Vic’s Grocery

Living across the street from this store for six years, it has been hard to adjust to not seeing them every day! Now that I can safely review without fear of any cyber-​stalkers, Vic’s is the best!
Ali, his brother, and his part-​time staff are the most chill, generous, and friendly corner store clerks in San Francisco. They are like family to me, and to just about everyone who frequents them. They even remember your Birthday!
I can’t say enough about this place. Don’t go anywhere else when they are so much better, even if you have to walk a block or two out of your way. I say hello whenever I return to the old neighborhood. Miss you guys!

Yes, it’s a ghetto (late night patrons are grimey) corner and licquor store, but the clerks are AWESOME! The brothers that run it are very nice, if you get to know them they take care of you. Dollar short? No problem, pay them next time. If I’m going to blow cash on candy and beer at 2 in the morning I’d rather support these guys then stores down the street.
As for the wannabe gangsters and corner boys: yes they do come in here all the time day and night. But don’t be intimidated, they never mess with you. Also they really aren’t intimidating at all, they’re kind of the lamest looking «gangsters» I’ve ever seen. Imagine the Jonas Brother’s in 49ers jackets and lids caps-​I kind of want bully them and steal their lunch money.

Just moved nearby, prices are kind of high. But fuck it, I guess I am paying for convenience…

Okay, I cannot believe someone beat me to the punch to be the first to review Vic’s Grocery. Split, way to go.
Yes, this is a ghetto corner store. Not much selection, unless you’re really into gummy blue sharks, sour gummy worms, beer, and maybe some old fruit. But the Yemeni brothers that run this place are the coolest, raddest dudes! Every time I walk in, I get this real self-​assured feeling like, «yup, my block kicks so much ass… we baaaad»
The one dude who works here is sorta famous in the neighborhood for almost getting his face hacked off with a machete one night, now he’s got this huge scar on his face from his mid forehead like down near his chin, it’s so bad-​ass looking. I mean, it’s NOT COOL that some guy crazed on amphetamines ran into this store and whacked my bro with a machete, but like, fuck, he survived and has this bad-​ass really cool scar. Amazing. And he’s a really nice guy, still! The other dude has this afro that keeps getting bigger and bigger, and he’s always watching Jimmy Cliff reggae videos and has this like, far-​off stoned smile on his face and is super nice. I love that guy.
Come, say, 1.a.m. there is usually a cabal of thugs about 6 deep hanging out inside with him, but I’m ‘hood, so I never get fucked with. I just nod and say what’s up. I LOVE this feeling.
Now, certainly there have been times when the whole block has been closed off due to some crime related activity here, and the cops are all like «you can’t go down there» and I’m like «i live in the alley, I just wanna get home» and I gotta walk the long way around… BUMMER. But this is a slight inconvenience compared to the joy that Vic’s brings into my ‘hood.

Ghetto corner store with really nice clerks… Don’t go here past 10pm!