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The Heckler - Reviews Archive

5 Hours at the Bar With Wood: Double the trouble
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The crew hits Roadhouse 66 and The Stretch
We did a double dip of 5 Hours this month, hitting up The Stretch and capping it off with a trip down the street to Roadhouse 66. Five Hours turned into 6, 7, until they all just kinda blended together.
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5 Hours at the Bar with Wood: Playin' the ponies
Thursday, May 14, 2009
We may not have been big winners at Stretch Run, but we sure had fun
We may not have been big winners at Stretch Run, but we sure had fun losing
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Five Hours at the Bar with Wood: 40 oz. at The Fifty/50
Thursday, July 17, 2008
The crew does Division's new sports spot to rave reviews
The 5 Hours crew made a rare trip south of Wrigleyville to check out The Fifty/50, one of the hottest new spots along a revamped Division Street strip.
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Five Hours at the Bar With Wood: Spring break '08!
June 2008
The crew checks out Uncle Fatty's on Sheffield
Ever since you went to Cancun sophomore year in college, you've been trying to recreate spring break. With a sand pit, palm trees and tropical drinks, Uncle Fatty's does its best imitation.
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Five Hours at the Bar with Wood: Cubs Convention bar crawl
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008
We cruise for booze around the Hilton, so you don't have to
We cruise for booze around the Hilton, so you don't have to.
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Friends of The Heckler Finn McCool's hosting St. Pauli Girl lookalike contest
Friday, Jan. 11, 2008
Hot women encouraged to compete for prizes and everyone gets $3 St. Pauli Girl Drafts, even if you're not hot.
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Five Hours at the Tailgate with Wood: Get this party started
Monday, Dec. 15, 2007
We give some tailgating gifts a run for their money
When we conceived our holiday gift guide idea, we thought about what Heckler fans like to do most. Let's see ... we like to watch sports, we like to drink and we like to eat fatty foods, preferably that are fried or grilled. In short, we like to tailgate.
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Five Hours at the Bar With Wood: Barroom Blues at Clarke's
July 2007
This month the 5 Hours crew heads to the newest incarnate of an old standby. Clarke’s delves into the bar business — with mixed results
This month the 5 Hours crew heads to the newest incarnate of an old standby. Clarke's delves into the bar business with mixed results
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Five Hours at The Bar With Wood: Fun in the Sun at Kirkwood
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The 5 Hours crew heads outside to the beautiful beer garden at Kirkwood to catch some rays and have a few, um, Drunken Arnold Palmers
The 5 Hours crew heads outside to the beautiful beer garden at Kirkwood to catch some rays and have a few, um, Drunken Arnold Palmers
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Five Hours at the Bar with Wood: Seniors on the Scene
January 2007
You're not too old, but you might feel like it after a night at Mad River.
The 5 Hours at the Bar with Wood crew headed to Lakeview sports bar Mad River Bar & Grille to watch some football and take in the party scene. Five hours later, we still don't know what hit us.
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Five Hours at the Bar with Wood: Uberstein
September 2006
New German pub serves 'em up big and cold
ICHTEN EIN DER VANDERHOOS!
I have no idea what that means, but it sure is fun yelling it across the bar when you're three liters deep in Hofbrau. And that just about sums up our latest adventure with the 5 Hours crew. Uberstein is definitely an experience.

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Bottom Nine impressive, but sadly not with Cubs fans
June 2006
Bottom Nine might be one of the nicer places in Wrigleyville, and it's also one of the best kept secrets.
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Five Hours at the Bar with Wood: The food's the thing
May 2006
A trip to Red Ivy is nothing new ... but, oh that pizza
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