Lime Lounge
The Lime Lounge, located in Waukegan, is a lounge offering appetizers and bar foods while a resident DJ spins hip house, house music and club beats. House menu specialties include fried asparagus, breaded buffalo shrimp and beef empanadas. The Lime Lounge offers a wide variety of specialty drinks including martinis, mojitos and shots. The club is open Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:00 pm, Thursday and Friday at 12:00 pm and Saturday at 5:30 pm. Closing times vary, and the Lime Lounge is closed on Sunday and Monday.
Lime Lounge
1508 Washington St.
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 594-4259
eatdrinkmingle.com
The Sundance Saloon
The Sundance Saloon is a country and western club offering line dance lessons, drink specials and live musical acts. Located in Waukegan, the Sundance Saloon is a 62,000 square-foot venue that includes two restaurants, a 4,000 square-foot dance floor, a house DJ and special live acts. The club is open Tuesday through Friday at 5 p.m. and on Saturdays at 7 p.m. The venue's website offers a concert schedule along with ticketing information.
The Sundance Saloon
300 Lakehurst Rd.
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 887-0858
sundancesaloon.com
Rhythm Room Bar & Bistro
Rhythm Room Bar & Bistro is a jazz and cocktail lounge offering 50-foot windows with views of surrounding Evanston. The menu serves specialties such as baked brie, panini sandwiches and salads. Several wines are presented by the bottle or glass, and specialty martinis include dreamsicle, lemon drop and key lime pie-flavored libations. Live jazz is featured on Friday and Saturday nights and the lounge is open Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. as well as Saturday and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Rhythm Room Bar & Bistro
1715 Maple Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 491-9723
evanstonrhythmroom.com
Gabe's Backstage Lounge
Gabe's Backstage Lounge is a club with a diverse mix of entertainment. A calendar on the bar's website presents information about nightly offerings such as Latin music and dancing, karaoke, live DJs, blues jams and local bands. Flat screen TVs and pool tables provide other entertainment options. The menu offers pizzas, subs, chicken wings, salads and burgers. In addition to a full bar, a cigar and cognac menu is offered. The lounge is open every night of the week at 5 p.m. and is open until 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Gabe's Backstage Lounge
214 Green Bay Rd.
Highwood, IL 60040
(847) 266-1313
gabesbackstage.com
Pete Miller's Seafood & Prime Steak
Pete Miller's Seafood & Prime Steak is a restaurant and bar offering live jazz nightly. Many guests come for dinner and stay for the music well into the night. Menu selections include Oysters Rockefeller, broiled Lake Superior whitefish and a filet trio. A full bar offers several cocktails and a large selection of wines by the bottle and the glass are available for guests to sip while enjoying music. The musical acts change nightly, and special events feature visiting jazz greats. Past performers have included Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling and Jimmy Smith. Pete Miller's is open Monday through Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Sunday from 4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Pete Miller's Seafood & Prime Steak
1557 Sherman Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 328-0399
petemillers.com
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Kendall Olsen has been writing for over 20 years, is a UM-St. Louis Gateway Writing Project Fellow and has published instructional materials with McDonald Publishing Company. She holds an Ed.S in educational technology, an M.Ed in secondary English curriculum and instruction, a Bachelor of Science in elementary education and a Bachelor of Art in art history from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
