Hydrate Nightclub

I want to give this club 5 stars -amazing bartenders, strong drinks and great music. It was my one night out though, and even though I was previously told by staff "we are open until 2am regardless of customers" i was abruptly kicked out at 1223am and they didnt even let me finish the song - it is one of my faves - Whitney Houston - I wanna dance with somebody. Instead, I was stuck walking back to my hotel in a snowstorm - with cancer. I did get to dance for 1 hour though - thanks to boo - the fab bartender on Sunday night 11.9 - thanks boo I had a great time and the vibe was perfect - I had the floor all to myself. Thanks, boo

Another one falling from being a safe LGBT space. Straight girl causing problems with the entire bar, my boyfriend and I confront her for taking pictures of us. The save-a-ho managers walked us out the back door while the white lady stayed inside. The managers cared more about white knighting than they did listening to the sober person trying to explain what happened.

I paid $20 for a Cosmo that made me shiver — not from delight, but from what I can only describe as citrus-flavored emotional damage. Every sip left me making the kind of face you only see in bad breakup texts. I genuinely could have mixed something better at home with grocery store vodka and a dream. I usually love this bar’s vibe, but if I have to prep my nervous system like I’m taking a shot of bleach before every cocktail? That’s not it. Bring back my favorite bartender Alex. If they were behind the bar, I’d happily stay for multiple rounds. Instead, this drink chased me out — and took two more sales with it. TL;DR: I came for a cocktail. I left with trauma. Not returning until Alex is pouring again.

I went here with my friends, but due to one of them being sick, we decided it was best not to go in and just go home instead. The rest of our group still wanted to go and after they went in I realized that our roommate had the keys to the apartment. I explained this to the doorman and he refused to let me in without paying the $10 cover. I offered to let him hold my phone, wallet, $10 etc. but he would not budge. My friend was not answering the phone because they were already on the dance floor. So, we had to wait outside in the cold rain until they eventually did answer and bring the keys to the front all while I could hear the doorman talking to others about how I was just trying to get in without paying cover. I have never experienced such rudeness in my life and I will tell anyone who listens about this awful experience.

So, I was unfairly kicked out of this bar and denied re-entry, even after the person who accused me admitted I wasn’t the one responsible. That’s not just embarrassing, it’s unjust. Under both the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance, public establishments like bars and clubs are required to give everyone full and equal enjoyment of their services. They cannot arbitrarily deny someone entry or treat them differently because of who they are. Once it was clear I hadn’t done anything wrong, security should have corrected the mistake. Instead, they doubled down and refused to let me in. That raises real questions about whether the decision was fair or influenced by bias. Either way, it left me feeling disrespected and unwelcome. For that reason, I cannot recommend this bar to anyone, even though I work on the same strip. We all deserve to be treated with fairness and respect, and what happened to me was the opposite.

If you collect cards for tabs, which no one does anymore, you should not lose the cards. Went there for a special event and was ushered out of the back bar where the meet and greet happened. Never got my card back. Went to collect it today, and they "can’t find it." It’s caused me a lot of hardship.

Went there for my B-Day to see my Son-in-law perform on Stage. The music was so good, it made u wanna dance. Very Nice & Friendly Staff but I have 3 issues about this place. They refuse to carry Miller Products (It's what I drink) for whatever reason why....Two Toilets to be shared amongst everyone which can cause a long wait time and NOT very handicapped friendly when the bar starts to fill up. They tear down the tables and chairs, No bar stools either. Except for two by the window & hope u can get one of those two tables to be able to sit down. I was literally evicted from my table and made to stand. Thankfully I got one of the window tables but removing all the places to sit for people is a poor choice. People do have disabilities and they cannot stand for a long time. People go to clubs for drinks, Dance and to BS around a table. Leaving people to stand is not rather comfortable and dampens the fun. I watched people leave for they had nowhere to even set their drink down on but alas....we had the best time and even came back the next month to see the show. So I'm literally Fitty/Fitty on this place.