Chad Klingensmith

Review of Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op

I visited Chicago from out of town and made a trip...

I visited Chicago from out of town and made a trip to the Green Mill looking forward to hearing renowned Jazz/Blues musicians

My first impression of the place was less than stellar. The bouncer was unbelievably rude and talked to me/my friend like he was a prison guard all while asking for a whooping $12 cover charge. He barked at me to turn off my cell phone. Made a**hole remarks to my foreign friend. The guy acted like he never used the words "please" and "thank you" in his entire life. You would think a jazz bar with of audience of primarily affluent adults who hire a greeter that was more cordial/well mannered. Instead they welcomed everybody like some biker wannabe leather jacket prick. If it wasn't for the hour trip I made out there I would have turned around and left. This is coming from someone who was a doorman in college for four years.

The bartenders were only slightly more friendly, but none of them even attempted to smile and treated my drink orders like an inconvenience. They were fast with the drinks though.

My advice to the owners. FIRE THE DOORMAN and hire someone with an IQ above 70 when half your crowd has an IQ about 110. Also investing in some happy pills for the bartenders wouldn't too hurt either.

Besides those qualms I was impressed with the venue. Although it was small, it had a lot of character. Bathrooms were a little dirty, but I was too imbibed with music/booze to even care that much. The jazz musicians were outstanding.