Stewart’s Corner Store

Stewart’s Grocery has a limited selection of beers, either underpriced or unpriced. passed.
eats: sammie (2.99)
–turkey and cheese, looked like
–not a whole sammie, just an ½ hoagie, not a great vaule. ok, wasn’t spoiled, just cold
–dry taste, no condiments… just a plain hoagie.
crumbs:
–need to eat regularly, or i would get an ulcer so i grab anything most times
no time to sit and eat. just grab and go.

Had a terrible U-​Haul experience with this place. The guy will try to scam you by saying there was damage on the truck when there isn’t. We returned our truck 15 minutes before they closed, and he was too lazy to go out and check the truck for damage. He called us the next morning saying there was damage, which is a lie, and said, ‘I was closing up the shop, I couldn’t check for damage last night, but this morning there was damage.’ So either:
1. The truck was damaged overnight in his sketchy neighborhood, or
2. He’s trying to scam us out of $ 150 by making up a false damage report.
Since his Unilocal reviews are terrible, I’m going to assume it’s #2. If he tries to charge us, I’m going to refute the charges with my bank & U-​Haul corporate, and let them know just what a scumbag he is.

I lived a block away from this place, so needlesstosay, it became my go-​to spot for quick pick ups on my way home or on my way out.
The place itself is nothing special, just your typical corner store — but what DOES make this place the best corner store in all of SF is the people! The guys who work there are AWESOME and many times I’d just pop in to say hello. They met my sister who lived in Denver at the time who came to visit, and every time after that, they ask «How is Jennifer???» etc.
I no longer live in SF, but I’ll always remember those wonderful guys at Stewart’s and if I’m ever back in the area, guaranteed I’ll roll on in to say hello!

I can understand some negativity about this place but it is good for cheap small items. The clientele can be sketchy at times so I think that explains the stinginess and the tough attitude. I have gotten to know them a bit by renting Uhauls through them. They are OK and easy to deal with on that basis. This is a true neighbor hood liquor store so I don’t expect much service or extras when I go in and I am not disappointed. If you want a cheap bottle of booze or some cigarettes go here. But don’t expect much more than that.

I’ve reviewed every other convenience store around here (where’s my Classiest Unilocaler award??), but this one is definitely my favorite. Not because it’s an above average convenience store, but it serves its purpose and the guys who work here are all super cool. The other night after fellow Unilocaler Marie dropped me off I went in here to get some late night snacks, which these dudes know I like. One of the guys suggested I get a weird European candy bar and I declined, so he bought one and gave me half. He was in here again yesterday when I was buying a sandwich (God knows I can’t just make one myself) and he said, «What, no snacks today?» I said no, I should lay off the snacks and he said «Ok but if you change your mind, I’ll buy you some!» What a cool guy. I’m pretty sure he just wants to sleep with me, but that just solidifies the five star rating because flattery is the #1 way to my heart and wallet. BTW if he’s reading this — you’re cool dude, but it ain’t happenin’!
Speaking of sandwiches, I have found the ones here to be the absolute best cure for my inevitable Sunday morning hangovers. You can usually find me in here every Sunday around noon when I’ve dragged my ass out of bed and managed to put a full sweat suit on. I decided to change things up a bit in my Sunday routine yesterday by getting a sandwich for dinner instead of breakfast/​lunch (no I will not use the word brunch). I could lie and say I was busy doing all kinds of fun and/​or important activities, but I really just got caught up in a 30 Rock marathon in bed, when one episode turned into 7 and then I died childless and alone with my two cats surrounding my decaying body that was discovered only after my neighbors smelled the stench coming from my apartment. Oh wait, that part hasn’t happened yet.
One time I came in here and the only person working in the store was a 7 year old child who made my sandwich. It was like witnessing the sweatshop worker children at the Gap sewing my jeans with their little baby hands, and I felt kind of bad, but man did that little boy make the best dang sandwich I ever did eat.
I’m probably going to stop coming by here so often simply because of the fact that the more I allow myself to eat here, the less real food is actually incorporated into my diet. My New Year’s Resolution was to stop being so hell bent on doing things that will slowly kill me, so seeing as almost half of the year is already over, I might as well start now.

Screw the yuptards (yes, Chet and Bret, I’m talking to you) who gave this sparkling establishment 1-​star reviews. All I know is that should you stumble in here with your girlfriends at 9:30 a.m. on a Sunday, all reeking of vodka and marlboro Light 100’s and proceed to buy all the champagne and o.j. in the store, they will not judge you**. Not even if you’re wearing your slutty minidress and 5″ Jimmy Choos from the night before… oh, I may be a lush but I’m not cheap.
**If you don’t believe me, ask Nadja. She was there.

See U-​Haul — this guy is a jerk.

There is always a police car parked in front of this liquor store. And I do mean always. This either means that Stewart’s is THE place in SF to get donuts and slim jims or that the shady characters that congregate around this establishment require constant police supervision/​intervention. You make the call.
Inside is a limited selection of overpriced liquor and no-​frills groceries.

I love my coner store! I can get everything and anything I want there. Well, most everything. I love the guys that work there, I think they’re Russian. What I don’t like sometimes is how when I walk in it looks like the Projects. Scares me a little bit (but I still love the place).
My purchases are usually as follows:
Ben and Jerry’s
Crystal Geiser mineral water
Tab energy drink
Vodka
Cigarettes
freshly made sandwiches (which you don’t find at every corner store!)
it’s its
Vitamin Water
and much much more.
For a corner store too, it has great prices. Once in a while they have baguettes as well!
Lucky!