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Friendly Tap

4.4 (60 reviews)
Open • 7:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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Divey
Casual
Moderate noise
Juke Box

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Riley L.

Great coffee and treats! My favorite treat is a blueberry muffin. Their coffee drinks, both hot and cold, are fresh and delicious. I love the iced turmeric latte, as well as the "regular"/unflavored hot latte. If you're avoiding caffeine, they have a selection of smoothies (peach and honey really hits the spot). All of these are prepared and served by very kind and capable baristas who have great senses of humor. I love that this place is truly dog friendly; it's a great place to bring my dog so I can have a coffee treat and he gets lots of treats from the staff and patrons. The overall atmosphere is very cool, casual and welcoming. Lots of seats and tables for you and your friends to sit and relax. It's a great place to have in the neighborhood.

Band playing that night. The Rented Mules.
mei s.

Cool little neighborhood bar that's apparently also a music school and a coffee bar. On the night we were there they had live music. Nice little place that was not overpriced or overly crowded. If you're hungry, they have pizzas at a reasonable price. Many beers on tap. Atmosphere is great. Tin ceilings. Old school bar. I would come back here in a heartbeat. Nice place. Nice people.

Christina R.

It's true, this bar is pretty friendly. They recently bought the space next door and opened the bar up a little for live music. The original Friendly Tap is a giant bar, curving around the entire room with a little bit of extra space around it, a couple video games in back and a decent jukebox. The new room has a stage area and a few tables. There is some lovely wood paneling and vintage neon beer guitar signs. I especially appreciate the picture with the owner and Svengoolie on the wall, since it is Berwyn after all. It's right across the street from Oak Park, so anyone suffering from the dry village blues should cross the street and check it out. It's not as scary as you might think. In fact, it was pretty nice.

Best part about Friendly Coffee is the big front window that gets opened up wide on warm days!

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A true old school dive bar that's owned by a local musician. So the tunes are always great. And it's truly friendly.

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9 years ago

Really nice hangout. Good drinks. Easy atmosphere. Good find. Difficult to find parking. No food. Nice rooms on both sides.

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Great Cup of Coffee, wholesome oatmeal and a cozy atmosphere inside with soft melodic music.

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Is this an 18+ bar?

There is a cafe side and a bar side. When I went there with my 20 year-old daughter the bartender told us she had to stay in the cafe side. 21+ can take their drinks to the cafe but I believe under 21 have to stay in the cafe. That was fine for… 

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Dulce Mami Café Riverside - Passion fruit tea, Pina colada milkshake, marinated pork sandwhich

Dulce Mami Café Riverside

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All right, so I left everything about this place. I love that they have a to-go ordering option so…read moreyou could come in and just use the kiosk and place your order and be on your way and see all the pictures which I really like. and then everything about our experience was great. they sat us right away. there's two sections to the restaurant. it's rather big inside and it's absolutely gorgeous. I really like the stained glass window. all the pink and really girly aspects to the vibe and they even decorated it with a pink skeleton for Halloween. I really like all their creative touches now to the drinks. this time I didn't order any food but the chaquilis Mexican dish I forget how you say it. it looks really really yummy. I ordered an iced pistachio latte with pistachio cold foam and then I asked them to put pistachio cream and the nuts around the rim of the glass and it was life-changing. it was so yummy! my friend ordered a boba tea and she really liked hers too. it was the first time that I saw boba tea with whipped cream on it but I wasn't mad about it. it looks super good. I can't wait to come back and have another pistachio latte and hopefully they bring back the cereal Lucky charms latte because that look like it was insanely good.

The decor and theming of the restaurant is cute and the best part…read more The service was hit or miss. I came in with a large group and we were seated right away. She took our order quickly, but we waited quite some time to get our drinks and food. Our drinks came at the same time as the food, so we sat there for quite a while without even water at the table. I also found it odd that the water cups were styrofoam...just a bit inconsistent. Also not all the members of the group enjoyed their food. One of the plates was completely cold. Not sure I would go back.

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