Nisei Lounge
@niseilounge.bsky.social
Chicago’s oldest baseball bar.
Welcome to Truth In Advertising Month at Nisei Lounge
February 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Welcome to Truth In Advertising Month at Nisei Lounge
FINAL WEEKEND…to visit with our plunging polar penguins Tinker, Evers, and Joe Borowski 2…before they head to spring training!
And of course their plunge coach Yeti Rothschild (left). Get your selfie with them this weekend before they waddle south!
And of course their plunge coach Yeti Rothschild (left). Get your selfie with them this weekend before they waddle south!
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 AM
FINAL WEEKEND…to visit with our plunging polar penguins Tinker, Evers, and Joe Borowski 2…before they head to spring training!
And of course their plunge coach Yeti Rothschild (left). Get your selfie with them this weekend before they waddle south!
And of course their plunge coach Yeti Rothschild (left). Get your selfie with them this weekend before they waddle south!
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From Thursday's #Jeopardy, in category "E" BEFORE "I".
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January 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM
From Thursday's #Jeopardy, in category "E" BEFORE "I".
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Remember their sacrifice for our country.
Daniel Betsui
Jenhatsu Chinen
Robert Murata
Grover Nagaji
Akio Nishikawa
Hiroichi Tomita
Howard Urabe
May they rest in peace and their sacrifice never forgotten. cc: @jamuseum.bsky.social
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Daniel Betsui
Jenhatsu Chinen
Robert Murata
Grover Nagaji
Akio Nishikawa
Hiroichi Tomita
Howard Urabe
May they rest in peace and their sacrifice never forgotten. cc: @jamuseum.bsky.social
abc7chicago.com/story/japane...
Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' to be promoted posthumously
Japanese American soldiers will be promoted in a ceremony, decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded “enemy aliens.”
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January 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Remember their sacrifice for our country.
Daniel Betsui
Jenhatsu Chinen
Robert Murata
Grover Nagaji
Akio Nishikawa
Hiroichi Tomita
Howard Urabe
May they rest in peace and their sacrifice never forgotten. cc: @jamuseum.bsky.social
abc7chicago.com/story/japane...
Daniel Betsui
Jenhatsu Chinen
Robert Murata
Grover Nagaji
Akio Nishikawa
Hiroichi Tomita
Howard Urabe
May they rest in peace and their sacrifice never forgotten. cc: @jamuseum.bsky.social
abc7chicago.com/story/japane...
Good morning Chicago!
Bitty nippy out this morning, ain’t it?
Good news: Our penguins haven’t been this happy since the 2019 Polar Vortex.
Better news: Our radiator warmed surly confines open by 1:20pm for your remote work/frozen day off work beverage needs. #NiseiCares
Bitty nippy out this morning, ain’t it?
Good news: Our penguins haven’t been this happy since the 2019 Polar Vortex.
Better news: Our radiator warmed surly confines open by 1:20pm for your remote work/frozen day off work beverage needs. #NiseiCares
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Good morning Chicago!
Bitty nippy out this morning, ain’t it?
Good news: Our penguins haven’t been this happy since the 2019 Polar Vortex.
Better news: Our radiator warmed surly confines open by 1:20pm for your remote work/frozen day off work beverage needs. #NiseiCares
Bitty nippy out this morning, ain’t it?
Good news: Our penguins haven’t been this happy since the 2019 Polar Vortex.
Better news: Our radiator warmed surly confines open by 1:20pm for your remote work/frozen day off work beverage needs. #NiseiCares
BREAKING: The 3400 block of Sheffield between Newport & Cornelia is closed to traffic this morning.
@wbbmnewsradio.bsky.social
Whatever broke and necessitated the closure? We don’t know AND IT WASN’T OUR FAULT!
This time, at least.
#NiseiCares
@wbbmnewsradio.bsky.social
Whatever broke and necessitated the closure? We don’t know AND IT WASN’T OUR FAULT!
This time, at least.
#NiseiCares
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
BREAKING: The 3400 block of Sheffield between Newport & Cornelia is closed to traffic this morning.
@wbbmnewsradio.bsky.social
Whatever broke and necessitated the closure? We don’t know AND IT WASN’T OUR FAULT!
This time, at least.
#NiseiCares
@wbbmnewsradio.bsky.social
Whatever broke and necessitated the closure? We don’t know AND IT WASN’T OUR FAULT!
This time, at least.
#NiseiCares
As we while away the days, hours, and minutes until baseball returns…who is YOUR favorite obscure Cubs player?
Bonus points for including why.
Bonus points for including why.
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM
As we while away the days, hours, and minutes until baseball returns…who is YOUR favorite obscure Cubs player?
Bonus points for including why.
Bonus points for including why.
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I'm not sure the author of this piece ever worked a service job before, because getting the authority to say "get the fuck out right now" to a visitor that's annoying the shit out of people is one of the rare joys of a service job
The general theme of this commentary is "stop asking MN companies to ban ICE from their properties." The argument is that enforcing the ban would fall to individual low-paid employees, who would be placed in danger.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I'm not sure the author of this piece ever worked a service job before, because getting the authority to say "get the fuck out right now" to a visitor that's annoying the shit out of people is one of the rare joys of a service job
Open by noon.
And yes the World Famous* Nisei Lounge Loss Purging Plunging Penguins will again be available all day for photo ops with you.
Please, no autographs.
$3 draft beer deals all day too. #NiseiCares
And yes the World Famous* Nisei Lounge Loss Purging Plunging Penguins will again be available all day for photo ops with you.
Please, no autographs.
$3 draft beer deals all day too. #NiseiCares
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Open by noon.
And yes the World Famous* Nisei Lounge Loss Purging Plunging Penguins will again be available all day for photo ops with you.
Please, no autographs.
$3 draft beer deals all day too. #NiseiCares
And yes the World Famous* Nisei Lounge Loss Purging Plunging Penguins will again be available all day for photo ops with you.
Please, no autographs.
$3 draft beer deals all day too. #NiseiCares
BIG CUBS CONVENTION CELEBRITY APPEARANCE NEWS @ NISEI LOUNGE!
All weekend the famous Nisei Lounge Loss Purging Plunging Penguins will be appearing on our beer garden! Come get a photo with these lovable BIRDS!
No fee for photo op but please…no autographs. #NiseiCares
All weekend the famous Nisei Lounge Loss Purging Plunging Penguins will be appearing on our beer garden! Come get a photo with these lovable BIRDS!
No fee for photo op but please…no autographs. #NiseiCares
January 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
BIG CUBS CONVENTION CELEBRITY APPEARANCE NEWS @ NISEI LOUNGE!
All weekend the famous Nisei Lounge Loss Purging Plunging Penguins will be appearing on our beer garden! Come get a photo with these lovable BIRDS!
No fee for photo op but please…no autographs. #NiseiCares
All weekend the famous Nisei Lounge Loss Purging Plunging Penguins will be appearing on our beer garden! Come get a photo with these lovable BIRDS!
No fee for photo op but please…no autographs. #NiseiCares
PROGRAMMING NOTE:
We are Nisei Lounge so NO, we are not taking table reservations for Sunday. Obvs.
We open at 12:30 Sunday. First come, first served for tables and barstools.
But we ARE in this for the money so your party of FOUR OR MORE must all be present to get a table.
We are Nisei Lounge so NO, we are not taking table reservations for Sunday. Obvs.
We open at 12:30 Sunday. First come, first served for tables and barstools.
But we ARE in this for the money so your party of FOUR OR MORE must all be present to get a table.
a rainbow and a star with the words " i know you know "
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January 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
PROGRAMMING NOTE:
We are Nisei Lounge so NO, we are not taking table reservations for Sunday. Obvs.
We open at 12:30 Sunday. First come, first served for tables and barstools.
But we ARE in this for the money so your party of FOUR OR MORE must all be present to get a table.
We are Nisei Lounge so NO, we are not taking table reservations for Sunday. Obvs.
We open at 12:30 Sunday. First come, first served for tables and barstools.
But we ARE in this for the money so your party of FOUR OR MORE must all be present to get a table.
OFFICIAL NISEI LOUNGE ANNOUNCEMENT:
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
OFFICIAL NISEI LOUNGE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Our Sunday sales lately? Dogshit.
What to do about it? Puzzling…puzzling…GADZOOKS! THAT IS IT!
PUZZLES!
AND ALCOHOL!
PUZZLES AND ALCOHOL!
This Sunday for $25 we’ll give you 2 drinks, 2 shots, AND a 252 souvenir Nisei puzzle to solve and keep!
Other bigger puzzles to do for free too.
What to do about it? Puzzling…puzzling…GADZOOKS! THAT IS IT!
PUZZLES!
AND ALCOHOL!
PUZZLES AND ALCOHOL!
This Sunday for $25 we’ll give you 2 drinks, 2 shots, AND a 252 souvenir Nisei puzzle to solve and keep!
Other bigger puzzles to do for free too.
a cartoon of a cat holding a puzzle piece in a box with the hashtag @ilovecatgame
ALT: a cartoon of a cat holding a puzzle piece in a box with the hashtag @ilovecatgame
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January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Our Sunday sales lately? Dogshit.
What to do about it? Puzzling…puzzling…GADZOOKS! THAT IS IT!
PUZZLES!
AND ALCOHOL!
PUZZLES AND ALCOHOL!
This Sunday for $25 we’ll give you 2 drinks, 2 shots, AND a 252 souvenir Nisei puzzle to solve and keep!
Other bigger puzzles to do for free too.
What to do about it? Puzzling…puzzling…GADZOOKS! THAT IS IT!
PUZZLES!
AND ALCOHOL!
PUZZLES AND ALCOHOL!
This Sunday for $25 we’ll give you 2 drinks, 2 shots, AND a 252 souvenir Nisei puzzle to solve and keep!
Other bigger puzzles to do for free too.
PSA: We aren’t planning on taking reservations or reserving tables for Saturday night’s Bears game but…
1) From 5pm on your group better have AT LEAST 3 people here in person if you want to hold a table.
2) No drink packages or cover charge.
3) Yes, you can bring food in.
1) From 5pm on your group better have AT LEAST 3 people here in person if you want to hold a table.
2) No drink packages or cover charge.
3) Yes, you can bring food in.
a crab from spongebob squarepants is holding a bunch of money in his hand .
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January 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
PSA: We aren’t planning on taking reservations or reserving tables for Saturday night’s Bears game but…
1) From 5pm on your group better have AT LEAST 3 people here in person if you want to hold a table.
2) No drink packages or cover charge.
3) Yes, you can bring food in.
1) From 5pm on your group better have AT LEAST 3 people here in person if you want to hold a table.
2) No drink packages or cover charge.
3) Yes, you can bring food in.
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Always good to keep in mind when you go down those baseball rabbit holes.
January 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Always good to keep in mind when you go down those baseball rabbit holes.
We will be closed from 7-10pm tonight for a private party.
No, we don’t usually ever allow private party full bar buyouts on weekends but we had zero faith you slackers would actually go out tonight so we took the money. #NiseiCares
No, we don’t usually ever allow private party full bar buyouts on weekends but we had zero faith you slackers would actually go out tonight so we took the money. #NiseiCares
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
We will be closed from 7-10pm tonight for a private party.
No, we don’t usually ever allow private party full bar buyouts on weekends but we had zero faith you slackers would actually go out tonight so we took the money. #NiseiCares
No, we don’t usually ever allow private party full bar buyouts on weekends but we had zero faith you slackers would actually go out tonight so we took the money. #NiseiCares
Nisei Lounge First Friday of 2026 Forecast: ACAB!
Ass
Cold,
Also
Beautiful
Open at 1:20om for your “Damp January” drinking needs with $3 @oldstylebeer Light & Corona Light beers too.
Ass
Cold,
Also
Beautiful
Open at 1:20om for your “Damp January” drinking needs with $3 @oldstylebeer Light & Corona Light beers too.
January 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Nisei Lounge First Friday of 2026 Forecast: ACAB!
Ass
Cold,
Also
Beautiful
Open at 1:20om for your “Damp January” drinking needs with $3 @oldstylebeer Light & Corona Light beers too.
Ass
Cold,
Also
Beautiful
Open at 1:20om for your “Damp January” drinking needs with $3 @oldstylebeer Light & Corona Light beers too.
Welcome to 2026.
Our 75th year of SUSTAINED DIVE BAR EXCELLENCE at 3439 North Sheffield Avenue in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
The Nisei Lounge 75th year anniversary begins at 5pm today. You have been warned.
Our 75th year of SUSTAINED DIVE BAR EXCELLENCE at 3439 North Sheffield Avenue in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
The Nisei Lounge 75th year anniversary begins at 5pm today. You have been warned.
a man in a red shirt is sitting in a chair with his hand on his chin and the words `` engage '' written below him .
ALT: a man in a red shirt is sitting in a chair with his hand on his chin and the words `` engage '' written below him .
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January 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Welcome to 2026.
Our 75th year of SUSTAINED DIVE BAR EXCELLENCE at 3439 North Sheffield Avenue in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
The Nisei Lounge 75th year anniversary begins at 5pm today. You have been warned.
Our 75th year of SUSTAINED DIVE BAR EXCELLENCE at 3439 North Sheffield Avenue in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
The Nisei Lounge 75th year anniversary begins at 5pm today. You have been warned.
Move along sir, nothing to see here.
December 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Move along sir, nothing to see here.
Finish 2025 with BONUS DAY DRINKING!
Open at noon on New Years Eve with @MajaLeeg. Partly because we have one delivery tomorrow to get in but mostly so you can enjoy watching the bartender suffer thru the Texas vs Michigan broadcast! #NiseiCares
Open at noon on New Years Eve with @MajaLeeg. Partly because we have one delivery tomorrow to get in but mostly so you can enjoy watching the bartender suffer thru the Texas vs Michigan broadcast! #NiseiCares
a man says a plague on both your houses in a blurry photo
ALT: a man says a plague on both your houses in a blurry photo
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December 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Finish 2025 with BONUS DAY DRINKING!
Open at noon on New Years Eve with @MajaLeeg. Partly because we have one delivery tomorrow to get in but mostly so you can enjoy watching the bartender suffer thru the Texas vs Michigan broadcast! #NiseiCares
Open at noon on New Years Eve with @MajaLeeg. Partly because we have one delivery tomorrow to get in but mostly so you can enjoy watching the bartender suffer thru the Texas vs Michigan broadcast! #NiseiCares
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MFW I read that influencers don't bring anyone any value
December 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
MFW I read that influencers don't bring anyone any value
Yes we’ll be open for New Years Eve.
Don’t go asking if there’s a cover or drink package or anything fancy planned. We might sprain our eyeballs rolling them at silly Nisei NYE questions like that.
Don’t go asking if there’s a cover or drink package or anything fancy planned. We might sprain our eyeballs rolling them at silly Nisei NYE questions like that.
December 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Yes we’ll be open for New Years Eve.
Don’t go asking if there’s a cover or drink package or anything fancy planned. We might sprain our eyeballs rolling them at silly Nisei NYE questions like that.
Don’t go asking if there’s a cover or drink package or anything fancy planned. We might sprain our eyeballs rolling them at silly Nisei NYE questions like that.
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I can’t wait to go back to Chicago
Friends, if you ever wanted to chase a @PopTartsUS with @oldstylebeer from a 32oz soup container for $8 at the bar then BOY IS IT YOUR LUCKY DAY!
While our 80 Pop-Tarts last.
While our 80 Pop-Tarts last.
December 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I can’t wait to go back to Chicago
Carpe fucking diem is what we always say. 🍻
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Carpe fucking diem is what we always say. 🍻
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Life is to be lived
Friends, if you ever wanted to chase a @PopTartsUS with @oldstylebeer from a 32oz soup container for $8 at the bar then BOY IS IT YOUR LUCKY DAY!
While our 80 Pop-Tarts last.
While our 80 Pop-Tarts last.
December 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Life is to be lived