The Original Mother's

Great happy hour specials Thurs, Fri n sat

Sophia, the events/marketing director for Mother's and their sister bars, has always been lovely to work with for finding a venue/planning an event for large groups (200+) at the last minute (like, the day before the events are supposed to occur). Our group has always been very satisfied with the venue, the service, and their flexibility. Thank you!!

Went here for the night before NYE and it was absolutely dead. There was maybe a total of 10 people. The performers were super talented and very entertaining. They interacted as they could with such a small crowd. The drinks weren't anything great, but priced pretty well.

Big Spanish guy security at the door is racist. He told the people in front of us $10 for cover and told us $30 after we had already asked the other 3 security guards the cover price and they said $10 but that big Spanish guy saw us and changed the cover with the quickness. We got out of line because it was not worth it and then he proceeded to tell the next people who weren’t black that the cover was again $10. That was a wow moment for me because it’s sad that racism still exists and such small things like this is still happening. This happen November 2023 Had to come back and change my review because that was the most disgusting I’ve ever felt for another human being. So sad.

I thought the place would have improved as the last time I visited was 25yrs ago. Well it was quite dirty. Service was bad and the drinks were not good as the bar tender did not know how to make a few drinks.

Unfriendly staff.

We had a very terrible time here. If you’re looking for a good time this place is NOT IT. Bartenders are slow and the drinks are so weak. Seriously do yourself a favor and skip this place.

the general manager kicked my friends and i out when we were standing at a table just for being noticeably queer. when i asked why he had such a problem, he said "you know why". he got security to come over and blame it on the fact that i was wearing a tank top. the guy walked away and SECURITY apologized for him being a jerk. i then asked a bartender if there was any dress code since ive been there in literal sweatpants before and he laughed and said no and that the GM is known to not be a nice guy. it really is sad, i would go here frequently and after this i wont return. however, the bartenders are always very nice and the bartender offered me a round of drinks because of the situation. we left, but at least the bartenders were nice about it and offered to fix a situation they didnt even cause. its 2023 and you're kicking people out of a bar in a very liberal city for being queer...

Laura is the best bartender in the Chicagoland area. The bar has a great vibe and is very clean.