BEST SPORTS BAR

Brickhouse Grill & Pub

3136 W. Iles, 546-2745 217 S. 5th St., 679-1500 We don’t know much about sports. So when somebody wants to watch the big game, we don’t mind throwing back a few cold ones at Brickhouse, because it doesn’t feel like a sports bar. Sure, it has the obligatory flat screens tuned to every sports game possible, but the atmosphere is more Irish pub and the menu is more upscale bistro. What other sports bar offers an Ahi tuna steak salad, pesto chicken sandwich and hand-breaded portabella mushroom appetizers? And don’t worry, macho men: they also offer more traditional sports fan fare like burgers, wings and cheap beer. Runner-up: Corner Pub & Grill