HAPPY HOUR ATLAS
Virtue Restaurant & Bar
Photo: Google Maps

Happy Hour

Virtue Restaurant & Bar

Hyde Park · Southern Regional

The happy hour

Drinks

  • Southern-inspired cocktails — $10
  • Craft beer — $6
  • Wine by the glass — $9

Food

  • Deviled eggs — $8
  • Fried chicken bites — $10
  • Seasonal Southern small plates — $8–$14

Michelin Bib Gourmand. Chef Erick Williams — 2022 James Beard Best Chef Great Lakes (first Black chef to win). Food & Wine Top 15 Restaurants in America 2025. Hyde Park / South Side anchor. Placeholder — happy hour details to be verified and filled in.

Deal last verified April 2026.

The space

Photos: Google Maps

The vibe

Michelin Bib Gourmand. 2022 James Beard Award for Best Chef Great Lakes — the first Black chef to win in this category. Food & Wine named Virtue one of the Top 15 Restaurants in America in 2025. Chef Erick Williams' Hyde Park dining room is the most celebrated restaurant on Chicago's South Side and one of the most important in the city.

  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Hip
  • Upscale
  • Good for groups
  • Known for cocktails
  • Known for wine
  • Google: happy hour drinks
  • Vegetarian options
  • Takes reservations

Is that score good?

Almost everywhere scores 4–5 stars, so each site's score is shown against every venue in the Atlas rated on that site — here in Chicago, and across the US. The gold bar is this spot.

GOOGLE ★ 4.6 2,586 ratings ↗
In Chicago 171 rated venues Above median

Rated higher than 51% · tied with 21% · lower than 28% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Across the US 2,042 rated venues Above median

Rated higher than 56% · tied with 21% · lower than 23% of the others · median ★ 4.5

YELP ★ 4.5 1,249 reviews ↗
In Chicago 168 rated venues Top 10%

Rated higher than 88% · tied with 6% · lower than 6% of the others · median ★ 4.1

Across the US 1,993 rated venues Top 10%

Rated higher than 87% · tied with 7% · lower than 6% of the others · median ★ 4.1

TRIPADVISOR ★ 4.6 96 reviews ↗
In Chicago 142 rated venues Top quarter

Rated higher than 84% · tied with 7% · lower than 9% of the others · median ★ 4.3

Across the US 1,653 rated venues Top quarter

Rated higher than 82% · tied with 5% · lower than 12% of the others · median ★ 4.3

OPENTABLE ★ 4.8 927 diners ↗
Food 4.8Service 4.7Value 4.6Ambience 4.7Noise Moderate
In Chicago 63 rated venues Top quarter

Rated higher than 68% · tied with 21% · lower than 11% of the others · median ★ 4.7

Across the US 537 rated venues Top quarter

Rated higher than 77% · tied with 17% · lower than 6% of the others · median ★ 4.6

Each bar counts venues at that rating (0.1-star steps), lowest on the left; the curve starts at the lowest score anyone has. Ratings captured October 7, 2026.

Getting there

1462 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615 · 773-947-8831

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