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Just The Basics Mobile Bar
4.3 ★★★★☆ 18 Google reviews · Mobile bartending service — Lake Villa, Illinois
By appointment — contact to check your date
Plan your event
- Serves the Lake Villa, IL area — confirm your venue is inside their travel range when you inquire
- Licensed & insured licensing and liability insurance come up in reviews or their own materials — still ask for a current certificate of insurance; most venues require one
- Phone +1 217-381-8108
- Website jtbmobilebar.com
Booking basics
Mobile bartenders book by the date, not the walk-in — popular Saturdays (especially May–October) go months out, so inquire early with your date, venue, guest count, and whether you want a full package or dry hire. Most will hold a date with a deposit and a signed agreement.
How they'll run your bar
“We recently had Just the Basics provide the bar service for our daughter and son-in-law's wedding reception and they did a fantastic job!”
“We recently had Just the Basics provide the bar service for our daughter and son-in-law's wedding reception and they did a fantastic job!”
Add-ons they offer
“They offer a variety of signature drinks to choose from and we chose the Vodka Strawberry Lemonade and it was delicious.”
What hosts say again and again
“Just the Basics was the BEST decision we made for our wedding! Madison & her team are simply amazing & so sweet to work with!”
“Madison's abilites to create an amazing cocktail, provide professional and inviting service and work with her clients are UNMATCHED!”
From the reviews
We used JTB Mobile Bar for my Dad’s retirement party and they were wonderful! Madison and her team were very accommodating and an absolute pleasure to work with. They offer a variety of signature drinks to choose from and we chose the Vodka Strawberry Lemonade and it was delicious.
We had Just the Basics + their super cute trailer at our wedding reception this weekend and it was so perfect! Madison and her team were so incredibly sweet and so much fun to work with. They made the cutest cocktails for our guests and everyone loved it!
We recently had Just the Basics provide the bar service for our daughter and son-in-law's wedding reception and they did a fantastic job! Madison is a terrific person and she and her team are great to work with.
Absolutely the best bar service around!! Madison delivers tasty and creative drinks, (lavendar haze is a personal favorite), amazing service and just the best bartenders. Everyone always has a smile on their face and willing to help in whatever way possible to make an event successful. 12/10 every time!
Booking Just The Basics Mobile Bar for a wedding
Weddings come up for Just The Basics Mobile Bar — confirmed on their own site, so they'll know the rhythm of the day: cocktail hour hits all at once, then the bar settles into a steady hum until the last dance. Two numbers get your quote right. First, the staffing math: the standard rule is one bartender per 50–75 guests — so a 150-guest wedding usually means two to three bartenders, and going thin here is the classic cocktail-hour line mistake. Second, drinks per guest: plan on roughly two drinks in the first hour and one per hour after; a dry-hire bartender can turn that into an exact shopping list for your headcount so nothing runs out and nothing goes back to the store.
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