Century 12 Evanston / CinéArts 6 and XD - CLOSED

Theater closed. A real loss
Aug 16th, 2021

Grew up locally and had so many memories here. Really disappointed to hear that they're closing permanently; cinemas don't necessarily make or break a small city, but this feels like a big blow for Evanston.
Mar 7th, 2021

Feb 17th, 2021

Jan 27th, 2021

This review is more about the Rhythm Room bar area than the rest of the theatre (which I've never had any problems with). We live in Rogers Park, so this is the theatre we would typically go to, since we have a Cinemark Movie Club membership. Most of the movies we see are on the CineArts side, right near the Rhythm Room. The bar area is open to the public, meaning you don't have to buy a ticket to get service there. Everything about the way it is set up indicates that they would like to be a place where you stay a while and order drinks, and not just a place where you can get a drink and take it into your movie. There are wall-mounted TVs, ample seating, billiards, and they even have live bands play on certain nights of the week. The problem is, no matter what night of the week we've been there, whether it was a Tuesday night or a Saturday night, the place gets pretty busy, and they only ever have a maximum of 2 employees running the bar area, usually just one rather rude chubby white guy, about early 30's, with auburn hair. The first few times he was rude, I didn't take it personally, assuming he was just stressed from being shorthanded with so many customers, and I made a point to be extra patient and appreciative. During other visits, however, I started to piece together that he had a problem with me personally, and possibly women in general. I would see him making pleasant conversation with other patrons, all men, and on at least 2 occasions he served my husband, who was sitting right next to me, while completely ignoring me. I'm not a demanding customer, and I'm not a rude person in general, so I really don't understand what the problem could have been, but it made me uncomfortable enough to not want to return anymore. They've been closed for about 6 months now, though, so when they reopen he may not even be there anymore.
Sep 27th, 2020