Sidetrack (Chicago)
Gay bar in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Sidetrack is a gay bar on Halsted Street in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]
Address3349 North Halsted Street
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Coordinates41°56′35.4″N 87°38′57″W
Opened1982
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| Address | 3349 North Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°56′35.4″N 87°38′57″W |
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| Opened | 1982 |
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| sidetrackchicago | |
Description
History
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Established in 1982,[6] Sidetrack is owned by Art Johnston and Jose "Pepe" Peña,[7][8]
In 2013, Sidetrack boycotted Stoli Vodka over Russia's anti-gay laws.[9] In 2023, the business announced stopped selling Anheuser-Busch products as part of the Bud Light boycott.[10]
Reception
The Chicago Sun-Times has called Sidetrack "one of the world's top gay bars".[11] Sidetrack ranked first in Time Out Chicago's 2023 list of the city's best LGBTQ+ bars.[3] Sidetrack has been called the "most popular bar in Illinois" by BuzzFeed and "one of the 50 top gay bars in the US" by Yelp.[12]
