I don’t have a TV in my apartment, but I’ve got a sick desktop and a decent laptop. Last week I ordered a Slingbox SOLO from Amazon.com (free shipping, no sales tax) and had it shipped to my parents house in Belleville, MI. My dad’s gonna hook it up in my old room to the Dish Network DVR and I’ll be getting all our 400+ channels including HBO’s/Showtime’s etc all in HIGH DEF!

So my place will definitely be rocking final countdown for most of the games. When I have time to go out I’ll for sure hit up some of the places Smyk posted and reply once more with thoughts.

I was in Chicago for Game 6 against the Celtics due to having tickets to the Cubs game earlier that day. I had read up on some of the bars from the earlier posts and decided on The Tin Lizzie (mostly due to the fact that it is only a mile and a half from Wrigley Field). My friends and I arrived there about an hour before tipoff and were able to get a great seat in the back in front of large flatscreen. Overall the atmoshpere was great for the game and the majority of people were there to watch the game. There were a lot of people in Pistons, Red Wings, and Tigers shirts (didnt see any Lions apparel, wonder why that could be). They had the game commentary piped in through the speaker system and the crowd was very into the game with tons of cheering especially as the Pistons built there 10 point lead. We did not order any food so I can’t comment on that but we had about 8 beers and 3 mixed drinks between us and the tab was slightly over $40. Overall I would say it is a great place to watch a Pistons game in Chicago.

Tin Lizzy is straight but doesnt have that great of food options.

Over the last four or five years, I had been to every Pistons game in Chicago against the Bulls. When the Stones weren’t visiting, however, I’d watch at friends houses for the most part. Its really difficult to get volume at a bar, even if there are plenty of Pistons fans in attendance.

One tip, however– the front room bar at Duffy’s on Diversey has small LCD screens affixed to the bar, and the ‘tenders will usually let you turn up the volume. While Duffy’s is plenty on the douche side, the employees are good people and respect our Pistons addiction.

The primary bar I’ve watched games at is called McGee’s Tavern. It’s located at 950 W Webster Ave (at Bissell St.), and it was voted the best bar in Chicago to watch any game (not just Pistons) within the past couple of years. They have delicious food, and more flat-screen TVs than you can count. There are always people there drinking and watching sports.

By the way, on weekends the Bloody Mary Bar is amazing. So is the Spanish omelet. And the spicy chicken sandwich.

1) The Tin Lizzie - Clark, N of Fullerton
2) Duffy’s - Diversey and Sheridan
3) O’Malley’s - Lincoln and Belden
4) The Gin Mill - Lincoln and Montana