Merkles Bar & Grill

• Overview
• Reviews

• • Home of Iowa Hawkeyes
  • Private Parties
  • 80's Fix Fridays

  Just steps from Wrigley Field, Merkles is a Chicago bar & grill providing great food, drinks and entertainment at a great price. Patrons feel like a regular in their comfortable atmosphere.\n\nMerkles hosts some of the best buffalo wings in Chicago, a mouth watering $6 Angus burger and fries (offered before Cub games) and their famous Fish Bowl drinks (Bootie Call, Orange Whip & Screaming Viking).\n\nMerkles is named after Fred Merkle, a NY Giant baseball player from the early 1900. Despite a stellar Hall of Fame worthy career, he?s infamous for a base running gaff that cost his team the Pennant and sent the Cubs to the 1908 World Series. The Cubs went on to win the World Series in 1908 but have never won the World Series since. Until Fred gets his due respect, the Cubs will never win again. So they opened this bar & grill to give Fred his proper respect and lift the curse forever.

  

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  • The Extras
    The spot sponsors bus trips to sporting event throughout the year.
    
  • Save Money
    Drink specials add up to serious savings. Jameson shots are $3 daily, while Mondays mean 22-ounce Miller drafts cost $3.
    
  • Fun Fact
    The bar is named for Frederick Charles Merkle, a rookie first baseman for the Giants whose controversial out resulted in the Cubs securing the NL pennant. Chicago then went on to win the last World Series the team has seen.
    

• Customer Reviews

  

  Great wings!

  Reviewed by olie89
  8/18/2009
  

  Went here after the Cubs game got rained out on Sunday. Excellent wait staff and great food - wings and nachos were excellent!

  Pros: Food, fun atmosphere

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  Great place for after the game!!!

  Reviewed by emilymcevoy
  7/27/2009
  

  I always have a good time when I am there!!!!!

  Pros: Great food, good drinks and wonderful service!

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  Reviewed by Froggytos
  7/19/2009
  

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