Draft Beer Line Cleaning and Draft System Service in Oak Park
For nearly a century Oak Park was dry. The village did not allow liquor sales until 1973, when a new ordinance opened the way for its restaurants to serve, and for decades afterward its liquor licenses came with a requirement to sell food. It sits on Chicago's western border, with Downtown Oak Park about 10 miles west of the Loop by the Village's count. Chicago's Austin neighborhood runs along its east side and north edge, River Forest and Forest Park lie to the west, and Berwyn and a short stretch of Cicero lie to the south.
Its dining is spread across several business districts. Downtown Oak Park runs along Lake Street. The Hemingway District, home to Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, is a short walk from the Green Line and Metra. The Pleasant District sits just south of downtown, the Oak Park Arts District stretches along Harrison Street, Southtown follows Oak Park Avenue around the Blue Line, and the North Avenue corridor lines the village's northern edge.
We work on draft systems in all of these districts: downtown restaurants, Southtown's taverns, bistros in the Arts District and spots near the train stations. That means cleaning on a set schedule, sorting out pours that turn foamy or flat, replacing faucets and couplers as they wear, looking after chillers and gas, and planning new systems for restaurants fitting into the village's older buildings.
Oak Park is part of our suburban Cook County service area. See the Cook County page.

Communities around Oak Park
- Chicago
- Austin, Chicago
- River Forest
- Forest Park
- Berwyn
- Cicero
Services in Oak Park
The full range of commercial draft work, from scheduled line cleaning to new installations.
- Beer line cleaningScheduled cleaning of lines, faucets and couplers.
- Draft system designLayout, cooler placement and line routing for new and remodeled spaces.
- Draft system installationNew systems, expansions and rebuilds, balanced to pour right.
- Draft system repair and serviceTroubleshooting foam, flat beer, leaks and worn parts.
- Glycol chiller serviceGlycol power pack checks, cleaning and top-offs.
- CO2 and beverage gasRegulators, blenders, gas lines, leak checks and bulk CO2.
Common questions
Oak Park was dry for decades. Are draft systems here held to different cleaning rules?
No. The village handles liquor licensing, but the cleaning requirement for draft equipment is a state rule, so the same minimum applies in Oak Park as elsewhere in Illinois. Our home page has a plain-language summary. The Illinois rule, summarized.
Which Oak Park business districts do you cover?
Every one of them: Downtown Oak Park along Lake Street, the Hemingway District, the Pleasant District, the Oak Park Arts District on Harrison Street, Southtown along Oak Park Avenue and the North Avenue corridor.
Get in touch
Tell us about your Oak Park location and what your draft system needs.