After weighing a lot of other Forest Park birthday dinner choices (process of elimination: is it baby-friendly???) we chose Old School. Ordered the awesome pulled pork. Can't wait. Uh, oh, the owner comes out and says they just ran out, can they substitute the brisket at the same price? The brisket was very good. The peach BBQ sauce, which is just perfect - a bit spicy, a bit gingery, on the sweet side - is a great complement. It's a sports bar, with lots of video screens, but there were families at other tables, enjoying the food. We felt comfortable. My 5-week old grandson slept through it all, woke up, had a bottle and was content. We'll be back. Only thing they're missing? Pie. Still no pie. ; ) Warm pie with a crispy crust, and a la mode, and you'll be back to five stars in our book. Really a great neighborhood place, pie or no pie.
Review Source:Had a great meal at Old School. Me and a buddy were looking for a place with some good food and brews and we weren't disappointed. The waitress recommended the brisket and boy was she right! Â We also split the pork wings which were great. Â Nice beer list, with some locals and rarely seen ones too.
Not fancy, but a good place for what we were looking for.
Came here after work for a pre-holiday dinner/drink fest with some coworkers. Â I will return to this place for the sole reason that they carry my most absolute favorite beer. Â I say favorite beer even though I'm not really a beer drinker. Â It's the Ephemere green apple variety, for any interested parties. Â
I'd never been in this place before. Â I rather enjoyed the predominantly wood interior and overall design. Â Small, yet not cramped. Â Homey, if you will.
For some reason, I didn't think we were ordering food. Â I don't know why I thought we'd all show up here after a long day at work and just start drinking, but I did. Â
I ordered the grilled portabella sandwich with roasted red pepper goat cheese spread with their potato salad which I found out was mustard (not mayonnaise) based. Â I don't go anywhere near mayonnaise. Â I'm historically not a huge fan of goat cheese and I don't think I would've ordered this had I not had a few beers in me already but I'm glad I did because it was really good and I didn't fixate on the fact that I was in fact eating goat cheese. Â If I had, I probably wouldn't have been able to eat it. Â I'm strange like that. Â I used to love carrot cake until I learned it's oft served with cream cheese icing. Â Now the mere thought if it makes me feel sick. Â
Incidentally, this night was also trivia night. Â We stayed and played a few rounds, winning the first two. Â Unfortunately for my team, the prize was a free round of drinks and the more I drank, the louder I began yelling out the answers to the questions before noticing whether or not my team had even buzzed in. Â I apparently wasn't devoted to any one team, but rather as a "lifeline" for all of them. Â
I'm definitely going back for another trivia night. Â It's something I've always wanted to do but was never already in the vicinity as it was going on. Â Next time, I'll know that incorrect answers deduct points just like in Jeopardy. Â I don't think I realized that until the next day.
Corned beef was great but fries were cold. Â Ted you should have offered a meal to the girl that got snubbed at the shrimp boil. Â Any other restaurant owner would try to get the patron to return and make things right. Â You need to,anticipate weather changes. Â I know your new but ask for help and have enough food for a activity.
Review Source:This location has been a disastrous revolving door of businesses lately, but I hope Old School sticks around! I had the roasted gold beet salad...I didn't even know I liked beets until now! And the smoked chicken salad sandwich is perfect...the bread and the mustard are the perfect toppings and the smokiness of the chicken is really unusual and tasty. My husband had a burger special that was divine. They have a really unique selection of beers from small breweries and the staff seems really knowledgable about it...it's nice to get a good recommendation from a real beer drinker. I can't wait to go back!
Review Source:Well it's funny - after our first transcendent visit, we have been back twice and both times rather underwhelmed as we tried more menu items. It seems like there is not clear communication in the kitchen about ingredients.... We ordered a roasted beet salad that turned out mighty strange, and the bartender made a telling comment about how someone in the kitchen wasn't sure what was supposed to be on the plate. Yeah.
Another time, I ordered a steak salad medium rare and a friend ordered the steak sandwich medium. They both came very medium and were very hard to cut/chew. I know, it's a bar, not fine dining - I am not sure how much it's fair to criticize a cheap steak for being a cheap steak. Hmmm.
The beer selection at this place is really good, and it's a pleasant place to hang out. I'm going back - but I am going to order my food more carefully.
Went on a Friday night and it was surprisingly packed. There was a wait but the management did everything they could to accommodate us and get us seated ASAP. They seemed to really be hustling and attentive to the room, which was great.
Good beer and cocktail list, including a sour ale on draft which was appreciated. Forest Park has many bars but very few that go beyond the barest minimum of Miller-Bud-Guinness. Hope to see them continue to keep the beer list up and evolving.
I was less impressed with the food. Burger and fries were ordered as was pulled pork. The meat from all of the above was not to my liking, and the burger seemed like it was seasoned somehow or included an additive (perhaps for moisture) that made it meatloaf-y. The bun was good! Â Fries were way overcooked and dried out, which was a shame as they are fresh-cut. That could be a function of how busy they were, though.
We'll go back to try other menu items as well as more beer. Just glad there's another  place trying to serve craft beer in FP!
Nice and clean , looks to be a good crowd in there. Only minor complaint is there beer selection . They as many other bars in the area are really into the IPA beers. I have noticed when you order anything German in Forest Park or Oak Park the bartender looks at you like your from outer space.
My faves are Spaten, Becks, Steigl and beers along that line.
I must admit that the bartender did have Steigl but it was the flavored one not the regular beer (Steigl Weiss or Golden quite tasty). After having a few Guiness beers and talking with the bartender he did remember he did have Spaten Oktoberfest (another of my favs). Too late for me though as I ready to leave.
I will be back, just wish that they would have some German beers on Tap!
Really enjoying Old School Tavern. I have eaten there twice. My favorite is the chicken salad sandwich. I really recommend it; it has a really good flavor and the carrot adds a nice crunch. It's a nice crowd on Saturdays for lunch and week nights for dinner.
Really good neighborhood bar!
Went with a friend that lives in the area for dinner and drinks last night. Â I like the atmosphere and decor. Â Also like the selection of beers. Â We each had a burger and they came as ordered. Â The service was good and so was the food. Â They have events happening every weekend so it seems to be coming along well. Â Worth checking out as I am a bit older than the crowd down on Madison ave. Will be back again to try other items on the menu.
Review Source:TRIED to go here for dinner the other night for their shrimp boil. The flier said all you can eat shrimp, sides & PBR from 7:30-9:30. She called around noon to make reservations. We get there @ 8pm...bar full of white people(at this point, that's irrelevant). We wait to be seated. Manager asks if we're there for the boil. We say yes and we made reservations. He looks dumbfounded. Says there are no reservations and he's really sorry but they have no room. Reminder, it's a bar. He didn't tell us there was a wait or anything, just said no more room. After waiting around for a while, he finally found us a table. We sit, no one comes right away to wait on us then when we say we're there for the boil, the waiter says they have no more food(really??) so the manager comes back. He says he'll check with the cook but he's pretty sure there's no more food(mind you, it's 8pm). So of course he comes back. "Sorry guys we just don't have anymore food. And if we
let you all have some, the other people will be mad because there's not much left" I said "well next time u should make sure and say it's 1st come 1st serve, not 7:30-8:30." We got up and left. They didn't offer any compensation. No "meal on us" "have a beer" NOTHING! Thing that made it even better is the 2nd waitress that came to the table (Asian) was like "oh you guys are here for the boil? Go ahead and
get plates and help yourself. There's plenty" and when we told her he said there was no more food, she looked SO confused. Oh! And the cook came out to thank everybody. His toast was "to red necks, white sox and pabst blue ribbon" O_o
Hate to pull the race card, but it was a bit obvious.
I just wanted to send a shout-out to Old School. Â We went there for dinner last night and loved, loved, loved the pork wings. Â The sauce was sweet and tangy. Â We also had an order of fries. Â The ketchup tasted unique (We couldn't quite put our finger on it, but it tasted homemade). Â Needless to say, the fries were devoured. Â We heard the shrimp boil was amazing and wanted to try it, but they had sold out...now we know to reserve our order ahead of time.
Great staff (friendly waitstaff and chef) and the service was very prompt. Â The decor was collegiate and there were a number of big screen TVs. Â The restaurant/ bar was very clean.
There's a great beer selection. Â I also tried a Ginger Beer Vodka drink in a copper cup (I can't remember the name, but it was awesome!...next time I'll have to have fewer so that I remember the name.)
Good food, nice beer selection. My wife and I split the pork wings, which were delicious. Â I had the lamb sandwich and my wife had the heritage tomato BLT. Both were well executed and I look forward to trying other items on their menu. Â It is a casual nice bar with a well thought out gastropub influenced menu. Definately a welcome addition to the greater Forest Park area.
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