Jacqueline’s

Nice small bar with friendly staff and patrons. It has a small TV you can watch but you probably shouldn’t come here on game day.

I was there twice in last 30 days and got bite by fleas.

My friend and I walked in and we sat at the bar and the bar tender wouldn’t accept our identification and was so rude to us and wouldn’t give us an explanation for his rudeness. if you don’t want our business that’s fine I will take my business elsewhere.
If I could I would not give any stars.

This has been our go-​to bar for several years now and we still love it. Greg, Roger, and Jason are all awesome. This place never disappoints and is always a great time. Definitely worth at least one visit.

Jacquelines fearured coctails
«Le melon royal” — grey goose le melon mixed with lemon lime soda. Ok I order. But the bartender says they dont have any lemon lime soda. You should probably have lemon lime soda if its only tuesday and its an ingredient in your featured cocktail.

It’s very fun & funky. Seven starz after bartender Gregg made my second round. And darts near the restroom door.

Looked for a place to sit after pride parade– no easy feat. This place was a cute local dive, and bartender (Jason I think?) was awesome.
I was melting and asked for «something with effen cucumber” — and I got an insanely strong, insanely delicious concoction.
Downside– place is too quiet if you don’t play jukebox. And the manager wouldn’t let bartender put on the radio. Only one bathroom stall, but that’s to be expected for small spot. Also, not sure if it was bc pride, but getting drinks in red solo cups indoors is just insulting. I wasn’t sitting at the kids table, and if I’m paying Chicago bar prices, can I at least get a plastic cup a step above beer pong?

Not sure why anyone would give this bar a negative review. I am extremely uncomfortable walking into a strange bar alone, but seriously, within 5 minutes of being in here I felt like I had been a 5 year veteran. I will DEFINITELY be coming back here on a regular basis!

The other reviews & reviewers have truly overrated this establishment. If you can get past the glassware (which is far from clean), improper & unsanitary food serving methods, self-​righteousness of the regulars and narcissistic bartenders this may be the place for you. Bottom line = there are far better «dive» bars in this neighborhood, do yourself a favor and keep walking.

I loathe Lakeview, but love the hell out of Jacqueline’s. Why? Because I get the best of the town assembled here, as opposed to everywhere else where drunken frats and young professionals are puking in rainbows.
It’s a no-​nonsense easy-​come, easy-​go, down to earth bar with loud people willing to make friends and drink together. Greg is about the most knowledgeable bar-​tender I’ve ever had (he defined entropy to a scientific journal-​quality [why I asked this I don’t remember {I’m beginning to think I was being lame/​drunk}]) and can make drinks out of a dive’s usual suspects. When asked «Sweet, Dry, or Perfect» I shed a tear of relief. It may be small here, but the occasional shoulder-​to-​shoulder style atmosphere isn’t ever cluttering or uncomfortable.
The people make this Dive though, they’re down to earth and come from every background and every life style and are a riot. Most of the time they’re yelling at the TV, or each other, or just cracking jokes. Case-​in-​point, it’s easy to make drinking buddies here. Last time here, they had the Bears game on and it came with a free buffet of Chili and Hot-​Dogs brought in by the regulars. Talk about community right?
Make a point of coming here, because it’s not only free of any douche-​baggery, it’s just simple fucking fun.

I have walked past Jacqueline’s hundreds of times and have never walked in until recently. My mistake.
This Friday night, I was not looking for frills. I did not want to throw on a pair of heels and get eyeballed by some just became legal kid with a popped collar and a fake bake. I wanted a cold drink, a comfy seat, some good music, and no nonsense. I got all of that just from walking around the corner from my place to Jacqueline’s.
I got there early, so there was only a handful of people around. As the night goes on, it got busier, with people popping in and out, as some would leave, more would come in. This place attracts a diverse crowd, young and old, gay and straight, dressed up and dressed down. A lot of the people there are regulars. That always intimidates me as a newbie, but everyone was very friend and I had plenty of good conversation going.
And let me not forget: the price was definitely right. My tab was $ 15 for about 4 drinks. I can dig it.
I won’t be as close to Jacqueline’s as I am now, moving apartments again, but I certainly plan to take the few blocks’ trip to return.

I was hammered here, but I remember good prices and PBR. Good bartender, good bar

This is the best neighborhood bar around!
My coworkers and I come here all the time to see our favorite bartenders: Greg and Jason! They’re friendly (yet sarcastic when called for) and make great drinks. I call Greg Google because he knows a bit about EVERYTHING (seriously, anything) and Jason has a special place in my heart because he always makes food to share with the bar and sometimes will cater to my crazy vegan diet!
I love going to a bar where you’re guaranteed to see some familiar faces and can just unwind with your friends.
P. S. Jason makes the best– bar none, the absolute BEST Bloody Mary you’ll ever have in your life. I’ve had many a Bloody– and not one comes close to Jason’s! Seriously. Order one.

A neighborhood mainstay
Greg is one of a kind
Great juke box
Cheetos and/​or Fritos always available to accompany your beverage of choice
Would be 5-​star but for the occasional unfortunate aromas that waft through the place (e.g. when someone can’t hold their liquor and taints the bathroom w/​vomit; or someone’s dog can’t hold its pee and squeezes a bit out onto the floor, etc., the usual stuff).

Only reason this is a 4 vs. 5 is my personal favorite bars include top notch music (live or juke box), no TVs, and comfy seating (vs barstools… I’m short, barstools are painful).
J is the BEST bartender — he greeted us on our 1^st visit as if we were regulars, and treated us like gold. And he makes great drinks btw ;-)
I’ve walked past this place daily for the 9 months I’ve lived here, but never entered. Several times regulars at the bar have stopped me and my dog to chat and mention the bar lets dogs inside. So… last week, after working 60hrs in 3 days, I agreed to grab a drink with a friend on the condition we go to Jacqueline’s since my dog had been cooped up inside so much that weekend. My dog was allowed to roam freely, was handed dog bisquits throughout the evening, and low and behold, 1 drink turned into several until 2am.
So much fun — J also is a great cook who likes to bring in his latest masterpiece for the customers to enjoy. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a low-​key, friendly place to grab a drink, chat with a friend, run into a neighbor, and share with their dog.

i loooove this bar! its the perfect little dive in lakeview! me and my boyfriend love to play darts and just chill out and jacquelines is the perfect bar for that! We also think that Greg is a faaabbbulous bartneder! so if you want a chill evening to throw a couple darts or watch the game you wont be disappointed!

Jackie’s is a great place to grab a drink with your friends. It used to be my neighborhood bar when I lived around the corner and I could be found in there any night of the week. I have met a ton of great people at this bar and have developed many great friendships.
The bartenders are fantastic! Some of the best I have met in Chicago (and I am an ex-​bartender myself). Friendly, intelligent, witty, and attentive. The jukebox has a good mix of Country, Pop, Alternative, and disco/​show tunes.
There’s a video poker/​slot machine in the back and an electronic dart board. Greg is a mean Cribbage player too and will deal a game if asked. Please keep this in mind when going to Jackie’s (esp. on Thursday nights): THIS IS A DART BAR! This bar participates in the WCAA dart league on Thursday nights so the board will most likely be taken by the League from 7pm until the wee hours of the morning. If you want to throw darts come on another night or expect to wait until 10pm or so before you get a turn. Always someone there willing to throw a game so don’t be shy!
The crowd is pleasantly mixed: gay, straight, single, married, young, middle-​aged, locals, and strangers. Not the typical flaming gays or the obnoxious drunk breeders; no guys hovering over single women showering them with whatever knucklehead pickup lines they learned that week. Just good, genuine people from the neighborhood or, like me, formerly from the ‘hood coming back to enjoy a brewski with the crew.
Tell Greg «The Cowboy» sent you.

We went in here because my date had to pee… left after some Jeppson’s Malort. yeah

So crazy… this place looks like a little trinket shop from a short glance from outside – at least that is what I thought the millions of times I walked by it on Broadway. Perhaps it’s also the pleasant name «Jacqueline’s» that gave me that vibe.
All that aside – I found this dive bar to be quite charming. On a weekday it’s not crowded at all, but that is to be expected. The locals, jukebox, cheap drinks, and entertaining bartender made my experience worthwhile.
What bar gives you an olympic rating on your burps?! This one! What bar hosts the perfect mix of crazy locals bantering with bartenders about politics… you got it, this one! The best part was that none of it made me feel uncomfortable.
It really is such a chill place to grab a drink and relax. These types of bars are what make Chicago the city it is, forget all that nightclub crap!

A great corner watering hole…
This has become my local neighborhood place to hang. Why? Here are some reasons:
— Stiff drinks at good prices. Large bottled beer selection and just about every liquor you’ve ever heard of — and then some. Their well vodka is Svedka, at other places you’d pay a «premium» price for this… and the martinis are large and perfect.
— Friendly staff. These folks really really go out of their way to be nice. If you go more than a coupla times you’ll most probably be considered a regular…
— Nice and varied crowd. Everyone is welcome — all ages, all sexual persuasions. You may get a fairly straight yuppie crowd, a sports crowd, a dart — playing crowd, or a gay crowd. Junkies, judges, Trixies, drag queens, frat boys, all are welcome as long as you behave yourself. It can be a drunk tank or a place to stop by for a quiet drink on the way to or from the opera or a play or dinner — you «call the shots», so to speak. A lot of gay guys stop by here for a few pops before hitting the busier bars a block away on Halsted. And this is one place that is refreshingly free of attitude, it has that friendly Midwest «ethos»…it reminds me of places in Iowa or Wisconsin.
— There really IS a Jacqueline — and she’s a doll. The owner is very «hands — on» management — wise, very friendly and approachable. For Christmas day and Thanksgiving she caters big holiday spreads; these are not rinky — dink affairs but lavish buffets with all the trimmings, including turkeys and such cooked on their outside BBQ grills. On summer holiday weekends there are always mongo big cookouts, with lotsa catered vittles (plus food brought by the patrons); there are also birthday cookouts and parties as well… all are welcome to partake (and the food is all free).
In short: EVERY nabe should have a Jacqueline’s…it’s just a perfect place for what it is.