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Overall Total Score
3.8 out of 5
Very good | 478 reviews

What User likes about Wooden Nickel:
Great local bar! Very veteran friendly and good drinks selection. Bar offers are very personal and people are welcoming. I definitely recommend coming here at least once. View all feedback. What User doesn't like about Wooden Nickel:
Try to like this place a few times as a local diving bar, but every time it fails. Bartender rude every time. Maybe. I don't fit the clientele because I don't wear my pyjamas. I don't think the majority of the room was cleaned in a decade. View all feedback.

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5.0 ★ from 10 reviews

Food ol in town dive bar. Great service and diverse people. Love it!

Nice little bar. Quiet, hidden. Not so crowded. Staff and people are respectful.

Best place in Highwood. Want cheap drinks? Done. Want great music? Done. Best bar I've been to in at least a decade

Great local bar! Very veteran friendly and good drinks selection. Bar offers are very personal and people are welcoming. I definitely recommend coming here at l...

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Back in 1989-90 while stationed at Ft. Sheridan, several of us would go to this place every Tuesday for the quarter beer night and it was always packed. They pl...

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Int Restaurants
3.7 ★ from 248 reviews

I've been here before on a live music night and it was very enjoyable. Tonight I got to play pool a bit although there was a small crowd. Staff is always welcom...

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Good selection of domestic and craft beers. Very spacious venue with outdoor seating. Also has pool, darts, and foos ball. Great option if you're looking for a...

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Comfy, laid back spot with cold beer, good drinks, solid bar food, and fantastic live entertainment on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The owner/operators are good...

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During my time stationed at Ft. Sheridan in 1989-90, a group of us would head to this restaurant every Tuesday for neighborhood beer night, and it was always bu...

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I had a fantastic experience at this local dive bar! The service was exceptional, and the crowd was wonderfully diverse. I absolutely loved it!

Google
4.2 ★ from 133 reviews
Tripadvisor
2.6 ★ from 6 reviews
Restaurantji
4.1 ★ from 81 reviews

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