Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar / Kimski

Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar / KimskiMaria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar / Kimski
Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar / KimskiMaria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar / Kimski
Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go

960 W 31st St
Chicago, Illinois, 60608-5828
United States

(773) 890-0588 | map
community-bar.com

Store hours: 11am-2am Sunday - Friday, 11am -3am Saturday

Bar hours: 4pm-2am Sunday - Friday, 4pm -3am Saturday

Kimski hours:
Tuesday-Thursday 5:00pm - 12:00am
Friday-Saturday 5:00pm - 1:00am
Closed Sunday - Monday
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.46
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
79
pDev:
7.62%
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Ratings by joe1510:
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Reviewed by joe1510 from Illinois

4.36/5  rDev -2.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
Maria's is a tiny little liquor store with a good selection at decent prices. After 4 when the bar opens there's a little speakeasy style door heading back to the bar that you don't even notice until it's open. It's a dark, cozy little bar that gets tight on the weekends. There's a cool little patio out back that's perfect for the summer evenings.

The taps are fresh and always well thought out. There seems to be a lot of tap only beer pouring, stuff I don't see many other places. The service is good, quick, a lot of beer being poured in short amounts of time, Don't expect a long conversation with a bartender if they're busy. My only complaint, and it's a small one at that, is that the beer prices tend to run even with northside prices, which is actually to be expected now a days, about $6 a pint for your standard selection.

Maria's is worth a trip whether you're a tourist, driving in from the burbs or living outside Bridgeport. If you live in Bridgeport you already know how good Maria's is so none of this is new.
Aug 20, 2013
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Reviewed by SWChi from Illinois

4.29/5  rDev -3.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
A great place for beer, they have about 41 beers on tap. They have two bars and a bottle shop in front. They're got food next door, will need to try that next time, stuff coming out of their looked really good. They also have an outdoor area, place was pretty packed on a Saturday night.
Mar 01, 2020
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York

4.2/5  rDev -5.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
Wacky and eclectic spot, just a few minutes from where the White Sox ball Yard is....

Small bottle shop loaded with worthy craft optionsin front was the only part open when I visited, but apparently there is much more going on in the rear of the joint, bars, food, music...oozing with character....worth checking out
Sep 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.4 by seanchai from Virginia

Oct 08, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by DoubleDaisyCutter from District of Columbia

Dec 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.53 by JColin from Illinois

Dec 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.71 by dannycohen62 from Illinois

Oct 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.51 by Jason from Massachusetts

Sep 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.7 by BarrelAgedG from California

May 10, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by brights from Illinois

Mar 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.33 by Eman17 from Illinois

Jan 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.28 by cryptichead from Illinois

Aug 07, 2016
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Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois

4.63/5  rDev +3.8%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.5
Updated 5/5/16: Finally got back to Maria's post renovation last night. WOW. Although I greatly prefer the old bar area and seating area, the new side is incredibly nice, open and spacious. Great sleek architecture, awesome vibe, and tons more room. The tap list is incredibly extensive now with two bars each having around 15 taps with different beers at each.

The packaged goods side has a small but solid selection of beers. Plenty of local offerings.
Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.31 by Soloveitchik from New York

Nov 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by gatorlove from Florida

Sep 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by boothbeer from Illinois

Jul 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4.27 by JArt from Pennsylvania

Jul 22, 2015
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Reviewed by Novels from Illinois

5/5  rDev +12.1%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Sticky tables, projections of old movies, and a world class beer selection. Incredible bottle list, ever changing fresh taps, and sometimes they tap really special exclusives. My favorite bar in my city.
Jul 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.11 by mojiboo02 from Illinois

Jun 20, 2015
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Rated by Homer53 from Illinois

4.73/5  rDev +6.1%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4
One of the few places on the Southside of Chicago to get a decent pint and a good old fashioned. Love Maria's!
Jun 18, 2015
 
Rated: 5 by Davit from California

Jun 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.36 by puftdank from Illinois

May 14, 2015
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Reviewed by Maryobeerian from Illinois

4.13/5  rDev -7.4%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4
LOVE Maria's, especially earlier in the eve when the crowd median age is a bit higher. Great beers but sometimes list is too centric on one style. Would be nice to have more descriptions posted as bartenders can be a bit surly when asked to describe. Even with that, it is the real deal, no faux anything and particularly love it when the weather is warm and besides for the Pleasant House's yummy pies and awesome fries, they bring out a taco cart.
May 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Jeremy328 from Illinois

Apr 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.79 by craft4life from Illinois

Apr 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.29 by aussiebeer from Illinois

Mar 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4.32 by Canada_Dan from Colorado

Mar 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.44 by Jake-in-his-cups from Illinois

Mar 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by 30MinutesSouth from Indiana

Feb 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.63 by djgoodwi from Illinois

Feb 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by egrace84 from Illinois

Feb 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.46 by misternebbie from Pennsylvania

Feb 04, 2015
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Rated by cubs943 from Illinois

4.7/5  rDev +5.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5
This place is pretty cool.
Jan 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by Flabbyjandro from Illinois

Dec 11, 2014
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Rated by robgutie from Illinois

5/5  rDev +12.1%
Great selection, nice enviroment and best of all you can bring over a meat pie from nextdoor at Pleasent House.
Dec 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Drucifer from Illinois

Nov 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by sweemzander from Illinois

Nov 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Nuggetz from Texas

Nov 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by bowzer4birdie from Illinois

Oct 21, 2014
Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar / Kimski in Chicago, IL
Place rating: 4.46 out of 5 with 79 ratings