One of Chicagoland’s multi‑bar mega‑venues, 115 Bourbon Street slipped an honest‑to‑goodness arcade cabinet into its sports‑bar mix at the peak of the early‑2000s “barcade” wave. Regulars still recall the Ms. Pac‑Man / Galaga «Class of ’81» combo parked near the south wall — proof captured in historic arcade finder listings.
The venue opened in 1999 in Merrionette Park as a New‑Orleans‑themed nightlife complex—five bars under one roof, plus live music—giving Bally–Namco’s evergreen maze‑runner a fresh, 21‑and‑over audience. Twenty‑five years on, the bar is better known for charity nights and pop‑culture mash‑ups, but locals swear the quarter‑powered nostalgia
is still alive.