Hydrate

Reviews 8

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Gary Ryckewaert

Went here sunday 9-11-16 around 5 before meeting up with friends and man is it awful. No door person checking IDs, so any yahoo off the street strolls in. Most everyone in the bar was disgustingly drunk and the bartenders kept serving them. The floors were all wet from the drunks spilling their drinks, customers were acting like college kids, lifting eachother up, screaming, bumping into people. There was one guy that was so drunk he couldnt get his drink to his mouth and it ended up on the floor. I mean he literally did not have the coordination to get the glass to his mouth because he was so drunk. He should have been cut off a long time ago. And yet, he stumbles up to the bar and orders 5 more drinks and the bartender serves him. So yet again he is stumbling around trying to get his drink to his mouth but just spilling it all over people in the bar. Several people walked in the bar, walked around and turned right back around with a disgusted look on their face. There was another guy who was also extremely intoxicated, but he was also snorting coke on one of the rails.......nice. A few minutes later he is up at the bar to order drinks and starts bleeding from his nose all over the bar. The bartender said something to the effect of Ew, clean that up.....and then serves him 4 more drinks. I know it was a sunday but this place was an absolute mess. You dont overserve people like they do, its not right and not in the best interest of the bar. "IF" I ever go in there again and it is like that I am going to call the cops because with the way they overserve people, someone is going to die from alcohol poisoning, or kill themselves or someone else if (god forbid) they get behind the wheel of a car. The last thing I want to mention is that despite all the people who were over served, there were quite a few people in there ordering nothing.....just hanging out and or dancing because no one is controlling the door. Those were seats that could have been producing revenue but did not. Does anyone actually manage this bar?

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Oscar Calvo

Went there on my first night in Chicago and couldnt have been more disappointed the moment I got there. Stood in line way to long before someone decided to offer "vip" wristbands and immediate entrance for a $10 cover charge?>> How "vip" can it be if they made us stand in line for an hour before someone decided to offer that advantage? We paid and walked in to total mayhem. The people around the bar were chillin but around it there was the worlds smallest hallway that was "supposed" to fit 2 lines to the only 2 bathrooms, a way in and out of the back room and another row of seating for the bar...all this for the likely 85 people that were trying to use the space and walk through at the SAME time!! Why are they letting sooo many people in at the same time?<< There was a MAJOR clustef*** of people stuck in the middle of the space<

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carl g

Where should I begin, a couple of friends and I were enjoying this place when out of the blue a bouncer named Jacob I believed stormed thru and said get out of the way. We usually stand in the same spot to see the drag show but apparently we were on the way. So one of my friends asked Jacob what his deal was and Jacob was like you and your illegal friends need to get out of here. We were so disgusted we were about to leave and my friend told Jacob dont worry with that nasty bigot attitude we will leave. All of a sudden Jacob shoved us, almost knocked my drink out. Was pushing and shoving my friend in his 50s and wanted to fight him for no reason. This bouncer was in his 20s. I told the Bo the bartender what had happened. Him and the other staff couldnt control this bouncer, who was out of line. There was a lot of telling the staff apologized, I just hope that if we do go back this nasty attitude bouncer is not there. That is no way to be treating customers, who all they are doing is having a good time. I do hope that one of the managers reads this and does something about that bouncer. The only reason I give it a 1 star is because of the bad experience.

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Elaina Najera

The Drag Show was fabulous. Great vibe, dancers and entertainment. the Bottle shots of Jameson were a definite plus too. Everyone that worked there was great, nice and very accommodating. I would definitely go back. The only reason for minus one star is for the DJ after the drag show. The vibe and momentum was totally lost... however... we went down the street to Roscoes and couldnt walk, breathe, let alone get a drink or to the bathroom. We went back to Hydrate for room to dance and drinks.

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Chris Fleming

This nightclub is located in the heart of boystown. Chicagos prominent GLBT community sits on North Halsted where Hydrate shines as one of its greatest attractions. Club catters to EVERYONE with an awesome staff and a variety of weekly events including drag shows, male entertainers, themed parties and much more. Hydrate has a great mix of music, decent bartenders and it stays open till 4 am.

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Jaclyn Garcia

I visited this club w a couple of friends around 2 am on a Wednesday. I got hungry and opened up a piece of granola bar I had in my purse. Immediately the "bouncer" began to yell at me and disrespect me over eating in the bar. My husband told him to calm down and he began pushing my husband. We were the ones who got thrown out. Worst experience ever. This place is a joke.

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Jeremy Autry

the front bart tender at night facing the cash register facing halstead.would not serve me or my friends we waited 45 mins at least the.barback noticed and.finallybstepped in... we watched ppl get served that walked up to the bar way after us. the.barback.should be given a promotion he is worth keeping he is dressed up like a clown...time 351 am sat 12th market days

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Israel Perez

This is a place that you will have to yell if you want a drink. Hydrate is the perfect place for after hours and it is open until 4am. This is also the place where you can come to makeout with someone and never get their name...thats because it is so dark in the back room. Great place to hang out at if you want

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