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J W Hollstein's Saloon

Restaurant Bar Pub Lounge Beer garden Live music bar

Casual nightspot open since 1868 with pub grub, live music nights & a dance floor in down-home digs. People often mention good, pizza, great, Good, drinks, service, crowd, Great, nice, night,


Address

17358 Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477

Website

www.jwhollsteins.com

Contact

(708) 429-7000

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (347 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: 12 PM to 2 AM
  • Monday: 11 AM to 2 AM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 2 AM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 2 AM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 2 AM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 3 AM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 3 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (23) pizza (16) great (15) Good (14) drinks (12) service (12) crowd (11) Great (10) nice (9) night (9)
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  • 4/5 A 6 years ago on Google
    Cool bar with a nice patio. Younger crowd on the weekends but they do have bands and free pizza on Fridays. Only downside is the cover charge
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 William Christopher S. 5 years ago on Google
    To the owner... I've temporarily changed my review to 3 Stars, because of your quick response to my criticism. I will take this down completely after I think you have seen it, in the hopes to give you a new five star review in the near future. Your place is great, I really like it, and my original review may have seemed quite a bit biting, please allow me to explain. First, I believe I posted it after a long night of drinking at the many bars Oak Park Avenue has to offer. Being new to the neighborhood my cousin's wanted to give me a tour. And second, being the father of an adult daughter that suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralyzed at the age of 12, I cannot tell you what an enemy of the high top table I am. Most bars, although not as nice as yours in other ways, offer a low table option. For reasons too complicated to get into, the boost on to a high chair or the roll up to the booth suggestions would not work for my daughter.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 John S. 5 years ago on Google
    Went Saturday night to watch a band, had a great time here, loved the atmosphere, had a real nice outside area that was heated, plus another outside area that is completely outdoors. Plenty of space to make everyone happy. Staff was friendly and did a good job of serving drinks as busy as it was. It was a mixed crowd mostly younger people but all had a good time with no issues. Overall a cool place to hang out and have a good time!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nick S. 4 years ago on Google
    Rude bartenders
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A Google U. 8 years ago on Google
    We are passing through from Juliet. First timers. Food and drinks were great. Danielle gave drink samples and helped with food decisions. Great atmosphere. Fun, will return.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rebecca Del R. 1 year ago on Google
    Free pizza Friday and $4 titos you call its make it my Fav place for a happy hour Friday drink!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Daniel F. 5 years ago on Google
    Didn't go in. I am purely basing this review on a $5 cover. Not sure who or what this bar thinks it is after 10PM but it is definitely not worth the 20 bucks our group was going to pay to go into this establishment and spend $200+ for an hour or two of drinking. Go downtown Chicago and pay covers. Not to this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Walter W. 6 years ago on Google
    Good Food, simple as that
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Maxwell J. 6 years ago on Google
    Not a bad place. I asked for pineapple and ham pizza and the waitress said, " we only have normal toppings." Had a weird smell at one point. I think someone farted.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bruce W. 6 years ago on Google
    Holy Bat - Wings, they are really good and the Beer is really Cold, it's a Great place to come in and have a cold one!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A Google U. 6 years ago on Google
    Wow! Came in for the wings, Really good and the beer on tap was very Cold. I'll be back for sure! It actually feels like a good old western bar with an upgrade.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jose B. 1 year ago on Google
    Good vibes! I love free pizza Friday delicious! Staff is very friendly highly recommend going here!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Gerald L. 1 year ago on Google
    Good crowd. Good spacing. Music and food was nice. I'll go back there again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Mark O. 1 year ago on Google
    Too loud, you have to scream to have conversation. Service and food were ok, nothing exceptional.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Aesha B. 11 months ago on Google
    They have changed the music available on jukebox, but still my fave Friday afterwork spot because of the free pizza!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 tony b. 9 months ago on Google
    Had the steak bites couple years ago, had fond memories. Ordered them an every bite was fat-filled. ***DO NOT RECOMMEND**
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Bob M. 6 years ago on Google
    Nice low key place in Tinley park, have come for Saturday lunch a couple times now. Food is good, especially like the nachos. Nice outdoor area, sometimes has music at night as well. Good beer selection and honest prices.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 WILL G. 2 months ago on Google • 283 reviews New
    Was at this location for a Super Bowl party. The restaurant has a large back patio, which is smoke friendly, and a private back bar that you can rent. Bar food is pricey, but good size portions are good. Staff works well, but needs some training on clearing the tables before bringing out food. Full menu with good variety of plates and appetizers.

  • 5/5 Google U. 4 years ago on Google
    The food and the service was great. But I would expect that's when I pay $9 for a salad there would be an extra charge for salad dressing. I could see if I wanted extra dressing. I would suggest to raise your prices to include salad dressing
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Lacie L. 4 years ago on Google
    Decent bar but don’t ever go on a night when there’s cover. They pack that place and more importantly one of the door guys is a scam artist. Our friends in front of us paid our cover and then I watched the door guy hesitate to take my boyfriends money til our friends walked away then proceeded to take our money. When I confronted him he gave me part of our cover back (which was appreciated) but in my book if you know your doin ur job honestly, there’s no question to even give someone their money back. Also I know it’s out of the servers control but a couple people in our party were charged an extra 20 on their card, which we were explained would come back to us Monday, but I never have had a holding charge for a restaurant, just didn’t make any sense.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sandy D. 8 months ago on Google • 220 reviews
    The food and service was good. The condiment containers were nasty sticky and greasy. No utensils were offered for our wrapps were offered. There is plenty of seating indoors and out. A nice size stage that was not in use the night I visited. There was no advertising that I could find for any bands playing any dates there. The ladies room had a lot of offensive/obscene things written on the stalls. So clean the salt, pepper, ketchup and mustard bottles after each use. Remove obscenities from the walls because the rest of the restaurant looks nice.

  • 3/5 Stephen C. 1 year ago on Google • 194 reviews
    Not the best Bar nachos I had, but they had a good crowd for the NCAA football championship

  • 5/5 Kathy J. 1 year ago on Google • 192 reviews
    We stopped here after a concert. The kitchen was closed, but the outdoor seating area was very nice. There can be a cover charge at the door if there's a band playing. Fun place to stop by for a few drinks!

  • 5/5 Kitt M. 9 months ago on Google • 108 reviews
    Excellent place to meet up with friends. Attentive bar staff, and drinks were great. Close to public transportation Metra Station.

  • 5/5 Guy L. 2 months ago on Google • 79 reviews New
    My favorite hangout! The food and the staff here are second to none! There's always good food and drink specials just about every day of the week and everything on the menu is tasty, especially the wings! You can't forget about free pizza Friday either! There's always music playing, even when nobody has put anything on with the jukebox. It's always a good time when I come here!

  • 4/5 aaron w. 5 months ago on Google • 13 reviews
    It's a cool spot to hangout with friends I love their pizza.

  • 5/5 christina r. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing service and delicious food. My husband and I love coming here to eat.

  • 5/5 Kyle R. 2 years ago on Google
    Good bar to go to, especially on Fridays and Saturdays. They have a dj and he can get the crowd going at the right moments

  • 3/5 Ericka H. 1 year ago on Google
    Unusually strange. I've been sitting here 10 minutes and no one has offered me service. I've been coming here for a year now and have never experienced this. People have walked in after me and has been provided service. I would leave but there are people meeting me here and coming from a long distance. I am so saddened. I guess once they get here we can decide on another place in the area.

  • 3/5 Kesean W. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice hang out place. Right off the metra stop in beautiful Tinley Park. It has the exact feeling of a western saloon (thus the name) with scenic views. Cool getaway from the city. The food was ok. We had the pizza. Not much love in it. From the taste, it's a quick eat that can be constructed and pumped from the kitchen with ease. Just ok. The crowd is mixed. 20 somethings stopping thru for a quick drink before moving on, sports fans, and the older crowds having a party. Celebrating anniversaries or birthdays in the party space. DJ on Fridays and sometimes sunday. Jukebox was reasonable but had a terrible selection of songs. Country and Rock are great genres but that's all that was really offered. It's geared toward the crowd that frequents. Our party eventually got a little bored and left. I would visit again to try other foods and take in the DJ, but this wouldn't be my 1st choice of destination.

  • 5/5 Frank S. 1 year ago on Google
    I have been coming here for more years then I care to remember please go see Lindsey, she is the absolute best bartender and person and I hope white dirty t-shirt appreciates her as much as I do.

  • 5/5 Alex B. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent service, even when extremely busy. Great food! Staff is full of great people! UPDATE: Since my last review, the steak appetizer has been changed, absolutely ruined what used to be my favorite and have heard the same from other customers. Would like a response on why, if possible..

  • 1/5 Kristin S. 1 year ago on Google
    Bartenders have zero customer service etiquette. Manager or whoever wanted to stick up for them was a tool. He knew there was a problem but said he had to side with his staff because I called them out.

  • 4/5 Michael C. 1 year ago on Google
    Food is pretty good and trivia night is where it's at. Bartenders are blonde, but don't leave your number on the receipt. They won't call you back

  • 5/5 Dan A. 11 months ago on Google
    The only reason I have not reviewed this place earlier is for selfish reasons alone. If you live anywhere around here and you're not aware of this place you have done something wrong. It's extremely noisy but worth every minute.

  • 3/5 Brian T. 5 years ago on Google
    Pros: Live music cold beer lively on a Saturday cons: Horrible service sitting at the bar. Plenty of bar tenders. Just ignored

  • 3/5 David K. 1 year ago on Google
    I’ve had a great time in the past but I tried to go tonight and everything says they close at 2 but when I got there before 1 all the doors were locked

  • 5/5 Michael M. 1 year ago on Google
    My first time there and it was great. Free pizza on Friday night, at least that night and it was very good. Great atmosphere and great drinks.

  • 2/5 Codykp 2 years ago on Google
    People that go here have profiles that claim their from Chicago. But Tinley is mos def not Chicago. It’s small town vibe will make you question if you’re even in Chicagoland lol.

  • 4/5 Humberto S. 10 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    This joint is the Denny's of Saloon's in the local area. No ever says "Let's go to Hollsteins" rather you just end up here. It's ok, place needs a major renovation inside and although staff is nice, the food could be much better. Then again, it's the Denny's.....

  • 4/5 Leo R. 6 years ago on Google
    This is a historic spot converted into a modern day saloon. As far as the area goes it's probably your best bet on the most popular hangouts. Usually local, younger crowd. It can get rowdy sometimes on weekends. They do have karaoke and live music some nights. Drinks are pretty inexpensive, and there is a heated outdoor patio. Free pizza on fridays. Opens during the daytime which is convenient.

  • 5/5 Sylvia G. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is awesome. Monday is .75cent wings. They don't disappoint. All games on TV's. Drinks are out of this world.

  • 5/5 Marie K. 8 months ago on Google
    Good food. Good service. Was a younger crowd but still enjoyable.

  • 4/5 Nikki J. 5 years ago on Google
    Great entertainment! Drinks were average but food was pretty good!

  • 5/5 Mike S. 8 months ago on Google
    Servers are so nice I can’t say enough. The specials are amazing they really rock

  • 4/5 Tonya B. 9 months ago on Google
    There's a cover charge after 5pm.

  • 4/5 Joshua S. 7 years ago on Google
    Come here for trivia nights every Wednesday and it is a lot of fun. Good price specials for food and drinks. Pretty good rotating beer selection and some amazing onion rings. Just stay clear of the Mai Thai, we've had several different people in our group order it and not like it. Luckily the friendly staff gladly replaced the drink for a better one free of charge.

  • 5/5 RedRuby 4 years ago on Google
    Good food, okay staff, and great deals. Free pizza on fri 👍pizza always taste good and fresh. live music if you're into that. Over all I highly Recommend!

  • 5/5 A Google U. 6 years ago on Google
    I had a great time.

  • 5/5 Kimarhi 5 years ago on Google
    Unlimited pizza Friday is dope. Me and my co workers go here sometimes. Mixed crowd when we go, but pretty chill.

  • 5/5 Austin A. 6 years ago on Google
    Great bar decent prices and love the outside area. Always a lot of people there to socialize with

  • 5/5 Google U. 5 years ago on Google
    Baylee was awesome she was very polite and attentive. Great service

  • 5/5 SUSIE Y. 6 years ago on Google
    Food was Pretty Darn Good Burgers were THE BEST Pizza was really GOOD 2 😊 I'LL DEFINITELY BE BACK!!!

  • 4/5 Chris S. 6 years ago on Google
    Great place for decent priced drinks and live music.

  • 5/5 Mike S. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice

  • 5/5 Pablo 3. 5 years ago on Google
    Great weekday specials, just perfect food, drinks, and quick service

  • 5/5 Ayyy Q. 4 years ago on Google
    They have daily specials Monday-Friday. Best chicken wings and spinach dip in town. Servers/bartenders are friendly. The place is overall clean and welcomes everybody. They have slots if you want to test your luck and an outside seating for smokers which includes its own separate bar. I’ve been coming here for years. I love this place

  • 5/5 Miguel F. 6 years ago on Google
    Free 🍕! Got me lit!

  • 5/5 Rebekah L. 4 years ago on Google
    I have never had better wings in my life! Thin and crisp breading, great flavor sauces, and served to perfection! I also had a sandwich and ipa, everything was excellent- taste, presentation, price, and good customer service! The place has a really fun and comfortable vibe. I’ll definitely be back and recommend to others.

  • 4/5 Matt K. 6 years ago on Google
    Good people great atmosphere awesome Friday pizza deal

  • 4/5 Raul R. 6 years ago on Google
    Good atmosphere

  • 5/5 Denis K. 5 years ago on Google
    Fun place to go hang out!

  • 4/5 Trina R. 6 years ago on Google
    Nice staff but patrons aren't friendly

  • 4/5 Morgan G. 7 years ago on Google
    I only go here to play bags occasionally. Standard beer and drinks.

  • 5/5 Sam H. 7 years ago on Google
    Good atmosphere and drinks! Best bar in downtown Tinley

  • 4/5 Amy C. 7 years ago on Google
    Great place to listen to music on the weekends and drink with your friends. Always have desks going on and free pizza on some days. Outside patio area with bags. Make sure you bring $5 cash for covers on the weekends!!

  • 5/5 Jon K. 7 years ago on Google
    The atmosphere

  • 5/5 Reilly 7 years ago on Google
    An amazing place to sit down and drink a pint of the black stuff!

  • 5/5 Lisa G. 1 year ago on Google
    Light environment. Happy, attentive bartenders. There was a decent dj on the night we went. Back patio was excellent! Nice and relaxing!

  • 5/5 Debra W. 4 years ago on Google
    We can confirm that J W Hollstein's Saloon deserve good reviews we read on the internet. Talented staff, they really take their time to deliver the best result on my hair. I am now shinny and healthy. Thanks again guys I recommend!

  • 5/5 Selevan W. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place for a few drinks after work! My coworkers and I go every other Friday after work for the free pizza! The drinks are good and prices are reasonable.

  • 5/5 Leonel W. 4 years ago on Google
    We love to go out. Yesterday we visited this magnificent restaurant which we didn’t know before. We spent a beautiful experience there with delicious dishes and a professional crew and a professional chief cook. We put this restaurant in our list and we will definitely go again soon. Highly recommended.

  • 5/5 Patty S. 4 years ago on Google
    We had a great time! Lively crowd. Music was amazing. Rendition has become our favorite local band. We were with friends and ordered food to share. It was all good. Loved the Hunch Punch and the tacos.

  • 4/5 Blank 3 years ago on Google
    This place had some of the best wings I've ever had. I haven't been there in a while thought. I remember liking the place.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Dancing
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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