I had the day off Friday and made the trek in to Berger Brothers and Chicago Firewood. I live in the suburbs, so this is out of the way, but it wasn't that difficult.
Berger Brothers is just off of I-90/94. Take the division exit and go east three blocks. It's on the southwest corner of Division and Cherry. Park in the lot right at the corner and go in the steel door on the street. Pay cash or check and they bring it around to your car (at least they did for me). A 40lb. bag of lump was $16. I haven't used it yet, but it gets good reviews elsewhere on the net.
Chicago Firewood was a little harder to find. It is just another three blocks east on Division, then a block north on Halsted. The address is on Halsted, but you actually want to enter from Kingsbury. If you go one block north of Division on Halsted, make a left on Kingsbury. When you come to the T in the road turn right and you'll see the very-large piles of wood. They have a wide variety and will sell it by the log, if you just want a little.
The one thing I neglected to ask was whether they were open on Saturdays. Anyone know?
The whole trip was a lot less hassle than I had anticipated. Both places are recommended by Prof. Wiviott.
Berger Brother's Charcoal
1176 N Cherry Ave
Chicago, IL 6062
312-642-4238
Lump Charcoal
Chicago Firewood
1300 N Halsted (Rear Lot)
Chicago, Il
312-335-9696
Wood for Smoking
Berger Brothers is just off of I-90/94. Take the division exit and go east three blocks. It's on the southwest corner of Division and Cherry. Park in the lot right at the corner and go in the steel door on the street. Pay cash or check and they bring it around to your car (at least they did for me). A 40lb. bag of lump was $16. I haven't used it yet, but it gets good reviews elsewhere on the net.
Chicago Firewood was a little harder to find. It is just another three blocks east on Division, then a block north on Halsted. The address is on Halsted, but you actually want to enter from Kingsbury. If you go one block north of Division on Halsted, make a left on Kingsbury. When you come to the T in the road turn right and you'll see the very-large piles of wood. They have a wide variety and will sell it by the log, if you just want a little.
The one thing I neglected to ask was whether they were open on Saturdays. Anyone know?
The whole trip was a lot less hassle than I had anticipated. Both places are recommended by Prof. Wiviott.
Berger Brother's Charcoal
1176 N Cherry Ave
Chicago, IL 6062
312-642-4238
Lump Charcoal
Chicago Firewood
1300 N Halsted (Rear Lot)
Chicago, Il
312-335-9696
Wood for Smoking