It's the kind of two-story tavern that still does a banquet business upstairs while the ground floor runs on old-school regulars and a wall of ceramic figurines that's clearly been building for decades. The Friday fish fry is the thing people actually plan their week around, with lake perch singled out by at least one longtime reviewer as genuinely done well, not just serviceable bar food.
Fried chicken is also on offer if you call ahead, a detail that says something about a kitchen still willing to cook to order rather than just reheat from a warmer. One honest caveat: recent, dated confirmation of current hours or pricing proved hard to come by in this research pass, so call ahead before making a special trip -- but nothing suggests it's closed, and a tavern that's survived this long on a Southeast Side corner has earned the benefit of the doubt.
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