Old Chicago Tobacco

I’m so glad I found this place they have everything when it comes to rolling your own tobacco and that’s all that matters and the staff is friendly and helpful. Prices are also good. If you roll your own then this is the place to go!

I’m surprised that people call the owner helpful as he has been nothing but a jerk to me. Every time I go in there he looks at me like I’m about to steal something and follows me around. I have never stolen anything. Period.
If I ask for his recommendation on a product he just kind of shrugs and mumbles.
I know for a fact that they take credit cards (I’ve paid with them before) yet the last two times I’ve been in there the owner wouldn’t let me pay with a credit card. Basically he’s been a huge tool to me every single time I’ve patronized his store.
His employees on the other hand are much more helpful. If he’d just sit in the back and let his employees run the store it would be an immeasurably better experience.
I would have stopped coming here a long time ago except they are the only local place I’ve found that carries American Spirit organic rolling tobacco. After he was he was completely unhelpful this last visit I’m going to drive out of my way to go somewhere else. My cigarette roller broke and I needed to buy a new one. I asked repeatedly if it was a 78 mm roller and he didn’t say anything and put one on the counter. I purchased it and it was a 70 mm roller so none of my papers fit.
I’ve seen the owner be much kinder to other customers so I don’t know what it is about me that makes him treat me like a jerk. At this point I’m going to drive out of my way to not visit it anymore.
I will give them that they do have an impressive selection so I guess if the owner treats you well it’s a great store. Sadly, this has not been the case for me.
Oh and to my knowledge they no longer sell alcohol.

Very friendly staff and owner is very helpful:
A while back I when I came more frequently I asked the owners if they had a particular brand of cigarettes as I had seen an ad and was curious (Eclipse). He informed me that they used did but no longer do as they don’t sell as much. I was a bit disappointed, but then he surprised me by going out of his way to order a carton from the distributor just for me. Of course I didn’t buy the entire carton, but he started re-​selling them for a while after that. I don’t think anyone (establishment) has ever gone as far as re-​stock an item that originally didn’t do so well in sales just so I can try them.
Just went back this week after being absent for a while and glad to see the same owner. Looks like they have grown a bit as they have an adjacent room with «youngsters» stuff like what seemed as piercings and such. Also, not sure if it has always been there and I never noticed it before thinking it was just a stock room, but they have a cigar room with humidifier to keep them fresh. Yeah, sometimes prices are a bit high, but always pleased with their service.

Been coming here for a bit… staff is friendly, place is organized, and a decent selection of stogeys. (it is mostly a liqupr store IMO) Talking with the staff they know a thing or two about cigars and have made decent recommendations before. There are also accessories here as well for smoking and the like.
Never had a bad moment in here. Pics I took. :)

Not only were the Cigars overpriced, but the selection was pretty slim. And to top it off, one of the Cigars that I bought was dry and crumbly. It’s my fault for not inspecting it better before I left store.
The interior is sketchy and bland. And it looks like they sell everything from Zippo’s to Frito’s.
The next time that I’m in need of a Cigar, I will take a pass on this joint.

Ultra-​friendly owners and low prices are what makes this place great. When I can find an excuse to get out there I usually try and stock up. I’m not much of a cigar smoker, but they do have a pretty decent assortment of cigars.
This place sells pretty much anything you could want to smoke or smoke out of, from hookahs to pipes, Zippos and novelty lighters, chewing and smoking tobacco, rare and specialty cigarettes, smokeless ashtrays, rolling papers, etc.