Pretty Decent

10/02/2026

ATTN: Soup Homies and aspiring Soup Homies
Weather be damned soup season begins Wednesday.
Which soups from last year would you like to see return? Let us know in the comments.

09/29/2026

October Workshop Schedule is posted on our website. Get your hands in some dirt or craft with preserved moss. We hope you can join us for a nature-inspired activity in Pretty Decent’s plant shop this month.

09/29/2026

Thanks All Well

09/23/2026

Please join us at Pretty Decent for a very special Monday night happy hour with Chicago’s All Well.
All Well opened in Chicago last year, a new concept from the team behind the two Michelin-starred Oriole and 16 on Center (Longman & Eagle, Moneygun, the Empty Bottle and many others.) A West Loop neighborhood joint with a fine-dining pedigree, All Well brings world-class technique to a casual setting. The Chicago Tribune has called it “chef-driven cooking at its finest.” Our homie Maxx Kleiner leads a bar program and team there that provides outstanding hospitality and service but with an irreverent, playful sense of humor that’s incredibly engaging. We’re honored and flattered to have Maxx and Chef Larry Feldmeier hanging out with us for a night.
All Well X Pretty Decent will run from 4pm-7pm Monday, 28 September.

09/15/2026

09/10/2026

A couple years ago we spent an afternoon wandering around the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City. We came across a cute little shop with a cute little shop dog (slide 2) and were captivated by the products they sold.
For All Folks was founded by María López Blanco. She struggled with acne and sensitive skin, and came to learn about the benefits of calendula, a marigold that affects inflammation and skin-barrier recovery. That led her to launching For All Folks, a line of soaps, candles and other product that all contain calendula. It’s good for you and it smells divine.
Pretty Decent is one of very few bars in the US to now carry For All Folks in our restrooms and we are privileged to be one of just a handful of retailers to sell their product in our shop.

09/10/2026

A couple years ago we spent an afternoon wandering around the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City. We came across a cute little shop with a cute little shop dog (slide 2) and were captivated by the products they sold.
For All Folks was founded by María López Blanco. She struggled with acne and sensitive skin, and came to learn about the benefits of calendula, a marigold that affects inflammation and skin-barrier recovery. That led her to launching For All Folks, a line of soaps, candles and other product that all contain calendula. It’s good for your skin and it smells divine.
Pretty Decent is one of very few bars in the US to now carry For All Folks in our restrooms and we are privileged to be one of just a handful of retailers to sell their product in our shop. Come have a cocktail. Wash your hands. Grab a bottle of hand soap or lotion for your house.

09/03/2026

08/16/2026

Starting next week we are rolling our Mezcal 101 class back out. You’ll learn all about agave plants and agriculture, different production stages and methods, how those methods impact flavor, and much more.

Pretty Decent’s co-owner John Douglass has spoken on agave spirits in outlets like 60 Minutes, the DISCUS conference, and the world’s biggest agave spirits podcast. He frequently hosts group tours of mezcal production in Oaxaca and is one of our country’s most respected agave spirits professionals. He will be your guide on a deep-dive through the world of mezcal.

This class contains a tasting panel and is for guests 21+ only. Guests are advised to have eaten prior and to drink responsibly during this session.

These classes will alter our bar hours by one hour: open bar service on Sundays will now run 3pm-7pm only.