L&LTavern

L&L Tavern at 3207 N. Clark Street (at Belmont Avenue), in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois was "named one of the best dive bars in the nation by the frat-tastic legions of Stuff Magazine." [ [http://www.centerstagechicago.com/bars/articles/bartender-landl.html Dark Days and Blue Ribbon Nights at the L&L: Bars + Clubs: Karl Klockars: CenterstageChicago.com ] ] . Named for the original owners Lefty and Lauretta, the bar attracts a crowd of hip alternative youth with cheap beer (Pabst Blue Ribbon at $2 per bottle) and booze ($3 whiskey of the month). With, "Elegant tin roof overhead and Pabst paraphernalia everywhere, the L&L is lit by neon signs and the din of two TVs tuned to whatever the patrons holler at the staff to put on." [ [http://centerstage.net/bars/l&L.html L&L Tavern on Centerstage Chicago - L&L Tavern : 3207 N. Clark St., Chicago, [phone] , Bar, Dive, Neighborhood Bars - Chicago City Life in Chicago, Illinois ] ] It is currently owned by Ken Frandsen.

Serial Killers

When Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested, L&L employee Frankie—who Dahmer hit on—said "Oh my god! That's the guy that used to drink in the corner by the window and 'chickenhawk' the Dunkin Donuts across the street!" And John Wayne Gacy showed up in full clown outfit back in the '70s.

In Popular Media

Interviews in the tavern feature substantially in Against Me!'s "We're Never Going Home".A song on Lawrence Arms' "A Guided Tour of Chicago" (1999) is entitled "The Northside, the L&L, and Any Number of Crappy Apartments."

References

External links

*http://centerstage.net/bars/l&L.html [http://centerstage.net/bars/l&L.html]
*http://www.planet99.com/chicago/bars/l_l_tavern.html [http://www.planet99.com/chicago/bars/l_l_tavern.html]
*http://www.timeout.com/chicago/bars-clubs/lakeviewroscoe-villagewrigleyville/9150/l-l-tavern [http://www.timeout.com/chicago/bars-clubs/lakeviewroscoe-villagewrigleyville/9150/l-l-tavern]
*http://www.buyindie.net/features/220-Podcast-5-Chicago [http://www.buyindie.net/features/220-Podcast-5-Chicago]
*http://lakeviewbars.com [http://lakeviewbars.com]