text: This is a slightly odd review I really like this placeon weeknights at happy hour when it is not catering to the DrunkenNightclubHoppingTouristy crowd I really hate this place on some random weekend nights when it seems to be a completely different place It happened to me once and I have not been brave enough to try a weekend since Maybe it is not that bad every timennOne of the things I miss most from Chicago are the cocktail bars Violet Hour Weegees and on some nights of the week the Downtown fills that niche for me On othersit is just another OONTSOONTSDUBSTEPOONTS filled nightclub that is so packed its impossible to move and so loud its impossible to hear the person next to you So Take this review with the grain of salt that particular perspective offers nnI would give it stars on it is Clublounge nights and on it is actual cocktail room nightsnnProsn I always get amazing cocktails here and the bartenders know their stuff Order off the menu or tell them what you like and ask them to suggest something either way you cannot go wrong They are made with love and great fresh ingredients n On good nights it is a great place to take an old friend who just flew into town pull up a chair and catch up over a cocktail or four It is quiet enough you can talk loud enough you are not overheard by the world and the staff never gives you the GTFO stinkeyen These cocktails are actually worth The prices are really not that bad for damn good cocktails made out of fancy pants ingredients It is not the sort of stuff you can say make at home without dropping at LEAST on all the necessary bottles Unless you are ordering a gin and tonic or something and that just sort of makes you an idiot Be adventurous and order something with chartreusen Atmosphere is cozy and mellow Sort of like some rich old fellas study Curl up in a chair with a smoky scotch drink and just say ahhhhnnConsn Realizing you came on random nightclub night Oontz