Danny’s Buy Low

I love everyone who works here– most of all, the baby-​faced cashier who told the lady in front of me «sorry for the terrible service». This is a local spot and they live by their own rules. It’s a rag-​tag bunch and sorry if you have to try three ATMs to find that none of them are working. They move at their own pace, and I say good for them. Never change, Danny’s Buy Low!!!

I want everyone to know they now accept cards. Just moved nearby and was very pleased. The staff is excellent and the prices are incredible! Get in before 10pm though, afterwords the prices increase. Very nice people.

The closest place to me that has Jeppson’s Malort. They also carry my favorite pear cider (Ace’s). The prices seem reasonable, you can definitely find cheaper prices for the ciders that I would be buying, but the convenience is worth it. They accepted credit cards when I went.

The beer selection here is outstanding– just about anything you could hope for. A couple questionable things: prices go up after 10:30pm and sometimes they’re cash only for some reason. It’s close and convenient for me, so I’m a regular there.

This is a Unilocal review full of unrequited whiskey!
They stopped taking credit cards… The best thing that happened to me in the last year when they started taking cards — gone.
«Cash only! you can use our [conveniently located right behind you] ATM.»
It is the year 2013, we are TWO YEARS AWAY FROM HOVERBOARDS, and they don’t take credit cards? F that crap — the prices aren’t even that low.
This place has a great selection of bourbon, sure — but they really do nickel-​and-​dime you. Prices go up 10% after 10pm, They basically charge you $ 3 to use a credit card with their stupid ATM (it was bad enough when it was $ 1 to use a credit card). And their wine is needlessly priced $ 2 higher a bottle than anywhere else. Check it.
Furthermore — yes, Boiler Room is cash only. BUT if you use their ATM you get a free shot of Jameson. If that happened at Danny’s, I’d flip this around to 5 stars in a heartbeat.
I HATE saying this, but your options are nearly as good, and more convenient at Walgreen’s, CVS, the liquore store on the corner of Milwaukee and Western, the ghetto liquor store on Western and (if you’re buying 40s with a credit card).

I don’t normally give out 5 star reviews unless I really like the place. Danny’s is the exception when it comes to liquor stores. Their selection is top notch and their prices are hard to beat. So what if there is a little attitude, I almost expect it due to the clientele that frequents these types of places. Just whip out your cash, id, and a smile and you will be out of there no problem. I don’t know why anyone would ever complain about Danny’s if they just followed those guidelines. Keep your eyes out, sometimes they stock some of the rarer beers Chicago has to offer like Gumballhead.

They have a good selection of craft and crap beers, plus a nice selection of liquors. The price of everything goes up one dollar after 10 p.m. Not an issue for me though as I start the a.m. with a drink so by then I’m in a corner drooling.

HOLY CRAP THEY ACCEPT CCs NOW!
Best news EVER.
Also, shockingly incredible selection of wine, and beer for that matter. Liquor selection is so-​so, but as long as they keep carrying some Jim Beam (regular and Black label), and Bulleit, I’m set.
Fantastic little liquor store to live so close to.

DUMP! I bought a fifth of Absolute Vanilla Vodka from this store. Got it home, opened it up and took a sip. TASTED LIKE GASOLINE/​TERPENTINE/​BUTTHOLE. It was obvious that something was severely wrong with the bottle. I returned to the store and presented it to the cashier to explain the problem. She refused to allow me to exchange it or refund my money. As far as I am concerned this place is run by «cheap fly by night people» who aren’t interested in repeat business. Bottom line: they don’t stand behind their product. They lost a customer over a $ 20 bottle of booze. GOOD RIDDANCE!!!

What a steaming pile of dung. The cashier or clerk or whatever she calls herself needs an attitude adjustment.
«We Only Take CASH!».
Is a ‘cash only’ sign displayed anywhere? Answer: No. I have trained myself to look for such signs because I live near the depressed West Side where cash is king.
From the cash register, one only needs to turn to their left 120 degrees to see the pricey, imposing and delicious Johnny Walker Blue displayed on a nearby shelf. Someone is going to buy Johnny Walker Blue with CASH? I honestly wasn’t aware that people still carry significant amounts of cash with them— at least not the kind of bread that buys Johnny Walker Blue Label (FYI: at a no-​duty store this bottle sells for just under $ 200.00).
Okay, fine, I will buckle and do something I do on average four (4) times per year and will pay an ATM fee.
What the funk??? The ATM is broken, but it doesn’t state broken, you just can’t get it to give you money.
Protip: buy your liquor before 10pm, as this place has different liquor prices after 10pm, but the price tags are very clear about this.
1 Star. Boo.

This is a dirty, trashy-​looking liquor store that boasts an absolutely amazing selection of beers at quite reasonable prices. The wine options look promising too, although I can’t imagine who would pay $ 70 for a bottle of Chateauneuf-​du-​Pape that’s probably been sitting there for five years. Why do stores like this even bother with wines in that price range?
At any rate, go for the beer, whether it be microbrew or pure PBR trash. You’ll easily find a few interesting beers you’d like to try, or insanely low prices on easy drinking stuff in cans. Danny’s loses points for increasing their prices after 10 pm, but if I lived nearby I’d certainly have my eye on the clock.

Been living down the block from this place for about 6 years now and have loved watching this place change into the store it is now. They got rid of their porn selection some years back to fit more beer coolers. For a tiny dingy corner liquor store, you would not believe the beer selection: Three Floyds, Metropolitan, Stone and they carry more varieties from many of these than you’ll find in other places. The wine selection is modestly sized but well chosen.
Only thing keeping it from 5 stars is the cash-​only thing. Seriously, in this day and age — who doesn’t take credit cards. At least nowadays you feel a lot safer carrying cash around this place.

Don’t everyone go and ruin this one for me now.
The secret is that this place has the best prices on good beer anywhere. Seriously.
Great prices on Belgian Beer. Some of it can look a little dated but guess what, most belgians and strong beers don’t expire as quickly as other beers so you’re open to all the bargain shopping you want. The prices are better than Binny’s, with most of their six packs coming in about a dollar cheaper and their bombers of belgian beer coming in as much as $ 2 – 3 cheaper. Also unlike Binny’s, this place will actually still have some of your seasonal Belgians long after Binny’s has done their best to get rid of everything before the season ends. In January I was able to pick up Delirium Noël, N’ice Chouffe and St. Bernardus Christmas beers for my little beer aging project when Binny’s had made sure these were all gone more than a week before Christmas.
The after 10pm thing seems fine to me though I think they need to seriously update the signage on their beer since sometimes it seems like the after 10p price rings up before then.
Like everyone else, minus a star for not taking credit cards. Put a limit on the purchase, only take certain cards, etc but I think your liquor store is safer potentially having a drawer full of paper receipts than cash from that guy ahead of me who just bought 2 bottles of Patron.

Huge wine selection and great staff willing to help recommend one for one of the many BYO’s near this place.
We head here two or three times a week for cheap beer (not like Keystone or Naty Ice, but good prices on Micro Brews and even better on the mass produced domestics), great wine, and the wide selection of liquor.
Danny’s is currently highlighting all the varietals from Cona Sur, a Chilean winery that my husband and I fell in love with a couple of years back. This is great wine for a good price.
Make sure to bring cash or your debit card to use one of the two ATM’s.

Ran here last night for a beer run for the first time —
I assumed that it would have some craptastic selection of cheap beers and the like, so I was pleasantly surprised to find a varied selection of both domestic and imported beers, including stuff like Chimay, Three Floyds, Rogue, Blue Moon, etc. They also carry Blatz, which is pretty rare to find in the city. Not a big wine drinker, but they seemed to have a nice selection of things to choose from as well.
Moreover, the booze here is cheaper than elsewhere in the city — example, I picked up some Metropolitan Flywheel at Polonia about a week ago — 11.99 before tax, here, it was 8.99 before tax. Score!
Tasty beer for less — good times. Just make sure to bring cash!

I’m giving Danny 5 stars and I’ll tell you why: C-​H-​E-​A-​P BEER. I’ve recently become enamored with good beer, and Danny’s sells it to me for $ 2-​$ 3 less than anywhere else I’ve found. You name me one place in a 2 mile radius where you can get a 4 pack of Unibroue for $ 8.99 and I’ll change stores. Till then, I’ll keep getting my dirt cheap Matilda and Dogfish Head from this fine establishment.
In the mood for a new brew, head out to Danny’s and grab something tasty on the cheap!

So what’s up with the 10% surcharge after 10pm? If you ask me, head out to CVS before 11pm and get a ‘deal.’ C’mon. Why have the late night up-​charge? Only reason this gets two stars, the selection. Not bad. pretty good micro and wine selection. At the end of the day, if you find yourself looking for booze after 10pm, skip this joint, head over to Rothschild’s where they mark up your booze ²⁴⁄₇.

Decent liquor store, connected to Tap Room next door. As Tap Room doesn’t serve any pretzels or anything, you can run in here for some chips. Bunch of kids work here, they are friendly enough.

Danny’s is a pretty cool little liquor store that has some great qualities and some decidedly not great qualities.
The great: excellent selection for the size. Wines from most of the major European and South American producers, as well as New Zealand, South Africa, and here in the States. Good beer selection, with some nice craft beer options. Excellent prices.
The not so great: the place is tiny, which really hurts the selection. Although the selection that is there is well thought-​out, the size limits the wine and beer options. For example, I couldn’t really find any Portugese or Greek wines, or a few breweries that I’d like. It also really hurts that they don’t take cash. Although they have an ATM in-​store, that is a pain and adds a $ 2 service charge to the purchase.
If they started to accept credit cards, Danny’s could easily become a 4-​star local liquor store. As is, I’ll likely stop by when I have some extra cash in my pocket and want some quality booze.

Great Prices.
Pilsner Urquell, St Pauli, Newcastle, and other Euro brews at $ 11.99 or less. Sam Adam’s for $ 9.99. (12packs)
I haven’t seen anything expired like someone else who reviewed (I’ve been here like 30x), but it’s not outside the realm of possibility.
Mexican beer is overpriced here; supply and demand, I guess. If you’re having a Cinco De Mayo party, shop elsewhere.