The inside and especially the outside are crammed full of antiques, odd crafts, and random collections; a row of antique wood pulleys hangs over a set of old milk cans, a collection of meat grinders, nautical items, taxidermy and a koi pond, elaborately crafted birdhouses and framed music albums, tables crafted from tree trunks, sewing machines, a pot bellied stove, and old sewing machines, unfolding in waves as you seem to wander from room to room even on the patio.
More of an old neighborhood joint than a dive bar, the staff and many of the regulars are Polish. The kitchen offers a fairly simple menu, a mix of old-time bar food (e.g. burgers, soups) and Polish specialties such as zapiekanka, pyzy, bigos and pierogis. The beer menu is also relatively simple, with just 3 or 4 on tap, and 20 or so additional choices in bottles, but also including Polish options like Tyskie and Żywiec.
I would probably hang out quite often if I lived anywhere near.
346 Potter Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016 - (847) 299-1811
Est. 1934 - Building constructed: 1934
Previous bars in this location: Crement's Beer Garden, Crement's Log Cabin
Reviews: patch - yelp - tripadvisor - roadtrippers
Est. 1934 - Building constructed: 1934
Previous bars in this location: Crement's Beer Garden, Crement's Log Cabin
Reviews: patch - yelp - tripadvisor - roadtrippers