This place is great!! Constantly people coming into this long and loud lounge. With house music poppin in the front and pop music bumping in the back. Its a great atmosphere with two floors and really good lighting. Theyve nailed the aesthetic on the head with this one. Security is active and on top of things. Shout out to Joey for handling business in a cool and professional matter! Made the rest of our night fantastic. Ill definitely be bringing my friends back to this place!

Security is great, Bottle service host is great. Crowed is great, music is great in back.

I was there last week it was pretty good I liked the music. And I can’t remember how much the drinks were cause we were already pretty turnt cause we had came from the apartment and if y’all get hungry there’s a taco place that’s open until 4am right by the shell gas station. My friend Maria is a GREAT dancer she got to go up by the DJ and this random guy let us drink from the bottle it was everyone is friendly. Good time ️

Super great place! Great security! Nemo was amazing! A guy was harassing me, and he was taken care ASAP. Great music as well!

Went last night for a birthday party!!! The party reserved a table...bottle service was EXCELLENT!! The DJ was GREAT & the atmosphere was live!!!! I enjoyed! I left happy..LOL

The security staff is beyond amazing and on point! Girlfriend had her purse stolen and they had already recognized and recovered the purse within the 15 minutes it happened. I could not be more pleased by the genuine responsibility they take so seriously. Very impressed and thankful for the staff at this establishment!

Worse New Years planning I ever seen by a bar . Poor dj no video countdown . No one saying it was close to 12am. Really bad .

DO NOT GO THERE!!!! If you got not other place to go.. go home, security is awful and forceful at the point that I saw a random person being thrown out of the place for no reason!! DO NOT GO THERE.. YOU WILL REGRET IT.

Awesome late night spot to go to if you’re not quite ready to turn it in. They stay open til 4 am which is awesome and I think they stay open til 5 in the summer. There are two rooms of music and 3 bars with a some tables spread out here and there for private parties. The crowd is mixed and there was little to no drama aside from the regular “don’t push” and “don’t step on my shoes” type of arguments. All in all it’s defintely gonna be a good spot to finish out those crazy summer nights! Also shoutout to my bartender for those free shots!

The place is the worst I went in my life. Security is not prepared to work people. Don’t go there.

Security is the worst! There was a fight going on so we were trying to leave and my friend almost got dragged down the stairs, by a security!!!! Beyond the worst experience and the cover is way too much for what they offer. NEVER AGAIN

Rude staff ran around with flashlights all night. Kicked out almost all my friends until they told them that their dads were lawyers. The drinks tasted like water (hint: they were water).

Spin the track DJ. The staff here is one of the best in town, its why they made the list of places I wanted to review. They do a great job of respecting your privacy, while keeping the dance floor moving, and the drinks sipping. If youre into the theme and looking for a nice place to go out near you, check them out.

Overpriced, don’t open the dance floor till 1AM and have so many employees and security guards you feel like you’re at Statesville.

I was so pleasantly surprised with MAXBAR. A group of friends and I just went on a whim one night and couldnt have been more pleased. Great drinks at the bar and the DJ was really on point. There is a good separator from the dance floor and the front bar for patrons to pick how they want to have their fun. Ill see about how I can return here.

Went here on Saturday and was having a good time until the lady bartender working the upstairs bar stole money. I asked for cup of water, she asked if I had a tip, to which I thought thats not how this works... But I obliged by asking for change for $20. She took it, poured the water, and walked away. Took 10 min and telling a bouncer to get her attention. She first denied I gave her money so I called out the cameras, then she changed to say I asked for bottled water, which I didnt have... Bouncer finally gave me $10 and escorted me and my friends outside. Talk about slimy people, no wonder this place has such a bad rating.

Won’t be back, overpriced and staff unreasonable.

Phone was taken out of pocket and broken. Employees aided in protecting the identity of the perpetrator by denying access.

The one thing this place has going for it (depending on how you see it) is that theyll let anyone in. Seriously, as long as you can walk and are willing to pay some absurd cover, the sketchy bouncers will let you in. And if youre actually legal and trying to buy some watered-down drinks, dont worry, youll be scammed too! The bartenders will refuse you service if you dont tip them at least 150% what you paid (looking at you, short guy with the ugly ass arms)...HOWEVER if you do decide to slum it Maxbar, know that the bartenders WILL NOT check your wrists to see if you paid for the $40 drink deal and instead will give you free alcohol and tell you all about their miserable lives as an under-tipped college drop-out!

I need to go back here. Cool club

Favorite place to pop out with our family when we come to Chicago, Happy’s is always a good time.

I dont hate the bar. I just dont see the appeal. Like why is it a great place to kick it. I went on a Saturday after 12. I could literally count the ppl who were inside. The bartender was cool. The music was cool. But other then that, I dont why ppl rave the place.

Lincoln Ave is so loud when Happys is open. It is just bunch of college kids yelling, cussing, fighting, and littering - the owners don’t respect the people who live in this neighborhood at all. The worst.

This is a 5 star bar for younger adults. The drinks are over priced for a place that offers no reason for the both priced drinks. They also scan your license when you go in. Its crowded and perfect for those who really care about being seen.

Good place to have a nice drink listen to good music and be safe also the security are great guys

This place is the best go-to late night place every Wednesday through Saturday. Great music and attentive staff.

Enjoyed the vibe

Was extremely excited for New Years Eve with my girlfriend this year. Spent 70 dollars per ticket, which was supposed include free drinks, one champagne toast, and snacks (no champagne toast or snacks even for the people who got in). It was a freezing cold night and my entire group of friends didnt get let in because they were at capacity. Which means they oversold the tickets, kept the profit, and wont give us refunds. My girlfriend ended up getting the flu while my friends and I ended up spending midnight on NYE in an uber.

They promoted the stealing of others belongings and when me and my friends asked who had the table next to us because all of our coats and wallets were gone, they kicked us out. When asked to speak to manager they kicked my friend out as well. One of the bouncers attacked my outside while i was standing outside the line away from the door just asking to look for my coat. This place was horrible. The security staff was ridiculously on a power trip and would not listen to anyone asking for help. In fact they kicked people out for asking for help. Horrible place dont go here.

Sounds like a bar LeBron would like

Excessively poor service and overpriced drinks. Vodka-Red Bull and a Red Bull came out to $20, the bartender was rude and giving looks of disgust throughout the entirety of the transaction and closed my tab immediately without asking. This was around 12am on Saturday at a place that closes around 3am.

Love this bar!

Pro: good for holiday parties.Cons: hard to find parking, expensive drinks, crowded space and strangely organized seats and dancefloor.

Its a weird bar after 2am on the weekends. Its an after hours bar so it is what it is. Prior to that its nothing special. Not really worth it if you arent trying to do the late night thing. The one cool thing was on the one and only night I was there the bartender hooked up a Nintendo and played a few games including techmo bowl. Good times... that one time

I love it.. Me and my fiance and my cousins come here every weeknd. We come so much we like vip status lol.

4/8/17 this was fun at first but a random girl threw a drink at another girl which hit me and i was mad so i threw it back at her the manager without asking what happened kicked us out and me and my friend sober got kicked out. how is that right my face is all sticky bc she thew the drink she got to stay im sick and have no voice so i tried explaining myself but they didnt listen this plane should be shut down bc i spent a lot of money there for them just to kick me out. and on everything i love i didnt do anything.

Great lights, great music, enthusiastic crowd. Great place for a birthday party because youll be surrounded by a lot of others. Also open super late.

Pretty nice bar, good music. Was there once, a lot of fights but awsome place

12/15/17 (last night) I was involved in a racially motivated incident with the security staff at this establishment. I was touched inappropriately by a member of the security staff and nothing was done about it. The security staff was very unprofessional, customer service was very poor, and security staff was not respectful what so ever. If you are a person of color I would really think twice before spending my money here.

Great place to hit the dance floor and sweat it out when youre drinking.

Great bar great staff what more can I say

Male bartender tried keeping my change after charging 14 dollars for 2 beers then called security to escort me out when I called him out on it! Theyre robbing people. Manager was rude and didnt even hear me out before kicking me out. Wasnt even there 15mins!

I dont understand the appeal of this place. The dance floor is tiny, the bar area is all booths, no character. Skip it.

Trash trash trash trash needs to be shut down!!The experience I had made me feel as though the bouncer at the door which was a white guy and my assumption the manager who looked to be Arab was racist. (middle eastern descent) (only saying that so when this is read by the establishment they can have some idea on who I am talking about) my friend that is a promoter had his nye hosted here. When I arrived I was told by the 2 above that me and my friends 80$ (one of my friends paid 100$) pre purchased tickets was non Invoid and we had pay an additional 50$ to get in. After I explained that there was no time expiration on the ticket the manager said very rude and billigerant not my problem. This guy was so rude and disgusting. Mean while two whites girls come up and are told the cover fee they didnt have any money and one of girls basically sold her vagina to him called her self whispering in his ear but instead was talking loudly. And they was let in.this place is racist up north is for us I have so much to say about up north bars but Im going to leave it here Im speaking with my lawyer now regarding this situation

5 dollar cover for an sub average bar. Owners son hangs out there and thinks he is cool and starts alot of trouble. Alot of fights break out there. Alot of the staff are rude. A bouncer came up to me and tried to choke me for filming a fight breaking out. I Dont recommend going to max bar.

Not only is this bar crawling with 17 year olds, but the bouncers are extremely racist and discriminate towards minorities. The mens bathroom is extremely unsanitary and a biohazard to say the least. There was fresh blood smeared on the handle and basin of the sink from the drunk guy who apparently got into a fight. This place is TRASH and should be shut down by the City of Chicago.

Can get a little too crowded late at night. Slow service at the bar. Saw two fights almost break out in the two hours I was there.

I had a good time here

Bouncers wouldnt let my friends in that arrived after 10pm for my group event where they would pay 35$ for unlimited drinks til 1....when i was notified they could come between 10 -1 am...not wort the money.....go to halligans,.. Bouncers think they could take advantage

AWESOME, place great crowd and music!!

The bouncer was rude and the ceiling was leaking water

Great Music! Young hip crowd!

Bad staff

Guy at door was mean

The workers were rude and it was a bad experience.

Good

Nice place.

This is a worst bar n the world every thing is so rude dont try this bar is so boring and all of thin n said was gays mf

Floor was so sticky my shoes were almost pulled off.

Its a club in Lincoln Park. Stays open late and lets you get your dancing moves out. Not much more to this place.

New design is great!

$8 fireball shots, enough said.

Mixed experiences here