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  • Vote for the RedEye's Best Bartender!

    Select your pick for Chicago's best bartender

    • Nahm Kim: Sunda (118334 responses)

      61.8%

    • Jenny Kessler: Masa Azul (6776 responses)

      3.5%

    • Jay Schroeder: Mercadito/Double A (65909 responses)

      34.4%

    • Monica Dim: Public House (351 responses)

      0.2%

    191370 total responses

    (Results not scientific)

    This poll is closed to voting.

  • RedEye Best Bartender Contest 2012: Final 4 PHOTOS:  RedEye Best Bartender Contest 2012: Final 4
Emily Van Zandt, RedEye

9:01 a.m. CST, February 20, 2012

With more than 130,000 votes cast, readers have chosen bartenders representing Sunda, Masa Azul, Public House and Double A to move on to the next round of competition in the hopes of becoming RedEye's Best Bartender for 2012. The winner will be announced at Moe's Cantina (155 W. Kinzie St.) on Feb. 22 at our annual Best Bartender Bash.

Until then, get to know Nahm, Jenny, Jay and Monica by watching the videos above (or clicking on the links below) and voting in our online poll. Online voting counts for 20 percent of each bartender's overall score, along with 20 percent from judges and 60 percent from the audience on the night of the party.

Videos:

Nahm Kim

Jenny Kessler

Jay Schroeder

Monica Dim

Videos by Lenny Gilmore, RedEye