Do This 10-Stop Drinking Games Crawl. Become a Chicago Bar-Sports Legend.

Now that we ’re all done celebrate America ’s dominance in Rio by running through the streets wear thin nothing but an American masthead call “ USA ! ” at everyone within spitting distance ( or was that just us ? ) , it ’s clip to discipline for 2020 . Which mean hone your Olympian - level cake game skills at these 10 local bars that name the great Chicago Bar Decathlon , organized by geographic propinquity as you fan your way outwards from Downtown . You may not take home a gold decoration , but the magnificent holdover will last a lifetime .

Game Room

The athletics : ShuffleboardGame Room at the newly soup - up Chicago Athletic Association may be most well - known for its demolish huitre shell bocce royal court , but shuffleboard is no slouch either at this upscale prevention sport breeding center terminated with cards , chess , and draughts in addition to the typical billiards and foosball fare . With therooftop Cindy’sabove andShake shanty below(not to mention the uber - swankMilk Room ) , you could easy go into extra innings in these friendly confines . Or whatever the the pits they call play shovelboard for far longer than any reasonable human being should .

The sport : JengaWe’ve all been to bars with Jenga sets , nothing dramatic there . But true bar Olympians hone their craft with living - SIZED Jenga sets , sooner in some preposterously beautiful setting like the outdoor terrace at Streeterville Social . So make middle with that radical of hotties across the lawn and gainsay them to a game . You ’ve get nothing to lose . ( Except , of class , your dignity if you ’re the one who pink the whole goddamn thing over . )

Kaiser Tiger

The athletics : BoccePinstripes and Game Room both propose a solid indoor bocce experience , but to rightfully have the old - man play of royal line one must saunter over to the outside bocce lawcourt kill up in Kaiser Tiger ’s resplendent beer garden in the warmer calendar month . They are so into the sport they even have a Sunday nighttime summer bocce league made up of eight - soul team stark with referees , playoffs , trophies , and “ tears of shame . ” Bonus : the royal court transform into an out-of-door curling rink in the winter months , bring your Canadian friend .

Emporium

The sport : video recording gamesIt does n’t take much to fancy a world in the not - too - remote future where gamers share a seat at the medals tabular array ( I stand for , could they be any bad than Ryan Lochte ? ) . Until then , you could get your fix at one of the many colonnade legal community that have sprouted up across the city like pot leaves in Denver , including the original : Emporium . It ’s not allDonkey KongandPac - Man , mind you . They ’ve also get a steady revolution of special brewery releases , nutrient hand truck collaborations , and live music / DJs set from the delightfully unearthly weirdoes at Odd Obsession . Not to mention foosball tournament , airwave field hockey tournament , and taphouse trivia . Tinder date set .

Parson’s Chicken & Fish

The sport : Ping - pongHappy Village and Ada St both keep their ping - pong game tight , but ponging on the cheery court centrally located in the Parson ’s back patio is the quintessential Chicago bar sport experience . The ping - niff balls may be deflate due to overuse almost to the decimal point of being worthless , but that just makes the game more interesting . arena - title seating , deep-fried chicken , and a Negroni slushy - slinging ginmill just step away makes this one drinking sport we can definitely get behind .

Slippery Slope

The sport : Skee - Ball“Logan Square ’s favourite diddlysquat show ” is the slogan of this late - night neighborhood origination , and we could n’t have said it advantageously . Infamous for its dance trading floor and bottled cocktails , the veridical draw here for bar Olympians ( besides chatting up hunnies ) is Skee - Ball , the game you swear could have earned you a college scholarship had your alma mater just had the wise foresightfulness to start up a Skee - Ball team . No matter , you could get your reps in here under the dull red lights and post epic Vines of your domination on Harvard ’s Facebook page to guilt them into finally field a team . Or just booze beers with your brother , whatever works .

Southport Lanes

The sport : BowlingThe great Ernie McCracken reminded us all why bowling should be an Olympic sport in the germinal 1996 cinematic masterpiece known asKingpin , but 20 years later the chosen sport of juicy balding dads from the suburbs has yet to gain traction with those snobs in the IOC . No matter , you’re able to still walk into Southport Lanes any day of the week and cast with the unspoiled of ‘ em till the wee hour . And yes , there will be mini corn whiskey dogs and yes , there will be Wisconsin butterburgers . This is still bowl , after all .

Cody’s Public House

The sport : BagsAs one of the most underrated back terrace in the urban center , this retiring Lakeview honkytonk has all your back patio needs including bags ( otherwise known as “ cornhole ” to your dazed cousins visiting from out of state ) , darts , dog , and a grill where yes , you may in fact grill your own meats . So the next clock time you happen yourself walk around the metropolis with a pound of naked background boeuf in your pocket , you know where to go .

Sluggers

The variation : Batting cagesAt first glance , it would seem alarmingly foolish to arm anyone drinking at a bar in Wrigleyville with a squash racket . Why not allow fencing during St. Patrick ’s Day ? Archery on New Year ’s ? But Sluggers make it work with a full - on upstairs game room offering the full bro experience thanks to batten cages , pop - a - shaft basketball , and other mainstays of local bar gamer culture . Unless you win the lottery to corrupt Cubs playoffs tix , this might be the close you ’ll get to Joe Maddon ’s club fog machines .

Big Joe’s

The play : Turtle racingMonday Night Football . Super Bowl Sunday . Friday Nox turtle racing . A longstanding tradition in the chronological record of the local dive bar Hall of Fame ( if such a plaza live ) , this royal sportswoman of kings pits these set - back minuscule fauna tortoise - à - tortoise as you cheer your chosen turtleneck along while drinking ewer of beer out of red Solo cup . Is there a better way to close out your bar decathlon experience ? No . Is it more playfulness than the Closing Ceremonies ? Yes .

Skee Ball