Pekar’s Liquor

I’ve been a loyal customer here for about a year now. The prices are about average, although I’ve seen the things I buy here cheaper elsewhere. I mainly shop here because It’s just a few blocks from my apartment. The service has always been decent until today. I bought a bag of Snyders pretzels, and as I was checking out I noticed they were expired. The store owner was the one ringing up my items, but when I brought this to his attention, his only response was «well they shouldn’t make you sick or anything, they only expired a month ago.» He wouldn’t even give me my money back, he just told me that I didn’t have to eat them if I didn’t want to. I told him I just didn’t think I should have to pay for expired food, and he just stammered some nonsense about not being able to give things away for free like in «the good old days». Needless to say, I think I’ll be driving the few extra minutes to go somewhere that at least the OWNER gives a shit about customer service.

They carry one of my favorite beers… Duchess De Bourgogne… To the tune of 10.99 a bottle. Too bad it all expired over a year ago. I found this out after the one i bought was not very great. The cork advertised it had expired last December, which is really something for a beer that shelves for three years. I asked the management about it, and their attitude was more like «sucks for you». Buyer beware. Makes you wonder about the rest of the stock with no dating systems.

Where Cudahy and St. Francis goes to get drunk.
Wow, specials on Arbor Mist wine, Chocolate liqueurs, Tequila Rose, and Natty Ice? What more could a South-​sider want? Pekar’s knows what it’s clientele wants and knows how to give it to them. Nothing flashy, just booze, beers, and a little wine for the lady. You won’t find a nice ’61 Château nuef du Pape, or a 16 yr old small-​batch single malt whiskey, but I’m guessing if you’re shopping here, you won’t be looking for one. If it’s cheap beer, cheap wine, and every type of cheap booze by the ¹⁄₅^th that you need, you’ve come to the right place. For me, it’s a perfect spot to get some beer for Cudahy cards night, or a cheap bottle of wine for that family meal by mom’s. Their micro beer selection isn’t terrible, I’ll give them that. Service has always been friendly enough, no complaints there.