Jim’s Liquor Mart

Jim’s Liquor Mart is undergoing major renovation inside the store. most shelves are stacked, temporarily not in use. beers, sodas, cooler section remained operational
beers: some «ad priced» most not. average selection of generics, domestics, and microbrews
brew: Modelo, 2.49
–smooth mexico brew with more body than bud
on draught:
–ad pricing seem reasonable, guessing regular will be too.
no guarantees though.
2.5 stars

I usually don’t write reviews for places like this, but I just had to. Call me cheap and an unsupporter of local businesses or even an economy killer or whatever, but I hate going to liquor stores to buy liquor. Yes I would so rather make that extra drive just because something is cheaper, but for this place i sucked it up and paid what was an extra $ 5-​$ 10 and I actually didn’t mind. Why? because the bottle was COLD! Bottle as in Hen, Patron, Remy, etc… Not beer (dUH!)
Back when I lived in Oakland, I was surrounded by nothing but these damn places (along with the crazy crack heads that stood in front of them). I never understood why anyone would even bother going to liquor stores when safeway or walmart or whatever was near by, and I still don’t know why. Though this place is in a pretty decent shopping plaza, «safe» persay and also they’re HUGE!
This is one of the biggest liquor stores I have ever been to and they also have cold bottles. That’s pretty awesome. Call me some type of newb but this whole «your bottle being cold when you buy it» is new to me and honestly I don’t mind paying a little extra to have that shit cold. Also the second time around I decided to stop in I noticed they had some hard to find drinks like bawls or this one hard to find coconut juice I like. ANYWAYS, this place isn’t bad, location, variety, safeness, price, whatever.

dope ass service. i was looking at their selection of liquor and they do have quite a bunch. so as always i opted for the Hennessey since my home boy is in love with it passionately. the lady was nice enough to let me know they have an ice cold one available =)

This place is quite a ghetto at night with guys hanging around in front of the business.

I’ve been going to this spot for YEARS!!! Since I was 14, walk in and look at the big Arab and Vietnamese guys behind the counter and ask «Can I get a pack for Marlboro lights please?» Viet guy says, «You 18?» Arab guy looks and laughs «STFU and give him the smokes.» So began my many years of patronage to this spot. Sadly Amanfree and Mr Ho have gone away, many years ago, but I can’t get that memory out of my head.
The new owners are nice folks, always smiling and making sure that any questions you’ve got are answered. The one guy even put in an order for Imperial beer from Costa Rica after I’d asked about it a few times, that was cool.
If you’re nearby and need a lil somesome pick it up here, don’t bother with Ernie’s across the street, those dudes are kinda mean.

great selection! they got everything you need there.

cheap drinks, food, condoms, everything! opens late. friendly service. what else do u need?

Great selection of drinks (both alcoholic and non-​alcoholic), scratchers and cigarettes. This place is more like a moms & pops shop, and therefore will experience friendly service with a smile :). You can play hot spot here, like many people do throughout the day.
I would much rather go to this liquor store than the 7 – 11 in the same plaza because cops are always there. And I would like to avoid cops as much as possible. It’s not like I have anything to hide, it’s just how I am. And I think they get robbed all the time because they can give cash for your checks, and therefore have hella money on hand. Yeah. not smart.

This place is pretty convenient. They have a wide selection of alcohol, not to mention lots of variety of energy drinks. You can find some of those hard to find drinks here. They sell lots of scratchers here. I seem to be pretty lucky here, always winning a few dollars here and there. It’s way better than nothing. They got a little table inside where you can chill to watch that lotto game that keeps starting every few minutes.
Theres a 7 – 11 in the same plaza. I wouldn’t go there, I heard they get robbed. Scary.