Binny’s Beverage Depot

I know zero about wine, I’m not a drinker but i had to purchase some for a gift exchange. The gentleman working the aisle was very polite and helpful and made the choosing so much easier. The store is clean and easy to get around. I obviously don’t have a discount card since i rarely shop there but I thought they should be nice enough to scan one for me but they didn’t. that’s why i dropped a star.

Loved the selection.

First and only time at this location. Was in dire need of the washroom. «Sorry, not for customers during construction». Oh. Kaaay. So instead of taking my time and loading up my cart for the party I left. Plenty of places for craft beer and cigars, so no need to return here. Ever. Been to a lot of binnys, will never return to this one.

This place completely ruined my girlfriends 21^st birthday because it didn’t say she was 21 on her id yet (she just turned) first and last time we will go there. I will tell my friends and family, who recommended that place to me because they always go there, to take their business elsewhere

Fairly small store with all of the normal stuff. This place didn’t wow me, but the prices were decent. The store itself was kind of run down, matching the nearby neighborhood.

I come here all the time and i appreciate the knowledgeable and friendly staff. Danny is always there to help recommend a great beer that suits your taste. It goes a long way when an employee is actually informed about the product they sell and thats a big reason why i continue to come back. Cheers!

This Binnys could be better, but could be worse. I often go to it because it is so close to where I live. But if there was a place with better pricing and beer selection, I would easily go there instead. However, Most times I have a pretty decent experience. The beer and wine tastings there are often pretty good.

I’ve seen reviews that this isn’t the best Binny’s in the area, but it’s the first I’ve been too and I didn’t have a problem at all. I went in needing Baileys for the Hubs, and prosecco and crème de cassis to make filthy fizz’s for new years eve. The second I walked in someone helped and showed me exactly where everything I needed was. He even made sure I got the best prices without getting crap booze and told me to sign up for their membership card which saved me an additional $ 5 at checkout. The prices are a little high, but not unreasonable. I was in and out in all of ten minutes.

Not the best Binnys I’ve been too. I have seen employees just sit around. It doesn’t bother me, but it shows what kind of store they are. The place can use a little cleaning. They have a good selection as well. This place receives 3 stars for having Carlsburg Elephant’s in the fridge.

Just attempted to purchase something here. My DL is slightly faded but still readable. The cashier called another woman over whom I assumed was manager on duty. She looked at my ID and said we can’t take it. When I tried to explain to her I’m a regular and have never been questioned she said NO. I tried to show her my FOID card which you need a background check to receive, again NO. I don’t know if it was my appearance, seeing that I was clean cut on my ID and now have a medium sized afro. Needless to say the very least she could have done was verify me in their database. I do own a Binny’s card.

This is not the Binny’s I am used to in St. Charles, IL. The gentleman was very nice to ask if he could help so I asked for both Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc and then South American wines. I usually buy Tilia from South America and Joel Gott from the U.S. He took me to the Sauvignon Blanc section, and then said, «no we don’t carry that,“‘ and pointed me to the South American wines and left. I gave up on the South American wines so picked out Robert Mondavi, then went BACK to the Sauvignon Blanc section and FOUND the Joel Gott he told me they do not carry! I pointed it out to him that I not only found Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc but that it was also ON SALE!!! He did not even care, or thank me (I don’t need a thank you but REALLY??). My observation is the gals at the checkout are VERY good, the piles of empty boxes at the entrance? Highly frightening. The fact that the guy who asked to help and doesn’t? It’s no wonder this Binny’s is suffering. If I worked there, their sales would double. They are a disgrace to Binny’s Customer Service standard.

This review will NOT be inspired by some Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay, because I have some hating to do. I haven’t been to any other Binny’s, but I was able to tell right off the bat that this is probably one of their worst locations. If not the worst.
From the outside, it looks like any other Binny’s. But wait until you actually go inside. You’ll realize you’ve entered the Liquor Store equivalent of The Walking Dead. If it weren’t for the tolerable selection, you’d think you were in a Foremost.
Is there a beer called Douche Lord? If so, I bet all the employees at Binny’s drink it religiously. At the end of the day, all I really care about is my booze. I don’t care about visual appeal. So the real reason for the low rating is because the employees at Binny’s suck. The young punk behind the register didn’t even look old enough to be ringing up my beer, and he had an attitude problem. So I called him by the wrong name to let him know that I didn’t care about him.
If you’re adamant about shopping at Binny’s, treat this location like dubstep music. Avoid it.

Yeah, not the biggest Binny’s I’ve encounter. Was looking around the aisles for 10 – 15 minutes and didn’t encounter an employee on the sales floor. Store itself, seemed rather dirty as if there was a different liquor store in this storefront. Big selection of Polish/​Eastern European beer if that’s your thing. They get a star for carrying Half Acre Daisy Cutter, which is only available in liquor stores in the city.
Guy at the register could of been a little nicer, didn’t greet or thank me or the customer in front of me.

Wow, this Binny’s was a huge disappointment to me! I’ve been to three or four others and expected a good selection but other than a really extensive selection of vodkas and whiskeys, there wasn’t much to write home about here. I’d hoped that after their buyout of Sam’s there would be a lot more information provided on the wines, but no joy there. It’s pretty much best guess on most of them. And a huge disappointment is the complete lack of North Shore Distillery liquors. We’ve been wanting to pick up a bottle of their aquavit for Yule — frankly it’s the only one I’ve ever tried that is worth drinking, IMO — but no luck there, or in any other part of the selection of hard liquor. This is surprising because Binny’s seems to have a good relationship with North Shore Distillery, and in fact it was at a Binny’s that we first tasted their wares (including a killer Tahitian vanilla vodka to die for, but which is now, sadly, discontinued.)
To be blunt, it looks to me as if this Binny’s is geared to a kind of lowest common denominator drinker with just a bit of higher-​end or more unusual stuff. Color me pretty unimpressed.

Seriously, what is the problem with this Binny’s? Their selection is okay — in fact, there is a lot of depth if you’re looking for unique or unusual imported liquor, liqueur, brandies. The service though — it’s absolutely horrible, and unnecessarily so. I don’t understand it.
They appear to be well-​staffed, even over-​staffed — for some reason there always seem to be 2 – 3 employees blocking the aisles & the merchandise while they chit-​chat and pretend to «face» the stock. These Binny-​shirted aisle hogs get downright snippy if you interrupt them by attempting to get a bottle off the shelf — or worse — ask them a question.
These aren’t little kids mind you — all appear to be well over the age of 21, and appear to be full timers, and also appear to be reasonably well-​spoken, well-​educated and well-​fed — yet they all appear to be terminally pi$$ed off at anyone who seems to be a: spit: customer.
Not sure why they hate customers so much at this place — but every time I go there, I swear I will never go back. Still — they carry a favorite German apéritif that I haven’t found elsewhere (Apfel Flimm, mit Korn), so back I go — as I did last week. And once again I leave saying «what the heck is UP with the staff at this place, why did I go there??»
For all of the excess and terminally «busy» staff — the place is dusty and dingy — and for all the rudeness, it’s wayyyy overpriced (I’ll take rude, if the prices are low). It’s especially apparent how bad they are at this place, when a mere step or two away, the Dominicks next to them has a great liquor/​wine/​beer selection — and much better prices, plus a pleasant atmosphere and polite employees.
Just to give an idea of the treatment, here are a couple of recent typical experiences over the holiday party season, these were in addition to the standard issue huffing, puffing & grumpiness…
Me to a staff member: «Hi, Would you possibly have a full case of this (name) wine (also holding up bottle), I only see x bottles here…»
Staffer chit-​chatting with other staffer sighs deeply and responds without looking in my direction: «I dunno, did you look on the shelf?»
Me: «Well yes — I did — there are only x bottles and I need a full case»
Staffer: «are you SURE???» (huff huff) (stomps over and starts slamming bottles around)
Me: «I checked pretty well — could you maybe check the back?»
Staffer: «no!!» (continues to slam bottles around and swear) «this is ALL we have. You can have these bottles at the case price» (starts loading bottles into my cart without my okay/​response)
Me: «um — is there at least maybe a box or something for those?»
Staffer: «no» (continues to shove bottles — now rolling around every which way — into my cart)
Staffer: (finishes slamming bottles into my cart, and walks away without saying anything to me)
Me: (goes next door to Dominicks, buys a case of the same wine, in a BOX at about 10 bucks less per case with no drama)
Another incident:
Me: (unloading about $ 300++ worth of booze for a party at the register, while very large man in front of me finishes his transaction)
Cashier sees me and immediately shouts — in loud, nasty voice: «MA’AM!!! You need to move ALL of that closer before I can ring it up!!»
Me: «yes, I will, I’m just waiting for that gentleman to finish up»
Cashier: (turns to staffer helping her bag and says loudly) «God what a bunch of idiots, I have to PEE»
They both continue chatting on that topic while ringing me up, take my money, throw my (large) purchase loose into bags — and neither says thank you — or anything else to me throughout…
I’ve got about 10 other similar incidents that I could relate — but it’s all the same type of thing, rude people in Binny’s shirts, acting as if you are intruding on their personal party, and wrecking their day by being there.
Not life or death — but ya know what? Who needs it? There are lots of other liquor store options in the area (which I’ll review, I promise) — with nicer staff, & more pleasant attitudes when they take your money — and better prices.

Love this place! Closer than Sam’s, maybe a little less selection, but fine for me.