anywhere cheaper than the shop in Carol Stream that is still good?
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Liquor store in Carol Stream, IL
4.3 · 84 reviewsOpen today until 12 AMOpen until 12
Gary Liquor and Food carries an assortment of craft beers, aromatic wines and kegs to keep the party flowing. The staff places a high priority on customer service, and will help you select the perfect beverage. Along with your favorite spirit, pick up a variety of snacks. Whether you’re stocking up for a party or simply enjoying drinks or snacks after work, quench your late night thirst with this thirst-quenching deal. We Do Carry CBD Products, Such As Oil, Gummy, Candy, Kratom Etc.
Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack
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What Gary Liquor offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Gary Liquor lists 4 services on its Google Business Profile. Here's each one, with how many reviews mention each.
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No code detected[Photo 4]When it's quiet, where to park, and what's nearby.
Tuesday or Friday, before 9 AM.
Busiest Friday and Saturday from 6 to 11 PM.
Entre Santos Mexican Grill is a Mexican restaurant a 2 minute walk for food. Tokarski Park is a park a 5 minute walk for outdoor time.
Nearby places from Google Maps, read Sep 20, 2026.
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
Usually quiet now. Busiest Fri and Sat, 6 to 11 PM.
What reviews, press and directories say about Gary Liquor.
4.3from 84 reviews on Google
Gary Liquor and Food is noted for its good selection but criticized for significant price markups on popular items. Customers describe Gary Liquor and Food as a mixed experience, with some appreciating the selection of vodka, fine spirits, and cigars, while others express frustration over pricing discrepancies and inventory issues. The store's cleanliness and customer service receive some positive notes, but complaints about high prices and unfulfilled orders are common.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
34 Carol Stream avg
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Gary Liquor, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Gary Liquor, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Gary Liquor. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Liquor stores in Carol Stream, IL · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated September 16, 2026.
Published September 16, 2026 · Updated September 16, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Gary Liquor and Food is a liquor store in Carol Stream, IL. Its AI Score is 22 of 100, which is poor.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Liquor store |
| Address | 361 N Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 10 AM to 10 PM |
| Phone | (630) 690-7060 |
| Rating | 4.3 across 84 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Tuesday |
| Updated | September 16, 2026 |
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location info | Address | 361 N Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Gary Liquor and Food carries an assortment of craft beers, aromatic wines and kegs to keep the party flowing. The staff places a high priority on customer service, and will help you select the perfect beverage. Along with your favorite spirit, pick up a variety of snacks. Whether you’re stocking up for a party or simply enjoying drinks or snacks after work, quench your late night thirst with this thirst-quenching deal. We Do Carry CBD Products, Such As Oil, Gummy, Candy, Kratom Etc. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Sat 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM · Sun 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Gary Liquor and Food | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (630) 690-7060 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Candy | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | CBD product sales | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Craft beer sales | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Gummy | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Keg sales | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Kratom etc | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Oil | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Snack sales | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Spirits sales | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Wine sales | AI guess | |
| Links | Website | https://garyliquorandfood.gotoliquorstore.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 4 services Gary Liquor offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kratom etc | Confirmed | |||
| Gummy | Confirmed | |||
| Candy | Confirmed | |||
| Oil | Confirmed |
Address: 361 N Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA. Phone: (630) 690-7060. Hours: Mon to Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 10 AM to 10 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Gary Liquor and Food carries an assortment of craft beers, aromatic wines and kegs to keep the party flowing. The staff places a high priority on customer service, and will help you select the perfect beverage. Along with your favorite spirit, pick up a variety of snacks. Whether you’re stocking up for a party or simply enjoying drinks or snacks after work, quench your late night thirst with this thirst-quenching deal. We Do Carry CBD Products, Such As Oil, Gummy, Candy, Kratom Etc."
Quietest day: Tuesday. Busiest day: Saturday. From the popular times on its Google listing.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Ave & Thunderbird Trail | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Gary/Thunderbird | Transit station | 1 min walk |
| Gary Ave & Thunderbird Trail | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Entre Santos Mexican Grill | Mexican restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Gary Ave & Arapahoe Trail | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Gary Ave & Village Ct / Arapahoe Trail | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
4.3 average across 84 reviews: Google 84. (Confirmed, read September 16, 2026.)
Gary Liquor and Food is noted for its good selection but criticized for significant price markups on popular items. (AI guess, from 84 reviews.)
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Carol Stream liquor stores run 22 to 49. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Gary Liquor scores 22, below the Carol Stream average of 34. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Gary Liquor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 80 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 10 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Poor |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | ||
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 74 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |
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| Carol Stream, Illinois | City | #city | City Gary Liquor is in | |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |
Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the liquor stores in Carol Stream, linked to the lists and towns around it.
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# Gary Liquor and Food, Carol Stream IL: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/il/carol-stream/gary-liquor-and-food-carol-stream-il. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-09-16. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/il/carol-stream/gary-liquor-and-food-carol-stream-il ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Gary Liquor and Food is a liquor store in Carol Stream, IL. Its AI Score is 22 of 100, which is poor. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Liquor store | | Address | 361 N Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA | | Hours | Mon to Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 10 AM to 10 PM | | Phone | (630) 690-7060 | | Rating | 4.3 across 84 reviews on Google | | Quietest time | Tuesday | | Updated | September 16, 2026 | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 361 N Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Gary Liquor and Food carries an assortment of craft beers, aromatic wines and kegs to keep the party flowing. The staff places a high priority on customer service, and will help you select the perfect beverage. Along with your favorite spirit, pick up a variety of snacks. Whether you’re stocking up for a party or simply enjoying drinks or snacks after work, quench your late night thirst with this thirst-quenching deal. We Do Carry CBD Products, Such As Oil, Gummy, Candy, Kratom Etc. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Sat 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM · Sun 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Gary Liquor and Food | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (630) 690-7060 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Candy | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | CBD product sales | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Craft beer sales | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Gummy | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Keg sales | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Kratom etc | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Oil | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Snack sales | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Spirits sales | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Wine sales | AI guess | | | Links | Website | https://garyliquorandfood.gotoliquorstore.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 4 services Gary Liquor offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kratom etc | | | | Confirmed | | Gummy | | | | Confirmed | | Candy | | | | Confirmed | | Oil | | | | Confirmed | ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## Visiting Gary Liquor Address: 361 N Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA. Phone: (630) 690-7060. Hours: Mon to Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 10 AM to 10 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Gary Liquor and Food carries an assortment of craft beers, aromatic wines and kegs to keep the party flowing. The staff places a high priority on customer service, and will help you select the perfect beverage. Along with your favorite spirit, pick up a variety of snacks. Whether you’re stocking up for a party or simply enjoying drinks or snacks after work, quench your late night thirst with this thirst-quenching deal. We Do Carry CBD Products, Such As Oil, Gummy, Candy, Kratom Etc." ### When to go Quietest day: Tuesday. Busiest day: Saturday. From the popular times on its Google listing. ### Parking and getting in Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Gary Ave & Thunderbird Trail | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Gary/Thunderbird | Transit station | 1 min walk | | Gary Ave & Thunderbird Trail | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Entre Santos Mexican Grill | Mexican restaurant | 2 min walk | | Gary Ave & Arapahoe Trail | Bus stop | 3 min walk | | Gary Ave & Village Ct / Arapahoe Trail | Bus stop | 3 min walk | ## Reputation 4.3 average across 84 reviews: Google 84. (Confirmed, read September 16, 2026.) Gary Liquor and Food is noted for its good selection but criticized for significant price markups on popular items. (AI guess, from 84 reviews.) ### What people like - Good selection of vodka and fine spirits - Clean store - Friendly staff ### What people do not like - Prices higher at the register than tagged - Overpriced items compared to competitors - Unfulfilled orders via Drizly ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Get listed in directories so AI can tell you're real ## Questions people ask ### anywhere cheaper than the shop in Carol Stream that is still good? ### Gary Liquor or Fair Price? ### is there a day here that is not slammed ### best liquor store in Carol Stream ### ballpark before I book, what am I looking at ### discounts for coming back, is that a thing ### where does the shop post updates ### first visit at Gary Liquor, what do I need to bring? ### what do people usually buy there ### opening hours at Gary Liquor in Carol Stream, what are they these days? ### address for the shop, anyone have it? ### Why do people rate Gary Liquor? ### cancellation list here, is there one ### what else is on Gary around Gary Liquor? ### reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints? ## The AI Score: 22 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Carol Stream liquor stores run 22 to 49. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Gary Liquor scores 22, below the Carol Stream average of 34. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Gary Liquor | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor | | Reviews & response | 12 | 80 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 10 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Poor | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 74 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about a liquor store: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Gary Liquor | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Gary Liquor and Food | LocalBusiness | #business | https://garyliquorandfood.gotoliquorstore.com/ | Subject of this page | | Carol Stream, Illinois | City | #city | | City Gary Liquor is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the liquor stores in Carol Stream, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best liquor stores in Carol Stream: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carol-stream/liquor-store - Best businesses in Carol Stream: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carol-stream ### Nearby - /chicago: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/chicago - /schaumburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/schaumburg - /elgin: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/elgin - /lombard: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/lombard - /aurora: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/aurora - /st-charles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/st-charles ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Illinois: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJmZ_nMi6rD4gRq4oYKRRYcFQ (accessed Sep 16, 2026) - [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 20, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Liquor stores in Carol Stream, IL · Editorial</p>
<h2>Gary Liquor and Food, Carol Stream IL: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated September 16, 2026.</p>
<p>Published September 16, 2026 · Updated September 16, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Gary Liquor and Food is a liquor store in Carol Stream, IL. Its AI Score is 22 of 100, which is poor.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
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<h3>Key facts</h3>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Type</td><td>Liquor store</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>361 N Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 10 AM to 10 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(630) 690-7060</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.3 across 84 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Quietest time</td><td>Tuesday</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>September 16, 2026</td></tr>
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<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>361 N Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Gary Liquor and Food carries an assortment of craft beers, aromatic wines and kegs to keep the party flowing. The staff places a high priority on customer service, and will help you select the perfect beverage. Along with your favorite spirit, pick up a variety of snacks. Whether you’re stocking up for a party or simply enjoying drinks or snacks after work, quench your late night thirst with this thirst-quenching deal. We Do Carry CBD Products, Such As Oil, Gummy, Candy, Kratom Etc.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Sat 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM · Sun 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Gary Liquor and Food</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(630) 690-7060</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>8:00 AM to 12:00 AM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>10:00 AM to 10:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Candy</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>CBD product sales</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Craft beer sales</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Gummy</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Keg sales</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Kratom etc</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Oil</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Snack sales</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Spirits sales</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Wine sales</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://garyliquorandfood.gotoliquorstore.com/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 4 services Gary Liquor offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Service</th><th scope="col">Price</th><th scope="col">Price mark</th><th scope="col">Price evidence</th><th scope="col">Service mark</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Kratom etc</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Gummy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Candy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Oil</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
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<h4>Known for</h4>
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<h3>The team</h3>
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<h3>Visiting Gary Liquor</h3>
<p>Address: 361 N Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA. Phone: (630) 690-7060. Hours: Mon to Sat 8 AM to 12 AM · Sun 10 AM to 10 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Gary Liquor and Food carries an assortment of craft beers, aromatic wines and kegs to keep the party flowing. The staff places a high priority on customer service, and will help you select the perfect beverage. Along with your favorite spirit, pick up a variety of snacks. Whether you’re stocking up for a party or simply enjoying drinks or snacks after work, quench your late night thirst with this thirst-quenching deal. We Do Carry CBD Products, Such As Oil, Gummy, Candy, Kratom Etc."</p>
<h4>When to go</h4>
<p>Quietest day: Tuesday. Busiest day: Saturday. From the popular times on its Google listing.</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Gary Ave & Thunderbird Trail</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Gary/Thunderbird</td><td>Transit station</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Gary Ave & Thunderbird Trail</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Entre Santos Mexican Grill</td><td>Mexican restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Gary Ave & Arapahoe Trail</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Gary Ave & Village Ct / Arapahoe Trail</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.3 average across 84 reviews: Google 84. (Confirmed, read September 16, 2026.)</p>
<p>Gary Liquor and Food is noted for its good selection but criticized for significant price markups on popular items. (AI guess, from 84 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Good selection of vodka and fine spirits</li>
<li>Clean store</li>
<li>Friendly staff</li>
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<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Prices higher at the register than tagged</li>
<li>Overpriced items compared to competitors</li>
<li>Unfulfilled orders via Drizly</li>
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<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
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<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>anywhere cheaper than the shop in Carol Stream that is still good?</h4>
<h4>Gary Liquor or Fair Price?</h4>
<h4>is there a day here that is not slammed</h4>
<h4>best liquor store in Carol Stream</h4>
<h4>ballpark before I book, what am I looking at</h4>
<h4>discounts for coming back, is that a thing</h4>
<h4>where does the shop post updates</h4>
<h4>first visit at Gary Liquor, what do I need to bring?</h4>
<h4>what do people usually buy there</h4>
<h4>opening hours at Gary Liquor in Carol Stream, what are they these days?</h4>
<h4>address for the shop, anyone have it?</h4>
<h4>Why do people rate Gary Liquor?</h4>
<h4>cancellation list here, is there one</h4>
<h4>what else is on Gary around Gary Liquor?</h4>
<h4>reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints?</h4>
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<h3>The AI Score: 22 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Carol Stream liquor stores run 22 to 49. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Gary Liquor scores 22, below the Carol Stream average of 34. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">Gary Liquor</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>0</td><td>Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>40</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>80</td><td>The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>90</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>74</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
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<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about a liquor store: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business</p>
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<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to Gary Liquor</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Gary Liquor and Food</td><td>LocalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://garyliquorandfood.gotoliquorstore.com/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Carol Stream, Illinois</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Gary Liquor is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
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<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the liquor stores in Carol Stream, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best liquor stores in Carol Stream: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carol-stream/liquor-store</li>
<li>Best businesses in Carol Stream: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/carol-stream</li>
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<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/chicago: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/chicago</li>
<li>/schaumburg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/schaumburg</li>
<li>/elgin: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/elgin</li>
<li>/lombard: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/lombard</li>
<li>/aurora: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/aurora</li>
<li>/st-charles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il/st-charles</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in Illinois: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/il</li>
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<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJmZ_nMi6rD4gRq4oYKRRYcFQ (accessed Sep 16, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Sep 16, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 20, 2026)</li>
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