ABC Liquor

Loveeee itttt close & Convenient just down the street from me nice and friendly people

I’m new to the town/​state and was a bit disappointed at the lack of liquor stores in my area so a co-​worker mentioned this place to me. Also, I am a bit shocked by how much more expensive liquor bottles are here… and totally confused why they sell half proof liquor basically everywhere.
Disclaimer — her feedback was that this is in a shady part of town and it’s not a «good» liquor store, but it does have a larger selection than most.
It’s exactly as I expected it. It’s a fairly small store and the full proof liquor was only one aisle, which was guarded by a guy with a rope. Yes folks, this liquor store has a bouncer. I also made friends with a very nice hobo while waiting for my husband to call me back on what he wanted me to purchase. Sadly, it was just as limited a selection as the other stores I’ve found and just as expensive. (I think this is just something I will have to get used to.)
I probably won’t make a special trip to go there again but it served it’s purpose and I will have an interesting experience to remember.

This is a great place, friendly service, and the selection is great. When you actually try to hunt down odd liquours and liquers, this place is likely to have it.
Ok beer and wine selection as well. The prices are very reasonable, I supplied liquor for a party of 50 – 75 people for around $ 160, and that was middle of the road liquor (not plastic bottled vodka).
They do take credit card, although I believe they charge a service fee for it ($ 2?). I just brought cash.
Plenty of parking, and they have boxes if you buy a lot of stuff. They also have a large ¹⁄₅ bottle selection.

This is a very large store at the corner of Rt 161 and Karl Road. They have everything you can think of and then some in the liquor department. On top of that they have a drive-​through tire store and a place you can rent a U-​Haul. I kid you not! The people are nice though and I buy my liquor there, what little I buy.

I should be thankful that any stores remain open here in the heart of the Northland Hood. I feel safe here, the staff looks like they would open fire at the first sign of any problem, so I haven’t seen any gun fights here. They don’t accept credit cards, which I think makes them one of the last 2 businesses in the US, but they have their own ATM, that gets them $ 3 if you use it, so bring cash and they have plenty of plain paper bags to carry out your booze.

This is a supermarket of liquor stores, housing more kinds of spirits than any other place i’ve visited in Columbus. But I’ve never investigated their beer selection which is not conspicuous and may not be extensive. I could be wrong on that point, though.
The help is friendly and efficient at ABC, though many of them speak little English. They originate from somewhere in Asia.
I noticed some very premium-​looking tequilas and expensive scotches last time i was there. ABC is a good place to go for a bottle of your old standby or if you want to browse for a new type or brand of poison.