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Binny's Beverage Depot
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Category: Beer, Wine & Spirits [Edit]
Neighborhood: Hyde Park1531 E 53rd Street
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 324-5000
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Binny's Beverage Depot
Binny's Beverage Depot...
First, can I just say, Binny's in Hyde Park is small because it's an express, also explains why it closes at 7 and 6 on Sundays. I went in here today, and it had my Moscato that I love so much, so I'm happy. I don't know why, but I was under the impression that this place was going to be cheap, not the case. Even though I did only spend $27 on two bottles of Moscato.
If you're an alki, go for it. It's small, but as mentioned above, it is an express. I love that Hyde Park has great items for us.
I enjoy the normal size Binny's that I've been to and this one was good too. Yes definitely a little claustrophobic but packed with great stuff.
Parking was really sparse but I was lucky to get a spot at a meter nearby.
They don't have a huge selection at this location but it's solid.
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One word describes this place: Claustrophobic.
I'm in Hyde Park a lot, so this Binny's is in a great, convenient location. Alas, it is far too small and far too densely packed with booze, employees and people.
Hard for me to concentrate on making a good selection when everyone is squeezing past one another and/or trying not to knock down bottles or trip over boxes in the middle of the floor.
On the (sur)plus side, there's a great selection here and they have very good sale specials.
On another note, I can't understand the usefulness of a wine shop that closes at 7 p.m...
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I've been increasingly dissatisfied with Binny's. Like the cougar passing for 25, they have a great selection and often cheap prices. Unfortunately, 1 out of 5 beers I've had recently has been skunked. I've decided to stop going after obnoxious and condescending treatment from an employee, as well as the aforementioned problems of beer quality.
Thankfully, Binny's isn't the only liquor store in Hyde Park, and for hard to find items the bounty of the South Loop is a but a bus ride away!
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Binny's makes me feel like a kid in a candy store.
They've got a good staff, they have a discount program, and best of all, they've got Templeton Rye. Mmm...my only knocks on the place are the lack of parking and that this particular location isn't that large.
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If I need booze last minute, this is the place I go to on the South Side. Binny's has a reputation for good service, and that is definitely true. I don't need people to be super nice, but I require that they be super efficient and know their products. Binny's in Hyde Park provides such service.
Also, the selection is top notch. Everything from great Scotch to great wine, it's all here. I would like to see an expansion of some kind, where we could have more beer choices, but I am a Scotch drinker so it doesn't quite matter to me. Plus I love the reasonably priced smokes. And if I want a certain type of cigar, I can put in a request and they'll get it for me. Amazing!
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This place is great. Friendly and helpful staff, good prices, and they have the best absinthe selection of anywhere I've been to in the States. Awesome.
It's in Hyde Park and had a tastier selection that Kimbark Liquors. It was also down the street from my apartment for 2 years. I never knew what to get, but the staff was always pretty good at helping me get tasty things.
The best liquor store in Hyde park. Great selection of wines, they carry my favorite Sancerre. Staff is very helpful. They even have a great rewards program.
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I'm not too much of a wine dude so I can't really comment on their wine selection. But they have a great beer aisle, with great selections anywhere from 12-packs of Corona on sale to some great high-end stuff: Trappists, St. Bernardus abt 12, some good French ciders, pretty much everything Unibroue has, etc. There are also a ton of imported six packs from not just the Americas and Europe, but Asia and Africa as well, and a good representation of microbreweries. You can find good variety in any style... ales, lagers, wheats, porters, barley wines, etc. The prices are competitive (probably slightly lower) with other liquor shops in the area. The selection of spirits is above average, though they're not big on selling by the handle (college parties are almost always supplied by kimbark liquors down the street). The staff here are also helpful and knowledgeable.
For what would normally be a 4-star review, I deduct one star for closing early (7 pm) and having a stupid carding policy (friends of mine who are under 21 aren't even allowed in the store).
They have frequent sales with serious discounts on good stuff. These sometimes sell out quickly because the more attentive customers are paying too much attention and get there on the first day and descend like a herd of locusts, so that those of us who merely swan in on the weekends are out of luck. The friendly and knowledgeable staff and the omniscience of Gregory the wine guru make up for the fact that they always have slightly more stock than they can comfortably accommodate when there are a lot of customers, so it's a bit of a slow-motion obstacle course. The occasional tastings draw an interesting crowd of loyalists and new people. The combination of deep knowledge and complete lack of pretense is refreshing.
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Love Binny's in Hyde Park, the only place to buy wine, spirits and beer in Hyde Park. The staff are extremely helpful, Russ the manager, and the inimitable Gregory are always around for generally very accurate wine descriptions and suggestions. They have great wine tastings, look after their regular customers extremely well and come highly recommended. The only downfall is their size (and thus range), which doesn't compete with the gargantuan Sam's downtown.
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