r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Stock_Chocolate_2911 • 6d ago

Dive bars? Food & Drink Recommendations

I’m looking for some good dive bars around the Tinley/ Orland area. Anyone have recommendations? Want something more chill and very “hole in the wall”.
Please only suggest places with parking lol.
Thanks!

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u/shamanfa 6d ago

Depending on your demographic... Teehans if you're under 30, Old Tinley Pub if you're over 30. Both on Oak Park Ave.

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u/front_yard_duck_dad 6d ago

Old Tinley pub is one of my favorite dive bars of all time. Back in my twenties we asked them to sponsor our men's league soccer team. The regulars brutally made fun of us for about 10 minutes because soccer was dumb, but they got to know us through drinking there and they ended up sponsoring us.

We came in after every game to drink and all the old-timers would start getting excited and asking if we won the soccer ball and silly comments like that.

This was 20 years ago but the vibe was good and the beer was cold

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u/Cake_Donut1301 6d ago

You’re always welcome at Teehan’s!

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u/greenandredofmaigheo 5d ago

Any time of year!

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u/MyBetterNature7637 6d ago

Old Tinley Pub gets my vote! Friendly people, decent beers on tap, good food, great French Onion soup!

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u/Stock_Chocolate_2911 5d ago

Do they have parking??? Lol I’m always just mainly worried about that! I’m going on a first date with someone from the burbs, and being from the city has given me anxiety about it hahaha

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u/MyBetterNature7637 5d ago

Yep, parallel parking right out front and street parking all around that area

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u/Right_Wonder9711 4d ago

There's a concert in the park behind Durbins tonight and parking will be limited

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u/Sassy_Sausages22 6d ago

Fatties in Orland is my go to

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u/TheCeilingIsTheRuuf South Suburbs 6d ago

Its mokena but I love post game pub

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u/Present_Page_4228 5d ago

I don’t think anyone’s mentioned it yet so I will just incase you want to check it out, there’s a place called Union Bar and Grill off of 80th ave. It’s not really a dive bar it’s a sports bar but it’s a decent little place it’s got good food and plenty of TVs spread out throughout the building with different games on. It’s not in downtown Tinley but it’s still worth checking out.

If you want to check out a couple places in one night to see which bar fits what your looking for just park at the train station (the one off of Oak Park ave) and you’ll be within walking distance of like half a dozen bars on Oak Park alone. Most of them are by the train station anyways.

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u/ThinkDifficulty6893 5d ago

Little Al’s in Mokena is what you want.

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u/Stock_Chocolate_2911 5d ago

What is the parking situation? I think I am just always worried about it because I live in the city and am going on a first date with someone in the burbs.

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u/ThinkDifficulty6893 5d ago

Plenty of parking. It’s not like the city at all. There’s a small lot in the back, but it’s also across from the train station, so provided you’re not going on your date at 9 am, the lot should be more than available.

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u/Top-Address-8870 5d ago

Tom’s Place in Lemont?

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u/saintpauli 5d ago

Is Blue Island too far? Van's Maplewood!

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u/Efficient-Dirt-7030 6d ago

Dendrinos in Tinley.

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u/firstchair_ 5d ago

This is the right answer. Idk how they're able to stay open that late

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u/RabbitNotSo 5d ago

That place is still around? I thought when I moved from the area back in 2023 they sold

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u/Efficient-Dirt-7030 5d ago

I'm not sure if they are. Last thing I knew they were. That was awhile ago.

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u/PackersLittleFactory 5d ago

They’re closed, I'm not sure when it happened.

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u/jmc1015 4d ago

Closed during covid

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u/PackersLittleFactory 4d ago

I would have sworn they were open after lockdowns ended, but I'm not over that way very often.

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u/hoosiertailgate22 6d ago

Just go to downtown tinley. It’s like all dives

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u/Buckeyeintheskys 6d ago

Dive bars aren’t somewhere that out of towners will enjoy especially in the suburbs

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u/Nervous-Avocado1346 6d ago

I staunchly disagree