M & S Liquor

I used to like this place. The owner was a nice, personable guy. He was always friendly to his regular customers, and welcoming to new ones.
It seems like there may have been a change in ownership because, now the place sucks.
New staff needs to know how to talk to people. It shouldn’t matter whether I am a regular, or a first time visitor. As a merchant, one should be happy that their local customer base supports them. Smart consumers like me will see the changes and find somewhere to get beer and chips.

As liquor stores go, this place is great– a good selection of beverages for customers of all ages, an ice cream case, lots of hard stuff behind the counter, and a few foods and sundries in the aisles. Posters of good lookin’ beer models round out the décor.
The new owners boast with correspondence from the City posted on their cold cases that they are recognized for not selling alcohol to minors.
This is a great place to stop on your way home for a quick sixer, to grab lottery tickets, or to quench your Cactus Cooler thirst bug.
The store is in a complex with a British café, a Mexican food place, two barbers, a second hand store, a dry cleaner, and a mini-​market in back. M&S has a better selection of drinks than all those places– I like to get a soda here, then buy some food at Puebla Taco and sit outside. They don’t seem to mind if you BYODrink.
The parking here is at a premium– street parking or you can sneak a spot in the mini mart’s small lot despite signage telling you otherwise.
Nice enough guys that run the place, it has seen several different owners over the years since the place was burned down in the 1992 LA uprising…