Toco Giant Package Store

This one gets bullet-​pointed…
THE GOOD:
–crazy expansive– they’ve got everything… and more
–hard-​to-​find-​ability: They have some craft beer that I haven’t been able to locate elsewhere
–location– they are central in the shopping center, easily visible from the road, and have plenty of parking
THE BAD:
–over-​crowded by product: there is barely room to walk, bottles fill the shelves and then sit in rows on the floor in front of the shelves, there is little visibility and no more than one person can really look down an aisle at a time
–the staff: both times I’ve been there, the person behind the counter was on the phone the whole time and barely even gave me a glance while checking me out, the whole time chatting away on the phone
If you live in the area and need something, definitely go here and you won’t have to make another trip somewhere else. If you don’t live nearby, don’t make the trip when I’m sure there is a comparable one closer.

Toco is a big store with a great variety. I was able to score some Glutenberg beer (gluten free) in a few varieties that I haven’t been able to find around Atlanta. Good selection of craft beer and bourbons too.

Love this place, sad we’ll be moving away soon. Huge selection, great prices and good recommendations. Great service, very friendly staff.

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Overall: Open early and late. This place offers a HUGE selection of alcohol brands/​types at very affordable prices. They have very top shelf and very low tier products fit for anyone. They also sell beer kegs w/​o having to special order it but you need to put down a deposit. Keep in mind under GA law, you cannot return alcohol products. I highly recommend this place!
Products: They offer a WIDE variety of products from high end rollers (Hennessy, Blue Johnny Walker, Dom) to dirty cheap poor college student stuff. Pretty much anything you can think of they will have. You will seriously be baffled by the things they carry in here.
Service: I ordered x2 kegs at $ 70 each a week prior to my party ($ 135 deposit per keg). Although you dont need to preorder/​special order it we did given our close proximately to the store. Upon picking it up they could not find the proper paperwork which made us panic. After 30 mins of checking the manager was able to resolve the issue and promptly had his staff carry the kegs into our car. They even checked our cars suspension to make sure the weight is carried evenly.
Atmosphere: Since they carry so much, this place is packed and slightly disorganized. I felt like I kind of had to tip town around this place to not break anything.

You may be excused if you don’t know what to call this business or can’t really say where it’s located. Toco Hill Giant Package, Toco Hills Giant Package, or Toco Giant Package? And is it located in the Toco Hill Shopping center or Toco Hills Shopping Center? Confusion with names seems common in our fair metro area.
For the record, this is the Toco Giant Package store (just as Unilocal has it and as the Georgia Department of Revenue has as the licensee), even though the big sign on top of the store says Toco Hill Giant Package store. And it’s in the Toco Hill Shopping Center, which is located in the Toco Hills neighborhood of North Druid Hills.
That said, this place has a great selection of every kind of booze at reasonable prices and with easy parking. That’s the trifecta of awesome. Plus, the staff are plenty helpful if you ask but have the sense to leave you alone if you don’t. I love coming here and always buy a ton of stuff.
Saison Dupont and Mississippi Mud. Yes.

Great selection. They have pretty much everything you could imagine. The prices are also competitive for the Emory area. They also sell mixers and sodas, but they are not refrigerated. My only complaint is that the store is really cramped and kind of hot, but it’s not like I spend much time in there. They also do not have many local bottled/​canned beers (yet?).

Had to update my review. THIS IS MY FAVORITE PACKAGE STORE IN ATLANTA! Ji, the general manager, is knowledgable about all kinds of wines and liquors. They have an amazing selection of wines and the prices are great. They also get a decent amount of rare bourbons and whiskeys that you cannot find anywhere else. I love Toco Giant!

TG has a great selection of whiskies which includes some proprietary single cask/​single barrel bottlings. There are some real bargains here! JOE, the manager, is quite a guy! Very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. I’ll return regularly even though it’s far from home. (I’d heard about Taco Giant several times, but thought my friends were recommending a Mexican restaurant!) Do I have a tip for this business? YES, DON’T CHANGE ANYTHING. Jack

I like that they have a wide selection of booze here. If you are looking for something different the chance are they have it here. If you are not a wine expert they have ratings and descriptions for many wines to help you figure out what you should look for. The only gripe I have is that some of the unpopular wines seem like they’ve been kept there for a long time and the storage area is kinda warm.

Interesting mix of reviews on Toco Giant. I would agree, in the past, that the service has been less cheerful, but the last few times I’ve been in there I’ve seen a huge change. The woman who usually rings me up has been really informative and friendly, and I’ve gotten some good advice about wines from her. Granted, they could use a somm in the wine section, but I’ve found that the reviews and notes posted with the bottles are pretty accurate.
To the people complaining about the broken pavement in the parking lot, and the bad wine-​in-​a-​box they bought there, those aren’t Toco Giant’s issue. The parking lot is the complex’s problem, the wine in a box is just poor judgement.

Great place ONLY IF you plan on carrying out what you purchased. I SPENT $ 200 on wine and beer for the holidays and had all of my items in one of their shopping carts. As I was leaving, their poor pavement and asphalt alignment caused my cart to flip over. Not only was I embarassed by the fall and hurt by the cuts and bruises to my knees, but a sales associate watched it happened, laughed and did not offer to help me out. He then suggested I drink a busted beer bottle that evening. I’ve been a loyal customer for years but will never go back!!!

friendly, knowldegable, humongous variety from every where & anywhere, best of all, cannot beat the price.

Selection is huge and prices are good but the sales associates, meh — unfriendly and unhelpful. I asked one of the clerks (an Asian guy) if he could recommend a nice red wine and he shrugged and said «I don’t know.» I’m not sure he speaks English very well which may have been the reason for the curt reply, but c’mon guys hire some clerks that speak English. Until you do I’ll stick to Green’s.

Great selection, especially for imported beers. I like Peroni and a lot of other imported beers, that I can’t seem to find a many liquor stores. This store has more selection than Greens and tower.
They even had Dragon stout beer. A selection like that is nothing to sneeze @

Let me start off by saying it takes a lot for me to write a negative review for a place. I’m a generally positive person, and I like to see the best in everything. So, it takes a truly bad experience for me to go out of my way share my negative thoughts on a place.
I went to college at Emory, so I lived right in the area. While I usually went to a different liquor store, there was one occasion where my friends and I were in a pinch, so we decided to try this place out. We stopped in, browsed a bit, but realizing they didn’t have exactly what we were looking for (my friend was VERY picky), we decided to leave. As we were walking out, one of the store attendants ran out after us, and told us to stop. He said he had to check my bag «just to make sure.» «Make sure of what?» I asked. No direct answer, just a «it’ll be real quick» answer. «Can I please ask why you are checking my bag?» I asked. Again «It’ll be real quick.» After he rummaged through my purse, he handed it back to me, saying nothing else, and walked back into the store.
Needless to say, I felt incredibly violated. Now, while I am generally hesitant to play the race card, I cannot think of any other reason we would have been stopped, especially since I am also young. I am an African-​American female, and was with an African-​American male and an Asian male, and I truly feel this is the reason. I asked many other students if this had ever happened to them, and none said yes. They were all in the same age group. Some of them also did not purchase anything, and many were women, so they also had large purses. However, they were all Caucasian.
Unfortunately, I could not find any other minorities who had been here, so I cannot make a definitive statement as to the reason we were stopped. Maybe it was just one bad employee. Maybe we did something else to seem suspicious. But if that were true, he should have given me an answer when I asked.
I don’t know what happened that day, but needless to say, I, nor none of my friends, ever went to this place again.

LOVE this place! Great prices and an insanely large selection… literally everything you can think of. I feel like I could get lost in there!
I like how at the front near the register they usually have a shopping cart filled with items that have been discounted… even with an armful of things, I’ve grabbed a few good bottles of wine last minute from that cart that I may not have tried otherwise.
Employees could be a bit friendlier (then again it’s a liquor store so I’m not expecting 5 star service…) The girl who rang me up last time didn’t respond when I said «Hi, how are you?», didn’t give me the total… I had to ask after she just stood there after scanning my last item, and didn’t say Bye even when I said «Thanks, have a good weekend!»…Then she said «Hey how are you today?» To the customer right after me! That was irritating… but in general that’s the only poor experience I’ve had there. Definitely my go to place for drinks…

The selection is ridiculous.
So. Much. Booze.
I like wandering the tiny aisles, discovering all kinds of cool stuff. I’ve only encountered the floor staff once, and the guy was really helpful. The cashiers are pretty efficient, moving people through quickly but politely.
This is basically my go-​to package store, even though there are a couple that are much closer to where I live.
A must-​visit for any alcohol enthusiast!

Toco Giant has an excellent selection of pretty much everything. It’s not the same since Anthony left (we hope he’s doing well after the accident), but the selection is great.
I did notice that someone else had trouble with buying boxed wine from Toco. I did, too, I got a box of Lindeman’s that was totally bad. The manager was very nice and gave me a credit, but it appears they have some quality control issues with the boxed wines.
If you’re after craft beer or hard to find *anything*, they’ll have it or order it for you. Just bypass the boxed wines. Until they address the storage issues they have.

I love Toco Giant Package Store. I lived a mile away from it for two years, and it was my go-​to place for getting buzzed at home. They give a discount for paying with cash, so I usually stop at the ATM before I go in.
They have an extensive selection for beer, wine and liquor — anything you want, they have. The prices are reasonable, although it can feel a little claustrophobic in the liquor section. Not amazing service, but I suppose if you ask, they’d probably help. I usually just wander around like an idiot for 15 minutes until I make a spur of the moment decision.
Anyway, if you want to get tipsy and you’re in the North Decatur area, I recommend Toco Giant Package Store.

«When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.» ~Henny Youngman
I have not given up on Toco Giant Package Store! An excellent selection of whatever you are looking for!
Beer? GREAT selection!
Wine? Aisles of options!
Rum? Shiver me timbers!
Vodka? Da!
Name it, they got it, and plenty of it!
They even have a decent selection of well priced cigars at the checkout.
The store is a bit messy., some aisles very cluttered. Service? non-​existent on any trip I have ever made there. No problem if you go in knowing what you are looking for, and don’t mind looking for it.
Huge selection, great prices, no service.