Blind Barber
948 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
Chicago, IL 60607
schedule Opening Hours
| Monday | 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:30 AM - 1 AM |
| Wednesday | 9:30 AM - 1 AM |
| Thursday | 9:30 AM - 2 AM |
| Friday | 9:30 AM - 2 AM |
| Saturday | 9:30 AM - 3 AM |
| Sunday | 9:30 AM - 12 AM |
What People Mention
reviews Reviews (10)
Jonathan Sullivan
a month ago
My friends and I (five of us) stopped by Blind Barber in Chicago as part of a birthday celebration. The bar was very crowded when we arrived, but we were fortunate to find two seats together at the corner of the bar. This was important because two people in our group have medical conditions that make it difficult to stand for long periods. We ordered drinks and had been seated with an open tab for about 30 minutes when an employee approached us and told us we needed to give up our seats because the area needed to be “reserved for the owners,” who were on their way in. Shortly after, a bouncer pushed through with the owners’ entourage — including a man in a tuxedo and several others — and we were expected to clear out so they could take our seats. I have never experienced being asked to give up seats at a bar, after already ordering drinks and sitting there for a while, simply so the owners could sit down instead. If seats are reserved for ownership or VIPs, that should be managed before customers are seated and ordering drinks, not after they’ve already settled in. Unfortunately, this left a pretty poor impression of how customers are treated here. ⭐ 1 star
Alex Burdelik
a month ago
Drinks were fine but expensive. Security was super unprofessional to the point I was uncomfortable being in there. Door persons were fine but in the speakeasy they were very aggressive over nothing. Music was awesome and a really cool place overall but price and the level of professionalism from staff will likely keep me from going back.
Thao Tran
a month ago
Came here to grab a drink after work and they had happy hour with delicious espresso martini and old fashioned and many other drinks. The vibes were great, especially after the playlist was switched to raye!
talaeah
a month ago
Worst establishment I’ve ever been to in my short 22 years of life. Staff was MORE THAN terrible, and I felt unsafe the entire time (it was clear other people at the bar felt the same). Not sure how this place is still in business by the way my friends and I were treated this weekend. Would NOT recommend. Reply to your very inappropriate response: When and where did I say I was exploring all the bars in the world? Idc about the other 99.6% of bars, I chose YOURS. And it was terrible, so I left my honest review. I’ve been to enough to know that this was the worst one III have ever experienced. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. Getting defensive over one bad review is so weird and putting y'all deeper into things. A company trying to pull statistics on a customer..how unprofessional? If anything, me being young, and this being the worst bar I’ve ever been to, is telling. If the service isn’t terrible enough, let this response to a true concern of safety be your reason not to come here. ESPECIALLY if you’re a woman.
Owner's response
Sorry to hear you are feeling this way, that’s never the experience we aim to create.<br><br>Describing us as the “worst establishment” after (at most) a year of being able to legally visit bars is a pretty small sample size. Even if someone visited a different bar every day for a full year, that would still be less than 0.04% of the bars that exist worldwide so we hope you’ll keep exploring.<br><br>More importantly, we do take comments about feeling unsafe seriously. Our team is trained to maintain a respectful, welcoming environment while also enforcing house rules that keep guests and staff comfortable. When situations arise, there’s often more context than what makes it into a review.<br>If you’re open to it, we’d genuinely like to hear more about what happened. You can reach us directly at chicago@blindbarber.com.
Danusha Santhikumar
a month ago
Had the absolute best time here last night. The DJ was incredible and brought back the essence of a true 2000s club vibe, and suddenly it felt like 2016 again in the best way possible. This spot is such a gem, with an amazing team from start to finish. The door staff were great, and Liv took exceptional care of us all night. If you’re looking to dance, enjoy a drink (or a few), and vibe to genuinely good music, this is the place.
Tunde Fagbemi
2 months ago
It was once a better place; I used to frequent this bar regularly, but now you will encounter intimidation and extortion at the entrance. The staff outside are exceedingly rude and greedy, and even their regular patrons are not exempt from their appalling lack of hospitality. Nevertheless, the atmosphere inside can be enjoyable on certain days, but I have no intention of returning. The short black bouncer was quite a character.
Chloe Johnston
Edited 4 months ago
Updated review: the owner of this place sucks, looking at all the replies he is giving to reviews based in constructive feedback tell you everything you need to know! This review is for the speak easy only: This was my firsttime back to Blind Barber in about 4 years. I was showing my friend who is new to the city some fun, vibey spots. Boy has this places changed. The woman who let us back into the speak easy portion was kind, however everything went downhill from there. Please teach your bartenders manners and customer service. The bartender I had was wearing a septum nose piercing and dark sunglasses. He was so rude. Took him forever to take our drink order (it was not even packed yet), when I asked for a straw he laughed and goes "we have not had those in over five years" - a simple we do not have straws would have sufficed. On top of it the drink 'strawberry fields' was like a watered down sour patch kid with no liquor. We stayed for 10 minutes and immediately left. Never again.
Owner's response
Lol
M Okay
6 months ago
We came here on a Friday night, and at first the bouncer was going to let us in, but then another one stopped him. He said we couldn’t come in because one of my friends had ripped jeans. Right after that, we saw two couples go in wearing tshirts and basketball shorts?!? The first time I came, everyone was super nice, which is why I decided to give this place another try. This time was the complete opposite. It honestly felt like discrimination for no reason. I don’t recommend this place at all. I’m reading others people low rated reviews on this place, and their responses are so disrespectful and unprofessional. I think that says a lot about the people who runs this place.
La'Trina
a year ago
Nice spot to have drinks and laughs. Staff was top notch and the crowd was diverse and mature. The Dj played a mixture of music for all to enjoy. By the way the actual Barber Shop was clean and giving eye candy
Michael Wu PhD
Edited a year ago
This barber shop front is an actual barber shop, where you can get a real hair cut. But behind it is a speakeasy, where you can get a drink and enjoy your alcoholic beverages with friends. We will definitely come back here again next time we visit Chicago. We did come back, but was a little bit disappointed about the food and drink. Good thing that is not too pricey. But it's Still an interesting concept.
Owner's response
Hi Michael-We have some great kitchen pop-ups going on right now so be sure to follow us on IG @blindbarber_chicago to see what we have cooking up and come in for a bite soon! Thanks for sharing the great pics.
