Woodlawn Tap

03/24/2022

Hi friends and followers! We're sure you've heard by now that we have a new owner, and with a new owner comes some new changes. Since he has never been a part of or had access to this page, he has started a new FB and Instagram page! Check it out at Facebook.com/WoodlawnTapChicago

02/27/2022

Tonight there will be jazz from 8-11.

02/26/2022

We are heartbroken and in shock over the news about Diego. He was such a gentle and kind soul. Diego was a regular for the Sunday Night Jazz and everyone just loved him. He was an avid chess player, a music lover, a good dancer, and a great human.
Sonnie from the Cove, which is where Diego worked, has started a fundraiser for Diego's family. Please help if you can. Hug your people and let's all watch over each other.

Diego was one of the best humans we all knew. He was the one of the most kind-hearted and cari… Sonnie Kireta needs your support for In Memory Of Diego Damis

02/24/2022

Bravo!!👏

Very exciting news! Erick Williams, chef/owner of Hyde Park's Virtue Restaurant, is one of the semifinalist nominees for the James Beard Foundation Award for "Best Chef - Great Lakes Region." Finalists will be announced on March 16, with the winner named on June 13.

Congratulations, Chef!

https://www.eater.com/22947542/james-beard-awards-2022-semifinalists-chefs-restaurants-jbfa

02/16/2022

02/16/2022

Cats outta the bag now.😉

The new owner of the Woodlawn Tap has a University of Chicago bachelor's degree, practices law, a longtime residency in Hyde Park, encyclopedic knowledge of the business and the support

02/16/2022

https://www.hpherald.com/news/business/matt-martell-new-owner-of-woodlawn-tap-has-worked-at-bar-for-decades/article_ccb05012-8ddb-11ec-96e7-ebca50dfe448.html?utm_source=hpherald.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Flists%2Fevening-digest%2F%3F-dc%3D1644975019&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline

The new owner of the Woodlawn Tap has a University of Chicago bachelor's degree, practices law, a longtime residency in Hyde Park, encyclopedic knowledge of the business and the support

01/25/2022

Chicago magazine is highlighting the city's best neighborhood bars, including Jimmy's in Hyde Park:

"For a college area, Hyde Park does not have many long-established watering holes, though there used to be as many as 39 bars on 55th Street. Woodlawn Tap, which also goes by Jimmy’s, the name of its original barkeep and owner, Jimmy Wilson, is an exception. The bar survived the urban renewal craze of the 1950s thanks to the late Father Jack Farry of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, whose photo graces the wall. Wilson ran the bar until his death in 1999; a year later, Jim and Bill Callahan reopened it. While it’s a touch divey, Jimmy’s isn’t dank. There are several TVs, but it’s not a sports bar, either. Jimmy’s is just a regular bar, which has two remarkable qualities: its endurance and its ability to host all who enter."

📸 by Lenny Gilmore

https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/february-2022/chicagos-best-neighborhood-bars/woodlawn-tap/

09/03/2021

Times they are a changin'.

A popular hot dog stand in University Village won’t be catering to extreme night owls any more. WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports on why.

09/02/2021

MSI wants to know if anyone's seen their sign. 🤔

01/31/2021

We are reopening tomorrow, Monday February 1st at 11am. Come on down for a burger and a beer.