighborhood bar. Very cold brews, friendly staff ( they let me eat my fried chicken from Mini Hut here) the old guys were playing some decent tunes. Great place to take in a game, very clean and updated. If you want a bar that you won't feel dirty in, this is your stop. read more

In the new location, there have been some changes. I was served a Guinness, in a glass, from a can. No Guinness tap. There's way more seating in here now. On a Friday it was more 25-40 crowd and the usual codgers. Nice place, nice place. read more

Alexa is the BEST! She's so sweet and attentive to customers. Props to a girl that can hold her own.

Standard sports bar on Archer Ave, it was pretty quiet for a Saturday night, no complaints, though nothing really stood out

Only bad I could say is that they do not serve food, but you can always have it delivered. Attentive bar wench and cold beer.. what more can you ask for? read more

Great neighborhood bar, clean and updated. Come here because its the best in the area. Free popcorn! Good prices on drinks too. read more

Tom's Tap - Lots of tvs - Sports Bars Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I echo the sentiments of a clean, nice bar with friendly bartenders and patrons! We were here for an event over the weekend and I had a nice time. They had a decent beer selection (but not super crafty overall), a TON of liquor and good drink specials. I got a glass of pinot grigio, and it tasted awful... I'm wondering if it was old? It wasn't dark yellow, but definitely sour. Not sure if it was just a bad brand or what... my friend who has been to Tom's a bunch of times said this was NOT the place to order wine from, so that I'm leaning more toward it being a bit past its prime... I still had a nice time- the bar stools were comfortable but just seemed a hair low to the height of the bar. The bathroom was surprisingly nice and definitely super clean too. I can definitely see myself coming back... just need to remember that it's CASH ONLY! read more

Tom's Tap is an interesting stop these days as they have moved a couple of doors down into a much-improved space. This is two different bars the weekday version and the weekend version. The weekdays are relaxed and it is spotted with regulars of mixed age (21 to 99). Also due to the number of TV's it a great place to watch the game and have a few beers with a few friends and still be able to hear each other. The weekends the bars is still mixed aged and gets younger as the night goes on (3:00 AM license) it is busy but not shoulder to shoulder. I have a lot of nice things to say about the "new" Tom's but I have a few complaints as well! The Good: This bar is big it's not a dive anymore, it's has high ceilings and is very open. It has ample seating with out having that feel of being right on top of people. It has a ton of Flat screen HD TV's and a large projection screen in the back. It's a perfect place to watch a game It's newly remodeled and clean! Its restrooms are spacious and updated and are almost always immaculate. They have some of the coldest beer in the city (16 oz budlight aluminum bottles are served out of a cooler that is 22 degrees it starts to freezes at 21). Still priced like a dive! The Average: The Bar staff is very uneven, as some of the bartenders are more equipped at opening beer bottles then making a drink. That being said the staff is friendly and accommodating! Parking lot is small (It has one so I should shut up) Street parking is available. Need to have a skip button on the jukebox as someone played an entire album of a particular bad band! The Ugly: They need security/bouncers (Old Men Don't Cut It). I have been here on 2 Saturdays where fights broke out and it could not be controlled. The man they have working the door was in his 70's! Safety is a concern at this point! Get on IT!!!!!!! G. R. E. Approved read more

Clean yes, but oh so boring! A good place to watch Hawks games if your An ultra fan. If not, no go. Long bar that extends from the front door to the back washrooms. Kinda one dimensional - like the clientle. Yawn. read more

Tom's Tap is one of my favorite bars. Their bartenders always smile and treat me great. As an Alabama fan they will always try to get the game on one of their many TV sets when I ask. Today I learned they are also hosting the Queen of Hearts raffle for a local parish. So excited to have a local place to now do that as well. Highly recommended. Only downfall, they don't take credit cards. Hopefully that changes soon as well. read more

I couldn't be more impressed with this bar. I will be bar hopping and rating the Afrcher avenue corrider of bars and this was the first on my agenda. On the outside it looks like a dive bar. ythe inside is big and impressive. Tons of huge screens and a mega screen for hockey,football, and baseball. Good prices and plenty of seating. This place could be a fancy North Side Wrigley Field bar. Plenty of nice signage and they had contests for a free bike and other give aways. read more

We LOVE Tom's Tap! Can't get enough of it! Tommy's an awesome guy! Bar is awesome since they did the new place. One thing would make it even better is Appetizers, and outdoor beer garden to play bags & Laverne and Shirley ! Way to go Tommy! Keep up the great job! Laverne & Shirley~ read more

Tom's is a great place to meet up with friends, and one of the few places on Archer you won't be embarrassed to take a NorthSider to. Music is med-loud without being distorted. Gobs of TV's for what ever game, and the help is glad to change a channel for you. Clean new facility with lots of seating, and all that seating is bar stools. Tap selection is minimal., but always ice cold. Decent Bottled Beer selection. Great Atmosphere, super clean bathrooms (a carry over from the original Tom's). Never the same crowd twice, always a surprise. You can bring your own food in, and it's one of the rare bars on Archer that will buy YOU a round once in a while. Only pseudo-gripe would be the Jukebox, it needs a "Play Next" button, as with the variance in crowd age, you can end up with a Patsy Cline tribute one night, Pearl Jam the next, and then Hip-Hop yet another night.... Someone has to be able to stop the madness; A Jukebox pay extra "Play Next" button does that. We've bent the owners ear about putting bags or a beer garden in next door, but.... liability is. read more

Love Toms Tap. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's very nice and very clean inside. Not outdated and dingy like other neighborhood bars. Prices are reasonable and bar tenders are always nice. Only reason I didn't rate it 4 stars is because it's cash only. read more

Good bar to hang out and watch sporting events. Reasonably priced and plenty of room for groups to hang out. No food, but they let you bring pizza and food in without a problem. Decent crowd, rarely will you see shady people or gangbangers hanging out inside. Some of the bartenders are great and will buy you a beer here and there if you're in there spending money. Hopefully the owner can tell the new younger bartender to pay attention to customers a little more and not so much to her boyfriend who always hangs out at the bar when she is working. Otherwise it's a good place to stop and have a few drinks! read more

They recently moved locations and the new place looks amazing! Flat screen TVs makes this the ideal place to catch a game and throw a few back. The crowds a little older, but don't let that stop you from checking it out. read more

Bad service and discrimination pretty mush adds up my experience at Toms Tap. When I went it was empty and the bartender ignored me and my party as much as possible read more

Good local bar to hang out with friends after work if you are looking for something low key. Bartenders are very nice and attentive.

Best bar on archer, no young punks or under age kids like solfa's bar, have no idea how that bar makes money and is still open. Toms is a great place to have a few drinks with your friends. Also has plenty of tvs to watch sports read more

Just moved into the area and tried out this bar. My friends and I spent a decent amount of money and the very young looking blonde bartender never even bought us a round. Ok no problems. What upset us was her friend and boyfriend sitting at the end of the bar never seemed to pay for one drink. Her friends also spend a decent amount of time outside smoking weed right in the parking lot. The bar seems nice, but I and my friends shall not be returning. read more

All I can say is Tom did it right when he moved to the new location. The place is spotless and the atmoshere is great. This is the place be to watch the Bears or the Blackhawks as Tom's has at least 10 50 inch TVs or bigger and has the jukebox off during these games so you can watch and listen to the action of the game. Thank god for buckets of beer or the inexperienced bartenders would lost and far behind. If Tom could get better bartenders and a younger doorman to keep an eye on things this place would be a 5 star establishment. read more

Cool local place when in Garfield ridge. Bring some friends and have a good ole time. Easy accessible via harlem ave and archer. I'm there!