Northside Drive Liquor Store

I’ve been meaning to review this place for a while because it’s my go to liquor store on Northside. I come here often and my reason for doing so is because of the helpful and friendly service! I always have a pleasant experience when buying alcohol here! The guys who work here know their stuff and when I want to try something new, they always have it and let me know about it! There’s always parking in the big parking lot that may be crowded on a weekend and it’s a two level store. Prices are decent, average. Definitely stop by if you’re in the area.

Several days ago, my lady and I stopped by this liquor store to buy a few some things for a party. While I do think that they can adequately satisfy most folks’ get-​their-​drank-​on needs, I don’t plan on returning anytime soon. Helpful tidbits:
*****
I. STORE SETUP
–Most of the hard liquor resides behind the counter.
–There’s an upper and lower floor. Upper floor mainly has wines and the lower has both mixers and beers (fridge).
–Parking lot is surprisingly large. One shouldn’t have any trouble finding a spot.
II. SERVICE
I did not have a pleasant experience with the staff there. I asked a woman there about a specific kind of vodka, and all she did was begrudgingly walk over and point to it. She then walked away to go read a book. Not professional.
However, there was a man that was nice, and he did help us when we asked for help.
III. ATMOSPHERE/​DÉCOR
It’s musty and eerily quiet. They could definitely play some music there.
IV. PRICES
Seems about right, although, not everything is clearly labeled.
V. OVERALL
While I think Northside Drive can adequately satisfy your alcohol needs, it’s not a place you should go out of your way for. In addition, the motel next door — where they advertise something like $ 300 a week — makes me a bit uncomfortable.

Horrible experience. Very rude cashier took my legal ID accusing me of have a fake. Would not accept insurance cards, credit or debit cards as verification. I was treated like a criminal for being 23 with a legal ID. Never shop here

Excellent experience, selection and pricing!
I was concerned based on prior reviews that staff was racist so I really avoided this establishment. My beau said «let’s give them a try»
We were greeted upon arrival with a smile and «hello».
I love Tito’s vodka and my beau loves Patron tequila so we know comparable pricing.
We left with a sample of DEEP EDDY vodka for me to try (no cost to us).
I’ll be back and had to share the review of my experience.
#tellingyouwhatithink #dpursuitisreal

I have a soft spot for this sketchy little liquor store. The prices seem fine. I appreciate the older gentleman who works behind the counter. I get the sense he’s the owner but who knows.
All the liquor is behind the counter, which is a little annoying because you can’t peruse the way you can at other places. But they’re patient and helpful.
The rest of the store is filled with wine. I guess they don’t care if steal the wine? Just kidding, don’t go stealing their wine. But do go visit this little store if you’re on the west side and in need of a bottle of some sort.

Helpful folks and a pretty solid selection. You could do a lot worse than this solid neighborhood package store. There’s no reason to make this place a destination, but it’s a great pass-​by trip.
You’re not going to find rare things here, but you can find something to fill every niche needed. You can find a handful of quality spirits of every flavor and a plethora of the standard spirits of every flavor. The beer selection is pretty great, and it has something for everyone while not trying to compete with Hop City.

People are friendly, but the store is crappy and prices are very expensive. I got a gift pack of 750 ml of Baileys with festive nips for $ 20.00 at another store and this store charges $ 29 just for just 750ml of Bailey’s. Parking is limited and all the bottles are behind the counter, so it is not a pleasant shopping experience at all. I will go to a store where you can actually park with ease, look at the merchandise, and pay a lot less for a better shopping experience. With West Midtown and Atlantic Station, they would do much better if they cleaned up the cracktown vibe of the store.

This store remains a dim spot on the landscape despite the bright, shiny lights of Atlantic Station in the background. They obviously don’t sell much wine here because all of the bottles are covered in dust. I think beer is their main business. Oh, and maybe lottery tickets because there’s a pretty large area dedicated to that.
It’s comforting that there isn’t any bullet-​proof glass, but there’s probably a reason they keep most of the liquor behind the counter.

There are not a lot of liquor stores in the Atlantic Station /​Westside area. Located at the north east corner of Northside Dr.& 17^th Street this place can only be entered by traveling northbound on Northside Drive. Consequently, you can only turn out northbound on Northside Dr. when leaving.
The place is usually clean and they keep the riff raff to a minimum. They have most of the popular liquors and you can find the occasional seasonal/​rare beer too. The liquor is behind the counter, but the staff is usually knowledgable and friendly about whatever you need.

As many times as I’ve wanted to stop and get something adult and yummy on the way home I never noticed this little shack on Northside Drive… and I’ve worked over this way for 3 years y’all. This is the one at Northside and 17^th. Hubby D pointed it out last weekend while we were running around on the Westside.
Small beer selection, the liquor is behind the counter. The wine selection looks promising, there was a lot of it anyways.
The staff was great, they were laughing it up with us while we were trying to decide what to get.
I’d definitely pop in here again if I needed to pick up a mixer or something on the way home.

This friendly neighborhood liquor store has stayed true to the foundation it was built on despite having high rise condos and corporate offices being built around it. The owner prides himself in being a dependable one stop store friendly enough to serve anyone on a Monday or Friday night.
You won’t find any flashing lights or cardboard cut outs of 90-​has-​beens here. Instead the yellow glow reflects the dust particles on wine bottles and adds highlights to the owners graying hair.
The store has been open about as long as Tech has (or it at least looks like that) and is located just about a half a mile away from campus. It’s the place of choice for most fresh 21 year olds to make their first alcohol purchase be it whiskey or tequila or rum — mine was Smirnoff Twists’ watermelon flavored vodka (I still have the bottle to remind me of memories I can’t remember).
The only challenge customers have after purchasing a handle of grenadine (ha-​ha) is trying to get out of the parking lot — no left turns onto Northside Drive. I think the cops have caught on that everyone pulls illegal u turns, and as long as you share your six pack, they won’t have to share with you a ticket.