Kavanagh Liquors

Very rude staff !!! Talks to customers very bad won’t return bad wine, very unprofessional angry people. One star store dingy also

In the Eastbay this is California Lottery Ground Central! Kavanagh Liquors has produced the Largest amount of California Lottery Winning Tickets with several being Million Dollar Winners .
When the Powerball Jackpot had reached a Billion Dollars. People went to Kavanagh like it was Mecca. There were lines around the Block with Ticket Buyers hoping to be the next Billionaire .
I was one of them. I made sure my Ankle Bracelet had a full charge and rolled to Kavanaughs and got into line with the other buyers and rolled in. When I got to the ticket machine, my inner Gambler kicked in and I bought a Hundred Dollars in Tickets. Hey you got to Play to win lol.
Kavanagh also has a huge selection of Liquor, Snacks and a Porno Magazine Rack. lol

WHY: This place sold FIVE winning Super Lotto tickets over the past years, starting in 1989! People drove here from Orange County LA area just to buy a lotto ticket. Person behind me was from Tracy and one from Oakland. I myself am from San Jose. But hey, might as well increase your chances if uu can right?
LINE: The cashier line wraps around the store, outside to the sidewalk, and around the wire fence. This is during high lotto periods. Line actually moves because this location has experience with high volume lotto ticket traffic.
SHORTER LINE: IF you’re ok with not seeing the cashier for your lotto, then go inside the store. Yes. Walk inside. Go to the left just at the front door. There’s a self serve kiosk that takes cash only and does not give change back. During high traffic there’s a lady attending to it and helping people out. This is for quick pick only.
PARKING: Thank goodness there’s a big outside parking lot with diagonal parking spots because I would hate to have to street park and walk from far away.
STAFF: A guy came outside to explain to us about the shorter line and explained it multiple times down the looong line. The lady manning the self serve kiosk was cool too. Saw the guy open up the self serve kiosk and empty out some of the cash. I can only imagine how much cash flow they get coming in at this location for lotto tickets alone!
Overall four stars because they were quite efficient and I liked the big parking lot. And it’s hard to hate on a location that has had five lotto winners. Crossing my fingers and thinking positive thoughts that I’ll be a winner winner tonight!

This is the place for your hard to find liquor needs and lotto service. The customer service is just above and beyond.

Ima frequent customer. I like the store. Has plenty of wine, liquors and beers. Ima become a millionaire from that place soon!

I love this place! How often do you run across a liquor store that actually makes the line run efficiently… Especially when they have sold winning Lotto tickets and the line is out of control?
Great prices, great selection and lucky lotto!!! Stop by for good deals and a super friendly staff!

Place gets 1 star just because it’s really close to me, walking distance. The old lady is hella rude, gave me hella attitude when I bought a Gatorade the other day. Got mad when I tried to pay debit and hit me with that «Can’t you read that there’s a 5 dollar limit?» No I guess I can’t, that’s what public education gets you I guess. The fat guy rude too, doesn’t even do nothing other than stand there and sweat. Bet he goes through 6 of those towels daily. Bet they used to sell them until he started using up all their supply.

If it offered negative stars I would choose them… The major complaint I have is VERY unfriendly people working in this store. Not just the older man but mostly all of them, I think I had one lady actually be courteous to me ONE time. We the people are keeping your business open… wake up! Be nice, be grateful you have patrons who frequent your store. I for one never will again! Rude people work there and act like you are bothering them. It is sad poor San Lorenzo going down one shop at a time. I have talked to many who feel the same way, just because you won Lottos doesn’t make you better than the rest of us… If you can’t stand dealing with the public and being courteous to them, (thanking them for coming in, smiling, and telling them to have a nice day) seems you do not realize what that entails… then get out of the business! Have a nice day!

This place has a lot of wine and some beers. The thing about my experience is that the staff is not all that friendly. Especially the older gentleman. It’s like he doesn’t want to be bothered. There are way too many liquor stores around that have friendly and helpful staff members :) I’ll be going elsewhere.

I love reading everyone’s feedback!
This is our neighborhood liquor store that just happens to be known for the repeat lotto jackpot wins purchased here. I see people posting that people only come for the lotto and scratchers here, but locals come here for the selection of beer, wine & liquors.
It IS a bitch when the jackpot is high and the lines are around the corner, but honestly, it’s not THAT packed all the time. It’s true tho, that there are often people in line with stacks of tickets on any random day or time which cracks me up.
There are actually 3 registers there, usually 2 are open unless there’s a longer line, or the last one will do lotto only so locals don’t have to wait an hour to buy beer. LOL As far as customer service, I’ll admit can be hit and miss, but generally the people working have been there FOREVER and are super cool. :D
Maybe if you’re not from around here it seems like it’s in the middle of nowhere, but it’s a block from Lucky’s and down a long block the other way to a gas station, stores, etc. Both sides of the block have homes/​apartments, so the «dead» area is actually where people live. :)
I will say go during the day tho. Plan ahead. Everywhere is sketchy after dark on a main street and Kavanagh is no exception, but not especially so.

The only reason why this place is still open is because it’s had 5 big Lotto winners over the years and people think it will hit every week. Other than that, there’s no reason to go this place unless you like booze which I don’t. It’s the only business on a desolate part of Hesperian and it should be knocked down to match the area. It has miserable workers who have no customer service skills and look like they hate their jobs. If you don’t stand behind the line, they’ll bark at you to stay behind the line. Apparently, customers have gotten credit card info stolen by lurking customers. If that’s the kind of losers that come here, I’m definitely not returning.

I like the place but some of thier cashiers can use some customer service training.

Meh. It’s whatevs here. Definitely a bit sketchy at night. They close fairly early for a liquor store tho.
One time, I saw Girl Scouts selling cookies outside.

Lottery’s hot-​spot retailer in the East Bay Area!
I come here to purchase Scratchers lottery tickets from their vending machine and about every other ticket has been some winning amount (even though they’re only small winners such as a free ticket, $ 5, $ 20 here and there) so I end up getting some of my money back at least.
Lots of people from all over the Bay Area come here to buy their lotto esp when the jackpots grow bigger. I see lines out the door! I heard, according to CA Lottery’s website, that this store has won SuperLotto 5 times!
They also sell a variety of drinks, snacks and alcohol for inexpensive prices!
Plenty of parking! although it’s in a sketchy area in the middle of nowhere so just to be safe, I’d only go here during daylight hours.

This place is in San Lorenzo and stands out a lot since it’s in the corner. They have a few parking spots in front but there’s a huge parking lot across the street.
I know a lot of people come here for lottery tickets but they do have a large alcohol collection. I came here looking for a very specific whiskey (Bulleit Rye) but, unfortunately they didn’t cary it.
Overall, this place has more of the common liquors but it seems like you would most likely come here for lottery tickets.

Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars
I went here with my family this morning.
I have lived just a few blocks away for almost 2 years now.
Maybe in 2014 I’ll finally check out the community park.
If I’m really adventurous, I’ll go to one of the churches in the area in 2016.
With tax, a Sunday San Francisco Chronicle now costs $ 3.26!
Outrageous.
(My family is mentioned in today’s paper, but it’s part of an obituary.)
The State Lottery:
It’s been said by others, but when the jackpot is huge, the line to buy lottery tickets stretches out the doors and way around the building. If you’re in such a line, expect to wait 1 – 2 hours.
This is so common that Kavanagh Liquors was featured on the news last month.
I’m going to mention what the reporter did. If you want to save time, simply walk in and use the machine on the left (it’s right past the metal detector).
You can also buy a fair number of Scratchers here (some Scratchers are sold at the counter, and there’s also a machine).
STFU:
Our cashier was too outgoing.
In other words, she held up the line by being too chatty.
She was also puzzled when I gave her $ 4. She didn’t realize at first that the newspaper was taxed (I knew that it would be– I checked, and this is totally legit, especially when «the average price is more than $.75»).
I wasn’t surprised, but I also didn’t like all the people on our ass.
It would have been better if another cashier was around (there are 2 registers inside).
The cashier had the Redskins-​Saints game on (there’s a small TV at the counter for employees).
The atmosphere here is quite friendly and casual.
The soft drink selection is solid, but not great (I expected more, and I was hoping to see Jolt Cola).
This is a great place to go if you like to drink or smoke. There’s a lot to choose from.
The prices for some of the liquor are evidently «decent.»
There’s a nice selection of drinks and snacks, and prices seem to be about average.
I love beef jerky and pepperoni sticks. I saw enough of the former, but really none of the latter. Damn.
As others have mentioned, this is a huge liquor store. You could get lost in here.
I didn’t notice any porn, but I’ll look harder next time. o_​O
I, uh, just like to be thorough in my reviews.
Update (⁷⁄₃):
There’s a solid selection of adult magazines.
Oh yeah.
⁷⁄₃:
There were at least 4 people in line, and only 1 cashier, and so I decided not to buy anything.
⁷⁄₄:
I bought 2 drinks (
).
My cashier was quick, but a bit rude to me (she stared me down a little, and I didn’t like the tone of her voice when she asked me if I was ready– I made it CLEAR that I was).
She really adored my son, but I don’t give her much credit for that.
I’m not going to rave about this liquor store (I’m sometimes moved to buy Scratchers, but that’s it), but I will say that it’s slightly better than average.

It’s a huge liquor store. I didn’t really check out the selection of snacks and other goodies. I came here for one mission. I headed straight to the counter to get my lotto ticket. There were 3 cashiers open at the time. The man who helped me was friendly and personable. He mentioned that the last jackpot winner they had was in January. Plenty of easy parking on the street.

Nobody comes here for the liquor, they come to play the lottery. Whenever the State lotto is huge people line up for blocks, yes blocks to buy their chance at phat millions.
Kavanagh Liquors is built atop a positive energy point that was worshiped by ancient peoples for great prosperity, did you know that?
Do I believe in all this? Well when I was 18 years old and pondering a life of dealing meth or something else I bought a scratch off ticket here and won 5 G’s. That may not be that much in the scheme of things but to an 18 year old it’s like a billion dollars. Suddenly a world opened up to me, I went to Europe, I went to New York City, I realized opportunity is omnipotent. (this I was enrolled college)
I never dealt meth and Kavanaugh Liquors is the reason. I wasn’t even old enough to buy some Korbel to celebrate my wind fall.

You’ve read the reviews!!! Be prepared to wait in a huge line when the pot gets chunky.

I really don’t know of any other place locally that has the selection of goodies that Kavanagh has to offer. They have lots of selection in the wine section and if I am craving a Sapporo or a great import beer then I know where to go. I come here 2 to 4 times a week to buy goodies.
I am always or mostly helped by Nichole and must say that she is great at what she does. Nichole has to put up with alot of crapp and If I had to work with Todd then I too would be pissed off!!! (jk Todd).
There are tons of people that come here on a daily basis and also buy lots of lottery tickets and Nichole should get a damm raise as well. Health benefits should come in handy as well. I will continue to come here to get that service Nichole gives with them blue eyes she packs!!!