Goose Island Clybourn

(312) 915-0071

1800 North Clybourn
Chicago, IL 60614 41.913692 -87.653418

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Neighborhoods: DePaul, North Side

Hours:

Open daily at 11am

Brunch served until 3pm on weekends

Closed: Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Last updated 11.22.11

Category:

Bars & Clubs, Sports Bars, Brew Pubs, Neighborhood Bars, Brew Pubs, Restaurants, Bars & Pubs

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Notable Beer List

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining

Cuisine:

Traditional American

Bar & Club Type of Music:

Alternative Rock, Rock & Pop

Bar & Club Special Features:

Smoking Permitted, All Ages

Smoking Permitted:

No

What People Are Saying About Goose Island Clybourn

The Owner

Goose Island Clybourn

Owner

Located in the heart of bustling Lincoln Park, our Clybourn Brewery is the perfect spot to sample all our specialty beers. Since 1988, Goose Island has consistently brewed Chicago's finest hand-crafted ales and lagers. Our brewers produce an unmatched variety of seasonal brews, with over 10 drafts to choose from every day. And not only can you sample our award-winning beers, we also serve outstanding lunch and dinner selections. Try our famous Stilton burger, or choose from a variety of steaks, fresh seafood, salads and more.Tours and tastings are Sundays at 3 and 4:30pm and last 60-90minutes.…

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Featured Review

Contributor

Contributor

The Scene – Goose Island is loud and raucous on weekends, drawing big crowds for drinking or catching sports on TVs scattered throughout the giant rehabbed warehouse. Beer is everywhere--glasses, buckets and tanks of it, from light lagers to heavy stouts. If you're going to eat, avoid the heavy brews at first. Go with something light like the Blonde Ale, robust and smooth. Honkers Ale also is a good choice, slightly fruity and not too thick. – – The Draw – Food made with beer includes the brewer's Stilton burger, a half pound of pepper-crusted prime beef served on…

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
More than 40 beers are brewed throughout the year. Order a sampler: three or more five-ounce glasses at $1 each.
Know Before You Go:
The oatmeal stout cheesecake is baked by legendary Eli's especially for Goose Island; the hint of stout is quite delicate in the traditional Chicago-style cheesecake.
The Extras:
Bloody Marys are garnished with a big stuffed olive, celery and a marinated pepperoncini, plus a wine glass-sized chaser of Honkers Ale.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Great beer, good food, fun service
drinks
92.30999946594238% positive
  1. Warm beer at the bar.
  2. This brewpub has great beer but everything else spoils it.
  3. The food is delicious, and the beers are better.
  4. Ordered beers, very good (wheat, red ale, lincoln park lager).
  5. This restaurant bar is great for the whole family.
  6. Restaurant is dirty (creepy crawlers at the bar).
  7. have been going to this brew pub for years and it used to be a pretty good place for lunch and still is a wonderful place for hand crafted beer.
  8. Great beer at this.
  9. The turkey burgers were good but the beer cost $7 a glass.
  10. Great beer, good food, fun service
  11. delicious and unique (the matilda is superb) and the drinks are reasonably priced (usually a dollar per Alc.
  12. highly reccomend Goose Island if you like local beer.
  13. had the fish tacos, which were very good, not at all what I would call "bar food
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. The food is delicious, and the beers are better.
  2. overall i will go back for their great wings.
  3. Great seafood spot
  4. had the fish tacos, which were very good, not at all what I would call "bar food
  5. Nothing unique about this place or the food.
  6. We have taken out of towners here a few times because it is the famous "Goose Island" and we wanted to try out the food.
  7. This place has good food but it is quite pricey.
  8. absolutely love their seafood.
  9. The shrimp are the best
  10. delicious and unique (the matilda is superb) and the drinks are reasonably priced (usually a dollar per Alc.
  11. Many places in Chicago w/ great burgers, good service, and many have Goose Island on tap.
  12. The turkey burgers were good but the beer cost $7 a glass.
  13. Great beer, good food, fun service
overall
100.0% positive
  1. have been going to this brew pub for years and it used to be a pretty good place for lunch and still is a wonderful place for hand crafted beer.
  2. Overall still a good place to eat
  3. The service was lively and firendly - a nice place to whittle three hours away.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. overall i will go back for their great wings.
service
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. Many places in Chicago w/ great burgers, good service, and many have Goose Island on tap.
  2. The service was lively and firendly - a nice place to whittle three hours away.
  3. Unfortunately, this brewpub falls into the latter category mainly because of the exceptionally poor service.
  4. am a regular at this establishment and it is rare that the bartender will ask you if you would like water or anything else for that matter.
  5. Great beer, good food, fun service
  6. Unfortunetly their customer service skills arent as good
  7. Although I agree the service is not the best in the world at Goose Island, it is a Brewery.
value
100.0% positive
  1. delicious and unique (the matilda is superb) and the drinks are reasonably priced (usually a dollar per Alc.
  2. This place has good food but it is quite pricey.
2 Star Rating: Below Average

03/02/11

yuckee yuc

by Jan1969 at Citysearch

sooooooooo

overrated

meh food.

meh beer

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/10/10

Good food, Good Beer

by Justin1985 at Citysearch

A friend of mine had a party there. Food and beer are good. No complaints.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/04/09

Fun spot to go with friends

by alyv20 at Citysearch

We have taken out of towners here a few times because it is the famous "Goose Island" and we wanted to try out the food. We were pleasently surprised! Really good appetizers and of course beer. Good for groups!

  • Pros: location, atmosphere, food & drink, PARKING
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/15/08

Blah

by bkrchi at Citysearch

Nothing unique about this place or the food. The food and ambiance resembles any Bennigans or Applebee's. I enjoy Goose Islands brew but this poor attempt at a restaurant was disappointing to say the least. With all the great places to eat in this city why bother with something so uninspired.

  • Pros: Goose Island beer
  • Cons: the awful menu, its garbage
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/07/08

Great beer, good food, fun service

by andrewap at Citysearch

I was in Chicago briefly a few weeks ago and I heard good things about Goose Island. I decided to check it out and was more than pleased. The beer... mmmm... delicious and unique (the matilda is superb) and the drinks are reasonably priced (usually a dollar per Alc. %). I had the fish tacos, which were very good, not at all what I would call "bar food". The service was lively and firendly - a nice place to whittle three hours away.

  • Pros: service, food/drinks, atmosphere
  • Cons: food is a little over priced

The Details on Goose Island Clybourn

Place Categories:

  • great good food
  • nice place
  • good fun service
  • great local beer
  • great turkey burgers
  • unique nothing
  • exceptionally poor service
  • like water
  • great wings
  • absolutely love seafood
  • good customer service skills
  • superb matilda
  • great seafood spot
  • best shrimp
  • famous goose island
  • very good fish tacos
  • nice portion
  • very good ordered beers
  • good nacos
  • great restaurant bar
  • horrible attitude
  • dirty restaurant

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Message from Goose Island Clybourn

  • Large parking lot
  • Tours and tastings
  • Great for private parties

Located in the heart of bustling Lincoln Park, our Clybourn Brewery is the perfect spot to sample all our specialty beers. Since 1988, Goose Island has consistently brewed Chicago's finest hand-crafted ales and lagers. Our brewers produce an unmatched variety of seasonal brews, with over 10 drafts to choose from every day. And not only can you sample our award-winning beers, we also serve outstanding lunch and dinner selections. Try our famous Stilton burger, or choose from a variety of steaks, fresh seafood, salads and more.

Tours and tastings are Sundays at 3 and 4:30pm and last 60-90minutes. Please call for reservations. Also, private parties are perfect here with many different rooms to chose from!

Goose Island Clybourn
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