Quick delivery when you don't want to leave the house! I've been to the store front and they are…read morequick, accurate and friendly!

Like the other reviewer, this is the closest liquor store to my house. Pioneer is a locally-owned…read moreliquor store in Hermosa on a stretch of Armitage that doesn't have much happening besides taquerias and storefront churches. No, this isn't a fancy liquor store with a humongous selection, but they have what you need: liquor. There's a decent beer selection and they're even expanding to offer the more hipster stuff like Lagunitas, Revolution, and Half Acre brews for your drinking pleasure. They have an oddly large selection of sparkling wines but that's cool if you're into it. There's pop, milk, candy, and a small selection of salty foods if you need a snack. All in all, not the fanciest liquor store around, but definitely has what you need and always feels like the neighborhood store. The owner and workers of this place are super friendly, always willing to laugh and joke, and clearly have a good rapport with all of the regulars that come in here. I'm happy to say this is my neighborhood liquor spot.

This place is a miraculous gem of awesome fresh and organic food in the middle of a practical food…read moredesert. The closest grocery stores are Cermak Produce, some corner stores, and a Family Dollar. FoodSmart is clearly catering to the hipsters slowly moving west and south from Wicker Park and Logan Square, respectively. There's definitely a huge selection of food and liquor here for everyone, but they specialize in fresh organic food with a lot of vegetarian and vegan selections. Yay! There's a lot crammed in here, so take your time looking around. My favorite part of the store is their fresh food since they have veggies, fruits, and pre-prepared meals that have very few preservatives. Yasss! Prices are typical for the brands and quality of foods that they carry, which is great on this lonely stretch of Armitage. Liquor section is huge and there's tastings available if you want to try something. They also have a new-ish food counter where you can buy hot food and drinks while you relax in the store. I think FoodSmart has good things going on and I hope they expand and continue to offer awesome stuff in this part of the neighborhood.

Freezer has freezer burn all over food. Messy . Unorganized…read more Very expensive. They charge you 4% for using a debit card. Charging to use a credit card is against their agreement with credit card companies. I saw a guy who works for the city in there telling the guy they were over charging and explaining to them what they were doing was illegal.

Normally I love this location- everyone is super helpful and always asking for help…read moreBut this evening, I have never had such a rude cashier. This white looking Irish guy cashier needs to get laid for something. My sister and I were joking around trying to both pay for the bill. Apparently because we both put out phones next to the reader, it wasn't working. Instead of being a kind customer service worker, which mind you the store was completely empty, he gets all pissy and mansplains to us that we can't both be doing that. It's absolutely fine to tell us that, but there is a way of saying it to customers. The amount of disrespect this man showed us was not okay. You could tell the other female customers were getting very uncomfortable with how he was speaking down to us.

March 31 3:02pm. One cashier open with four customers waiting (one customer had a full cart with…read morevarious items) therefore I asked one of the four employees (including management) chatting amongst themselves at a checkout lane 6 feet over if someone could open another lane and without barely pausing their jovial (non business) conversation one employee (not management) turned my way briefly enough to respond "no"! I absolutely blame management in this situation with not educating nor emphasizing the importance of quality customer service. Very disappointing

Great Collection and Best wines variety and The new management is so great.read more

Decent selection of beer, wine, and liquor. Prices for beer and wine were reasonable. Liquor price…read morewas a little on the high side. Overall a decent liquor store.

I came in here with a ton of questions! I know nothing about wine, and walked out feeling like an…read moreexpert. Owner was very knowledgeable, friendly and she helped me find wine for a special occasion. Will definitely be back!

This place deserves more attention. I love coming to Damen and I'm surprised I didn't know about…read morethis place. They have an amazing beer and wine selection going. The people who work there are really nice as well. At the time we went there, there was a beer tasting happening. We got to try an IPA called Launch Juice. Normally I hate IPAs, but this one didn't have a strong IPA flavor so we bought a pack. We bought their Launch Juice and S'more beer. To me, the s'more had a thicker consistency and is definitely a stronger beer but rich with flavor. My partner said it tasted like a shot so take my review with a grain of salt. I'd come back here to try their other stuff!

This Place Has been my GO TO ! I Dont live to close but I still come by ! Miguel and the beautiful…read morelady with the red braids are AMAZING ! They are Very Personal But also make you feel like family ! They are the reason I come and became a faithful Customer! Thank you Miguel and forgive me but I don't know her name ! But I appreciate you Guys !

The Good: holy mother of alcohol!!! This place is as cheap as it gets, it's also pretty much always…read moreopen. Cash only but if you know the neighborhood, you'll understand. Massive private lot and the staff are actually really nice. There's cops and armed guards here round the clock so if you're brave enough to venture here, you're reasonably safe. Haha The Bad: It's ghetto. Obviously. The Ugly: This is a rough, to say it lightly, neighborhood. You may hear gunshots and sirens a few times while in line but coming from a rough part of South Central as a kid, it doesn't phase me. Just jump off the highway, mind your own business, and enjoy. Cheers!!

I like this store, I live in the area. I go here all the time to purchase lottery tickets the…read moreplace is pretty organized, I don't drink so of course it's a liquor store. Also the sell sandwichs haven't tried one yet, But you best believe when I do it will be a review the services is ok

Good spot to grab ice cold booze on Milwaukee. I often grab something cold to drink here. On this…read moreoccasion, we wanted to try the deli sandwich after leaving the walk-in. I got the Italian sub and my husband got the roast beef. They now carry pickles which I added in addition to lettuce, tomato and onions. Sandwiches were clutch. I ended up adding mayo and mustard to mine. The bread was super soft and meat was of good quality. My sandwich paired good with a bottle of Pinot Grigio.

So I got robbed last time I went in there, be careful playing those slot machines, everytime I win…read morethey refuse to pay out. As a fellow cashier in a different liqour store I feel they are always on suspect things. The company pays them for space rental and they make a decent cut, how do you not take responsibility when it's a partnership between two companies. For that reason I'm reporting to the Ficus and BBB. Because I legit was robbed and threatened by a coworker after I was just released out the hospital as well, I called the police ans they did nothing to help me resolve the issue. Please boy cot this store and go to a more affordable liqour store down in fullerton and cicero, prices are better there anyway.

After moving to Chicago about 2 years ago I told my family back in Michigan that surprisingly even…read morethough Chicago is a large city it has some of the friendliest people a person could want to meet. The family that runs this store is a fine example of what I was telling my family about the people here. I know it's good business to be nice to the customers, but these fine folks take it up another level. They make you feel like they really are glad to see you. Other businesses could learn a lot from these people! As far as what they have available in their store it's a typical convenience store with a good selection of beer, liquor, pop, chips cigarettes, candy and of course a selection of a few common staples that you might find you need in a pinch but don't feel like going all the way to a grocery store to get. The prices are pretty typical of convenience store pricing. They do have a parking lot so you don't have to worry about finding on street parking. One big advantage of patronizing this store is that a lot of the local police like to take their breaks at this store so it's not uncommon to have 2 or more uniformed officers in the store when you walk in. I don't think of this area as a high crime area, but it's nice to know that the odds of this store ever getting robbed are about nonexistent due to the police presence. You can feel safe going here at any time of night. With the regular appearances of police at this store a person would have to be really stupid to ever try and rob it. With the super friendly service here it truly deserves the 5 star rating that I and others have rated it. Stop in, I'm sure you'll end up agreeing.