BAR BOUNCE by
3000 South River Road . Des Plaines, IL . 847 795 0777
This
circular bar is in the heart of the brand new Rivers Casino in Northwest
Chicago near O’Hare airport, but it is far from having a heart. When we arrived
it was DOA and lifeless. Although the bar is somewhat pretty with extra large
barstools and plush, monochromatic sofa seating around the perimeter, this bar
is probably the most boring bar I’ve ever encountered. Even being surrounded on
all sides by the action of a brisk casino business this bar is uninteresting,
practically colorless and sleepy. The bartender was vanilla with absolutely no
personality at all. The drinks were blah and the scene was just plain beige.
How can that be? They are smack dab in the middle of a crowded casino. This bar
needs a jolt from a defibrillator. I give The Lotus Bar at the Rivers Casino in
slot machine lingo, a lemon, a plum, a blank space and a bell……..ding, ding,
ding, zilch.
PATRICK SAYS:
Well my Slot
Machine King partner pretty much said it all. One would expect some type of
similarity to the Casinos in Vegas, but I was wrong. My biggest complaint of Vegas Casinos is that
they are way too loud; I only wish this was the case at Rivers Casino. No
excitement, No Bells and sirens of the slots, No personality at all. The bar
was in the middle of the casino, which should be bustling with people, but
there were only two or three others sitting at the bar staring into space. Our bartender with no enthusiasm took our
order served our drinks and walked away, never engaging in eye contact or
conversation. We even had to ask for another round or we were never going to
get one. At this point writing about this experience even bores me and with
that said, you only have to guess my rating. ????
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