Pippin’s is a fabulous example of a bar that doesn’t try too hard yet succeeds on all counts:
- great side-street location, not too hard to find but tucked away from the milling throngs? Check
- friendly but not overbearing staff that know when to chat and when to leave you along? Check
- juke box that plays your selections as soon as you choose them? Check [Urge Overkill seems an appropriate choice...]
- long bar worn by passed drinks and rubbed elbows? Check
- round of 2 highballs under $10? Check
The equation is pretty simple, it’s shocking more places can’t get it as right as Pippen’s. A great neighbourhood bar in the big and windy city.
Visited: March 16, 2010
