St. Johns Liquor Store

Staff at this store is incredibly rude… but then again they dont need to compete in a real economy like the rest of us. We aren’t allowed choices in Oregon. but I usually go to Kenton now.

Are all liquor stores in Oregon like this? The design of the place makes it feel like you’re doing something wrong by being there. Or, if they had liquor stores in prison, this is what it would be like. And the selection sucks so badly I don’t know where to begin. Hopefully, as St. Johns gentrifies and fills up with people who have money, they will refine this place and its selection. And what is up with the gross musty smell? As it stands, its just… well… horrible. (Oh and they don’t take American Express, which is another absurdity).
I have nothing negative to say about the people who work there — they seem fine, which is why I’m not giving them only one star.
Hurry up gentrification!!!

This is the closest one to our house. While I do agree the staff is friendly, we were charged $ 349.95 instead of $ 34.95 for a half gallon due to the cashier’s error. That clerk, and his manager, forced us to wait until the charge fell off pending transactions at our bank — five days — instead of issuing us an immediate refund. That meant we could not access our own money due to the store’s error. I don’t know about you, but over $ 300.00 missing in your budget over five days makes a big difference, so for this act alone I give the store and its management a big thumbs down. Additionally, it is closed on Sunday, which is not convenient for working folks. To top the cake, today, we walked over a mile to it, and found a sign in the door that it closed today due to weather. Seriously? You closed your doors on your only weekend day available to the working folks of St. John’s? Frankly, I prefer a store in which I can count on good customer service and availability to the working person, especially if it is the only store serving a large area. Going forward, I am shopping downtown on Washington Street after work to ensure I receive good customer service and am not overcharged.

This is my liquor store since it’s only a mile from my house (most of us in Portland only get the one, not like in civilized parts of the country). But I’ve had others…
I like these guys. They are friendly and they know their stuff. They recently added a center counter to separate the lines that sometimes you have to endure. Portland folks take that need for personal space thing a little far when standing in a queue, but it’s better now. My pet peeve — keep pineapple juice stocked — ALWAYS.

Fast, efficient, clean and friendly. All you really need from a liquor store.

Blows my mind that we can’t just pop into our local grocery store or TJ’s and pick up a bottle of straight booze, we actually have to visit a liquor store. This particular store is nice enough, service is alright but we can’t «browse» the bottles. You walk up to the counter and request what liquor you want.
This one is close to our house and in one of my favorite neighborhoods so St. Johns liquor is our stop for our vodka.
Mom and Dad, don’t be surprised if all you see is bottle of liquor on my Christamas wishlist this year and friends proceed as usual, you know what we like to drink.

Great friendly people work here and they act like they enjoy their job or maybe they have been sampling. Either way, I like this store, but as is the case with many Oregon Liquor stores, everything is behind the counter.
I prefer to browse and sometimes my old eyes cannot see everything. I also like to read labels, yes, even on liquor bottles.
I would prefer a privately owned store, but this is Oregon.

If I had a liquor store in St. Johns across from an Al-​anon I’d keep the bottles behind the bar too. I do like to read everything on the labels so this is a downer for me. I’m a browser.
I have always had pretty good service here. It is best to go when there isn’t a line if you want to browse and ask a lot of questions. They don’t have any organic options and for Portland it is a good idea to stock at least an organic gin or vodka.
There are plenty of options though and they have a lot of the party frills for mixing drinks so you don’t have to go to the Safe-​way to get the other end of your cocktail happening.
Also they have two kinds of grain alcohol (190 proof) and a corn-​shine available!
I’ll 5 star them when they stock some organics. I’m a big fan of infusing my own gins and making organic vanilla extract needs organic vodka.

I’m a big fan of the St. John’s liquor store. The owner is very friendly and all the employee’s are knowledgeable and will make recommendations. The selection is great, I have always found what I was looking for and the prices are good. One thing I also like about the store is how easy everything is to see.
Overall they are a no frills store that get’s the basics done well. My preferred liquor store.

It’s a liquor store, you can’t touch the bottles, have your eyes checked prior, your register operater will be pleasant and not your friend, Perfect, Liquor, done, beggars outside can be ignored, just be face down and not pay attention, the homeless don’t hang out here, if they were really homless would the power wheelchair really have juice at 4 in the afternoon?

This is a decent liquor store, and the closest one to my house. The selection could be a little better. The staff is pretty friendly. I know of better staffed liquor stores, more knowledgeable, and more gregarious staffs. The biggest drawback is the transients that are fairly aggressive in their attempts to get you to relinquish your liquids, and cash. This is also one of those liquor stores that keep you further than an arms distance from the bottles. Because of this I only recommend it for restocking common items, and not for exploring new things.

This liquor store is close to my house, so it is the one that I generally go to. They have a decent selection and good prices. The staff is mostly friendly (the owners wife is curt, but still helpful).
I would give them more stars if they would discourage the transients from hanging out in their doorway.

Friendly service, willing to special order, eclectic and impressive collection for a tiny, grungy little store-​front in downtown St. Johns — you go, guys! Thanks, y’all!