I have to say I have been to Cook Brothers Warehouse years ago and I wasn't truly impressed, but the other day when I took a good look around I was happy I gave Cook Brothers another chance. I got a great garlic press(.49) and a whisk(.49) and I was so surprised at how sturdy they both were. I also got a new cart (16.90) on sale it is normally(18.90) cheaper than Amazon so I was happy to find a new cart that was inexpensive but seems to be sturdy. They did have another cart there for (69.90) and I hope that one goes on sale because it was the Cadillac of carts and it was definitely sturdy. This is something I can't wait to get soon especially if I can find it on sale. They had a lot of name brand items for a very good price. The staff was great and the variety of items made me a fan. I'm surprised they don't have more locations, but I will be back for sure. As Always Folks... Enjoy!!! read more

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Do NOT buy from this Cook Brothers I bought a $2,000 sofa and didn't even get the right one I bought! I tried contacting them and even went in person but did not help me at all . I'm very very disappointed with this service read more

They offer a great variety of furnishings , household items, and clothing , and the quality seems to be excellent. Their prices can't be beat! I hope they stay in business forever! I have not yet required Service, for I have not yet purchased any equipment or tools, or furniture, but I am hoping to do that very soon!!! read more

Maybe ..... If you pick it up yourself...Delivery scammers.... Oh we have to take the furniture apart to get it in $60 +$100 paid in store I was told in-store that it would arrive disassembled and would need to be assembled .It was cold( January) and they tracked my floors with nastiness. read more

This afternoon I was invited to the "Cook Brothers" residence, or I should say, the warehouse. Technically, I invited myself since there was no need for membership. It's located adjacent to the Burlington Coat Factory. I've passed by this area several times by bus, yet I never paid attention to the existence of this place until I found it on Yelp. To be honest, there was nothing really exciting. Don't expect CBW to be an urban version of "Co*tco," because there will be no fresh produce and agricultural products sold here at CBW. You are correct! There's no gas station here, either. All you see is some inexpensive everyday essentials, perhaps many of them are manufacturers' overstocks. Do NOT assume that everything they sell is at its best price. "If you wanna be somebody, if you wanna go somewhere, you better wake up and pay attention." Yes, Sister Mary Clarence is reminding you to do some comparison shopping. I noticed several major brand body wash, shampoo, and conditioner are better deals at drug stores when purchasing them on sale. I scored Some Arizona tea and Jarritos soft drinks for $0.69/ea. By the way, Cook County charges 12.25% sales tax on sodas. It's slightly annoying because what's wrong with irresponsible citizens who want to be unhealthy? Government should be hands off on mandating the change on personal behaviors. Thank you for letting me express my Libertarian viewpoint. However, this place is pretty good if you're looking for some random bric-a-brac. Security personnel for CBW is quite tight. Well, this part of Humboldt Park isn't the safest part of the city. They have a massive parking lot, shared with the neighboring Burlington Coat Factory. Otherwise, utilizing CTA #65 (Grand) bus during the day is perfectly fine. read more

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Terrible service and gave me the wrong product. Do not recommend Cook Brothers at all!

Cook brothers is NOT the same any more since the VANDALS raided their store, they still have reasonable priced items, but has changed DRASTICALLY, I would still consider them for shopping! read more

Cook Bros 1740 N Kostner Chicago Il was trying to deliver an oversize sofa to a tenant, they delivery guys went through the rear where the door measure 35 inches, they couldn't made the turn to get the sofa into the building. Other companies had no problem bring in furniture through the back. In the process the deliverymen damage the neighbors lower siding of his porch. Also, the rear spring door, they push the clip so hard its jam against the closure and cant be release without breaking it off. Next the delivery men went to the front, where the door measures 29 inches, I saw them pushing and shoving the sofa into the door, damages the side of the wooden door, another guy remove the side light to get the sofa in. They had to take the sofa back, there's no deliveries via the front hallway which is narrow and the furniture will not make the turn without damages the walls or breaking the window. This men were not experience enough to figure it out, otherwise they would have been able to manually carry it through the back, regardless they had no measuring tape, dolly or straps to carry the sofa. Right away I called Cook Bros on the damages, Evelyn said to send her pictures which I did, saying they will be repairing some items. I told her all items should be fixed or replaced. Its been 3 weeks and Evelyn or her Support Department doesn't return calls, emails, or have reach out to me. Run from this store, they do not take responsibility for the damages done by their sloppy careless workers. Go somewhere else. read more

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Here I have found just about anything that I thought I needed for home and for my daughters dorm room. And the prices are unbelievable reasonable read more

So a Costco and a dollar bill store have a child... This review is what I observed on my first trip. I've seen the ads for ages but finally wanted to check it out to see what they have. You can't have to many go-to places for ________. There is a good deal and wiiiiide variety of different kinds of things. Not everything is of the highest quality, hence the commanding low prices, but there is a good deal of decent stuff that I would buy there. Electronics and basic major appliances? Sure. Same of the somewhat-far-flung-I-never-heard-of-brands? Mmm, maybe not. For food and household toiletries and cleaning products, you're going to find basically the conventional stuff. Don't bother coming here looking for organics or non-gmo food or cleaning products that are Earth-friendly, etc. Its a basic nuts-and-bolts store. The furniture and clothing is not targeted to the demographic areas of, say, between North Ave up Lake Shore to Montrose then east to the river, though it might hit people of more eclectic taste. The quality of the furniture, from the several pieces I checked out more from curiousity was not of the highest quality, but if not abused, should last. They do carry a good selection of the Latno products sold in the ethnic sections of grocery stores. Lots of toys. Good place to go for party stuff for kids. Good prices, decent selections of basic goods. The sum of Cook Brothers. read more

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This place is what it is. A giant space filled with a bunch of random shtuff. I personally would not buy food or furniture here. If you're in the market for some paper products, laundry detergent then this is a good spot to stop. I didn't purchase any of the above, but I did make a purchase. 2- hippyish braided headbands 1.25 each 1-cowboy hat. I'm hitting up some country concerts in the next couple months. $2.90 4- Sprechers orange dream pops. $0.39 each 1- Arizona tea chocolate flavored drink well bc I've never seen chocolate from flavored from them. $0.68 Total- $8 and some change If any of my purchases break, get lost or taste like shpoopy I'm not going to try cry about it. read more

For the lack of a better word, this place is ghetto! No membership needed to purchase there! Bag packs, diaper bags, and shopping bags from other stores must be "checked in" and left with customer service before allowed to enter what they call the "showroom". A security guard and customer service area "greets" consumers upon entry. Perhaps these employees are used to a certain population or they are just tired/ irate towards closing time. Based upon reviews, electronics are refurbished; hence the liquidated prices. If that's the case, I'd rather buy brand new items that have warranties. I usually buy clothes, toiletries, cleaning products, snacks and drinks with labelled expiration dates, & school supplies. Even sells varieties not sold any grocery stores. It's pretty much a hit or miss. Today i bought 3 Bebe panties for $10. Arizona Iced Teas for 60 cents each (red apple with ginseng tea & mango flavor Arnold Palmers). Aloe Vera Pineapple Coconut & Aloe Vera mango bottled drinks 1.99 each. Warehouse located between busy intersections of North Ave and Kosner Ave with huge parking lot. read more

Lemme start with saying when I went in the store my attitude was not the greatest. DALY made that whole attitude disappear. She helped me with every furniture need I had. With amazing customer service and wonder people skills she made me whole experience sooooo much simple . I WILL DEFINITELY BE GOING BACK TO HER LANE and store . read more

If you're going to get furniture that's good quality and long lasting go to Cook Brothers I don't know why has a bad rap but it's totally undeserved the furniture is very high-quality the service is always great go to Antonio or Yuvette and they're going to help you to the best of their ability which I have always been satisfied definitely come to Cook Brothers for the new furniture read more

This is the most disgusting place I've ever been in my entire life. Everything looks used everything looks dirty everything looks cheap everything looks trashy and disgusting. I get that this place offers crazy deals but after looking at the furniture a lot of the stuff was priced at the same price as the nicer places like Harlem RoomPlace etc. the staff is rude everything looks like if you buy it it will fall apart in the next day. If you're thinking about going here or purchasing anything from this place think again you've been warned! read more

We stack em' deep and sell em' cheap, Cook Brothers, 1740 N Kostner! I hear this commercial daily and it finally got me in the door. I can't say I was wowed or that I walked away with anything awesome but I did find household items like tissue and cleaning supplies for really cheap and Costco sized offerings of the adobo seasoning that we like. This could be a good place to go if you were moving into your first place and needed somewhere to get some cheap kitchen items like glasses, and small appliances. They have a 30 day return policy so if it truly is crap...take it back. Cook Brothers also has a special place in my heart (a tiny little piece) because when I was a kid they had a toy catalog every Christmas and my brother and I would sit and go through the catalog for hours marking what we wanted. awww.... read more

'Cook Brothers 1740 North Kostner'....is the jingle that rings through my head as I wonder through this massive warehouse/store. If I ever need a pleather sofa you will be my first and only destination. If I ever need 40 gallons of ammonia you will be my first choice. If I ever need scratchy urban camoflage sweatshirts in 4X, again my first choice. But seriously, this store is what it advertises. A warehouse full of all the junk you never knew you needed and somewhat useful items like cheap DVD players and paper plates. Incidentally, they also sell milk for about 20 cents cheaper than most regular grocery stores. It is a hodgpodge and you can get wrapped up in how many shower puffs they really have. I tried to count but just couldn't keep focused..... read more

Holy stinky Hipsters, how in deee blue hell have I not reviewed this!?!?!?! THis place is awesome! Its one of Chicagos best kept secrets......................as far as retail goes its cheaper than KMART! Its like the motherload of all $1 dollar stores BUT you can find stuff as expensive as $300.00 here folks. And some of the stuff is great! If you look hard enough you can find some gems! I got an awesome deal with a tv stand! You can Also find some cheap stuff...............How can they price it so low I ask myself!? Kitchen Knife set $4.00 WTF!!!!?!?!?!!?! Area rugs for like $8.00 bucks! Holy Mole!!?!?!?! T-shirts $1.00 Pure Insanity! 12 piece wrench set $10.00.......put Pep-boys out of business! SHake 7 bake seal of approval! Hipster infestation level: ZERO. Please, those starvin artists/musicians wont dare leave their bikes chained up outside in this hood! hehehehehe read more

The furniture prices here are great just be careful the brand you choose because you get what you pay for. If you can get a whole queen bedroom set for $150 just keep in mind your dressers will stop opening and closing correctly before a yr. They offer a payment plan for furniture that claims no interest if your furniture is paid off in 90 days. They do not tell you if you are 1 day late for your payment, or if your card declines, the 90 day same as cash offer is NULL and VOID and you are stuck paying off like $1000 more than what your purchase was actually worth. Other than that, I strongly recommend for those who would like to rent from other than Aaron's or Rent a Center. read more

Order a few furniture and a pay the installation services, and they only delivered with a bad way and throw it. Fix youre deliver guy

We'll say 2.5 You get what you pay for... Prices are cheap, service is horrible. I got my sofa and chaise section there at a GREAT price! ALTHOUGH, it took them 3 trips to deliver the correct chaise because they have the chaise labeled as the sofa and the sofa labeled as the chaise. Other than that, the other furniture's I purchased were at a very reasonable price. I won't buy toys or clothes or bedding, but appliances, furniture, SOME foods, and accessories are good. Service is rude though. Very rude. There was no furniture manager/ supervisor on staff until after 3p, and there was no general manger or supervisor on staff until after 3p. So everyone who needed to fix my problem could not fix it until after it was convenient for them. Will I come back for furniture? Yes, only because it's cheap. If the economy gets better, no. read more

Let's go with 3.5 stars, shall we? Man this place ghetto, but you gotta love it. $50 rugs, cheap cleaning supplies...well cheap everything. Some things I would avoid buying, unless you like your things breaking quickly, but you can really find some damn good shiznit here. Although it is a pain when you want to buy something from the "expensive" section in the front because you have to write down the number corresponding to the item, bring it to the cashier who gives you another number and then you have to go to the "pick up desk" and wait for your item. Oh but Pepsi/Coke/Etc are only 99cents and Arizona's are 69cents. So who cares. read more

Would really like to give this place 4 or 5 stars. Bought a bedroom set. Very good price. Had it delivered and assembled. The guys came in time, but slapped everything together. They left a huge mess tracked dirt in everywhere, unloaded boxes and threw them all over the apartment, left parts in the boxes , and left without cleaning up or removing the material they came with. This was a heavy 8 piece set so it came in huge thick boxes that took 2 people almost 3 hrs to break down. My suggestion buy it here, but do not pay them to come in and destroy your house with dirt and boxes and not fully assemble things. read more

This store has the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I purchase a computer accessory and decided to return it when it didn't work, their return policy stated that I can receive my cash back but the General Manager stated that this was only during Christmas. what a bunch of thieves they force me to get a store credit for merchandise I didn't need. stay away!!! read more

Let me tell - Read my post about IKEA. Cooks Brother warehouse may not have the glamorous suburban appeal like IKEA but their prices are aggressively better and competitive. You can find some great deals in this store if you look and especially temporarily furniture. Cooks Brothers is a great warehouse for many items. read more

I notice there aren't any recent reviews, because this place is awful. It's not cheap price wise, but offer cheap off brands. I don't trust (off brands) to be reliable and last. I'll stick to target, Wal-Mart. read more

I don't recommend buying furniture from here. I was at the store from 12pm-5:30pm to get an approval for finance when I was told it can be done in 20min. They charge you for installation 30$ plus for shipping 80$. I got a table & a couch from here the couch leg wouldn't screw in and when I called management she said that's how some of there couches are. Like really?? That's how some are made!??? Then they offered to come fix it in the oddest hours of the day and I have to rush home from work to let the guys in and I didn't make it on time due to traffic and they left. So save yourself a headache DON'T BUY FROM HERE!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

My girl tried to buy a grill there (not the cooking kind) and they gave her slip to pay for it at the check out and then told her it was out of stock...I don't know if you've ever seen anyone's heart break before but it was brutal to watch...she had to go to the service desk to get a refund. total buzzkill. oh and i wasn't that impressed with the rest. read more

I went here one Friday night in January to check it out because the last time I've been in CB was when it was at Ashland/Fulton, back in early 02. It seems as if this place has really added some merchandise, probably because this is a bigger facility (use to be a Kmart). One large food section I see. This store accepts all forms of payment including the diminishing check acceptance stuff (I'm glad that's diminishing anyway). Anyway, I love the prices that this place still offers. I love how clean it is and how clean it stays. I rarely cross paths with any evil, no-manners fools at this place. The cashiers and employees are really helpful and friendly as well. I can't wait to go back. 5 stars all around for the Brothers! read more

This is a warehouse outlet store. It is not a good looking store, it is a working warehouse and the boxes are in the aisles. Very good deals on some general merchandise. They have toys, food, furniture, kitchenware etc... Some of the items are not very good quality, some are. Take the time to go thru this giant building and you'll find at least a few things like I did. I don't think I've ever seen anything like this store before. The furniture section looks better than the rest of the store. They set up a temporary showroom and some of the pieces were quality. read more

Cook Brothers Warehouse - Furniture Stores Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Dont buy electronics from Cook Bros. they are all refurbished which means they been repaired in order to be sold again. They purchase these items from auctions and you are taking a risk. Due to it being refurbished companies will not warranty or repair the merchandise. If you buy it and take it out the box and screen is broken its yours you can not return it to the store. Most of the companies who fix these tv's don't do a very good job so the device won't last long. Besides you can buy a newer tv elsewhere on sale for around the same price. read more

Love this store! Been here multiple time and they have so much selection for a reasonable price! Great household and bathroom stuff! You will not be disappointed!!! read more

I dare say no-one would be suprized if I said this place is a huge warehouse full of things you never knew you wanted. There is a lot of cheap junk in there with the occasional good deal. I went there with some friends for some specific items and it provided what we needed but I don't think I'd go back. Everything is jumbo sized and looks like it fell of the back of a truck in some dark alley (if you know what I mean *wink*). Worth a look but honestly it's like the poor man's Sam's Club. Who knew there was a store where you could buy a jumbo garbage can, a family size pack of Capri Sun and a grill (and I mean the one for your teeth not the kind you cook burgers on)!!! Turns out, there is. read more

This is like hood Target. You can get any and everything here but for way cheap. Dollar store cheap in some cases. I just bought a wastebasket, laundry detergent, and toiletries for all under $10! read more

I hate to have to dis the Cooks Bros (not to be confused with the Super Mario Bros.) here for a second because on our last trip -which did prove useful if you need about 15 cheap knock-off Barbies to decorate a shopping cart (don't ask...long story) - I bought a blingy skull belt buckle....got home...and realized IT WAS BROKEN. No, not like scuffed....or a bit chipped...like FLAT OUT broke-ed-ed. The little piece that fits in the loop was completely off and then another part fell off as I inspected the damage. AND my friend Stacy was completely disappointed because she wanted to buy a grill for her teeth (again, don't ask) and they were out of the style she wanted. Poor Stacy. She was really heartbroken. So, to review - Pluses: Cheap barbie dolls, funny clothing -great for costumes, great Virgin de Guadalupe framed art for $1.99, bulk granola bars -a value; Minuses: Broken belt buckles, no grills for Stacy read more

I come here to stock up on munchies and drinks for the house .Sometimes they will have the .99 cans of arizona tea and juices for .69 ...thats a deal .I also come here for Gift bags ..they have lots of nice styles that you would normally pay $6 for at walgreens for about $1-$3 here .Like other posters here I agree most of the clothes or appliances here at cheaply made so I wouldnt shop for that here ..although they do have a huge section of tolietries for super cheap that I occasionly buy like lotions ,shampoo etc etc . read more

If you want to buy gifts for people you don't really like then buy it at this store. This place is full of low quality things. The items are cheap but you get what you pay for. The only good thing to get is the bulk candy. You get a lot of candy for cheap. Perhaps I just figured out where I'm going for Halloween treats! HA! read more

I use to go when Cook brother's when it was on Ashland Ave. When it was a small store, I think it was the 1st one I,m 61 now and me and a friend John use to walk up there and buy the quality of fingernail clippers ,, perfumes , colognes, knlves , etc. Etc etc & I was iny teens when I started with Cook Brother's,, oh, yea we use to triple our money back every day & each time you moved , Cook Brother's got bigger & bigger. & when I went over there to get some jeans & whatever else I needed, I still pictured the little Cook Bros. Having a good time doing it,,, I,ll be coming up that way soon, as soon as they finish these streets@ SEE YA SOON! read more

This is like a cross between Costco and a dollar store. Stuff was a bit nicer than I expected, and there are some great deals. I didn't expect furniture, and they had a lot. Lots of toys and housewares. Not much food. read more

Not a very pretty place, in a warehouse-like setting, but the deals are abound. They have general merchandise (I would stay away from the food if I were you) very similar to a dollar discount store, as well as electronics, furniture (It may not be highest quality possible- but you get what you pay for.) For just general housewares (towels, pots and pans, etc.) you can get some dirt cheap deals. read more