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Doc Ryan's is a three star restaurant in Forest Park. It's known for its bar food. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a dark atmosphere. Diners found the food ok.
4.0 of 5 stars.
I find this place to a bar. They have T.V's, live music and lot's of room. It's perfect place to start and end the night. I typically start at Doc's and make my way around Madison. I grew up in...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A.k.a Cock Ryan's.This bar is best rated as decent. Despite the fact that this bar is predominated by all of the insulated, preppy white kids from neighboring Oak Park and River Forest, this bar can...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Average bar with average waitresses. Living in the city, I found that drinks here were much cheaper than other joints I go to on average. Where else can you pay $3.75 for a Sierra Nevada? Would...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place seemed pretty fun when I came here real late on a Saturday 2 years ago...but don't come here on a Tuesday night unless you want to be the only person in the bar. It was really sad. I don't...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Bar 5 The night might be finally shaping up or have I've had too much to drink... I dunno at this point (he says in a drunken slur) . Doc's is the "IT" bar in the area and I can see why. They have...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, this a a weird bar. Prices: decent. The employees: really nice. The bathrooms: dirty and somewhat dangerous. (I cut my finger on the stall door). The lighting: strange and uneven. Some...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Probably the biggest complaint that I get from my friends comes from the fact (yes, fact) that I do not like loud bars. To me- going somewhere with eardrum shattering music/noise, and a bunch of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Use to hit Doc's in my 20's (and earlier) and loved it. Recently went back and asked myself "why"? Maybe I'm a little older and maybe wiser but this place is really nothing more than a college bar....
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We were in on a Saturday night and the main bar only had 2 bartenders??? It was packed and full of people who don't look old enough to be in college let alone drinking (they started playing flippy...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I can't decide if I had a good time here because of the people I was with, or because it was 2nd on our bar crawl and we already had a few drinks under our belts- or because it's a fun place!...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
usually when I'm at doc i'm working, as the band is playing and i'm mingling...doing my thing, whatever. And the crowd is mixed. Some see it as a sports bar, so you'll get your regulars. Some see it...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2008
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This is a really popular bar. It is two levels each has a bar and there is a sun deck with another bar and seating area. It gets crowded on the weekends and it can take a while to get a drink. But i like...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with Brittany - it's a bar and it's what you make of it. I went there last night with my fiance and we had a blast. A great cover band, Tramp Stamps, was playing. The drinks are cheap but...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
No matter how much I seem to cry, scream and stomp my feet about my dislike for this place I seem to end up there a couple of times a year. Someone from the 'old neighborhood' wants to keep it low...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't really know what to say about this place. I was on my break at work thinking to myself while I read the newspaper and searched for some donuts to steal. I thought, "What is the worst bar...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eh, this place is ok. Nothing fancy, and not a complete hole in the wall either. It is pretty big, so if you are going out with a large group this place would work fine. It reminds me of bars I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is a moronic sort of a place. It's large. It draws a large crowd. That's the deal. The management hires far too few people to serve far too many people. The servers are really snippy - for good...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'd probably give this bar a 2nd chance, but my first impression wasnt a great one.The bar is huge, that is a plus. The food was pretty decent (I got the paddy melt). Cooked just right, however by...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a bar.. A place to drink. Nothing more nothing less. I would never try the food. the food is there to lower the insurance cost. It does tend to have a younger crowd but you get some older...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here last night for a birthday party. The party was located upstairs away from the "bar" area. I was glad because I was worried it was going to have that frat boy feel to it. Well, it sort of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Seemed like this bar could be fun, but wasn't! It was a very lively place. There was a very young, rude clientele in here. The people wouldn't even move when we excused ourselves to walk by. The...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2007
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Not very clean, If bartenders don't know you, good luck getting a drink, you'll be waiting for a long time...Go somewhere else , don't waste your time.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I definitely agree with the college bar feel. I went there with some friends to celebrate a friend getting a job in the area (we are all seniors). Saw a bunch of people from my high school class there...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The bar to end all bars situated right in the middle of "Irish Row." Come here if you want to see ex-boyfriends, old hook-ups or old classmates. And sometimes if you're lucky (or me), you get to...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
yeah i'm from the near west suburbs originally and doc's is not great but let's face it, there is not much else around unless you haul your butt out to the city.spent many a night here for (1)...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Doc's is a popular neighborhood bar. While I agree about the frat boy/college bar comments others make if you were to go there the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, it is a cool place to chill on...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a decent bar. I was reading the reviews of those who Yelped before me and I did not get a gross/college bar/fighting nightly bar. It was a good mix of a crowd with older/middle age/younger...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If you live in Forest Park, you should not want to patronize this bar. The owner is suing the village, which in turn means he is suing you, the resident! Give your money to another establishment in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eh, it's smoky, smell, kind of gross. The wings are very vingeary, the prices are decent. Slightly on the scummy side, but acceptable.
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Doc Ryan's is ok, I've been here a few times and havent had anything to complain about. However, I havent found anything to rave about either. They have live music, which is cool, but the karaoke is...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Doc Ryan's is the "college bar" of the Forest Park (near Westside) area. A common meeting place during winter break/Thanksgiving, those weekends can be tremendously packed. Doc Ryan's is 2 stories, a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2005
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yes, yes, yes...the food is ok, but the atmosphere and service is great. remember this is "bar" food but the pizza. parking was not a problem, but it does get a little noisy...
metromix.com - user review
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this casual two-story irish pub offers a dark wood interior, gas fireplace, 10 jock-friendly televisions, and plenty of sports memorabilia on the walls. there are two bars downstairs as well as ample table...
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