Midtown Liquor

David and Farid are awesome! I’m fasting from tequila for lint, and they were very resourceful and able to help me find an alternative adult beverage. Naturally, I asked a ton of questions, but they were both very patient. I also had to purchase several other items that they assisted with as well! Prices are perfect ! I’ll be back!

I’ve gone to this place 3 times now, and was charged $ 11.11 one day for a 6 pack of Rolling rock, and $ 11.00 the next day, then $ 11.11 the following day. All of which I think is extremely expensive for Rolling Rock. Isn’t it like $ 6.99 Anyway, The younger guy I found extremely rude and shady. When I ask for a reciept, he gets angry with me. The next day when I asked him if he had a specific beer, he cuts me off and says «What we have over there is what we have» He has no business in the customer service business. I’ve never had to write a Unilocal review for anyone. I’m glad this service is out there
Dana

The location can be hard to spot, but it’s worth finding. They have a great selection of beer here and the owner was really friendly. I don’t mind spending a couple more dollars on a good beer and it’s nice to find a place with a good variety.
When I was there they had two ladies selling jewelry inside the store. I didn’t find anything that I liked, but they were friendly. Stop and check it out the next time you’re in the area.

Great beer and wine selection surprisingly. Didn’t expect that to happen within a 50 foot radius of Pioneer Chicken. Plenty of Belgians and CA Microbrews. You can also buy some sweet shoes and socks.

Pretty good beer selection and Sierra Nevada six-​packs on sale for $ 6.99. Pretty poor food selection but I’m rating it as a liquor store so we’ll overlook that. Why the one-​star rating?
I bought said $ 6.99 six pack today and my total was $ 8.90. I asked why it was so high and he said, «Tax and CRV. You go to Ralphs, you pay $ 10.»
You know why I’m not at Ralphs? Because I don’t want to pay $ 10. I said that that seemed high to me and that they charge less at the liquor store I frequent on Hauser and San Vicente. He went to grab money out of the register to give me more change (a sure sign of guilt if you ask me) but I just said not to worry about it and left.
Just did research. Here’s what he should have charged me:
$ 6.99 — six pack
6 x 5 cents per bottle CRV = 30 cents
CA sales tax 6.99×8.75% = 52 cents
TOTAL: $ 7.81
So he overcharged me by $ 1.09
Times are tough but you know what? They’re tough for everyone.
I live two blocks away and I won’t be back.

Super expensive. Only worth it when I’m in a rush or Picking up dinner at Pioneer Chicken.

I’ve lived by this place for about 10 years and visit at least twice a week. The owner keeps buying my brand of cigarettes because I keep consistently buying them, but he’s no fool, if he sees that Dunhills are not selling he will stop buying them. I have grown to understand that the world does not, in fact, revolve around me. I give this place 5 stars for its amazing customer service and for its amazing selection of wine, beer and spirits. I love the Jazz men painted outside and I love buying my lotto tickets here because it feels like family, everyone is rooting for each other and already figuring out how to divide our millions. Best place for a hangover because they sell those single packets of Asprin and sleep medicine. Sometimes, one must find some charm in the «crabby», I don’t find him crabby, just focused. And FYI the Gloves… poor guy was allergic to money, I asked.

I’ve finally boycotted this store! It started out as one of my favorites because they’re one of the only stores that carry my preferred brand of smokes. Then they stopped ordering them for me but promised again and again that they were on the way. I stopped in many times and would end up buying a different brand, but the price would fluctuate wildly. I was once charged $ 5.50. When I questioned it, the cashier told me that it was my «special price» because he didn’t have my regular smokes! Like he was giving me a deal!
If they for whatever reason were not going to carry my brand anymore, they should have just told me instead of having me spin my wheels.
The price thing… Way overpriced on so many items, it’s unbelievable. Also, on one of my last visits i asked for cash back and the cashier arbitrarily chose $ 3 as the fee for giving me the cash. I went to City National up the street instead.
The parking lot is really dirty and lots of loitering goes on there. No big deal when they had what I wanted, but now it seems to stand out more.
The upside is that it is conveniently located and easy to enter the parking lot from all directions, whether you’re on Olympic or San Vicente and there’s never a pile-​up in the parking lot like some 7 – 11’s. Also they have sort of a seedy vibe going on in there that I kinda like. They’ve got a wide array of condoms displayed on the counter, incense, bizarre framed prints for sale, etcetera. Still, not enough to lure me back in.
The old crab did give me an orange once from his tree, though… he’s not so bad.
²⁄₀₉ — They’re still up to their old tricks with the fluctuating prices. I’ll avoid this place in the future.

Sometimes sketchy and the owner doesn’t seem too friendly. I’m guessing it’s the owner’s son that works sometimes, he’s much more friendly and welcoming, but the old guy is a freakin’ crab. Prices can fluctuate from one visit to the next ($ 5.25 to $ 5.50 to $ 5.25 to $ 5.40 to $ 5.25 for a pack of American Spirits?), but it’s within walking distance to home.
23May2006 update: Maybe the old crab read this review. He’s been more pleasant, but it still skeeves me out when he decides to wear the latex gloves. The prices still fluctuate. Last week I went to buy a pack of smokes and I gave him $ 5.25, not sure what the price was that day, and he sort of shrugged, I sort of shrugged, and the deal was done. The next day I went back (my cat can’t keep his paws off of them, he coughs like a maniac) and he said «$ 5.40.» And some new guy is in there now and then and he tells me $ 5.25. Fuuuuuck.