Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Uptown

    3.7 (57 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

    Uptown Photos

    UPTOWN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Loud
    Divey
    Classy
    Juke Box

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Uptown

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Lucy M.

    All the things you're looking for in a dive bar! If you don't leave with some new friends you're doing it wrong. The prices are right, the company is even better and karaoke is the best around!

    We have fun here

    We have fun here. The most fun possible. It's hard for me describe how enjoyable this is going to be. Great time. Great people. This brings me Alot of joy.

    Couple of elves
    Nicole G.

    This is one of our stops for our annual ugly Christmas sweater bar crawl and we always have a good time here. We came the first week of December about 6 pm on a Saturday night and the place was packed. Only downside is that there isn't much seating if you do have a larger group. We call ahead so the bartenders expect our group and they're always prepared. One of the bartenders has long curly dark hair and she's awesome! She was very attentive to our group and and was lively behind the bar. She was flipping bottles and catching them while making our drinks, just overall a great bartender. Prices are incredible by the way. I think our mixed drinks were $6 or $7 and they were strong! This is a dive bar and you get the full dive bar feel in the best way when you're here. The decor around the holidays makes it feel extra cozy. They randomly were passing out green balloons at one point!? We had a bunch of fun. There's dart boards and even karaoke on some nights! The location is very convenient, steps away from the Metra train! Definitely recommend checking this place out if you're looking for a fun night.

    Entrance
    Jessica L.

    Oh my JEEZUS, I have been sick all day and night. They did not have Long Islands so the bartender said she would make me her speciality. I don't know what the bartender put in her "speciality" drink but I was throwing up for TWO HOURS last night, I couldn't even sit in the car - I had to sit on the ground in a parking lot for an hour. They closed around midnight and I didn't get home till 3 b/c I had severe motion sickness and I could not go anywhere. it's 4:30 in the afternoon and I am still in bed and all I had the one drink and a shot of patron, I have been drinking for years and have never felt this level of sick. I don't know what was in the drink but I'm going to assume it was death b/c that's how I feel.

    Great neighborhood pub!

    See all

    Photo of Andy M.
    289
    2558
    34

    17 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jen W.
    3
    22
    2

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    It's a dive. Townies. Cheap drinks. Chocolate covered pretzel shots. Awesome place to stop on the BNSF bar crawl.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    15 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Eric B.
    95
    15
    22

    12 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    15 years ago

    pretty good little local bar. very welcoming to strangers. now we are locals and frequent this nice little hole in the wall.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    17 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 2 of 2

    Ask the Community - Uptown

    What do they have going on each night, or day?

    Want to know is there dancing?

    Don’t See Your Question? Ask Away!

    Review Highlights - Uptown

    Located near the westmont train station this dive bar is a warm call back to a grittier more fun bar scene.

    Mentioned in 2 reviews

    Read more highlights

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Dive Bars 11,155 times last month within 10 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Maple Avenue Pub - Old school is new again.

    Maple Avenue Pub

    (48 reviews)

    $

    THE USUAL SUSPECTS…read more This dive bar in Lisle is a haven for townies, which is certainly a vibe. Maple Ave Pub is, unsurprisingly, on Maple Ave just west of Route 53 in the western suburbs of Chicago. I'd estimate I've stopped here close to a dozen times, although a handful of those instances I neglected to check-in on Yelp for fear of my wife seeing it ("I thought you were coming straight home from work....") An older woman's been behind the counter seemingly every time, taking drink orders and making small talk. She's friendly--​moreso with the locals than with me--​and I'll occasionally get called 'hun', 'sweetie', etc, which is endearing. I got way better service from the hot tattooed barkeeps at Brauer House in Lombard, however. To be perfectly honest, I've never eaten anything here. The wings look like they might pass muster, though there's a few items that raise an eyebrow (clam chowder at a dive bar? thanks, I'll pass). Possum Pub in Melrose Park had surprisingly good food, and it was a major dive, so perhaps I ought to give the grub here a shot sometime. They have several pool tables, a Big Buck Hunter, Golden Tee, dart board, boxing machine, and pair of pinball machines; as of 6/19/24 they've got a Star Trek premium (Stern, 20​13) and JAWS (Stern, 2024). In the past they had Oktoberfest (American Pinball, ​2018), Fish Tales (Williams, 1992), and a stunning Circus Voltaire (Bally, 1997). Last week, the A/C wasn't working so this place was SWELTERING on one of the hottest days of the year. Normally I stick around for a couple pints and 2-3 games of pinball, but it was so toasty inside (worse than outside) I only played 1 game and skipped the beer completely. There were no fans on, either. * TL;DR * Dive bars are all well and good, but maybe it's time I found a new spot to hit up for a cheap domestic pint. Over the years I've gotten a handful of looks that can be described as quizzical at best, and dirty at worst. I've been ignored by the bartender numerous times--with cash in hand, mind you--while she's chatting away with regulars, as I'm standing there absolutely parched. I want to like Maple Ave Pub, but the feeling doesn't seem mutual. If it weren't for the pinball tables, I probably wouldn't return.

    Old school, no frills--yes fun, un-corporate, low key place to hang with a friendly crowd and…read moretender--better than Cheers!. Old school, dark wood, good ole' bar with plenty of ways to entertain you. Decent selection on tap and in bottles as well as cocktails. Good bar food. Reasonable prices! Come as you are, no one cares. Bottom line: Very low key, decent bang for the buck on refreshments and food, low key crowd, lots of stuff to do.

    The Fremont Bar & Grill

    The Fremont Bar & Grill

    (63 reviews)

    $$

    Every time I go to Fremont the staff on bingo nights are amazing! They are also very helpful and…read moreare normally very on top of their game when comes to checking on tables. The bingo caller Vito is amazing he does a great job and the staff definitely does great work on making sure he has something to drink and is ok. The food is the bomb. The ultimate grilled cheese sandwich is out of the world. I never been to a place with such amazing grilled cheese. The pulled pork sliders and BLT sandwiches are also very good and delicious... the atmosphere is great everyone their seems to be upbeat and very happy and they have pinball machine slot machines and pool table and darts a little of everything to have some fun. I love the free soda deal on Tuesday nights when I go for bingo the staff just knows that when I am there and will always do the soda deal on bingo night... I would definitely recommend this place to anyone. Keep up the amazing work!

    This bar has ruled people who are patrons and rude people working I had brought some Little Caesars…read morepizza which is like right next door from next door and a particular female worker had a fit utterly unloaded on me for bringing in food from another business and told me to go and kick me out almost trying to scoop up my food and throw it away herself the nastiness of this bar and types of bars explains why so many bar and grills closed down and don't have many people going to anymore this place is very rude and a disgrace I had spent three purchases on expensive drinks while eating the pizza that they didn't notice until the last second I will never come here again

    Uptown - divebars - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...