In 2016, the bar was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.
Fire also owns Tweet, the restaurant next door, and food from there can be ordered in the bar. The bar also is known for its art, including works by Diane Arbus, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Leon Golub, Tony Fitzpatrick, Lee Godie and Hollis Sigler. Fire welcomed everyone in the LGBT community, straight people and people in various kink communities. Short Title: Straight Guy Asked For My Cell Number In A Bar When His Girl. Over time, the bar has become an 'informal gay community center' in Uptown. Big Chicks has been open every day since first opening as of 2016. Prior to Fire purchasing the bar, it had been a veteran's bar and when Fire took over, she inherited the clients, their dogs and the original bartenders. The name of the bar was inspired by an experience Fire had on a trip to India, where she was referred to as 'Big Chick,' by men in Bandra. The restaurant next door, Tweet, is also owned by Fire and provides food to Big Chicks.īig Chicks is owned by Michelle Fire and located in Uptown, Chicago. The owner of the establishment is Michelle Fire. It serves a diverse group of LGBT people, straight people and people in the kink community.
