Ravinia Brewing Company

We went for a birthday party, a group of 8 and the birthday girl was wearing her pin and had flowers. It was obvious we were there celebrating something. The server walked to the table asked us our drink order, came back with the drinks, and asked if we were ready to order. He made no conversation. He didn't ask what we were celebrating and he rushed on our order. Our server had no personality at all. We were trying to have a good night. The music was so low we couldn't hear it. For it to be a brewery, the in-house beer was mediocre and their in-house cider was flat.The food was just ok. Would my group go back? Absolutely not! ** replying to owner:July 12th @ 7 pm

I needed food and beer while in Chicago, so I found a place that checked both of those boxes for me.Ravinia Brewing has been brewing since 2016, and is located conveniently in Chicago. I had never been, but looked at their menu and saw nachos that were calling my name.The nachos that I ordered were a platter fit for a king. The beertender said it served multiple people, but I was down for the challenge. A bed of homemade chips were topped with a Texas Queso Blanco cheese sauce that perfectly covered each chip with toppings of Black Beans, Pico De Gallo, Pickled Jalapenos, Queso Fresco, and Green Onion. The pickled veggies and pico provided a nice acidity to the rich cheese. I added on Barbacao that was mouth watering good.In addition, I got a flight of beer to wash down this massive meal.Flight of the Rooster:A Farmhouse Ale that was hopped with an immense amount of Nelson Sauvin Hops. A nice black pepper spicy balanced with white grape complexity.Taco Fest:A Mexican Lager that was perfect for my meal. Light bodied and nicely carbonated with a sweet malt aroma that cleansed my palate after each bite of nachos.Drunken Rooster (BA Flight of the Rooster):A Barrel Aged Farmhouse Ale aged for 90 days in Cabernet barrels. There was some nice red wine character that actually came through that went well with a hay malt flavor and some acidic tannic notes.Community Matters:A Vienna Lager that needs no other information than it was exactly what the doctor called for. Bready, light bodied, and beautifully crisp.

I expected to try butchered Latin cuisine (as the food had modern twists), but I was pleasantly surprised! The ingredients were very fresh and each one was underseasoned to work in harmony with all the other ingredients. The place is beautiful. The bar is impressive to look at. They have swing seats and show nature walks on TV. I greatly enjoyed my dinner here.

I feel like sometimes I go and absolutely love Ravinia and sometimes I go and find it just OK. Never bad, but just ok. Most recently we had a flight and I got a torta sandwich. The torta itself was great, tho maybe a bit heavy on the beans, and I really liked the birria that it came with, thought it added a lot to the sandwich. Had a great time at the oktoberfest too, love the partnerships with Maplewood & Metropolitan. Always super friendly service and love that rear patio - feels like an escape.

Delicious beer spot! The Tiny Tim Cookie Beer was great, with an added surprise of an actual cookie treat. I got 2 vegetarian tacos, both of which were tasty. Went with a group of 6 & baby- all of us were pleased. There were probably 5 babies in the restaurant at one point- so they are used to it/were kind/had high chairs available

We have been really wanting to check this place out and finally visited on a Saturday evening. We really wanted to enjoy this place but we just didn't have a great experience. Although the patio itself was nice, we noticed that while it was busy, every other table had much quicker service and received their orders a lot sooner than we did. It almost seemed like our waitress forgot about us and when we ordered she seemed very stressed if we asked any questions beyond ordering on the menu , she got more annoyed so it was very off putting. The beers we ordered were fine but we didn't care for them much. The chips & guac and the Baja cauliflower tacos were good but everything else was okay. We had to ask the other waiter who had been serving the other tables for our check and he said he would get it for us straight away. All in all, I don't think this place was that great and I wish we had a better time.

Fresh craft beer on tap is always a welcome sight when coming from a bar that only has canned products. Ravinia Brewing is located right where it should be. Although it's a bit of a hike from the nearest train station. Just hope you can snag a Lime scoot if you're not driving, which you shouldn't be anyways. I only tried two of the brews and they were both well made. The prices were premium and they didn't even serve full pints for most of their brews. Steep Ravine was a standard IPA that delivered a good hop hit. The haze craze is over as far as I'm concerned but they have a solid hit on their hands with the way they produce hazy beers. Isle of Lost Hops was legit. The coolest part about the taproom is the swingset chairs, the kind you might find on a porch or patio. I'm sure these are difficult to snag but consider yourself lucky if you do. Such a unique feature that I haven't seen at any other brewery before.

My boyfriend and I visited Ravinia for our first time on a Saturday around lunchtime. We were able to park a block away easily. The neighborhood is very nice. As we were walking inside, an employee walked in right behind us. She was carrying keys and a purse, so it looked like she was just coming on for her shift. She walked right around us and up to the hostess station and seated us immediately! Talk about a star employee who is dedicated to her job! We picked a tall table by the window. After just a couple minutes, another employee came over to take our orders. We ordered a couple of beers, including the 'infusion of the week' beer. We ordered the al pastor flatbread to share, and I had a fish taco and my boyfriend had the nashville chicken taco. The flatbread very good and fresh and my fish taco was amazing! Also very fresh but the fish was lightly breading and delicious! We also had 2 salsas, the green (salsa verde) one was tasty and perfect. The red one (salsa roja) had really good flavor but was way too spicy for me. We really enjoyed our time here. The staff were very friendly, and service was fantastic. The building is unique, comfortable and family friendly. There is a beer garden out back, but we did not check it out. I'm glad we checked this place out and will visit again if we are in the area!

Great brewery and solid food options. Loved out nachos and tacos, beer selection and mixed drinks. Really enjoyed a spot at the bar admiring the old, wooden bar can't imagine what it took to get in there. Great low-key hang spot on its own or before/after movies.

Really good atmosphere and vibe. Enjoyed the place -nachos were really good and beer was tasty. Good service and attention at the bar!