steveh
05-16-2003, 06:59 AM
5148 North Clark in Chicago. I've heard about this bar, probably since it opened in 1992, and traveled past it many times without stopping - so in I went to meet some friends last night.
30 tap handles - not a swill beer to be found. I didn't take the time to count, but the bottled beer menu was a two sided, diner style menu - 12 x 18 inches. Translation: mucho beer, mucho decisions.
Since it was a school night and I was driving, I only sampled a few - and didn't take the plunge into the many Belgian ales available on tap - The Hop Leaf's claim to fame, but I'll be back!
The tavern has recently expanded to include a beer garden and a banquet room - and as soon as they get their restaurant permit, will be serving food - with a Belgian flair, of course.
Quiet jazz and blues on the stereo, tables, booths, and plenty of bar seating with neighborhood folk sharing the pub comradery - check it out if you're in the neighborhood - but practice your patience and parallel parking if you're driving!
S.
30 tap handles - not a swill beer to be found. I didn't take the time to count, but the bottled beer menu was a two sided, diner style menu - 12 x 18 inches. Translation: mucho beer, mucho decisions.
Since it was a school night and I was driving, I only sampled a few - and didn't take the plunge into the many Belgian ales available on tap - The Hop Leaf's claim to fame, but I'll be back!
The tavern has recently expanded to include a beer garden and a banquet room - and as soon as they get their restaurant permit, will be serving food - with a Belgian flair, of course.
Quiet jazz and blues on the stereo, tables, booths, and plenty of bar seating with neighborhood folk sharing the pub comradery - check it out if you're in the neighborhood - but practice your patience and parallel parking if you're driving!
S.