Jake Melnick's Corner Tap: User Reviews

The Good the bad the levy.
By WrigleyBoy1148 from Wrigleyville, January 24, 2008

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This place is good and bad. I've been stopping in every couple months for the last year, so its been good enough that I've come back, but the bar had a really bad smell. The bartenders are good sometimes...I feel like they let just about any body bartend here. Hopefully you get Tex or Brandon. The patio is great in the summer, the indoor patio is a little disconnected in the winter though. This place is great for a Tuesday night, but for the weekend I would go somewhere else.

99 BEERS!
By alexdeoro from alexdeoro, December 6, 2007

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This place is fantastic! They have one of the best beer collections I have ever seen! 99 total, and they're not all NASCAR fuel. Unibroue, Chimay, Flying Dogs, this place has something for anyone to drink. The bartenders know a lot about the beer too. They also do an open mic on Tuesday nights, lots of funny comedians to check out. Appartently they do it every week.

It's exactly what you hope for...
By Havingoodtimes from Wrigleyville, December 5, 2007

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I like Jake Melnick’s. Great food, especially for a bar. Friendly servers and bartenders who are there when you need them, but who aren't hovering. The place is not trying to be trendy or sleek, it’s simply a sports bar with lots of TV and a comfortable atmosphere. It feels like a step up from other sports bars in this city, where someone could puke on your shoe at any moment. Good stuff, I like it.

I love this place because...
By Frequent Visitor from Chicago, IL, November 27, 2006

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I love this place because you can always get in here. It is rarely packed, unless of course, it's football season. They have great bar food; nachos, burgers, etc. I have never been dissapointed when I've gone there.

This place is just ok....
By LocalFemale from River West, IL, October 18, 2006

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This place is just ok. Went here two Mondays in a month and both times they were out of pinot grigio. The nachos are decent but the other time we tried flat bread pizza and the cheese wasn't even melted. All around it's decent in a pinch but I wouldn't reccomend it to anyone.

We had an amazing time...
By Dan from Chicago, IL, September 26, 2006

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We had an amazing time at Jake Melnick's Corner Tap. Super friendly servers and bartenders and awesome food. There were sports on every TV. Talk about bar heaven! Even the music was great. Can't wait to go back.

The food at Jakes is...
By Elaine from Chicago, IL, June 3, 2006

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The food at Jakes is excellent. The service however is not. The bartender was rude, our waitress disappeared for half the night. Although, the host, I believe his name was Brad or Branden, was extremely polite and helped us with many of the other staff's short comings.

Great food, but the place could be much better if it had decent service.

This place is REALLY good....
By Lance from Chicago, IL, May 24, 2006

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This place is REALLY good. Great food with huge portions, served by nice people. Fun place to watch sports.

We went into Jakes Melnicks...
By Mellisa from Chicago, IL, February 5, 2006

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We went into Jakes Melnicks with high hopes of a good meal and fun evening and were extremely let down. Slow service, terrible food and rude staff made for a miserable experience. The place is like a cementery, is dead every night and meal portions were insanely small...
belive me,is one of those place that you should avoid ,service and food are so terrible for the money you pay