BHOP Esports
Gaming community centers · Hawthorn Mall & Gurnee Mills
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BHOP Esports
Hawthorn Mall
Welcome to BHOP at Hawthorn Mall, a PC lounge and home to the legendary BHOP Dance and Rhythm lounges.
Address
506 Hawthorn Ctr
Vernon Hills IL 60061
Location
Entrance between Macy's and JCPenney
Hours
Our Services
New Storefront now open at Hawthorn Mall!
Community Events
Saturdays 3pm
Weekly Smash Ultimate and Melee event happening every Saturday at 3pm at BHOP Hawthorn. Join our Discord to keep up with the latest updates!
Every 3rd Friday of the month 7pm
Monthly Rhythm and Dance event happening every 3rd Friday 7pm-3am at BHOP Hawthorn. Join our Discord to keep up with the latest updates!
November Friday 7th - Sunday 9th
Annual Smash Ultimate, Melee, and Dance Games event November 7-9, 2025 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee, IL. Join our Discord to keep up with the latest updates!
Community Initiatives
BHOP is a partner of Tech Campus and provides internship opportunities for high school students, providing real work experiences in computer science, video game design, and cybersecurity.
BHOP serves as a worksite for SGA's Workforce Development program, equipping youth and young adults for the workforce. The program features an introductory business course and an 180 hour worksite placement at BHOP: https://sga-youth.org/what-we-do/programs-services/workforce-development.html
BHOP Esports is the proud designer of the CLC Esports arena, providing custom-PC setups for the dedicated training space:
BHOP is also a proud supporter of College of Lake County's Esports program, providing training and competition facilities and support for their esports teams. On game days, you can find the Lancers competing at BHOP Gurnee.
What's Inside
BHOP Hawthorn
Peripherals
27-inch 240hz 1440p Gaming Monitor
COLAMY XL Gaming Chair
Razer Viper 20,000 DPI Mouse
HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset
Epomaker F75 Gasket Mechanical Keyboard
PC Specs
AMD Ryzen 7800X3D W/Liquid Cooling
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060Ti Graphics Card
CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB DDR5-6000MHz RAM
WD Black 2 TB PCIe® NVMe™ TLC M.2 SSD
Seasonic® 750 W 80+ Platinum PSU
AT&T Fiber Ultra-Fast Internet
PC Stations
PS1 | PS2 | PS4 | PS5
Racing Simulator | Time Crisis | Guitar Hero | Rock Band
Original | 360 | Series S | Series X
Play Xbox Live 1.0 like it's 2003!
NES | SNES | N64 | GameCube | Wii | Switch
Console Stations
Dance Lounge
Rhythm Lounge
For all inquiries, please email us at:
To make a group reservation, click here
To speak with BHOP Hawthorn Front Desk, call or text:
(224) 360-1352
To speak with BHOP Gurnee Front Desk, call or text:
(224) 360-1169
BHOP Pro Teams
BHOP Esports is the proud home of competitive esports teams in Valorant, CounterStrike, Super Smash Ultimate, and Fighting Games. Our world-class players represent the North American region in international tournaments and are consistently championship contenders in domestic competitions. They are regarded as some of the best talents in the United States.
BHOP Blog + News
AUGUST 23, 2022 - Chicago Sun-Times
In the world of esports, the stakes are high — and respect is elusive
AUGUST 17, 2022 - WBEZ Chicago
BHOP Esports is an esports organization that brings gamers together through elite esports teams, exciting competitions, and vibrant, welcoming communities across the globe.
Step into a space where passion meets play. At BHOP, you can kick back with friends or carve out time just for yourself—unwind, recharge, and reconnect. We’re all about balance: focus and fun, competition and community, work and play.
Celebrate your child’s achievements with the ultimate reward—an hour, a day, or a full adventure immersed in gaming. Invite your homeschool group to explore a colorful, social gaming world alongside peers. Host youth meetups, friends’ nights out, school esports clubs, or tryouts in a space built for connection and creativity.
Get moving in our Dance Lounge, throw it back with classic LAN-party energy, or partner your school with BHOP for exclusive access to practice facilities and professional esports training resources.
Whether you’re here to compete, connect, or just have fun—welcome home.
From the bottom of our hearts, welcome to BHOP.
Contact Us
Gurnee Mills
Hawthorn Center
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nemo
a year ago
Best Rhythm Gaming in Chicago! All Nighter Fridays are awesome, and sometimes there's free pizza :)
Mustafa Ziyat
2 years ago
I like this place, and I say confidently top1 cyber cafe in Chicago and around 500 miles in USA. Debate me, if you want. Meantime, I would like to ask about monthly pass? Since I am there all day, every day. Can I get some better deal?)
Evergreen Rhythm
2 years ago
One of the best dance game/esport places in the northern Chicago suburbs. Always sure to visit during school breaks. They hold tournaments for both rhythm games AND fighting games/FPSs. A bit hardcore but solid community as well, so don't be afraid to approach and ask about anything.
Douglas Schwall
2 years ago
Been coming here weekly to play their arcade rhythm games since the start of the summer and I absolutely love this place, if they have the games you want I can't recommend it enough. Prices are super affordable, staff are friendly, arcade machines are in great shape. Has a nice chill vibe, you can j...
Jesus Diaz
2 years ago
My boys and l loved this place. I took them for their birthdays last year and we’re all going back this year
konstantin konovalov
2 years ago
Good people good games. Staple in hawthorn mall
Sean Khuon
2 years ago
Great place, great folks, I come here for the all nighters and there's a lot to do. They got a lot of old school consoles not to mention PCs and other rhythm game cabs. Bit far for where I am but they are one of the few locations with a public ITG dedicab and as far as I know, the only good public ...
Matthew E
2 years ago
I heard this place had a publicly accessible DDR Extreme cabinet, which is pretty hard to come by in 2024. I stopped by and had a blast. The machine was in really good condition, probably the best I’ve ever played on; it’s obvious the people running this place really care about maintaining their mac...
Anthony Simon
2 years ago
Amazing staff, accommodated my team on a last minute notice. Really pleasant to work with.
Nurbek Abdirasulov
2 years ago
Discovered this place pretty recently and I need to say I found the gem. Great atmosphere, staff, tech. Variety of gaming consoles, dancing and music machines. Loved it. Definitely coming again ❤️
abc cba
2 years ago
Great place, great staff, would come again💯
Robert Lee
2 years ago
Fun and friendly staff - Joe is a great dude
ÆRØ ŒM
2 years ago
I’m from out of town and found this place wondering around the mall. This place was a life saver as I was just in the area for two days sitting around doing nothing. Just wish I would have found it sooner. Tons of games for all platforms. Whatever you need you’ll find it here. All the latest games ...
Sonja Oldenburg
3 years ago
Great variety of games, we came to play in the dance game lounge. Staff was accommodating to my young son and configured a game so he could enjoy it as well. :)
dred
3 years ago
Awesome place. Pay once, play all day or pay by the hour, dance machines, rhythm arcade games, classic and modern consoles, rock band, gaming PCs, cool staff, reasonable prices. This place is amazing.
Jeremy Jarczyk
3 years ago
BHOP has the best public dance game setup that has existed in chicagoland in the last 15 years. 10 dollars (at the time of writing this) for unlimited DDR/PIU/ITG/SMX is incredible.
Aruna Manchalla
3 years ago
Super cool place
Joanne Kim
3 years ago
Staff is so welcoming! They are extremely knowledgeable about all the games and genuinely want everyone to have a good time. Anyone can come and enjoy themselves, no matter your previous gaming experience.
Josh Deng
3 years ago
Awesome place. Joe and company run a great place where you feel like you belong.
Jacklyn Ratola
3 years ago
Really had a good time here and there was no discord mods so that was pretty cool! You go bhop!
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Saturday April 9th, 2022
Sunday April 10th, 2022
RedBull One-Tap Champions
8-0 undefeated record
Belong National Tournament 2022 Champions
Grand Final Comeback: 0-6 > 10-12 > 15-13 (overtime)
IEM Rio NA RMR Open Qualifier 2 heats up; EG confirmed, one more to qualify!
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 - Dust2.us
AUGUST 23, 2022 - Chicago Sun-Times
