
Picnic Wine & Provisions offers a Rogers Park destination for fine wines, gourmet food and gift baskets: All things “picnic”. Owned and operated by local entrepreneur, Liz Ahearn, Picnic brings people together to share ideas and get to know their neighbors over wine, food and art. Picnic embraces the changing seasons with a sustainably sourced, rotating menu, and aligns with community needs for an inclusive, safe place for all. Public and private events highlight art openings, musical gatherings, wine tastings and classes. Come in for your groceries and stay for a glass of wine and inspiring conversation in a comfortable setting.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 7301 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
Phone: (773) 856-0000
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Reviews
They do have a small section of non-alcoholic beverages (NA Cocktails, Sparkling Water, etc). They have snacks and was surprised when they had began cheese and a vegan chorizo!
I got a large sparkling water which was $7.5.
So I bring the bottle labeled “24” (dollars) to the counter. The person behind the counter, who has done and will do nothing for me other than check me out and uncork my wine (no table service, not even a check-in to see how we’re doing, though they may have cleaned up the table after we left), lets me know the corkage fee is $15. I’m shocked. This is three times the largest corkage fee I’ve paid to bring outside alcohol *into* a restaurant (I’ve never paid a corkage fee at all to have alcohol I bought inside of any establishment, restaurant or otherwise), but I say OK. That’s on me. I probably should’ve said “that’s an insane and baseless charge,” but I didn’t; I said “that’s ok….” Again, that was my choice.
Next, I’m informed that, despite making my purchase individually at the counter without having been helped in any way, without any kind of table service for me or any other people in my group, the size of our party means an automatic 20% gratuity is being applied to carry my own wine to the counter and be handed two glasses.
I tip minimum 20% as a rule at restaurants. I support corkage fees. I understand that boutique stores have higher prices. This experience was, at bottom, infuriating and mind-boggling. There is no cognizable reason why a bottle of wine, already being sold at a mark-up (again, understandably), more than *doubles* in price because I carried it from the shelf to the counter.
As long as I live, I will never set foot in this place again, and I will tell everyone I know that I don’t think the price is worth it. That said, I wish you divas well. I’m sure there are plenty of wealthy white women who are in dire need of a watering hole.
Best hang out in our fair city of big shoulders