Friday, August 29, 2025

Have A ‘What About Barb?’ Shot At This ‘Stranger Things’ Bar In Chicago

If you are a die hard “Stranger Things” fan, you don’t have to wait until October 27, when Season 2 arrives on Netflix. There is now an underground cocktail bar that’s a total homage to the hit series.

It’s called The Upside Down and it’s a pop-up that’s taking Chicago by storm through the end of September. According to the pop-up’s website:

…the pop-up bar will be the end of Summer 80’s dance party of your dreams, filled with curious Things inspired by & paying homage to the instant-classic television show about the haunting happenings in Hawkins, Indiana & the brave kids of the Hawkins Middle School A.V. Club who saved their friend & their town from the devious deeds of the Hawkins National Laboratory & the subsequent devastation of the Demogorgon!

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There’s also a Jägermeister machine that spits out “What About Barb?” shots, and cocktails with names like Mouthbreather, Eleven’s Eggos (seen above),  She’s Our Friend & She’s Crazy, and Demogorgun [sic].

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