In the midst of this week’s Big Star pandemonium, perhaps there are a few of you out there who’d like to take a moment to remember the Wicker Park institution known as the Pontiac Café? If so, here’s some good news. Former Pontiac owner Buddy Eggert has moved the bar’s Honky Tonk Bingo over to Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap in Lincoln Park, every Tuesday at 8pm, “with the original Pontiac cast” intact, Eggert says. Along with bingo rounds, all pints are $3, Texas Tipsy Tea is $6, and shots of “Jim, Jack, Jose or Jamey” are $5. In keeping with the theme, whether intentionally or not, the menu at Stanley’s offers frito pie, “trailer chips” with bacon-cheddar ranch dip and giant burgers topped with green chile served with tater tots and a fried pickle, each of which comes in under $10.
Honky Tonk Bingo at Stanley’s, Tuesdays at 8pm, 1970 N Lincoln Ave (312-642-0007).
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