Mlk Food Store

Great beer/​wine selection. However, the owner fancies himself some sort of sommelier and always barrages me with recommendations even though he knows I’m a simple Lone Star kinda guy. Also, the ice trough with all the single beers needs to be cleaned!!! Stopped buying singles cause they’re always slimy and moldy.

Looking for Lone Pint’s Yellow Rose? Check these guys first! Few places get the highly sought-​after Mosiac IPA but these guys seem to get it regularly, you just have to ask for it because most of the time they keep it behind the bar. Last time I went they were only selling 1 per customer but that’s understandable. Not into Yellow Rose? MLK Food Store has a wide variety of other craftbeers as well. You’ll find something you like! Living in the Kyle/​Buda area, I don’t make it out this way often but if I’m on the hunt for the latest craft flavors, they’re definitely on my list of beer places.

This small convenience store does its job in providing quick items such as milk, bread, beer. However, the 2^nd or 3^rd visit in (I live next door so I was hoping to love this business), I bought stamps. The owner insisted that the USPS Forever stamps he was selling me were 75 cents/​stamp (this is absolutely inflated). When he tried to charge me $ 15.00 for a single booklet, I called him out. He refused to budge and was adamant that «this is the market price for these stamps.»
I will not be going back to support a store that relies on upcharging it’s customers to make an extra buck or two.

My favorite neighborhood bodega. Anything you want… They will bring it in. Just ask!

One of the best places in Austin, perhaps In all of Texas to afford rare, exclusive craft beers at prices most can’t refuse. Their selection is abundant and the staff are friendly and knowledgable about every kind of beer, cider, and/​or wine in the store. If you’re looking for the most latest and most sought out alcoholic beverage, you got to check out MLK Food Store. Guaranteed to go back.
–Jonathan Garcia

Really amazing selection of imported and domestic beer, and they just expanded their selection about a month ago. Completely unassuming, but seriously probably one of the best places in town to buy beer. Wine selection is okay, but here it’s really about the beer.

MLK Food store is right down the street from where I live and is a great spot, mostly for their selection of craft beer that is constantly being updated. I especially like that they have a facebook group where they will post when they have new or limited edition beers available. Their food selection is a little lackluster as far as convenience stores go but it is to be expected given that their focus seems to be on their beer and wine sales. Their wines are marked up only just slightly from what you would find at a supermarket or wine store so it’s really worth it for the convenience!

Total hole in the wall, but wow what a great selection! Stopped by here on my way home one evening; yes, they sell food, but mostly just go for the beer. Great prices, huge selection. Plenty of delicious stouts, IPA’s, you name it.

Very unassuming looking spot and a tad out of the way, but a great beer selection and they carry some of the harder to find stuff which is a plus for craft beer lovers. When I stopped in to pick up a couple bottles the other week, The owner thanked me generously for visiting and said they were making efforts to carry even more great beers. Very friendly people which is great to see and I’m happy to support them whenever possible. It doesn’t hurt that their prices were some of the most reasonable anywhere in town for the stuff that I bought that day too.

Fantastic beer store that’s been under my nose this whole time…
Rushed over to purchased a 4-​pack of KBS for $ 19.99. Very cheap and reasonable price point for an otherwise rare and highly sought after beer. Other places on the east side (not to name any names…) were charging ONE bottle of KBS for $ 10. Ridiculous.
Very friendly folks, and from quick glance, their beer selection is quite impressive for a smaller store front. They recently got into the Twitter game to post their latest offerings. Will be back because 1) they got the good stuff and 2) they’re not trying to rip you off.

Not what you would expect when you look outside and see bars on the windows and a very old looking sign. It is an alcoholics dream when you walk in and see single cans of beer sitting in an ice cold chest, any brand of cigarette and all the lottery/​scratch off tickets you could ever want.
However if you look behind the buy-​a-​can, you will find they have an awesome selection of beers and wines. They carry some up-​to-​date, hard to find brands and a few good ciders-​HOORAY for cider lovers. It is sort of a mini Specs, so it would be a great place to stop when you’re going over to a friends house and you would like to bring them something different or nice to drink. And for those who live close by it is a great place to stop and pick up a few things that you might have forgotten at the grocery store like milk, bread, or even sandwiches.
As usual I am taking away one star because of accessibility. There is a concrete made ramp to get in, not great but it is there, however; the old-​school door is superheavy for those of us who need assistance getting through the door. Getting around the aisles is doable as any mini mart would be. Otherwise I would give this place five stars for what it is. Don’t judge this book by its cover, go in — you might be surprised!

Great craft beer selection for such a nice little store. They do have natty light and four loco if that’s your preference, but I saw a hard to find 120 min Dogfishhead amongst other exciting choices!

Owners are so nice. HUGE variety of DELICIOUS beer. I’m serious. It’s like beer heaven. It’s a little more expensive than if you got the beer from a grocery store, but it’s not too bad. Large wine selection too. Don’t be fooled by the outside exterior. This place has quality alcohol and the regular convenient store snacks.

It took me a while to realize that «food store» means «beer store.» Once you’ve got that figured out, then MLK won’t disappoint.

First, the map shows the wrong location. MLK Store is at the corner of Clifford Ave. and MLK. You can’t miss it! It is covered in signs saying «Milk, Bread, Soda, Ice, Lone Star». Also you can get malt liquor, lottos, and wire money to your friends and family.
Now, if you are thinking this store is below your taste is beverages, think again! They even have a few microbrews and organic beers.
The people working there are nice and don’t judge me for being white on the East Side. The have a BIG jar of pickles on the counter and they told me that it only takes 2 weeks to sell all of them (they empty the old pickle juice if you were wondering — we asked).