Save-More Market

I bought a bottle of whiskey from my neighborhood liquor store and a few minutes later I’m home and I find my purse and work papers are drenched because the bottle cap was so loosely resting on the bottle that the lid with the seal intact and attached came right off the second I look to examine it. I called the store and they asked me to bring it back so they can see, and I’m shocked by the disregard. It looked like the bottle had clearly been tampered with and instead of trying to understand my concern, he screws the lid tightly back on and says there are no problems. Are you kidding me? Why would I risk drinking something that anybody could have easily messed with? I’m absolutely shocked that anybody would say that an open bottle is ok to sell and then try to cite California law prohibiting a return of alcohol. I don’t want them to take it back to resell it! I am just worried about the safety. Never going back.

Amazing place to shop! Sam (owner) and Andy are amazing! When I moved into the neighborhood they were friendly faces. They gave awesome tips for what’s fun and new in the area. Being from the East Coast Sam makes sure he has all the seasonal beers ready. If I find beer, liquor, and food that he doesn’t have he will put in an order to get it.

When I moved to the neighborhood I used to go there almost every day (you know, it’s open till late, and you always need something last minute). That is until I started realize that most of the things they sell are expired! Yes, expired for YEARS, not days.
When I mentioned it to Sam he got angry and practically kicked me out if the store. He’s definitely not a person I would recommend.
Also if you are a girl, I would avoid going there. My girl friends all had the impression he is a pervert, and never wanted to go back there after the first time they went by themselves.
There is an other convenience store at the opposite corner, and — although I have to cross two lights when walking there — they are way nicer, and the quality is a lot higher with comparable prices.

It’s always a joy seeing Sam’s smiling face!
Sam and Andrew remember everyone’s name, remember life events while chit chatting, and of course remember what I regularly purchase.
If there’s something you want that he doesn’t stock, he’s happy to try and get it for you.
I’m a beer person, and he’s got great prices on most anything you can think of – Though I’m not a wine/​liquor person, he definitely has a HUGE selection of both (with knowledgable advice to go along with it)

Not sure why people talk about how great the prices are. Now this is just one sample size, but a nature valley bar costs $.75 down the street, $ 1.00 at another place down the street. But low and behold at the «Save-​More» Market, it costs $ 1.75. I asked him if this was a mistake, he looked at me like I was crazy. I told him what it costs in other places, and he dismissed me and gave me a «get the fawk out of my store» look. Way to win over a customer. So a few things, either his supplier sucks, or he’s ripping people off. Which one is it? Neither bodes well. And another, don’t be a dick when people call you out. Explain yourself. Or maybe because this place has 4.5 stars, he feels like he can just try and rip people off? This guy and this place sucks. With so many options in the neighborhood, even just across the street, why bother.

Decent prices for small market who usually overcharge

The best place to buy high-​end booze without driving into Union Square or BevMo. I am annoyingly specific about liquor/​brand and I had previously wasted time at Bi-​Rite, Safeway, and Falletti Foods. I asked if Save-​More carried what I wanted and the next day they had it on their shelves. I should also mention the wine selection is better than other corner stores. I’d come here for booze needs even if I moved out of the neighborhood… a real gem of a store.

Sam and Andrew are the best two dudes in the liquor store business. Their corner store is amazing and they have a KILLER wine/​beer/​booze selection,
Long live a Savemore Market.

Sam, the owner is always smiling, best customer service, i like his store, i have to stop there once or twice a day.

Sam is absolutely the best. Hands down. Great and friendly service, the only store I go to for my red wine nights. Which is every night. So yeah, me and Sam are pretty tight.

I’ve lived in Western Addition for several years and visit Save-​More at least once a week. Sam, the owner, is super friendly and personable, remembers your name, and is always quick to help you find what you need! Great selection of wine, liquor, beer, and Amy’s Organic stuff. Compared to other corner stores in the area, prices are a bit less. Also, great art and murals on the exterior!

Save-​More has lots of beers, spirits in stock, all priced, some obviously overpriced. (haven’t compared there pricing to the hood though). 5 stars for the vast inventory. 3 stars at most for the pricing.
lots of other convenience items too, sodas, teas,
buys: inka chips «plaintain chips» 1.59
banana based, taste better than potato chips.
notes:
–very friendly, gracias service
–didn’t see any lotto tic signs.

The very definition of your friendly neighborhood liquor store, or maybe drug dealer. I get my poison here 3 – 4 times a week and Sam (the owner) is always friendly and will shoot the sh*t with me even when I’m obviously intoxicated. He remembers faces and preferences, let’s people bring their dogs into the store, and will go out of his way to find something for you in the store if he knows he has it. His prices are also a couple bucks cheaper than nearby alternatives too.
I’ve never been to a friendlier liquor store. Once you get to be a regular you won’t want to shop anywhere else.

I love this place! Sam is the best

I had introduced with the owner named Sam here while visiting the shop, a man having great personality & cordial behavior.
His shop is not so old. Here, beer & wine are found to be best qualified. Sam’s collection of beer is awesome. He himself showed me his personal wine collection which in not for sell actually. He offered me too. But I couldn’t share with him as I was in hurry. I bought beers & came back home quickly.

Amazing market with a large selection of beer, wine, and whiskey. Sam, the owner is very outgoing and friendly. Perfect place to buy all that you need at a great value. I highly recommend checking this place out if your in the area!

Sam is a good guy. A pleasure to see him whenever I pick up ice cream or occasionally some beer from an excellent collection and maybe even a bottle of nice scotch as a special treat…
He always recognizes me and is always friendly.
The new mural on the building is also quite beautiful — — I hope it stays and doesn’t get tagged!

Just moving away from the neighborhood but our memories of the City will be peppered with visits to the SaveMore Market. The lady and I lived a block away and would come here for just about anything money could buy.
Great local and exotic beer, large selection of wine, wide variety of frozen foods (good for those of us who can’t cook well without the misses) and tons of those crazy European candies that I remember from my childhood (Kinder-​eggs anyone?).
Sam the shopkeeper is a very friendly, helpful guide through his store. Sometimes it can be hard to find a very particular item and Sam will not blink an eye as he hurries to find it after you ask him. In fact, if you can’t find something and try to scurry out empty-​handed Sam will make sure he knows what you were looking for, try to find it and if he doesn’t have it in stock, will do his damnedest to order it.
All in all, SaveMore was our go-​to spot in our lovely neighborhood. We can only hope that we have a shop at least half as good as Sam’s at our new locale. Sad to see it go, but sure that the SaveMore will thrive in this rapidly up-​and-​coming neighborhood.

Save-​More Mart is my other corner store. I like the new murals out front and the clerk is super nice. The space/​layout is kinda cavernous and uninviting with an even stranger smell — the occasional whiff of mulch is common. Their hours are a bit weird as they don’t open until 1 or 2, but there are some deals to be found here: $ 1.90 Pbr; $ 0.99 RC cola, a midwest throwback cola I like more than pepsi. Good beer selection. I tend to choose Transfer over Save but I do find myself on that side of the street and pop in when convenient.

One of the only stores in the NOPA/​Divis/​Western Addition corridor that consistently carries Pirate’s Booty, and if you want to keep both of your legs, fellow Unilocalers, it’ll stay that way. Do not buy me out and make me resurrect my citywide hunt for this delicious, addictive treat. I mean it.
The owner is a sweet man and very accommodating to my near intervention-​worthy cravings for Pirate’s Booty. They also sell heaps of alcohol and other treats but the reliable availability of Pirate’s Booty is what keeps me coming back. Now if only they’d start selling the blue cans of Sweet Leaf Tea I’d pitch a tent out front and call this place home.