U know whats awesome when u buy liquor and try to buy lottery tickets and the lady at the cashier lies and says its closed. Went to 7eleven and made the purchase.what a lazy piece of crap. read more

Brad instantly greeted me as soon as I walked in the door. He directed me to where I needed to go and offered suggestions immediately. The process was very quick but still very personable. He chilled both wines that I purchased for me within a few minutes. read more

Great selections for beer and spirits! Huge variety of different types of wines too! Staff is very knowledgeable and always there to help you. They always have what you need. The ambience is awesome and all locations are always very clean. read more

Always helpful & have a good variety. This is usually our go to liquor store when we're in the area

Best selection, best staff who are real people down to help/chat, and better prices than any binnys/random/7-11 in the area by far. God bless you Sal. read more

Sal's saves the day! Looking for Royal Jamaican Ginger Beer locally here in southern Florida and there was none to be had. Found it at Sal' Beverage World in Illinois and placed on online order. The wonderful folks at Sal's happily filled my order and kept me posted with shipping information. Vince Liotta was kind enough to email me with updated information. The ginger beer has arrived and I am so pleased that they took the time and effort to ship my out of state order. Wonderful and professional people! Can't thank you enough. read more

I used to like coming to this liquor store until the new cashier started there , older gentleman. Very rude, almost like if I'm bothering him. Happened to my wife as well. Maybe it's because we don't look like him. I go out of my way now so I don't deal with people like this. read more

This place is much better than you would think from just checking out the outside. There's a fairly good cold beer selection and a phenomenal wine selection. It's not cheap but if you're looking for good stuff you already know that. They often have beer or wine tastings and their staff are all really friendly. I just wish they'd move the junk food away from the check out... it's so tempting! read more

Sal's Beverage World - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

Sent my wife and friend in for Liqour and my wife said she had a worker there following her around and trying to hit on her...1 you don't hit on your customers and follow them around like a creep my buddy had to go and show that she had someone with her which he walked away once he realized it and cashier was rude as well. Doesn't shock me though never really had good service to begin with read more

Fk yea!! Excited to find one of my fave beers. Won't tell what it is b-cuz I dnt want it to get too popular, jus kno that the brand is a fist. Picked up 3 6pks! read more

Such a great hidden gem. Right at kingery highway and St Charles road in Elmhurst! I would say beyond the wonderful selection, the customer service is by far the best part. Everyone is helpful and cheerful. Their prices are great, everything is always on sale :) I am here doing a Travelers Beer Company tasting tonight until 7pm, stop by for a complementary sample and a mustache! read more

Let me first begin by saying, Sal's Beverage World has it together! I am in NY and I had to place 2 order on 2 separate occasions for a client. Both times I called I was so pleasantly surprised and impressed to get such amazing service starting with the person who answered the phone, to Mike, Harvey and Bryan. I was really amazed at how wonderful they all are. They are incredibly knowledgeable on products which was great for me because I needed recommendations and I felt very confident that the suggestions would be something she would like. They were spot on. If I lived in the area I would go in and thank each person in that store that's how terrific they are. Thank you Sal's Beverage World for making my long distance experience so seamless and easy. Continued success to you all. All my best, Your new NY customer:) read more

Fantastic place despite the plain exterior. They have a great selection of more specialty items that I couldn't find at chain stores whether it was Binny's or Jewel or Walmart. This location feels a bit smaller but they utilize all the space well and there's a lot to try! Their foreign beer selection is crazy good - I was surprised to see them carry stuff like Taiwan beer and this raspberry beer I loved (but couldn't find anywhere else). I appreciate the friendly and knowledgeable staff who helped me reach and find stuff. They also give recommendations if you can't decide what to get. I went here for a particular rose that only they carried in Illinois. Luckily I got the last bottle but I was hoping to get a case and the employee looked it up in their store database for me and took down my contact info to notify me of a restock. How nice! Sal's is pretty awesome if you want quality alcohol and the prices are fairly low. read more

I'm not one to leave reviews, but I was impressed with the help I received from one of the workers at Sal's in VP. I think his name was Ben). I finally started back up book club and was hosting friends after years due to Covid. I was looking for a variety of liquor/wine since all of the ladies have different drink preferences. He was patient with me (which is rare these days) and helped me find just what I needed that made for a very interesting and fun book club! And one of my friends told me that Bon Jovi was at the store. Maybe next time he can come to book club, too! Thanks Ben and Sal! read more

Great Service today from employee named Brad at the elmhurst store very friendly and knowledgeable great experience

I love Sal's and I do belong to the wine club. Good selections. I appreciate the wine club discounts. Usually easy to park in their lot and the staff is helpful enough. read more

Awesome selection of beer. It looks kinda crumby from the outside. You're run of the mill liquor store, but don't be scared off. Easy parking, wide aisles and a friendly and helpful staff. What more could you want? They carry all my favorites and have everything sorted out well. It's very easy to find anything you're looking for and if not the staff will help, suggest or go find it. They even have a blast chiller that is amazing! read more

Sal, you wonderful man. You taught me never to judge a book by its cover. From the outside, Sal's looks like a regular, somewhat sketch liquor store, tucked away in the corner of Villa Park's armpit. However, once you look at what is on the shelves, this place suddenly becomes freaking Disneyland. My boyfriend and I were just looking for some Oktoberfest beer. As we perused the beer aisle, we came upon some Three Floyds bombers. And not just the regular stuff that you're lucky to find in some restaurants. They had some beers that I didn't even see at the brewery the last time I was there. This really awesome employee was a craft beer afficianado and gave us the low-down on some of the other beers from Three Floyds he had that weren't on the floor and talked to us about some other stuff we might like. We had a nice chat about a bunch of different beers. Dude knew his stuff. The best part of our visit was finding a beer that we had when we were in the Cayman Islands. Presidente is a Dominican-made beer distributed only in some parts of the East Coast, yet somehow it's sitting pretty on the shelf at a Villa Park liquor store. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE!?! Minds=blown. We took home a huge bottle of it and a six-pack. We couldn't stop talking about this amazing find for about 15 minutes. They also have this interesting tub thing where apparently, you dip bottles of warm beer in the water, and they chill in a few minutes so you don't have to wait for your home refrigerator to do that job. WTF. This place is incredible. We left with $40 worth of beer for just the two of us. I love you, Sal. I think I'm gonna have to cheat on Binny with you. read more

Large selection and independent... which is good for four stars. Prices are average, sometimes a dollar or two less than the grocery store and sometimes a dollar or two more. It pays to shop around. I didn't find anything here that I would consider a *rare* find worth going out of the way for. They weren't lacking in any of the standards, either. While they aren't worth going out of your way for a visit, it's good to know that there are shops around on par with Binny's as I tend to see competition as a good thing. It's one of the many treasures of Elmhurst/Villa Park and I hope the locals appreciate it as much as I do. The only disappointment when I stopped in was that it took until I was leaving before any employees asked if I needed any help. I wasn't searching for anything in particular so I wasn't able to gauge the level of knowledge or expertise of the clerks. I can't say that I was disappointed, really, as I prefer to be left alone. For what it's worth, once the first person said something, I had two other employees approach me within a minute or two... perhaps they were all just preoccupied while I was there. read more

Sal's has a fantastic selection of all sorts of booze! Really, the best selection around...and that's the reason for 2 stars. But I won't be back...I was totally disgusted with my experience at Sal's. We went on Sunday, at about 5:50pm...not realizing that they were just about ready to close. We asked an employee if he would get us a bottle of tequila on the very top shelf that we couldn't reach. He climbed up the rack, handed it to me (while still up on the rack), and walked away. He said nothing. We actually wanted him to get us another bottle close by...but he was gone. Then, a few minutes later, he came back, and said (in a TOTALLY snotty voice) "We are closing in like...uh, NOW...can I get you something ELSE?" I understand employees wanting to go home after a long day, I really do. I was just taken aback at the total disregard for customer service. Maybe he was having a bad day? It happens. We left without the tequila...and will find another store with a great selection, and friendly staff. read more

Lots of craft beers in stock here. Lots of wine and other goodies, too. It doesn't look like much from the outside and the parking lot kind of stinks but it's got a lot of good stuff and very friendly folks manning the aisles and registers. It's one of our top three go-to liquor/ beer/ wine stores in the area. read more

Just left there .... selection is good alright, but Green Line bottled beer with an expiration date of May 2017 and Leinenkugal Explorer pack with an expiration date of 8-21-17 selling for full price ..... really !?!?!? How much of the more if the stock is expired as customers pay full price for it? read more

easy to find and conveiniently located with good close to the door parking! Great selection and great prices to boot. This place sells Barefoot wines in the 750ML bottle for only $3.99 this is the cheapest price I have ever seen anywhere on this wine, typically this wine is $5.99 at other places like the grocery store or walmart. The selection was great and the place was clean. The selection was so good on the wines and there were so many wines that I had a hard time finding exactly what I was looking for, but they seemed well staffed and I quickly found someone who asked me if they could help me before I even approached them, and they took right to the place where I could find what I was looking for. Check-out was quick, and the cashier was polite and cheerful. Great shopping experience! it was big but not too big, but big enough to have a great selection and small enough to be personable. I would shop here again, even though it is not in my usual traffic pattern as prices really were impressive, and when it comes down to it, what more can you ask for aside from great selection at a great price with helpful employees and a parking lot where you can park and dont have to walk a quarter mile to get inside. read more

this place has it all, whenever i visit the VP, I always stop in by. They will have promoters sometimes, good deals, and they sell these drinking glasses cheap that are to cherish. read more

This place is right around the corner from my place. I've finally decided to swing by on NYE since the Benny's on North Ave in Chicago was crowded beyond you can imagine. I have to admit, looking from outside, I thought it was just an average liquor store. Quite surprising to find all kinds goodies including cigars (a-ok selection)! Their 1.75 liter Bulliet Bourbon was actually cheaper than the Benny's and Scotch/Whiskey selections and price were on point. Also had a pretty decent section for craft/domestic/foreign beers and wines. Not much of beer/wine guy but you should check them out! read more

I drove here from Milwaukee to pick up a case of my new favorite drink...CiderBoys Peach hard cider. I got hooked on the stuff in early summer, and then learned it was only a seasonal product. I happened to find Sal's website when I was searching for it online. Rather than pay for it to be shipped I decided to take a joyride to Elmhurst and pick up some liquid gold. The store on the outside looks like nothing special. But on the inside...you'll find tons of unique products that you won't find elsewhere, at very reasonable prices. If they continue to carry my product next year when more is made I'm sure I'll be back. read more

A huge store filled with booze! Pretty good selection of wines, liquor, and beer at decent prices. There are usually tastings as well, always nice to try out some drink options. Although I am still unable to find a store that carries John Courage beer. read more

This is my go-to liquor store. Nice staff, huge selection, great wine club, frequent tastings - what's not to like!

We live several miles away, yet choose this place as our beverage store of choice. The staff is knowledgable and they understand that the everyday consumer is not a somelier and they assist you with anything that you are looking for. On the beer side, the selection is fantastic, but you have to watch the circulars for the ideal prices. We are members of the wine club and Sal, the owner, has made himself available to us since day one. Also, the staff has been an extension of that as well. The tastings that occur once a month are very worthwhile, and pay for themselves for members in 3-4months. Along with them being worthwhile, we have become friends with several of the "regular" customers and the store has become more of a club than just a store. read more

I'm easily pleased. They have Moscato and Baileys. That works for me. Root beer and Sprite for the kids.

This is one of my go-to places when buying good wine; not the cheap, two buck chuck stuff, but fine wine that you want to savor on a weekend or with that special someone. They have an extensive wine selection, the prices are good, and the wine guy is very, very knowledgable about his stuff. They have a wine club that you can join for $20 a year, and it entitles you to 10% discount on all wines, as well as special wine club pricing on an assorted group of wines monthly. For the amount of wine that I buy, I will probably save double that in a month or two! They'll feature different wines at all prices, and the discount can be as much as $10 a bottle or more. You can taste the featured wines in the store as well, so it is a great way to try a new wine and take a little risk! I recently got into shiraz by tasting in the store; he was able to recommend a shiraz that didn't leave as much of an aftertaste as some can. They also have a great assortment of beers and the hard stuff as well! read more

it met my thirsty needs ! at the point I was in the time portal I have been told by beer or bier taste is strange but I love meister brau and hamms and pabsts blue ribbon and old milwaukee and Falstaff beer you cant really comment on prices because the liquor control board governs that customer service is fair location so so but not perfect I like ample parking read more

Came here for a beer tasting and was pretty impressed. They had a great selection that cater to beer geeks and fans of beer imports. I even saw items that Binny's didn't carry like a N'Ice Chouffe bottle vintage 2007 and a bottle of Corsendonk Christmas Ale. Prices were par to Binny's maybe a dollar higher or lower with various items. Also, check the date on some of the products since the beer I bought ended up being a few years past its date, which can also be a good thing, depending on the type of beer. (if its 8% or more in abv, then its fine) The beer singles selection, which is what I spend most of my time at, is mixed in with the rest of the beer so look carefully in the beer aisle. Customer service wasn't bad, was asked by two different employees if I needed any assistance. Parking is probably their downside, especially during one of their tasting events, with only about 20 parking spaces. I'd come back to this place if I was ever in the area. read more