Pioneer Tap & Liquors

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  Many better bars in Forest park than this difficult to find one. Most of what they have is in bottles and there is not much else good to say about this place. it reeks of alcohal and spilled drafts all over the place and they should probabely mop more than once a week.

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  Posted on 11.12.12 Andy M.

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  Um. I mean. This place is super dive-y.
  
  If you just want to chill and talk - this place is perfect. It's really nice in the summer-time because they have gigantic windows that make you feel like you're sitting at a bar in the street. Who doesn't love that?
  
  Also our bartender was pretty awesome : )

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  Posted on 06.07.12 April P.

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  Oh the 'Neer. Great bar. Get some Sub T and they let you eat your food at the bar if you happen to venture across the street. Once I was there, and it literally was a few of my friends, and then three other people. Very low key Tuesday night over a Christmas break from college. Fargo came onto the tv and we literally sat, and drank, and hung out and watched Fargo. As depressing as that sounds, it was actually really fun.

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  Posted on 11.16.11 Mike D.

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  The Pioneer Tap is the best place for Live Music in Forest Park.  They have Open Mic every Wednesday which turns out to be a giant jam session with people coming and going.  It's amazing to see.  They also have some of the most entertaining bartenders around.  It's never a dull night at The Tap.  Plus the drinks are dirt cheap, was less than on Madison street 2 blocks away!

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  Posted on 12.29.10 Danyelle D.

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  I passed by this place a million times but never made it in because, like most people, Madison St. or Lake St. come to mind first when going to Forest/Oak Park on a the weekend.  After a failed attempt to try another new(to me) bar nearby, it finally hit me to come here.  
  
  Yeah, it's a neighborhood bar but so what?  The first thing you notice it that it wraps around the corner of Des Plaines and Randolph.  It has a a large window that extends nearly floor to ceiling that they open when the weather is nice(which it was).  The space is deceptively large too.  For me I liked the fact that it was nice and open and not cramped like some places downtown.  Aside from that, it wasn't packed either, which I like.  There were a few regulars and maybe 20 others total.  
  
  One of the reasons I give it 4 stars is because it's significantly quieter that anything on Madison, which means less drunk college kids running around.  There isn't loud music, just the electronic juke box for picking your music.  The drinks are pretty cheap and it's spacious.  So yes, it's not a fancy bar but i like it for a simple Sat night.  Sometimes you need that and this place fits the bill perfectly.  
  
  I think I just found my new "goto."

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  Posted on 04.11.10 Karl J.

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  There's an old man first shift and a college student second shift. They no longer offer carryout, and I don't think clean is the word I would use.  It was formerly three smallish rooms and is now one big awkward room with a dart board and golden tee, and a smaller room with a stage and pool table.
  If you're really unlucky there might be a band or karaoke.  This is not a place to come if an attentive bartender and good beer selection is high on your list.
  There are some extremely nice regulars, and a few who really need an intervention.
  You've been warned.

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  Posted on 12.15.09 Christina R.

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  Went here on Saturday night at about 11pm to see a band, Mighty Joe.  This place is a neighborhood bar.  It's really large, darts, Golden Tee, bar-top game, billiard tables, and even take-out liquor.  It's much larger on the inside than the outside.  And the whole evening it was a really nice temperature- not all hot and stuffy like most bars seem to get late in the night.
  
  The music was excellent, the beers were reasonable, and the ladies restrooms clean.  A very neighborhood-y, come as you are crowd.  very casual, everyone very nice.  Everyone there seemed to be about 30 or older, so no real wild or rowdy people.  
  
  Street parking is all that's available.  It said 2 hour minimum, but we were there about 3, and no ticket or anything.

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  Posted on 03.02.09 Chrissy N.

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