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Chicagoland Area Bartending Schools

ABC Bartending School
1034 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
(224) 634-0914

ABC Bartending School
16717 80th Ave.
Tinlely Park, IL 60477
(224) 634-0914

8:00 AM - 10:00 PM - 7 Days
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There are two convenient Chicagoland locations of ABC Bartending Schools. One school is conveniently located in the Lakeview neighborhood on Belmont and Kenmore Avenue, less than 2 blocks from the Belmont train station (Brown, Purple and Red lines). The entrance to the school is on Kenmore Avenue right next to Big & Littles Restaurant. Our suburban location is in the south suburb of Frankfort, less than 2 miles from I-80 and Harlem. It is at about 197th and S. Harlem Avenue.

1034 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
(224) 634-0914

16717 80th Ave.
Tinlely Park, IL 60477
(224) 634-0914

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The instructors here at our two Chicago locations EACH have over 21 years of industry experience. We take great pride in seeing our students succeed. We continue to bring new concepts of bartending to our courses, allowing our students to be the best of the best!

When you enroll with ABC its like getting a lifetime membership! We offer lifetime refresher courses and lifetime job placement assistance! There is no pressure if you have a hard time getting all the information down, you are welcome to retake the class at no charge! Finish the class on YOUR terms! We want to make sure you are confident and know everything you need to know to be a successful bartender. We are always happy to work around busy schedules and provide 1 on 1 help whenever its needed. That’s what we are here for!

We match ALL local competitors’ prices and sales gimmicks. ALWAYS. Our schools’ director Kelly Cassano works continuously to support the growth of our students training and placement in some of the finest bars in the Chicagoland area. Tom LoCascio (former instructor, now happily retired) assisted in writing the curriculum for the State of Illinois Liquor Commission BASSET Training Program, assuring that we have the most sophisticated BASSET program in the state.

More information about the program is here.

Illinois LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION

BassetBASSET certification is required in Cook County and most counties in Illinois. As of July 2018, certification will be mandatory statewide. If you are just looking to receive your BASSET certification or if you just need to recertify, but do not want to take the bartending course, we can do that too! There are BASSET classes every month at each of our locations! Call us at the above numbers for dates and times!

ABC is the largest privately-owned bartending school system in the United States. Tony Sylvester has owned bartending schools and has been placing bartenders nationwide since 1977.

Bartenders are known for their ability to make great money while meeting new people and having lots of fun at their jobs. Look around you at the number of liquor serving establishments and the number of bartenders (full time and part time) that it takes to staff these establishments.

Our bartending school program prepares students to have the skill sets and brand knowledge and brand awareness, that can take years of experience to acquire. Our training curriculum allows for students to use a variety schedules to fit their busy life styles. This why students choose ABC Bartending Schools and succeed!

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If you are 18 years of age or older, you could be in this picture, training in just 40 hours to become a professional mixologist.

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*Certificate of approval to operate issued by the State of Illinois Superintendent of Education,
100 North First Street, Springfield, Illinois 62777
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Convenient Class Schedules

2 Weeks Morning

Mon. - Thurs.
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

2 Weeks Afternoon

Mon. - Thurs.
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

2 Weeks Evening

Mon. - Thurs.
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

1 Week Accelerated

Mon. - Thurs.
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Adjusted schedules are available.

- Responsible Serving
- Bar Opening & Closing Procedures
- Importance of Keeping Your Bar Clean
- Customer Service
- Bar Tools, Equipment and Layout
- Industry Terminology
- Glassware
- Free Pouring
- Drink Perpetration Techniques
- Garnishing Cocktails
- Liquors & Liqueurs
- Beers/Wines/Champagne
- Payments & Money Handling
- Tipping
- Private Events
- Job Interview Techniques
- Popular Recipes

Job Placement Assistance, Too!

Tony Sylvester has been placing bartenders nationally since 1977 and brings to his schools the art of matching the right face for the right place. Take a look at the Placement List for your area and the nationwide chains that have hired our students.

Examples of Job Placements

Here are some of the many chain operations that hire our graduates:

Establishment

Location

Graduate

Sheffields
Applebees
Clearwater Theater
Bespoke Cuisine
Lonestar
Cavanaughs Sports Bar
Cadillac Ranch
Dragonfly Lounge
Cantare Restaurant
Cafe Luciano
Pal Joey's Dance Club
Flatlanders
Flatlanders
Marriot Hotel
Pug Mahones
Dave and Busters
Wildfire Schaumburg
Blue Moon
Pal Joey's Dance Club
Tini Lounge
Chris's
Moretti's
Real Time Sport Bar
Dirty Nellies

Chicago
Chicago
Schaumburg
Chicago
Lombard
Chicago
Elgin
Chicago
Chicago
Evanston
Schioller Park
Lincoln Shire
Lincoln Shire
Detroit
Chicago
Chicago
Schaumburg
Arlington Hts
Schioller Park
Chicago
Bensenville
Edison Park
Elk Grove Village
Pallatine

Kristin Fitzpatrick
Angelina Stanley
Brina Marcus
David Nitka
Jessica Lisner
John Waldron
Emily Kozel
Brian Alexander
Paul Riedner
Don Horstkotte
Trisha Lacheta
Jeremy Warner
Matthew Hoffman
Martin Jadan
Jodi Rathunde
Shawn Collins
Jon Chermak
Oscar Perez
Toni Anne Fedele
Donielle Olson
Vicki Kitchen
Kelly Lantini
Nick Sealizi
Scott Russel

Here is an Additional list of Employers that have hired our ABC Graduates in the Chicagoland Area.
Chicago

Establishment

Location

 

120 OCEAN PLACE
A-LA-TURKA
ALGONQUIN ROAD HOUSE
AMERICAN LEGION
ARENA SPORTS BAR
BENNIGAN'S
BEST WESTERN
BIGE'S
BILL'S TAP
BLUE MOON PIZZA
BLUE'S ON HALSTEAD
BOB CHINS
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
BUFFET CITY
CADILAC RANCH
CAFÉ ALYISE
CASA MARGARITA
CHAMPAGNE LOUNGE
CHEETAHS
COLUSIEUM
COMFORT INN SUITES
CRABLE
D'ABSOLUTE CATERING
DIVERSY YACHT CLUB
DON ROTH'S
DREAM'S SPORTS BAR
DURTY NELLIE'S
ECLIPSE
EXCALIBUR
EXEDUS
FAMOUS FREDDIES
FLATLANDERS
FLIGHT
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
FRANCESCA'S
GAYNOR'S
GENESIS COUNTRY
GIOVANNI'S
GLOBE PUB
GRACE'S INN
GRAPE VINE
HILTON
HOLIDAY INN
HOLIDAY INN
HOLIDAY INN
HOTEL BAKER
HOTEL ORRINGTON
HUNT CLUB
HYATT REGENCY
JEDYNKA
JOSEPHINE'S
KINGSTON MINES
LALOS
LEADWAY CAFÉ
L'ELAGANT CATERING
LENOX SUITES
LEO'S DEN
LOEWS HOTEL
LONESTAR
LOUIE'S PUB
MAMA KAY'S
MARKET SQUARE
MARRIOTT
McCOY'S
MELTING POT
MICHAEL'S
MIDORI BAR
MIKE'S ALE HOUSE
MILO'S TAPAS BAR
MORETTI'S
NITRO
O LOUNGE
O'HARE AIRPORT
OLD TOWNE PUB
OTHER SIDE
P.F. CHANG'S
PAL JOEY'S
PRISCILLA'S RESTAURANT
PEEK INN
RADISSON
RAMADA PLAZA
REAL TIME SPORTS
RED LION ROOM
RED LOBSTER
RED LOBSTER
RED LOBSTER
RED STAR TAVERN
RETRO CAFE
ROB ROY
ROCKY VANDERS
SECOND CITY
SHORT STOPS
SOLIDIER FIELD
SPIRIT OF CHICAGO
STRICKLY BUSINESS
SWEETWATER
SWK
TAILGATE BILL'S
TED MONTANA'S
TGIF
TIKI TERRACE
TOMMY'S BAR & GRILL
TOMMY'S ON BELMONT
TWIN ANCHORS
VERTIGO CHICAGO
WASH. ST. GRILL
WHIRYLBALL
WHIRYLBALL
WHITES TAVERN
WILDFISH
WINDELLA BOATS
YEDYNKA

WHEATON
CHICAGO
ALGONQUIN
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
ELMHURST
BOLINGBROOK
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
ELGIN
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
CHICAGO
WHEELING
WARRENVILLE
OAKLAWN
ELGIN
ELK GROVE VILLAGE
ORLAND PARK
ADDISON
RICHTON PARK
MOKENA
ELK GROVE VILLAGE
SCHAUMBURG
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
WHEELING
LOCKPORT
PALATINE
CRESTWOOD
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
FOX RIVER GROVE
LINCOLNWOOD
GLENVIEW
LINCOLNBROOK
NORTHBROOK
MEDINAH
CLUB HILLS
DOLTON
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
ISLAND LAKE
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
MATTESON
SKOIKIE
ST. CHARLES
EVANSTON
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
VILLA PARK
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
DOWNERS GROVE
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
LOMBARD
WICKER PARK
SCHILLER PARK
WHEELING
CHICAGO
RICHTON PARK
BUFFALO GROVE
MOUNT PROSPECT
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
WHEATON
EDISON PARK
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
MOUNT PROSPECT
CHICAGO
SCHAUMBURG
SCHILLER PARK
WHEELING
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
ROSEMONT
ELK GROVE VILLAGE
CHICAGO
BOLINGBROOK
DOWNERS GROVE
DUNDEE
GLENVIEW
CHICAGO
MOUNT PROSPECT
PROSPECT HEIGHTS
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
INGLESIDE
CHICAGO
EVERGREEN PARK
GLENVIEW
VERNON HILLS
PROSPECT HEIGHTS
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
HINSDALE
CHICAGO
VERNON HILLS
RIVER GROVE
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
CHICAGO
CHICAGO

 

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Convenient Class Schedules

2 Weeks Morning

Mon. - Thurs.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

2 Weeks Afternoon

Mon. - Thurs.
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2 Weeks Evening

Mon. - Thurs.
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

1 Week Accelerated

Mon. - Thurs.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Adjusted schedules are available.