The Cubby Bear, right across the street from Wrigley Field, is a nice place to see a favorite band, if you're lucky enough to catch them at such a relatively small venue. As a bar, though, the Cubby Bear is pretty forgettable stacked up next to nearby John Barleycorn and Goose Island, and much more of a meat-market situation (girls wearing little, and fratties digging it).
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