Centennial Fine Wine & Spirits

Because of their bankruptcy they have practically no liquor. Avoid.

No no no… Went last night to pick up vodka for my martinis. We walked in and there were 3 employees working in an extremely empty store. Literally, all the liquor could have fit on one shelf front and back but they had it all spread out on 3 wide aisles and the back wall. There’s only one size of liquor at this store, only giant handles and I’m not an alcoholic. There wasn’t much of a variety either; you could go top shelf or rubbing alcohol level. This was in a bit of a sketchy neighborhood, I would never go here by myself. I’m not sure how they have all 3 employees working at the same time when it seems like they’re about to go out of business. Needless to say, we walked out without purchasing anything to go to a farther liquor store with a larger selection.
P. S. Parking lot SUCKS. If you have a nice car, you might not want to mess with the cracked pavement and gravel.

So, like most drinkers in DFW, i got the news today that several Centennial Liquor stores are closing down because they haven’t paid their taxes. As a result, they have advertised this «up to 50% off» sale in the neighborhoods of the locations closing down. My office is in Las Colinas, so I happened to notice the sign on my way in this morning. I waited until after work to drop by to check the deals out, and this was probably my mistake. I should have gone during the lunch hour because by the time I got there, ALL of the «good» stuff was gone. I was able to get a few thingsfor a good deal though:
1. I was able to prepare for the New Year early by stocking up on champagne. Korbel, to be exact. Which is my preference. I saved about 30% on two bottles
2. They have LOTS of wines on sale and in stock for 50% off if you are a wine drinker. They especially have tons of cabernets and merlots. Not top shelf stuff, but it’s worth paying 3 – 10 dollars for a decent wine, I guess. I tend to be siddity about my wines, and I didn’t see my wine of choice there (Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio.) I was, however, able to get a big bottle of decent red wine for guests because it seems that few of my visitors drink the hard stuff like i do (beer, cognac). At least next time someone wants a drink, I have a big bottle of red wine that I purchased for 50% off
3. I was also able to get a nice sized bottle of already made lemonde margaritas. judging by the size of the bottle, I am assuming 4 – 6 nice sized servings can come from it. THis was half price too. I am excited to try it over ice or maybe save it for guests who don’t drink beer and cognac :-)
As I was pulling out of Centennial, I noticed that Big Daddy’s was having the same deals (across the street). So I ventured in because Big Daddy’s is one of my favorite stores, especially this location. They have received my support for 6 years. It will be sad to see them go. Big Daddy’s also has a better selection and a better stock than Centennial. I wasn’t surprised, though, when most of the good stuff was gone already at Big Daddy’s as well.
I was only able to take advantage of one deal here:
1. I have always wanted to try Johnny Walker Red scotch, but never wanted to pay the full price (expensive) for something that I am not sure I would like. I lucked up and found some small bottles of Johnny Walker Red on sale for about 40% off the regular price. So I bought some. As a result, I will be able to try something new and something that I have always wanted to try. If I don’t like it, I won’t feel like I wasted too much money :-)
Overall, it’s nice to be able to catch things on sale. But Spec’s Liquor’s REGULAR prices still beat these going out of business prices. GO TO SPECS!

Maybe a few $ more than you should spend… but great in a pinch and selection is decent for what you want or need if you are just in and out. I asked the guy for his employee discount… he laughed… ugh damn it… lololol…I spent enough… thought it was a legit question :-)

Been coming here for years. Great deals and easy to work with staff.

There are better, more helpful and better priced places to wine and liquor.

So, I live in Irving, TX at the moment. What sucks big time is Irving is a dry city… meaning uptight people made enough of a fuss to force Irving to not sell beer/​wine/​liquor in its city limits.
This means you have to be ghetto and drive into Dallas to buy your junk.
Luckily, I live 1.5 miles from the Dallas/​Irving border and there are liquor stores all lined up as soon as you cross the city line.
I prefer Centennial because it doesn’t try to hide what it is… a place for drunks and cheapskates.
It’s always an interesting crowd especially right after work.
From the gravel parking lot to the people drinking in their cars as soon as they leave the store… Centennial does the trick.
Oh, it’s closed Sundays because in Texas, no store can sell hard liqour on this day… WTF?