The Field House

We were originally supposed to go to Gaslight, which is right across the street, to watch the Bulls game; however, they said they would be playing the Butler game so instead we went to the Field House. Field House happens to be a Cleveland bar, and the Bulls happened to be playing Cleveland but everyone was friendly. This place is a hole in the wall place, pretty small but with lots of big TVs. they don’t have food so you can bring in whatever you want to eat. They also have good drinks specials, when we were there on a Saturday, they had $ 2.50 cans of Bud. It’s a good place to hang back and watch some sports.

Almost don’t want to give 5 stars — because more people might come in here!
Great local bar. A lot of TV’s, always tuned to sporting events. Beer is cheap, people are plentiful, and in the summer, the front windows open. Great place to go.
It does get randomly busy, and it is not a huge place, so be prepared to touch everyone around you as the walkway is developed. Enjoy meeting people — and enjoy the beer!

I walk by The Field House every single day and I never thought to check it out until recently, when a place I was headed to appeared to be far too overcrowded. Matter of fact, it seemed far too overcrowded everywhere that night and The Field House was about the only place we could find seats in the vicinity. I’m not about that standing up life.
I like this place. It’s small and there was a familiar vibe, as if at least some of the patrons there come often and know each other. Struck up a few conversations (which I was actually able to hear and respond to without yelling over too loud music), noone was creepy, always a huge plus in Lincoln Park.
And hey, cheap drinks! That’s what I like to hear. I picked up a friend’s drink on my tab and was pleasantly surprised when I looked at the receipt. Especially since my friends tend to have far more expensive taste in libations than I do.
Again, it’s a small place and probably not best suited for a large crew. Bring a friend or two. Heck, if I was the type to go to a bar alone, I’d be totally comfortable bringing myself here.

Loved the atmosphere! Nice place to relax and watch some sports.

Awesome low key bar. Went out for sushi the other night and came here afterwards for a night cap. Amazing service and the bartenders are extremely laid back. I’ll definitely will stop in again seeing how it’s in my neighborhood!

It was late on a Saturday afternoon when I ducked into this dive bar, fam in tow, to watch the end of a football game. There weren’t many people, but somehow the bartender seemed pretty annoyed that we chose to settle in at this bar. After we left, I mentioned it to my dad and he agreed there were serious bad vibes.
True there’s cheap beer, lots of tv’s, and typical dive bar grime. But with so many other options nearby, why pay service to one that’ll leave a bad taste in your mouth?

Order a Ken Caminiti, it will knock even the most seasoned of drinkers off of their bar stool after a few. Johnny and the rest of the staff are awesome, they have 2.50 cans everyday and free popcorn. It has an eclectic group of regulars and I have to spend an evening in the bar that I haven’t had at least one interesting conversation.
Also, as a Browns fan it is the place to go to watch the Brownies. Feels like a little slice of Ohio even down to the sticky floors and dim lighting. Overall, my favorite bar in Lincoln Park.

One of my favorite dive bars! The bar tenders are always nice and helpful! It is never too crowded either! Love love love this place

this is the go to place for Cleveland Browns games or Baldwin Wallace track meets. There are many places in Chicago to go for games but this place has a differentiator that vaults it much higher on the consideration funnel than any other place: the aquarium. On the bar there is a 12“x16″ aquarium (see picture) containing roughly 4 fish. Three of the fish are purple and one of those three has a yellow stripe. The fourth fish is shy and is mostly white with an orange/​sepia hue on its dorsal area. As someone who has gone to the field house for 2 browns seasons I can tell you that I’ve seen it all: the fish hiding behind the rocks, the fish eating particulate on the aquarium glass, the fish sleeping, the fish quarreling (yes!!!), and even seen the bar tender feed the fish before. The only problem I have with this place is that I often watch the fish instead of football which is actually great as the fish tank is brimming with life compared to browns football. a tip, don’t pour IPAs in the tank, they don’t seem to like hoppy brews and they get all sluggish

I really wanted to like this place a lot more because I do like dive bars. I was with a friend bar hopping down Clark but on the look out for places we hadn’t been to before, plus we wanted to catch the end of the football game. We spotted The Field House and the sign for $ 2 beers caught our eye.
It was a Saturday night so it wasn’t packed for the NFL games and it was cozy. There were maybe 6 other people there. The window seat is really cute and there are about 15 TVs packed in a bar the size of a shoebox, but in a good way.
Unfortunately they don’t serve food and there aren’t many options nearby. In fact, our bartender ordered Giordano’s while we were there. I appreciate that they have cheap beer but if I want to eat I don’t want to wait 45 minutes or so for delivery. Plus, I’m not a huge fan of the Browns so the ‘dawg pound’ connection takes away a star.

A pure sports bar. Lots of flatscreens, good drink deals, competent staff, great atmosphere. No food and phone booth-​sized potties. You will walk right by this place if you’re not paying attention. You can bring food in from adjacent restaurants and there are many. Good place to watch Da Bears games.

Have lived in the area for years and hadn’t been into this hidden gem until last Saturday night. You can’t beat $ 2.75 cans of Rolling Rock! They have an awesome juke box, friendly regulars, and enough beautiful flat screen tvs to choke a horse. This is my kinda bar!

When you go here, remember one name: Ken Caminiti.
–You’re welcome. ..

Stopped in to this fine establishment during a weekend visit to Chi-​town. Can’t miss a Brownie’s game of course — even when traveling.
This place is definitely a dive. The bathrooms are smaller than closets. The ceiling looks like it’s about to fall in and nothing has been dusted in the last twenty years.
There’s about 15 seats by the bar and 8 tables lining the walls — it’s tiny but this place can pack the Brown’s fans in for sure. With 15 TVs, you definitely won’t miss a play of the game.
Pitchers of beer are around $ 6 bucks, ours was a little warm so we switched to bottles (but we payed the price — $ 3.50 a piece). Field House has no kitchen so the owner ordered Domino’s pizza for all the patrons during the second quarter — just tiny pizzas — but the right amount for a snack. People also brought their own finger foods (chips, dip, mozzarella sticks, etc.). During a commercial break I left the bar and walked about two minutes down the way to Starbucks to grab a chai — bring whatever you want into this place, they don’t care.
I only gave 3 stars because dive bars can skeeve me out a bit (was paranoid dust would fly into my beer at any moment) and the bathrooms left something to be desired (read: they’re gross — but what public restrooms aren’t?).
The cheap beer, the Browns game on every TV, and the Brownie elf drawn on the window made this an A-​Ok visit for me.
PS– Molly’s Cupcakes is close by for an after the game treat!

Great low-​key bar with fun regulars and the best bartender in the world: Ashley! This is fast becoming my crew’s go-​to bar in Lincoln Park because they have great specials, its a great place to watch a game, and an even better place to hang with buddies. Sort of a hybrid sports/​dive bar in the middle of Lincoln Park. The d-​bag quotient is low too!
Bringing in your own food is a-​ok as well — gotta love it.
Field House: kicking out the jams since 2011. (For this guy.)

A great little dive bar in trixieville.
Cheap drinks, awesome bartenders, random people making out in the corner… check. I’m in.

Bare bones dive bar. A-​ok! $ 5 Bud pitchers Mon-​Thurs! Sometimes I can be down with Bud, and for five bones a pitcher? Sign me up. Every other bar in Lincoln Park is going to charge you a fiver for one pint, let alone a pitcher so fill ‘er up!
No limes for my vodka tonic? No big deal; a little Rose’s lime does the trick. I don’t know how much it was but we got four pints of beer and my V&T (also in a pint glass) for $ 14. Again, in LP this is NICE!
Pretty much a bar full of boys (children, really) but how can that be bad when you are a group of pretty girls? I mean, so I’m told! :-P
Order in food from one of the many restaurants nearby, watch a game, and drink some seriously cheap booze. Do it!

What a great dive, this is a rare bar in Lincoln park for people over 40. This bar has a decent drink selection and a nice staff but it has nothing really special about it except the age of the people there. If you are young and you go you will be hit on by older people [usually the bar has a 5:1 male to female ratio]
If you are a browns fan this is the place to be though. The people here are intense about the Browns and games are a fun experience whether a fan or not. Would suggest it for people cruzing around clark

Stopped by for a few drinks with friends. Cheap pitchers, good atmosphere, friendly staff, with a ton of TV’s. Great Dive Bar!

Eat peanuts and throw the shells on the floor. When it’s warm out they take out the windows facing the street and you get a decent breeze. The old timers hang out at the bar until maybe 7PM or so and then the crowd gets a lot younger and a lot drunker. Yee haw!
The owner loves cranking up the «Bruce Springsteen» unless there’s a game on.