State Liquor & Wine Store

Is it even fair to give a liquor store in Utah a 2 star rating? I mean, at least it’s a liquor store in a very, very anti-​drinking state, so the fact that it exists is worth 1 star! Since the adult beverage shops in Utah are run by the state, the selection and prices are just as poor as you’d expect. I’m a wine lover and the wine selection is pretty pitiful. You can find a few decent California reds, but expect a 10 to 20% markup over what you’d pay in your local wine shop at home.
Note that there’s a lot of «fake» beer sold in Utah (at convenience stores and grocery stores): I mean beer with a very low (3.2%) alcohol content. You can get beer with a higher alcohol at the state liquor stores, so that’s worth another star right there. The «nicer» wines and liquors are locked behind glass so you’ll have to wait even longer if you want to buy one of those. This location has a surprisingly pitiful selection of local High West whiskey (which is what you want to drink here).
Not everyone in Utah is a teetotaler as evidenced by the parking lot. Every time I’m in this shop it is PACKED with people. Be prepare to wait in a long, looooong line to check out. That tells you how starved out Sandy residents are for some damn liquor.

Please stock more upper class whiskey. So disappointed to know that you were out of Lagavoulin 18 year. Guess I can’t be too disappointed, 2 other liquor store it of it as well

This liquor store is HUGE! It’s one of the biggest stores, with one of the biggest selections, in Utah. They have a fantastic selection of wines. Everything from ultra-​cheap to high-​end is included.
They also have lots of beer choices and, of course, all the hard stuff!
Service is fast and friendly and I love the location, unless it’s rush hour when this area gets really congested.
Go booze!

What’s to be said. This business does nothing to really earn my business outside of monopolizing the product. What’s so wrong about considering having a kiosk with state employees just the same within trader joes, for example? Badly done, but hey, 4 stars because I think the staff at this particular State store are very nice and awesome.

Not a huge wine selection but it is better than a couple of the other Utah liquor stores.
The one thing that I really do like about this location, especially compared to some of the nearby locations, is that it is easy to get in and out for me. Even on Fri and Sat night when the parking lot and the store are jam packed, it seems like I never have to wait in long lines. They are good at moving people in and out and I appreciate that.

Not a bad liquor store considering the area, but they really screw you with their beer pricing. They don’t sell six packs, only single bottles, so a six pack that should cost 7 or 8 bucks is now 12… come on Utah.

This was formerly my favorite place to get wine as they had a fantastic selection and seemed to never run out. I still kind of dig this one; it has sort of a quaint feel, but the luster and magic that made me drive that far out to haunt its aisles has passed. It’s gotten darker and dingier inside and the layout is… odd, I guess, to put it charitably. Selection is still above average but not worth the drive from Salt Lake.

It’s a liquor store. They sell distilled beverages and «heavy» beers. They have a monopoly and can charge whatever they want. They justify the higher prices as a means to augment the cost of Utah’s school lunch program. They have limited sizes and selections except for the most popular items. Since Utah drinkers aren’t as sophisticated as others, what’s popular seldom has anything to do with what’s good.
In many ways, they are much better than Idaho’s state run liquor operation. Of course, one can buy «heavy» beers and wines in grocery stores but you’d never find the selection there that you can here, all under one roof. That said, The DABC is light years from being Vegas’ Lee’s Discount Liquor!
Parking is good, location is better, employees are adequate. Nothing much changes at Utah’s liquor stores. There was a time when I had to hunt for what I wanted as liquor stores were unfamiliar to me. Years later I can now find my brand of gin blindfolded at the Sandy, Draper, Cottonwood Heights, Sugarhouse and Holladay stores.
Does that make me an alcoholic?

Good overall selection of beer, wine and spirits. ~m

You take what you can get, here in Utah. Cons:
overpriced
Clueless employees
They will not order things that are not in stock (sweet vermouth!)
Never enough checkers, always busy
Crazy organizational «method»
Pros:
Good hours for a state store
Plenty of parking
Better selection than other state stores
Can mix & match beers
There is always cheap crappy wine on sale which I prefer to use for cocktails over liquor

The best part about this liquor store is their location, as they are located right next to a very nice Asian market. All liquor stores in Utah are operated by a state monopoly (unless you are active duty or ex-​military then you can get cheap liquors from military bases).
I don’t shop here a lot, but this is the place where I usually pick up Saki and White Wine for cooking purposes, and they seems to have a decent selection of those items.
Expect a long lines on «drinking holidays» and a crazy parking lot on weekends, I have heard many backup bumping/​hit-​and-​run accidents happening recurring from the staffs.

You were worth the wild goose chase my sister, brother and I went on to find you, State Liquor Store. We took pictures in front of you and browsed through your shelves and racks like kids in a candy store (more like drunks in a liquor store in California which we would find on any corner that isn’t owned by the government.)
Good to know you are there and next time we’ll get better directions. Thank you for letting us purchase alcohol to bring to a non-​alcoholic wedding…
Question: How can you tell the California relatives apart from others at a backyard Mormon wedding in Utah?
Answer: The red frat party plastic cups full of wine.