(1)This place assaults your senses in a funny way with the whacked out sexual art all over the walls (seems the owner has found a hobby) the old worn wooden bar and stuff stuck. seriously, all over the place. If you hate clutter- this is not your bar!
Just a minute on the “art” though. Some subjects are recognizable- like Rod Blagojevich in prison orange or a naked Sarah Palin with all her assets on display. But the most popular subject seems to be (or so I’m told) the daytime bartendress “taking care of” her regular customers in ways that have nothing to do with pouring a cold one. Wow- it must be an interesting place during the day.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-ale-house-chicago
(2)Pee-You. This place Stinks. The bartenders are obnoxious. The drinks are bad. The place is a filthy hole. They try to be ARTISTIC but it is just plain pitiful
(3)DOUBLE WARNING:
If you are a cute guy or even an ugly one, Mark, the burly and intimidating doorman (he’s actually a big teddy bear, emphasis on the “bear”) will try to kiss you. Oh, what the hell, it’s 4am!
(4) don’t know why everyone keeps saying this place is cheap, but it’s snot. $3.50 for a PBR?! really?!
The art in here is like it’s trying to be all sexy and provocative, but the fact that it looks like a 12 yr old painted it is enough to make me feel all creepy inside.
There’s better dives to go to if that’s what you’re lookin for......
(5)Although creepy, the sketched drawings of naked ladies in compromising positions (my favorite, the sailor with his hand up a skirt) are creepy. I enjoyed that the “special lady parts” were these perfect trianges. No joke. If I had walked into a date’s apartment and the same pictures were up...I would bolt for the hills.
(6)This is classic Chicago dive bar. I don’t think I’ve ever been here before 3am and I’ve never felt good the morning after. A good place to go after you’ve been getting your drink on, the crowd here ranges from pure freaks to random drunks. I couldn’t imagine setting foot in the place while the sun is still up.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-ale-house-chicago
Didn't one of the other articles identify her as the "artist's" daughter? He used her as a nude model for a fake Sarah Palin, and also painted her doing unspeakable things with the customers?
Did the owner's daughter pose nude for this one as well?