Shum’s Grocery

You know you’re old when you remember convenience stores built inside people’s houses just like this one. The store’s in the front (where the living room would normally be) and the family live in the back. And of course there’s a hand painted 7-​Up sign with the store name in front too. Relics from a bygone era.
Parking here is available, but chances are that you walked here.
The parents are seriously oldschool Asian. I asked them and they’ve been here for decades. Very friendly, and it almost feels like someone handpicked them right out of the colonial era.
I chuckled when I saw that the store has a back yard and a 2-​car garage.
At the risk of sounding old, I really do miss places like these.

Great convenience store. A real Ma and Pa operation.
Friendly couple. Well stocked. Decent prices.