Launched in Chicago land first, howsthebar.com is a free, social membership site, created with one goal in mind, live bar ratings. Howsthebar.com allows bar hoppers to create a forum, accessible through a database-backed website with mobile content, where they can post live bar ratings for any member to view. These ratings help members make more informed decisions on what bars to visit based on a few, easy-to-answer questions. These ratings can be viewed at home on a desktop or at a bar from a cell phone with mobile web access.