FIB War Room

[yeahnatenelson]

A slashie is a business (or the appearance of a single business) that sells both packaged and on-premise alcohol. The two elements are always divided by a doorway and in some instances the bar and store will have separate street addresses. It's a quirky work-around of Chicago liquor laws.

Breweries/meaderies/distilleries with taprooms are not slashies.

Slashies, strictly speaking, do nof exist outside of city limits. Beer Cellar and Open Bottle are not slashies; they are taprooms.

 

[middlebrow]

A slashie is a business (or the appearance of a single business) that sells both packaged and on-premise alcohol. The two elements are always divided by a doorway and in some instances the bar and store will have separate street addresses. It's a quirky work-around of Chicago liquor laws.

Breweries/meaderies/distilleries with taprooms are not slashies.

Slashies, strictly speaking, do nof exist outside of city limits. Beer Cellar and Open Bottle are not slashies; they are taprooms.

is the wonderful marie's pizza and liquors a slashie or some other weird hybrid?

 

[Tooch4321]

middlebrow When can I come check out the space? Not much time left as it seems we are possibly buying a house in Old Irving soon...

 

[yeahnatenelson]

is the wonderful marie's pizza and liquors a slashie or some other weird hybrid?

First off, thanks for bringing Marie's into this conversation. It's great and everyone should experience it.

But to your point, Marie's is another weird hybrid as it's a pizza joint (with full bar) attached to a liquor store. I'd also say that Beer Temple falls into the "hybrid pseudo-slashie" category as it's not a full bar. For now, anyway.

 

[sherm10161]

This nomenclature of "Slashie" must be a FIB thing. I've never heard the term before yesterday.

Most bars and and many restaurants in PA and NJ sell beer to go, and always have, albeit at an inflated price.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

This nomenclature of "Slashie" must be a FIB thing. I've never heard the term before yesterday.

Most bars and and many restaurants in PA and NJ sell beer to go, and always have, albeit at an inflated price.

The existence of "slashies" have everything to do with liquor laws and licensing in the city of Chicago. These types of establishments don't exist even in the near suburbs simply because those arrangements are not necessary.

 

[trickytunadicky]

The existence of "slashies" have everything to do with liquor laws and licensing in the city of Chicago. These types of establishments don't exist even in the near suburbs simply because those arrangements are not necessary.

I had never heard the term before yesterday, though after you gave the full description, I can only picture WLV because it’s the only one I have been in.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

I had never heard the term before yesterday, though after you gave the full description, I can only picture WLV because it’s the only one I have been in.

WLV Liquors is a liquor store that occupies two storefronts. They do not sell alcohol for on-site consumption, so it is not a slashie.

 

[vav1]

Old fischmanns was a slashie.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Anyone know when the new fischmanns bar is supposed to open?

 

[Tooch4321]

Anyone know when the new fischmanns bar is supposed to open?

Unslashie of course...

Now enjoy this newly unreleased footage and musical cut from Prince...

 

[duckyboycantfly]

Always took it as a bar that also sold to-go, but themoreyouknow.gif Thanks for info!

Also talked with Dave, I guess it was a customer lead thing, with him definitely not minding the extra influx of cash. So, I guess it's really just people wanting to feel special/exclusive.

 

[user 306237]

WLV Liquors is a liquor store that occupies two storefronts. They do not sell alcohol for on-site consumption, so it is not a slashie.

What about Binnys? Those locations with bars, anyway.

The LP location seems most like one - even has its own doorway that can be closed to the rest of the store. Not sure about the South Loop location, though.

Same with Whole Foods. Or does it being a grocery store negate/override other considerations?

 

[mjohnson171]

What about Binnys? Those locations with bars, anyway.

The LP location seems most like one - even has its own doorway that can be closed to the rest of the store. Not sure about the South Loop location, though.

Same with Whole Foods. Or does it being a grocery store negate/override other considerations?

Neither are slashies. The term has basically become irrelevant in Chicago because the changes in liquor licensing laws to allow places like a grocery store, or Binny to also serve booze.

As Nate highlighted, by old definition a slashies is a single building or two adjoining buildings separated by an interior door to separate the packaged liquor sales and the bar. You can’t buy packaged liquor in the bar area, or open it in the bar area. You can’t bring open containers from the bar into the packaged area. (Although people often did). But to adhear to the law they must be distinctly separate. Additionally the bar had to serve beer and booze. Not just a taproom. It was licensed as a full bar.

 

[PHBoiler]

This might be of interest to beer industry folks on here so I thought I'd share it. Chicago Chapter of the Appraisal Institute is putting on a Brewery Valuation seminar. Obviously this has become pretty important with all of the real estate being utilized for breweries in Chicagoland. Hoping this can marry some of the valuation nerdery with how the market actually operates. I was only involved with connecting the seminar with Rev but I'll be there helping out. So anyone who may need to know how breweries are valued could be interested in checking this out. http://www.myappraisalinstitute.org/education/more_info.aspx?id=44177&view=B&state=I1&sort=D

 

[gregkoko]

This nomenclature of "Slashie" must be a FIB thing. I've never heard the term before yesterday.

Most bars and and many restaurants in PA and NJ sell beer to go, and always have, albeit at an inflated price.

I don't know any restaurants in NJ that sell beer to go. That's news to me. The occasional dive bar will sell 30 racks of BMC to go though.

 

[Dunt1]

is the wonderful marie's pizza and liquors a slashie or some other weird hybrid?

I wouldn't consider that a slashie, but it's amazing nonetheless. Hidden gem of Albany Park.

Best slashie in the city is Go Tavern Liquors.

 

[sherm10161]

I don't know any restaurants in NJ that sell beer to go. That's news to me. The occasional dive bar will sell 30 racks of BMC to go though.

Maybe it's a county or township thing. We used to get beer to go from all sorts of bars down the shore (Somers Point, Marmora) after the main liquor stores closed. There was one bar in Somers Point that we frequented would sell us a keg to-go at 2 am. Just had to find someone who could drive out there.

 

[Scalzo]

Consume in Lake Zurich is a Slashie

 

[Tooch4321]

Hannah is a palindrome...

 

[jakeox]

Rhythm is a dancer

 

[trickytunadicky]

WLV Liquors is a liquor store that occupies two storefronts. They do not sell alcohol for on-site consumption, so it is not a slashie.

And yet I have almost exclusively only been there for pouring events in the “grocery” area. I am going to continue being a suburbanite that believes this slashie thing is a myth.

 

[capnmike]

Hannah is a palindrome...

Got his book for Christmas, and happened to read this short piece this morning before work.

https://fivedials.com/lists/palindromes-for-specific-occasions/

 

[adhdjon]

People still go to WLV Liquors? They are the Chris Brown of Chicago beer shops.

 

[trickytunadicky]

People still go to WLV Liquors? They are the Chris Brown of Chicago beer shops.

It’s been several years.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

I thought WLV got out of beer and were just a mezcal PR group now

 

[user 306237]

TalkSlashie notwithstanding, we have forgotten the key question - is an Uncrustable a dumpling?

 

[vav1]

I think the important thing we're all missing is where the **** have you been yeahnatenelson

 

[yeahnatenelson]

I think the important thing we're all missing is where the **** have you been yeahnatenelson

Oh, you know... Around.

 

[user 306237]

I think the important thing we're all missing is where the **** have you been yeahnatenelson

Getting ready to launch TalkSlashie.