Binny's Lincoln Park Tap Room

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  1. emagdnim13

    emagdnim13 Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2011 Illinois

    Anybody been over to the new taproom at Vav's Castle? Kind of slipped under the radar. Tap list looks pretty awesome!
     
  2. CLCardinal84

    CLCardinal84 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2012 Illinois

    Yes. It is awesome. Do treat yourself and go.
     
  3. alexm1309

    alexm1309 Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2013 Illinois

    It's awesome. Just remember that you can't tip on the receipt. So either have some cash at the ready or make sure to let the bartender know you'd like to tip $X before they run your card.
     
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  4. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    When I was there, I brought this up with the bartender, and she said she could ring my card up again, as a "delivery fee." That seemed to work fine, minus the awkwardness of telling her how much to put on the card.

    But yeah, it's a great tap room. Huge, clean, in an awesome building, great tap list, and you can wander through Binny's while you're drinking (which might be bad for your wallet, but who cares?!?).
     
  5. mdomask

    mdomask Initiate (0) May 27, 2012 Illinois

    The taproom uses the same POS as the retail registers instead of a bar/restaurant POS?
     
  6. HighWine

    HighWine Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 Illinois

    Is a tap list maintained anywhere and can you open bottle purchases from the store in the taproom?
     
  7. bowzer4birdie

    bowzer4birdie Grand Pooh-Bah (3,796) Aug 16, 2012 Illinois
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    it is most beautimous!!! worth a stop.
     
  8. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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  9. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    At the moment, yeah, I think so. The bartender was complaining about it.
     
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  10. teledeluxe

    teledeluxe Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2013 Illinois

    Go Tavern in my 'hood has this same issue.
     
  11. willth

    willth Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2013 Illinois

    Do they do growler fills?
     
  12. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    THey don't allow samples, Vav wants them I hear, time to change it, WF does it across the street I love red star's selection or the other place in their lobby. Love shopping with a draft in hand.
     
  13. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    no, because of IL's lame laws.
     
  14. thetomG

    thetomG Savant (1,051) Feb 17, 2010 Illinois

    Gorgeous place to have a beer. Love it.
     
  15. chi16brew

    chi16brew Devotee (335) Feb 1, 2011 Illinois

    The place looks absolutely amazing and there are always some great beers on tap.
     
  16. Junktron

    Junktron Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Illinois

    Why? Does the bartender at Binny's get paid less than the other staff in the store?
     
  17. mcc1654

    mcc1654 Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2011 Illinois

    I'm sure you would be thrilled if people wanted to tip on a credit card and couldn't without advance notice.
     
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  18. mdomask

    mdomask Initiate (0) May 27, 2012 Illinois

    Without the "tip on the card" mechanism, they may be earning less than bartenders at similar bars, like the Whole Foods across the street.

    Edit: It's not uncommon in retail for specialty employees to earn a significantly different wage than other employees in the same store. For example, most employees at a grocery store get a pretty standard wage, but butchers and pharmacy workers are on completely different scales.
     
  19. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    Whole foods lp has the same tupping method as binnys.
     
  20. Dontcounttoday

    Dontcounttoday Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2010 Illinois

    Regardless of who uses this system, it is bad.
     
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