Nisei Lounge in Chicago closing

Goodbye, old friend
Wrigleyville bar that drew Japanese Americans gets in last cuts

April 22, 2008

BY DAVE HOEKSTRA
Chicago Sun-Times

It is not fair for an old man bar to close in the spring.

Especially within the trendy foul lines of Wrigleyville.

The Nisei Lounge, 3439 N. Sheffield, is the neighborhood's last small tavern where you can walk in after a Cubs game, find a seat and discuss the merits of the team's 1964 pitching rotation. The owners still honor the space for a pool table.

On a warm spring day, an old man will walk into the dark lounge wearing a winter coat and no one will notice. The Nisei is that kind of place.

The Nisei Lounge is for sale.

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