Palmer Place Restaurant and Beer Garden

September 12, 2008
Used to live in La Grange and have been here at least 20 times. 38 taps that include mostly imports and macros. Taps are rotated frequently and always something new on tap. Have seen Two Hearted on tap here. They have about 300 bottles but always seems they are out of the ones I want. Food is good and corn beef is great. What makes this place is the beer garden which is 2 stories. Place is alway bumpin in the summer and a great place to enjoy a brew.

May 14, 2008
Huge place!!! Giant outdoor patio and rooftop patio...I was quite impressed by the beer selection too! Nothing too rare, just a wide variety of good session beers...service sucked.

May 18, 2006
I frequent this place on many occasions since I work in the same town, unfortunately I can’t (and don’t) drink during work. This is more of a restaurant than a beer place. The wait staff is very un-knowledgeable of the beers on the menu; however the beer menu is quite large with many bottles to chose, there freshness may be suspect. 20 or so on tap. Great food. If you’re visiting Brookfield Zoo, this is a great place to stop for dinner with the kids.

September 8, 2005 [ Updated December 28, 2006 ]
A "shotgun" style layout to the building makes Palmer Place seem cramped, but it’s really quite huge, with an adequate smoking area in the back by the 38 taps and a large beer garden for you outdoorsy types. Atmosphere struck me as pizza joint/cheap diner and the service was a little slow, but the food was pretty good (and reasonably priced).

Beer selection was awesome with those aforementioned taps and around 310 bottles on their list (it says 340 above, but I’m wondering if that includes the Mike’s, Smirnoff and related products that were on the "beer" menu). If you’re looking to tick-off some rare countries... give it a go! (They also let me take my empties home after rinsing, so that was cool.) I must add that things must have changed since Cornfield rated... it’s hit-or-miss as to whether the goods on their beer list will be available. (Also be wary as there are no prices listed on the beer menu. You may get quite a sobering dose of reality when you are presented with your bill. I was happily sucking down one Monk’s Cafe after another, not realizing they were $7.50 each!)

Convenient to I-55. A mere 5 minutes north of Mainstreet Wines & Spirits, so grab some grub and a few cold beers, then make a short drive south to grab some for home!

October 2, 2004
For some reason I’ve only been here for lunch. The food, a step above regular bar faire, isn’t bad. Where else can you go for a braunschweiger club sandwich? The service is decent. But what you’re really there for is the beer selection. Truly an amazing, rotating line-up, and they’ve never been out of what I ask for. Every brew’s been fresh to date. This is a really good spot to sit back and spend some time enlarging your beer experience.