Martin’s Corner

Hands down one of the best corner bars I’ve EVER been in! After reading some of the other reviews, dont like cash only FUCK YA waddle over to the cash station, the cops worry you FUCK YA leave your hitter box at home. Bars like this all to often fall under dive bar but in my eyes this is the type of bar I grew up with its a REAL corner bar and from the feel I got here there not ready to allow hippsters to come curl there mustache. GREAT food reasonable prices and if the bartender doesnt suck your dick then suck it up buttercup, you came here to eat and drink, go to a massage pallor if you want a handjob: p Clean, reasonable and good eats :)

This is a great bar to enjoy a cold beer and chill. It’s a gem of bar located in Pilsen. My friends and I frequent the bar on weekday nights to relax with a cold beer and play one of many board games. Craft Beer selection and their daily specials are unbeatable. Cindi the bartender is always friendly and very attentive. The regulars are always friendly and make you feel welcomed. A few of my coworkers decided to stop by Friday afternoon for a few drinks. I was a bit disappointed with the service. The elderly woman bartending seemed a bit overwhelmed with the crowd. After waiting over 15 minutes for a drink we decided to leave. Martin’s is still my favorite neighborhood bar. But will stick with going there at only at night.

Bunch of my coworkers live right next to Martin’s corner, and since I work in the Little Village area, I knew it was just a matter of time before we would check this place out for happy hour. On first impression, it’s your average dive bar. It’s pretty spacious which is nice and there were about 4 people sitting at the bar when my group arrived. Their beer menu is pretty solid and since I had just been at Revolution Brewery the weekend before, I was happy to see that they had anti-​hero. Drinks are pretty cheap here which is a huge plus!
I would have to say the most unique thing about Martin’s is their diverse and low-​cost bar menu filled with all the greasy goods one could hope for. As a table, most of us ordered a cheeseburger and fries, but the pizza puff and pizza bread were too good to pass up for my coworkers. I noticed they also had a ton of other fried apps like jalapeño poppers and onion rings. One word: awesome! I ordered the ½ lb angus with cheese. Burger was cooked well and the fries were thin and crispy — not my favorite, but still enjoyable. I was feeling especially ravenous so I ordered an italian beef as well. Beef didn’t have too much flavor but I think it was my mistake not ordering cheese on top. The 4 stars definitely comes from the large drink and food menu along with the low prices. Some other Unilocaler mentioned the bartender/​owner/​manager angry lady and she looked like I was a crazy person when I ordered food while she was asking for my drink refill order. This place has great character.

It’s been ages since we had fun with my friends here at Chicago so we went out that night and had a great fun time.
Martin’s Corner Bar was our destination. Don’t really know about this place but I heard they had this great place to have a karaōke. Fine tasting cocktails, the booze here are really amazing.

Was there last night after the Sox game. The bartenders/​owner/​manager angry old woman (Cindy) with a chip on her shoulder seemed unhappy to see a group of 5 of us walk in. There were 4 other people in the bar which were local regulars I presumed as she spent the entire time I was there chatting with them at the opposite end of the bar.
After an hour of George Strait, Hank Williams, 70’s suicide country selections playing on the Juke Box, I decided to play some of my own Top 40 hits to lighten the mood using my Touch Tunes app. Yeah, there’s an App for that. Angry, bitter bartender overrode my songs with some remote behind the bar. Well played cat lady.
I opted to not tip and left. I won’t be going there again. I’d rather go back to Maria’s Packaged Goods filled with cynical, sarcastic, yet trendy hipsters.
Peace out Martin’s Corner.

This is a cop bar-​a bar where cops meet. Lot and lots of cops. With guns in their pockets. I find the environment intimidating, and the music terrible. (Think Guns N Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, *old dude music*. etc.)
My friends and I showed up on a Thursday night around 10:30pm and there was no food nor karoake. So we decided to play a boardgame of Battle of the Sexes, and midway, an extremely built cop came over and leered over us like a gargoyle while we played. He looked stern, as if he was going to kill us.
There was a middle-​aged woman running the bar and cleaning the space all night. Stocky men stood everywhere like herded cattle, some with bulletproof vests and others with guns. They need to hire another person on the bar.

A nice little bar that’s run with some care. Their beer selection is diverse and their prices are reasonable, or ludicrously low by comparison to most bars in Chicago. The bar only gets crowded around Hawks games, so there’s plenty of room. I highly recommend the meatloaf sandwich.

its a great neighborhood bar, karaōke bar is awesome. nice diverse crowd love it going there tonite.

I always tell myself «Sonia, your not going to sing tonight» but somehow, I always end up on stage after a few too many cocktails ! I like the bright lights in my face ;)
Seriously though, great atmosphere, cool bar goers, awesome bartenders and fun karaōke nights !!!

I’ve only been to Martin’s on Friday afternoons, but every experience so far has been good. It is usually pretty quiet and we receive kind, attentive service. A really good selection of beer and cheap appetizers/​food if you so please.

I moved out of Pilsen 9 years ago, and apparently according to my friend, Javier, who is still resides there — «I was the vanguard for the whiteys» — Well, whatever you think of the gentrification of Pilsen aside, I was thrilled to see that my old neighborhood bar is still there and thriving. When I lived there, I think the beer selection was much more slim, so I was pleased to see that they have expanded that. You can get Three Floyd’s Gumball Head, Dirty Old Bastard, and other crafty beers as well as Chicago’s finest standbys Old Style, PBR, and the like. The crowd is still a mix of regular 30 to 40 somethings, including a lot of law enforcement, the random old guy, and the curious. The bartender is always nice, and the drink prices are great.

Hooray for Martins!
This place is literally three blocks away from my apartment and I don’t know why I don’t go here more often.
Super cheap food and drinks here. Warning that you’re likely to have a heart attack if you eat here too often, because its greasy like you would not believe. They have a surprisingly impressive beer selection, and there are a solid set of «regulars» there.
A few departments at the school I work at have realized the wonders of Martins and decided to turn it into our usual place for work social functions. Just a heads up that you may periodically find a posse of teachers de-​stressing there with a brew, onion rings and the jukebox.

I dig on this bar. Beers are always ice cold, the nachos are freakin stupendous, and all the bartenders are awesome. The parking can get kinda tight but if you ask nicely, they’ll give you a permit to park in the grocery store’s lot across the street. They also have some decent giveaways for useless shwag during games. It can get kinda loud but I’m sure that’s because me and my group are obnoxious drunks. Good times had by all at Martins

I thought this was a nice little spot in a part of Pilsen that doesn’t have much in it. The bar itself is a bit dive-​y but classy at the same time. It’s not dive-​y in that creepy, local old man sense; it’s dive-​y in the cheap and small sense. The bar is nicely decorated with beer signs and they had some very nice Christmas decorations up. The bartender may have also been the owner — she was very sweet and friendly.
I sampled some of the appetizers and they were all pretty delicious, especially for a small bar. The beer was cheap and ice cold. Miller bottles were $ 2 and they had a large selection of domestic and imported bottles. When we went most of the kegs were dry and the bartender said they’d be arriving later in the evening so I guess sometimes there may be a keg problem? Anyway, it was no big deal and the prices were well beyond reasonable.
Though I’m never in Pilsen, this would be my go to bar if I lived in the area. I’ll definitely be back in the future — a lot of my friends in Pilsen really love the place.

I’m a fan of any place I can get a bowl of soup AND an adult beverage for $ 5. Especially when the soup is tasty and the drink isn’t weak.
Martin’s is pretty spacious so it can house a few groups of people, but it does get loud. Parking is pretty tight, and its cash-​only, but they do have an ATM inside.
Our waitress/​bartender was friendly, and the prices were beyond reasonable. I can easily see this place becoming a regular place to hang out.