Big Chicks
The Uptown Gay Bar for Hot People
Hi. Welcome to Chicago Dive Report. Every week I’m gonna go drink a whiskey ginger someplace new in Chicago. Every week I’m gonna write about it.
Before we get started this week, I want to tell you about my other adventure. I’m stating a yoga studio in Uptown, so you might get a few more Uptown reviews. You can check it out at flannelyoga.com and you can use code UPTOWN for a free class. Anyways.
This week, me and my friends got Pho at Nha Hang, then we got drinks at Big Chicks afterwards. Here’s how it went.
Ambiance
We arrived at Big Chicks and made a beeline for the patio. The patio is super cute, with a surplus of tables and rainbow holiday lights around the perimeter. We snagged the last big table and got to gossiping.
Everyone at Big Chicks is cool. You know how Sidetrack has that bodybuilding competition vibe? Where everyone is a cis gay man in identical Zara outfits? There’s none of that at Big Chicks. This is a spot for leather mommies and bears and people with quirky genders. I love when I go someplace where everyone has style & personality. Ambiance is 10/10.
Drink Review
I did try a whiskey ginger. It was pretty good. Their well whiskey is above average. Very sweet and balanced.
I also ordered an orchard spritz, which was basically apple cider with champagne. That was good too. The spritz was $10 and the whiskey + ginger ale was $8. Not bad! Drinks are 10/10.
Safe for Girls & Gays?
So this is a gay bar. Which means it is pretty safe for girls and gays. The most dangerous thing about it is you might have to wait in line for the bathrooms, which surprisingly, had genders, but only in French. 9/10.
Overall
Sometimes, you eat a delicious giant bowl of soup with six of your closest friends. Sometimes you grab a couple beverages after. Sometimes you walk home and see an unfortunate car and begin to laugh uncontrollably in the street.
Big Chicks is an underrated hidden gem. But let’s keep it that way. Don’t start bringing your Zara bodybuilder friends around. Let’s keep it weird. 9/10.
You got a favorite Chicago dive? Let me know where I should go next.
-Morris