Long Room Parties Like It's Y2K

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Jan 21, 2010 10:20PM

A little history for you from back when I lived on the north side: before the Long Room opened at 1612 W. Irving Park Rd., the space used to be this dive bar called Blue Bird Liquors. Blue Bird Liquors was known for serving hard liquor fast, a liberal ID checking policy, hillbilly regulars, boilermakers and t-shirts that read "No fucking address. No fucking phone #." God, I miss Blue Bird Liquors. It was the kind of bar my stepdad used to take us to when he'd pull us out of school; he was a hillbilly, for those keeping score. I'd stagger out of there and had the options of getting a gyros sub at Mr. Submarine next door, crossing six lanes of Irving Park traffic to get to Diner Grill's slinger, or walking up to the drive-thru window at the Popeye's on the corner of Irving Iark and Ashland to counter all that alcohol.

But this post is supposed to be about the Long Room and how they're celebrating their 10th anniversary tonight. They're turning back the clock, serving their beers at 2000 list prices — $3.50 bottles and $4 drafts. Additionally, patrons visiting Long Room between 6-8 p.m. will be able to nosh on complimentary appetizers from Café 28 and they'll be raffling off Long Room t-shirts from 8 p.m. - midnight.