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$30 Gift Card for Schaller's Pump Restaurant. This legendary local bar, open since 1881, draws White Sox fans for whiskey, beer & hearty pub grub.

Not only has the watering hole served the Bridgeport neighborhood that surrounds it for over 125 years, but Schaller's Pump also represents two fundamental American traditions: baseball and politics. Being only a few blocks away from both the Old and New Comiskey, Schaller's is a haven for White Sox fans especially during their championship 2005 season. It's not just rowdy Sox fans with thick accents, though. With the district's democratic headquarters across the street, Schaller's has served as a "second office" for no less than five of Chicago's mayors that all hail from Bridgeport. Add to that its signature dish of butt steak, accordion concerts on the weekends, and a character built over the course of a century, and you've got a classic Chicago bar in Schaller's Pump for before and after Sox games, after Democratic election victories, and for celebrating days that end in -y.

Schaller's Pump is Chicago's oldest continuously running tavern. Having originally opened in 1881, the saloon operated under a different name until George "Harvey" Schaller purchased it at the end of Prohibition, following its days when the joint was run as a speakeasy. The third and forth generation Schallers (Jack, who lives upstairs from the bar, and his son and four daughters) are always happy to point out the peephole in the door in the south wall that is no longer used and is kept covered with beer paraphernalia. According to Newcity Chicago's David Witter, the bar's name stems from its neighbor: "The Ambrosia Brewery, one of dozens of neighborhood beer makers of the era, was located in what is now the parking lot next door. Beer was supposedly pumped in straight from the brewer's giant casks, giving the room its moniker, 'Schaller's Pump.'" Back in those days there were more than 30 post-Prohibition breweries in the neighborhood. Now that's Bridgeport!

3714 S Halsted St Chicago, IL 60609‎

Item Special Note

Item needs to picked up at Jones Colleg Prep (700 South Street, Chicago, IL  60605) on May 14, 2015, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm or a $15 fee will be added for shipping.