Binny’s Beverage Depot

This is the best place to find unique gifts, and you must by one for yourself, so you are gifted also! We are always happy to order our party beer and wine and liquor because the staff are so helpful and we always get excellent products Only drawback is the close early on Sundays.

Your typical Binny’s… clean, large, well-​lit, well-​attended, well-​stocked, large parking lot, noticeable security guard up-​front. If you come here for beer you will not be disappointed.
A few days ago I came here for a SPECIFIC beer and I was a day late to get it. My fault… they sold out. I spoke with a nice gent on the floor (could have been a manager, a general employee or even an owner). I told him what I was searching for and he said the beer sold out a day earlier. I was bummed. But he looked around, pulled me aside and said, «You know, I was just at store X and they had a TON of it over there.» Sure enough, I drove over to the location he suggested and the beer was there.
I did not name names in this review because I don’t want to get anyone in hot water. But it is this above-​and-​beyond service that makes Binny’s EP an easy choice for a return visit. The action of ONE person punctuated the camaraderie of beer-​lovers. He basically sacrificed a sale to make a customer happy. Well done.
Owners and Managers be advised: Despite this negligible loss, one employee’s insight to recommend an off-​site retailer for a beer you did not have in stock ended with you having a return customer.

I love this place. Staff is super friendly and very helpful. I don’t drink a lot, but every time I go here, I’m convinced that I need all kinds of alcohol because it looks cool. Everything that I enjoy drinking is available there. Parking is great since they added the extra lot, and they open at 9 on Sundays, which is awesome. It’s great to not have to go to a grocery store or out of my neighborhood for alcohol.

Binnys was probably my favorite vendor throughout the entire wedding process. I worked directly with Will Heine from the South Loop store and have nothing but positive feedback to give him. Will is extremely prompt; he usually responded to emails the same day. I was quite an annoying client and had him run numbers for me very frequently with different types of alcohol and different guest counts. Will continued to delivery high quality service every time. He was a joy to work with. One thing I want to make sure people know is Will went above and beyond. We were serving Chicago beer flights at the wedding and Revolution Anti-​Hero was one the beers in our flight. Unfortunately, there was a limited supply of Anti-​Hero at the time of our wedding because Revolution was brewing it’s Fall beer. Will made sure to put cases of Anti-​Hero aside for our wedding so that there would be enough for our flights. He did not have to do this, but we greatly appreciated his extra effort.
In addition to having great prices, Binnys allowed me to return any unopened bottles or cases of beer back to the store after the wedding. The Monday following our wedding, I went to the Binnys located in Evergreen Park and Jeff, the store manager, was EXTREMELY helpful. I had an entire SUV filled with liquor and beer and his staff helped me unload and get my money back. This made me and my husband very happy. From now on, we will always shop at Binnys. :) Thank you Will and Jeff for being so helpful.

This place always has what I’m looking for and if it’s not in stock, they will order it for me. Prices are reasonable and they also carry a variety of cigars.

Always a great selection and decent prices. The staff kind of makes it feel like you are committing a crime when you purchase alcohol, though. Security everywhere staring at you and quadruple checking of IDs. To the staff, just know that in the state of Illinois you can get stickers (placed on the back of your license) to extend the expiration date. Know your IDs, people, and don’t question valid ones. Good stop for a quick purchase, if you don’t mind your neck getting hot from all the extra breathing down it from staff and security.

Overjoyed they came to the neighborhood. I don’t have the time or inclination anymore to get around town spending bar prices at all the cool new breweries & beer bars (most of which are unfortunately way up on the north side). Whether I’m looking for beer, whiskey or wine, very time I walk in this place I find something interesting I’ve never seen before. And the service is awesome. Always offering help finding anything. They’ve got a real hard eye on them from the police making sure they don’t sell to minors so they have to card everybody, and I do mean everybody, but that seems to be the ONLY source of negative feedback I’ve seen on them from anyone so far.

Worst service I have ever received at Binnys. They would not sell to my 50 year old mother because I grabbed a bottle from her so she wouldnt drop it. Forget about the fact that we are both of legal age. Even though this location is closer, I will be taking my business to the orland park or bolingbrook locations from now on. Absolutely ridiculous.

What a pleasure it is to browse this store — huge selection of everything (including a lot of hard to find items), shelves neat and well organized, no difficulty finding a friendly employee when you need help. Was very sorry to see the old bowling alley close, but love the way they opened up the old exposed-​rafters ceiling.

This is my first visit to the converted bowling alley-to-Binny’s. It’s kind of a cook building, and you still get that bowling alley feel.
I came here with a purpose of finding Figanza, a fig-​infused vodka, that I had at a mixology class. They beautiful pink-​purple bottle was stocked on the shelf, at a few bucks more than what I was told, but no biggie.
Like all Binny’s, they have a huge selection of pretty much everything. The aisles are wide, signage is good, beer & liquor a plenty.
Unlike all Binny’s, the staff was not walking around, greeting people, or being helpful. They were standing behind the counter just staring. They had one checkout line open, with several people in line, while three of the staff just stood behind a counter talking. They need to work on their customer service skills.

Great selection but horrible customer service… Went in and spent over $ 100 on alcohol, then had to run back in for ice, waited in line for 10 minutes to be told that I couldn’t buy ice without my ID even though I was just in there and ran back in from my car with only the cash on me. Cashier went over to manager to ask if it was fine and he took one look at me and said no just because I look young even though I was JUST in there buying alcohol with ID.

I like going to Binny’s. They have a ton of cool beers I’ve never heard of before and pretty good prices. The staff seems pretty knowledgeable about their booze. They know where stuff is even though the place is huge plus can give you suggestions on what to try.

Lots and Lots of great non domestic beer to choose from, And the staff is awesome! I couldn’t have asked for a better store to be right down the street form me. God Bless Them!