Stanley's On Racine
324 S Racine Ave
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 433-0007
1 stars
I Would Not Recommend
Last Modified: 05/20/2013
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Good for lunch, HORRIBLE after dark.
I went here for lunch with a co worker a few times and the food was very good, their ribs are wonderful, then a few weeks later we went here after work and my opinion of it changed. The music in the bar is turned up so loud you can't hear anyone above, literally, a scream. People outside playing 'bags' started to stumble around and get annoyingly drunk. You shouldn’t have people be that intoxicated before 9:00pm, if at all. \r
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People arriving drunk parked at all angles in the parking lot because there are no paint lines or rows marked in the far lot. My coworker was unable to get his car out and we had to go inside and SCREAM to the woman behind the bar to ask for the drivers of one of the 2 cars blocking him in to move them. Their alcohol prices are over the top but it doesn’t stop people from quickly consuming FAR too much alcohol.\r
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I was so horrified by the atmosphere of the place after the lunch/dinner crowd leaves and the “I only want to get trashed” crowd comes in that I will NEVER return here after the sun goes down.\r
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The crowd this place attracts is unable to hold their alcohol or act appropriately for public. Very sad.\r
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There is also a disconcerting mold growing on the ceiling of the dining room and if they leave a door in the transition area between the dining room and the bar open, there is a horrible smell like a broken sewer main. I came here once with my nephews and the smell was almost overpowering. Between the smell coming from wherever that door leads and the crumbling drywall on the ceiling, I doubt I will ever come here for the food ever again. \r
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The ONLY saving grace was that for the lunch crowd they keep the music down or off, but if you want to be able to have fun and hear your friends above the inappropriately loud music then stay away from ‘happy hour’ on. With that many people drinking that much alcohol and going outside to smoke and screaming, I don’t see how this place will stay open for much longer. \r
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Don’t come here unless you want to get sloppy drunk and make an a*s out of yourself.\r
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If you want to see a large group of VERY stupid people, come here after dark on a week day... People standing out front getting sloppy drunk &screaming like retards. \r
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I came here after the St. Patrick's Day Parade & two guys climbed up on the roof of the patio & started to sing & urinate on the roof & then tried to urinate on the people on the patio below them. They were up there for almost half an hour before someone from the staff took the complaints seriously & got them down.\r
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The things that happen here are not just bad service and deafening music, there is public indecency and over intoxication. Someone is going to do something stupid and end up in the hospital. And I’m not even talking about the sewer smell from the door in the dining room or the strange black mold that is eating the ceiling. \r
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I am afraid to come back here and I can only hope that they don’t p o i s o n someone. \r
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