Meeting House Tavern Chicago

Free games & good times!

Erin from Chicago

About me For work, I am a custom prosthetics specialist known as an Anaplastologist. Our field focuses on creating highly realistic, life-like prostheses for the face and body as an alternative for patients who cannot (or choose not to) undergo reconstructive surgery. My professional community is very small and I have colleagues all around the world. Outside of work, my wife an...
""Meeting House Tavern" in Chicago not only has free games incl free pool, it's got cheap Bloody Marys and is LGBTQ friendly. Oh, and free popcorn!"

In a time when fewer people carry cash and change, it can be a bummer to find oneself without enough quarters for a round of pool. Meeting House Tavern is one place you can be assured such a dilemma won’t happen. The pool table is FREE! In fact, all of the games are free – darts, shuffleboard, skee-ball, and shelves of board games! That’s not all, there is also FREE POPCORN!

There are two bars: one downstairs and one upstairs. Downstairs there are larger tables where you can spread out board games or order food from the restaurant next door, Hutch. Upstairs there smaller two-tops and bar high tables mixed among the pool and shuffleboard tables.

The majority of Meeting House regulars tend to be 20- to 40-something year old LGBTQ folks, but anyone is welcome. My wife and I took my 81 year old father-in-law for Bloody Marys and a few rounds of darts, no one felt out of place. Speaking of Bloody Marys, they’re only $5 on Sat & Sun, and they’re DELICIOUS!

A couple days to note: Wednesday night is Country Night, the DJ will be playing some nostalgic, prime country-era jams; Sunday afternoons there is a free drag show, brings some singles for the ladies!

Also recommended in the area: Chicago Magic Lounge, Bar RomaHutchHopleaf, and Konak!

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About me For work, I am a custom prosthetics specialist known as an Anaplastologist. Our field focuses on creating highly realistic, life-like prostheses for the face and body as an alternative for patients who cannot (or choose not to) undergo reconstructive surgery. My professional community is very small and I have colleagues all around the world. Outside of work, my wife and I love to travel as much as possible. We are suckers for good ambiance, a healthy glass of wine. Life is short, we want to enjoy every second. Why Chicago I have lived in Chicago ...

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