J & E Delicatessen

J & E Deli touts sammies. not seeing a deli counter, didn’t bother looking for them. lots of slightly pricey wines, average priced micro & mainstream beers. snacks, cookies, didn’t see pricing. lots of incresing edibles here, just not priced
drink: «calypso» southern peach lemonade (1.99)
–slight tartness, very sweet (cane sugar)
–should have stayed with regular lemonade.
3ish stars.
notes:
–some winos/​pan handlers hung around here.
«just say no».

I was just passing by, started getting hungry and thirsty. Your usual corner store, the guy behind the counter seemed friendly so that’s a good thing. I’d make a stop to come in for something to munch and sip on the next time I am in the area.

If I could marry a cornerstore in the TL it would be this one. Everybody who works here is super friendly and even when I’m just passing by outside they will give me a wave. Prices are decent especially compared to the evil overpriced scamming Bread and Butter down the block. Smallish selection of beers but whatever its a corner store… if I wanted my fancy froofy beer I wouldn’t go to any corner store. However, that being said, they were definitely sportin some New Belgium 2 Below which TOTALLY made my frickin night.
Much love.

The sign touting something like «world’s best BBQ» drew me in. Thought that was odd on the exterior of a liquor store. In the tenderloin.
I exited with a skewer of chicken that is being saved as a salad topping, but I had to have at least one bite to see if they were delivering on their promise.
While I wouldn’t say world’s best, it was pretty good, and at less than $ 3, also a pretty good deal.

*ring* *ring*
Me: Heeeyyy Little Bro!
AM: Hey Sis! What are you doing?
Me: Nothing. Same as you!
AM: Pabst and the pool?
Me: Done and done!
So I’m observing my usual weekday pool and beer session with my token little brother/​understudy. This necessitates me stopping at a nearby corner store to get the requisite Pabst we require to beat the heat and draw the jealous glances from the underage students also frequenting the pool area. This is the ONLY reason why I step inside J&E. They have the tall, 24 oz, cans of Pabst. Other than that, I wouldn’t walk into this store for anything because their selection is as picked over as the crack head on the corner’s face. Apparently that same crack head also stocks the shelves in his spare time because this place always has the most randomly sorted and arranged items with glaring gaps in stock. It also just has that «creepy» vibe to it that makes me feel like I don’t want to be inside this place as it’s solo customer in case something out of «Hostel» the movie occurs. I know that’s probably just me but… yeah. Oh and their deli case looks NASTY. I would NEVER trust getting a sandwich from here and I’m like a cockroach when it comes to food and chemical exposure. That should tell you something.