Underground

The Underground is located at 52 W Illinois St, Chicago, IL..

All staff wears either fatigues, khaki dresses with tactical belts or tailored officer suits, caps and all. You might want to skip the paramilitary gear though and go for something fashionable, but not too dressy.

The food menu covers all major bar food groups: kobe sliders, Bavarian pretzels and toasted Pop Tarts.

"Late-night dancing and people-watching" (with occasional "celebrity sightings") are the thing at this subterranean, military-themed Rockit Ranch outfit in River North, where the "club music" is more of a magnet than the "decent" drinks and eats; not everyone's on-board with the "hoopla", though, or the "expensive" tabs.

With its faux-grungy, bunkeresque look, this subterranean River North club might not look like a hot spot, but it draws Chicago's well-connected party elite and visiting Hollywood A-listers. The walls are adorned with a war room-like lighted map of the world, triangular nuclear fallout symbols are everywhere, and modelesque servers work the compact room in skimpy military-inspired get-ups. Two...

Clipboard-wielding doormen holding down the frenzy outside, superstar celebrities popping in at the last minute and scantily clad young women dancing on platforms add to the fun of this after-hours VIP lounge in the old Harry's Velvet Room space. Owned by the guys behind Rockit, Underground is designed to look like the inside of a bomb shelter. You'll find fatigues on staffers, but not on...

It may be hard to find (it is underground, after all) but roll up to the fenced-off area surrounding the club and it'll be easy to spot; a crowd of sexy club-goers wait desperately outside while a...

The Underground, located in River North, has elevated Chicago nightlife to unprecedented heights as Chicago's premier, cutting-edge nightclub where every guest is a VIP. Inside you will always find a rotating whose who of celebs, international DJs and other bold-faced names. The interior is an avante-garde recreation of a top-secret military hideaway complete with artillery cases as cocktail...