is the "Schoolyard" only bar in Chicago to watch MU?

[MarquetteDano]

Blue Bayou...just up Southport about a mile or two

Four Shadows...Ashland and Diversey (my recommendation)

Tried Four Shadows.... disappointed. Loads of seats all reserved.  Staff not helpful.  Goodbye.

[jesmu84]

i go to hidden shamrock for games frequently. usually a great crowd. very marquette oriented on game days.

[Mike_Marquette]

Tried Four Shadows.... disappointed. Loads of seats all reserved.  Staff not helpful.  Goodbye.

Did you really think you could roll into a Marquette bar 1.5 hours before the tip of the Elite 8 and get seats?

[MarquetteDano]

Did you really think you could roll into a Marquette bar 1.5 hours before the tip of the Elite 8 and get seats?

Only about 20 in the place at 1:30 .. all seats are reserved.  Quite defensive.  What are the owner worried about a bad review?

[MarquetteDano]

For anyone interested went to Will's.  Found a seat. Decent Marquette crowd.  Not Schoolyard level but good.

[Coleman]

Only about 20 in the place at 1:30 .. all seats are reserved.  Quite defensive.  What are the owner worried about a bad review?

Was there for the Sweet 16 game and the owner was super nice. We got there about an hour early and there was a no show for one of the reserved seats, and he set us up at it.

Have had another good experience in games past where he actually bumped non-Marquette fans from tables when the MU game started so fans could sit. I'm pretty sure that's why they do reserved tables...its for the MU fans.

Sorry you had a bad experience but I have nothing but good things to say about Four Shadows.

[icheights]

Was there for the Sweet 16 game and the owner was super nice. We got there about an hour early and there was a no show for one of the reserved seats, and he set us up at it.

Have had another good experience in games past where he actually bumped non-Marquette fans from tables when the MU game started so fans could sit. I'm pretty sure that's why they do reserved tables...its for the MU fans.

Sorry you had a bad experience but I have nothing but good things to say about Four Shadows.

Four shadows > Schoolyard any day.

[MarquetteDano]

Was there for the Sweet 16 game and the owner was super nice. We got there about an hour early and there was a no show for one of the reserved seats, and he set us up at it.

Have had another good experience in games past where he actually bumped non-Marquette fans from tables when the MU game started so fans could sit. I'm pretty sure that's why they do reserved tables...its for the MU fans.

Sorry you had a bad experience but I have nothing but good things to say about Four Shadows.

Good to know.  Just annoying that you come to a place pretty dead and you cannot sit anywhere because everything is reserved.  Normally I don't even mind standing but hurt back earlier in week so needed to sit.

I think my mistake was going to The Schoolyard 2.5 hours before game and thinking I would get a seat.  Best place to watch a game but unfortunately everybody knows that and the place is a zoo.  Then wasted time trying to find a second option.

Will's Northwoods was fine (got a seat at least; plenty of Marquette fans) but nowhere near The Schoolyard in terms of atmosphere.

[4th and State]

Hidden Shamrock has been pretty good lately.  Decent crowds and I've been able to get a place to sit everytime, but I also get there about 2 hours early.  Schoolyard is always so packed for big games it's not even worth trying.