HAMBURGER MARY'S
Great food and good times... that's what is waiting for you at Hamburger Mary's Bar & Grille! Dine downstairs on gourmet burgers, jumbo salads, a wide variety of wraps, sandwiches, entrees and desserts... then head upstairs to Mary's Attic for a nightcap! 5400 N. Clark. Website.

SIMON'S TAVERN
Steeped in Chicago history, the original 1930s mahogany bars and back bars are still the focal points at this Andersonville hangout. The owner became a bootlegger during Prohibition, and cashed people's paychecks while sitting in a bullet-proof booth, which is still there. Mosaic tables dot the space, which is surrounded with wood paneling. A mural, painted in the 1940s, depicts the owner and his friends partying after a deer hunt. After the death of the original owner, his son owned the bar until 1994. If you ask, the current owner may even take you on a tour. This is a very friendly place, where the clientele are folks that go to socialize and have interesting conversation, not get falling-down drunk. 5210 N. Clark.

@MOSPHERE
While Atmosphere draws a large, eclectic mix, the crowd is predominantly gay and lesbian. There's never a cover, though the space does host special events and benefits that are always open to the public. A 30-foot-long bar and an elevated seating area overlook the dance floor, often set in motion by a deejay spinning dance hits and house standards. Exposed brick walls, galvanized metal and hardwood floors and warm lighting create an inviting upscale ambience. Want a reprieve from the hoopla? Head for the rear lounge and relax on cushioned benches. 5355 Clark. Website.

MAGIC HAT
The saturnalian saga of the Magic Hat Brewing Company began in 1978 in a Goddard College bathtub, where future brewmaster Bob Johnson first cultivated his maniacally obsessive interest in making “better beer with bigger flavor.” In a moment of supreme serendipity, Fate sent him off to an accidental meeting on a random Burlington street with future Magic Hat president Alan Newman. Before you could pour a pint, a brewery was born.Website.

THE ONION
The Onion is an American news satire organization. It is an entertainment newspaper and a website featuring satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news, in addition to a non-satirical entertainment section known as The A.V. Club. It claims a national print circulation of 400,000 and says 61 percent of its web site readers are between 18 and 44 years old. Since 2007, the organization has been publishing satirical news audios and videos online, as the "Onion News Network". Web traffic on theonion.com amounts to some 7.5 million unique visitors per month..Website.

 

FARRAGUTS
There has been a bar at 5240 N. Clark St. ever since 1933, the year Prohibition was repealed. Farragut's, which opened in February 1997, is the fourth in a line that started with the Andersonville Inn. Anna Benedetto, Farragut's owner, knows this because she grew up in the neighborhood, and remembers when Andersonville was THE neighborhood bar on this stretch of Clark Street. Now, Benedetto wants Farragut's to fill the same function. After taking over from the previous owners, who ran a Jamaican bar called Soul Jam, Benedetto put in big, welcoming windows which open out to the street on hot summer days. The vintage interior remains, and a good mix of local regulars keep this neighborhood bar full.

THE CALL
Opened in spring 2009 as the Cattle Call, this GLBT bar in Andersonville has dropped the country-western focus but kept the dance party vibe. Themed nights include Showtunes Wednesdays and video dance parties on Saturdays featuring everything from Lady Gaga to disco. 1547 W. Bryn Mawr (Bryn Mawr and Clark). Website.

 

 

ZOMBIES ATTACK CHICAGO
Zombies Attack Chicago produces interactive zombie attack situations where you, the audience, determine the course of the show to see who survives. Chicago's exclusive undead-based production company, Zombies Attack Chicago, is returning for its fourth year to The Spot at 4437 N. Broadway in Uptown for ZOMBIE TRUTH NOW. In this year's undead onslaught simulation, a group of revolutionaries educate the audience on how to survive a zombie attack. The cult hit runs every Friday and Saturday starting at 7 p.m. April 29th through May 27th. Facebook. Twitter.