Venue Detail
Meeting House Tavern
About this venue
Meeting House Tavern is Andersonville's proudly LGBTQIA+ game-and-gathering bar: free pool, darts, Skee-Ball, shuffleboard and board games make it feel more like a communal living room than another Northalsted clone. Bring food in or have delivery sent to the bar, then stay for the night’s free entertainment.
Practical details
Address: 5025 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60640, United States
Hours: Tue-Wed 17:00-00:00; Thu-Fri 17:00-02:00; Sat 14:00-02:00; Sun 14:00-00:00; closed Mon.
Canonical: https://www.queeratlas.app/es/chicago/venues/meeting-house-tavern--3941
Venue intelligence
Know before you go
Typical queue
No reservations are needed, but the game tables and larger communal seating go first on karaoke or busy weekend nights. Arrive early if pool, Skee-Ball or a group table is the actual plan.
Best night
Thursday karaoke is the clearest recurring anchor; every night has free entertainment, so use the current programme for the exact format. Sunday is a shorter, softer landing than Friday or Saturday.
Locals vs visitors
Andersonville neighbours, LGBTQIA+ regulars, board-game groups, sports viewers and friends with delivery bags share a genuinely mixed bar. It is built for hanging out rather than posing at a rope line.
Dress code in practice
Come casual and stay comfortable enough to play games. There is no restaurant dress code because outside food or delivery is part of the stated setup.
Staff inclusion
The operator explicitly calls Meeting House a proudly LGBTQIA+ gathering place and provides a direct contact for accessibility questions. That specificity is stronger than assuming inclusion from the neighbourhood alone.
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