Wrigleyville bars are posting insane cover charges to watch Cubs World Series home games
You might have heard, but the Chicago Cubs don't make the World Series often, so prices for tickets to games 3, 4, and 5 at Wrigley Field are through the roof.
The fervor is so intense that the price to merely be close to Wrigley Field is becoming prohibitive.
Some bars in Wrigleyville — the bar and restaurant littered area around the ballpark — are charging as much as $1,500 to reserve a four-person table for this weekend's games. That's $250 a per person cover (which "includes admission, drinks, 1 app, and 1 entree") and $500 for reserving the table at Casey Moran's — which is a Kris Bryant homer's distance away from the ballpark.
They're not alone in their four-figure asks — Deuce's is asking for the same $250 cover and $500 for a table and Old Crow Barbeque is going to save you $25 on that cover charge.
John Barleycorn, the Wrigleyville mainstay, is also using the $250/$500 pricing (suspicious...) and they have already sold out of tables for Saturday night's Game 4.
Cubby Bear, the famous sports bar across the street from the front entrance to Wrigley Field, is only charging $100 to watch Games 3, 4, and 5 there.
Again, this all to watch the game on television, and there's no guarantee you'll have a good view of the set.
According to ChicagoDNA, there are some relatively modest prices in the neighborhood — Rockit Burger Bar has a $40 cover, or guests can pay $100 for a table and Yak-Zies will charge a $25 cover and an hourly surcharge of $50 for a table. (That's going to add up...)
There are some bars that are not asking for cover charges — they're seeing massive lines five hours before the game starts.
A solution: you can buy the nicest 4K TV you can buy and invite a bunch of friends over to your house. Or you could pay rent. Your call, Cubs fans.
