Stop-N-Go Foods Store

I never thought I would see myself giving a convenient store nicknamed «stab and grab» 5 stars on Unilocal but that’s where we are.
Stop n Go is awesome for a few reasons.
1) Convenience. The location is great, has a parking lot with a good amount of spots, and is open all the time.
2) They want people to come to their store. They have drawings every month for cool stuff (skis, beer cooler, chairs, a bike, etc.) and they give away free promotional items when they have them (cups, stickers, coozies). Did I mention they’re active on social media?! That in itself just rocks.
3) Alcohol selections/​deals. For being such a small store, they have a great variety of wine and beer. Not a ton, but definitely a good amount to choose from. It helps narrow down my decision when they have a special. Right now it is a 12 pack of Hudepohl cans for $ 4.99! Can’t beat it.
I come here a lot and that won’t change any time soon.

Update to let everyone know this place has a CRAZY good local beer selection! Mad tree, rhinegeist, mt. carmel, Moerlein — they’ve got it all. Also a ton of great craft seasonal beers including large format beers and my favorite, PumKING.

Stop-​N-​Go is one of the better convenience stores in the University area. It is always clean, has cheap beer, and even a Fifth Third ATM. Many people refer to it as the Stab-​N-​Grab or as the Stop-​N-​Rob. Since I have been attending UC (over three years) I have never heard of it being robbed, so I think this is just a term of endearment. Unfortunately the parking is very bad (small and has a bunch of puddles that will be filled with oily gooey liquid even on the hottest and driest of days). It is located very close to most off-​campus housing and is many times better than Angels Carryout II. Prices are a little steep on many things, but beer is usually cheaper than other convenience stores in the area.

Stop-​N-​Go, or as the college crowd calls it, Stop-​N-​Rob is actually a very decent little corner store. It has an excellent location, right next to campus and on the way to the highways or downtown.
I never went into Stop-​N-​Go until recently because of all the nicknames that is owns but recently I wanted a coffee and decided to venture in as I was passing by. One thing I noticed is how well maintained the building and interior were. Being in Clifton you see a lot of grungy buildings especially from corner stores like this but I was pleasantly surprised.
I walked over to where the coffee was and realized that their selection took up almost a whole corner of the store. This was nice to see as most gas stations or store like this only give you two pots of coffee and a vanilla cappuccino machine. Here, though I could pick from a variety of coffees, cappuccino and lattes drinks. Not up to Starbucks or Coffee Emporium selection obviously, but it was still nice I didn’t have to pour 4 hour old coffee into a tiny Styrofoam cup. Next to the coffee was a pretty decent donut and muffin cabinet. To go along with the nice selection was the fact that it was only 99 cents. Grab a Coffee Card and get your 6^th coffee free as well.
Besides the coffee the rest of the shop is pretty standard selling cold drinks, chips, candy, and cigarettes as you would expect all reasonably priced. Also, Stop-​N-​Go still sells those pesky Four Loko’s that are big right now and they sell em by the case, literally. I think they are at $ 23 dollars for a case of Four Loko. They still sell them at this time but not sure how long they’ll be there. Just ask the clerk to grab ya a case.
Overall, I’m not sure if all the bad rep is warranted. I am certain that their have been incidents in the past as all stores have had but for now I feel like I’d rather come in here than trying to maneuver around any other gas station around town. I’m not saying that it’s a place worth driving out of the way for but if you driving by go ahead and, Stop-​N-​Go, into this small little convenience store.

With such a convenient location, and a variety of 40oz’ how could any college student pass up Stop-​N-​Rob for their late night festivities?

Easily among the most popular stores for weekend nights, this place knows what it’s there for: junk food, cigarettes, and alcohol. The lines will start to accumulate as the night progresses and more and more UC students find themselves in need of snacks, tobacco, or beer.
As far as the latter goes, they stock a decent selection, with most refrigerated so as to sate your need for instant inebriation. Bells, Great Lakes, Founders, and other well-​known and well-​crafted microbrews offer the urbane palate something to find in this urban hovel. A tad overpriced, but just a tad, and you’re paying for convenience.
And yes, it is a little sketchy. But there’s always a police officer inside (mostly to scare away those 20-​year-​olds) and plenty of other people who just want some superficial indulgence.