Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago, IL (bar) - Locating Tiki

RC Ragbag Comics Member The shores of Lake Michigan Joined: Feb 24, 2009 Posts: 212	RC Ragbag Comics Posted posted on Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:50 AM We were pretty darn glad about it, too! Surprisingly, our other two crappy experiences at 3 Dots were also on weeknights (save for my wife's more recent excursion on a Friday, which was mostly coerced by her co-workers, and which she new was gonna be rough.) I think maybe they're realizing it doesn't need to be the C + C Music Factory after a certain time there EVERY night. Certainly, the first couple times we were there weren't long after they'd opened, so I think they were still finding their sea legs. Interestingly, I overheard Mr. McGee tell someone he only bartends on Sundays and Mondays, too... so, that should tell people something. I'm not a big fan of his previous bar, The Whistler (which, similarly, has spectacular drinks, but it ain't really my scene), but that place is at least laid back-ish (just waist-deep in ironic Hipstery mustachioed pretension.) I think the shock on our first visit to 3 Dots (on a Thursday) was just HOW overwhelmingly noisy and clubby and dancey and douchey everyone drinking there was, and how totally incongruous and LOUD the music was. If they can keep party time to Friday and Saturday nights, I think they'll find they have something really fantastic on their hands that hasn't existed in Chicago in a very long time. And us locals will finally have a place to (consistently) find a fantastic Tiki drink in a chill environment off the Red Line... Hallelujah! In all fairness, having worked in a number of bars off-and-on over my 15 years in Chicago, Fridays and Saturdays are pretty horrible EVERYWHERE (even some of my most favorite bars... er... see Hala Kahiki for one example in the Tiki realm.) Sundays and Mondays are the nights people who WORK in the industry go out, because it's not choked with people everywhere you look. So... I'm glad we cracked the nut (and props to Mr. Tipsy McStagger for the tip on when to go and where to sit...) Congrats to Mr. McGee for Sundays and Mondays at this fine establishment! We'll be back for more soon... --Pete

We were pretty darn glad about it, too!

Surprisingly, our other two crappy experiences at 3 Dots were also on weeknights (save for my wife's more recent excursion on
a Friday, which was mostly coerced by her co-workers, and which she new was gonna be rough.)

I think maybe they're realizing it doesn't need to be the C + C Music Factory after a certain time there EVERY night. Certainly, the first
couple times we were there weren't long after they'd opened, so I think they were still finding their sea legs.

Interestingly, I overheard Mr. McGee tell someone he only bartends on Sundays and Mondays, too... so, that should tell people something.

I'm not a big fan of his previous bar, The Whistler (which, similarly, has spectacular drinks, but it ain't really
my scene), but that place is at least laid back-ish (just waist-deep in ironic Hipstery mustachioed pretension.) I think the shock
on our first visit to 3 Dots (on a Thursday) was just HOW overwhelmingly noisy and clubby and dancey and douchey everyone drinking there was, and how totally incongruous and LOUD the music was.

If they can keep party time to Friday and Saturday nights, I think they'll find they have something really fantastic on their hands that
hasn't existed in Chicago in a very long time. And us locals will finally have a place to (consistently) find a fantastic Tiki drink in a chill environment off the Red Line... Hallelujah!

In all fairness, having worked in a number of bars off-and-on over my 15 years in Chicago, Fridays and Saturdays are pretty horrible
EVERYWHERE (even some of my most favorite bars... er... see Hala Kahiki for one example in the Tiki realm.) Sundays and Mondays are the nights people who WORK in the industry go out, because it's not choked with people everywhere you look.

So... I'm glad we cracked the nut (and props to Mr. Tipsy McStagger for the tip on when to go and where to sit...)

Congrats to Mr. McGee for Sundays and Mondays at this fine establishment! We'll be back for more soon...

--Pete

Post #700315 by Ragbag Comics on Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:50 AM