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<\/a>The Underground Chicago<\/a><\/h2>\n56 W Illinois St, Chicago, IL 60654<\/strong><\/p>\nFor starters, even the website<\/a> for this River North spot is douchey. If you’re a guy, don’t count on getting in unless you’re rich or with a horde of women. (Yikes, what year is this?) While regular douches may be pretty bad, rich douches are even worse, and this place is full of them. Be warned \u2013 amidst all the douchery, the bouncers here might actually be the douchiest of them all, as they’re notoriously known for denying people entry simply if they don’t like the way you look. (Again, WHAT YEAR IS THIS?) Judging by what’s going on inside, do yourself a favor and don’t bother. You’ll be glad you turned yourself away, given that on Yelp folks say that this place is “a literal cesspool.”<\/p>\n![\"Get](\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/21950677_1602448806492657_8442075236004444860_o.jpg\")
Photo Credit: El Hefe Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEl Hefe<\/a><\/h2>\n15 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654<\/strong><\/p>\nYou knew this would be on the list, and if you didn’t, well… (We won’t say it.) El Hefe is notorious for not only having douchey clientele (ever waited 45 minutes in line behind a guy who won’t stop talking about how much cocaine he’s done that night?) but also having the douchiest staff. We think the recent lawsuit they have against them regarding an assault that was ignored by staff<\/a> speaks enough for itself, but if it doesn’t, can we point you to their Yelp page<\/a>? Every third review points to rude bouncers, watered-down drinks, and overall, just abysmal service.<\/p>\n![\"Tao](\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/39675810_268263023992929_3124057360255942656_o.jpg\")
Photo Credit: Tao Chicago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTAO Chicago<\/a><\/h2>\n632 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654<\/strong><\/p>\nTAO Chicago exists in the city with inspiration from TAO Downtown in New York, one of the douchiest cities if you ask us (that’s a different list for sure), so it’s no surprise that it attracts some of the worst of the worst in terms of Chicago bar clientele. But TAO Chicago makes sure to keep their service matching their clientele, with long wait times even when the place isn’t busy, roughly prepared food (according to their Yelp page<\/a>, they often mess up their potatoes, how do you do that?), and extremely rude staff. Buyer (or patron, in this case) beware!<\/p>\nSluggers<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n3540 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657<\/strong><\/p>\nLook, we get it, the Cubs broke the curse, and we’re really happy for y’all and for the city, but maybe we need another 100-year losing streak to check some of the egos here. If you’re looking for a place to find a chorus of drunk sports bros and chicks singing an off-key rendition of “Go! Cubs! Go!” please, look no further. Like many ‘fine establishments’ (note the sarcasm) on this list, the staff here also embodies 0 charm, being quoted as rude and inattentive on Yelp<\/a>, especially when things start getting busy on game day.<\/p>\n
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Photo Credit: The Blue Agave Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nView the Best Tequila Bars to Try This Summer in Chicago<\/h4>\n
Don’t want to deal with these douchy bars? View our list of the best tequila bars to try this summer in the city.<\/p>\n
View the Best Tequila Bars to Try This Summer in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAll in all, you should avoid all these locations if you’re looking to have a genuinely fun, somewhat douche-free night out. Unless, of course, that’s your thing. Then by all means, have at it.<\/p>\n
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For starters, even the website<\/a> for this River North spot is douchey. If you’re a guy, don’t count on getting in unless you’re rich or with a horde of women. (Yikes, what year is this?) While regular douches may be pretty bad, rich douches are even worse, and this place is full of them. Be warned \u2013 amidst all the douchery, the bouncers here might actually be the douchiest of them all, as they’re notoriously known for denying people entry simply if they don’t like the way you look. (Again, WHAT YEAR IS THIS?) Judging by what’s going on inside, do yourself a favor and don’t bother. You’ll be glad you turned yourself away, given that on Yelp folks say that this place is “a literal cesspool.”<\/p>\n 15 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654<\/strong><\/p>\n You knew this would be on the list, and if you didn’t, well… (We won’t say it.) El Hefe is notorious for not only having douchey clientele (ever waited 45 minutes in line behind a guy who won’t stop talking about how much cocaine he’s done that night?) but also having the douchiest staff. We think the recent lawsuit they have against them regarding an assault that was ignored by staff<\/a> speaks enough for itself, but if it doesn’t, can we point you to their Yelp page<\/a>? Every third review points to rude bouncers, watered-down drinks, and overall, just abysmal service.<\/p>\n 632 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654<\/strong><\/p>\n TAO Chicago exists in the city with inspiration from TAO Downtown in New York, one of the douchiest cities if you ask us (that’s a different list for sure), so it’s no surprise that it attracts some of the worst of the worst in terms of Chicago bar clientele. But TAO Chicago makes sure to keep their service matching their clientele, with long wait times even when the place isn’t busy, roughly prepared food (according to their Yelp page<\/a>, they often mess up their potatoes, how do you do that?), and extremely rude staff. Buyer (or patron, in this case) beware!<\/p>\n 3540 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657<\/strong><\/p>\n Look, we get it, the Cubs broke the curse, and we’re really happy for y’all and for the city, but maybe we need another 100-year losing streak to check some of the egos here. If you’re looking for a place to find a chorus of drunk sports bros and chicks singing an off-key rendition of “Go! Cubs! Go!” please, look no further. Like many ‘fine establishments’ (note the sarcasm) on this list, the staff here also embodies 0 charm, being quoted as rude and inattentive on Yelp<\/a>, especially when things start getting busy on game day.<\/p>\n Don’t want to deal with these douchy bars? View our list of the best tequila bars to try this summer in the city.<\/p>\n View the Best Tequila Bars to Try This Summer in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n All in all, you should avoid all these locations if you’re looking to have a genuinely fun, somewhat douche-free night out. Unless, of course, that’s your thing. Then by all means, have at it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At UrbanMatter, U Matter. And we think this matters.<\/p>\n Tell us what you think matters in your neighborhood and what we should write about next in the comments below!<\/span><\/p>\n Featured Image Credit: The Underground<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Almost every bar you go to will inherently attract a douchebag or two, but, as it goes, some bars are just filled with them. Here’s a free tip…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2279,"featured_media":23006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1553,26121],"tags":[287,3058,159,2185,3057,337,332,3059,965],"class_list":["post-22830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-category-bars","category-category-clubs","tag-bars","tag-bottled-blonde","tag-chicago","tag-clubs","tag-douchiest-bars-chicago","tag-john-barleycorn","tag-river-north","tag-the-mid","tag-the-underground"],"yoast_head":"\nEl Hefe<\/a><\/h2>\n
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