Duke’s

Near-southsiders have a soft spot for the dusky joint on the edge of downtown that once housed a local favorite, The Ice House. The neon-lit honky-tonk bar took on a menu of smoked meats, a fully dressed fried tenderloin, and no-nonsense bar drinks (save a nightly creation extruded from the slushy machine) befitting its blue-collar backstory. Lunch and dinner Mon.–Fri., dinner Sat.