Washington State Liquor Store

Portland has ruined me for buying liquor — relatively speaking it is sooo expensive here! Okay that has nothing to do with this specific liquor store. Or maybe it does? Anyway, their employees are friendly and helpful so I am giving this 4 stars even tho stocking up here breaks the bank.

Quelle petite phrase bouleversante au coeur d’un être?

You can’t go wrong with a good liquor store. Well stocked, clean, and organized although maybe a bit on the small side, this location still does the job. Located on Broadway right in the middle of all the action and also just a few minutes walk from my apartment. For that reason alone, this is my favorite liquor store!

Rooms full of liquor are magical, magical places. I mean, a liquor store would generally get 5 stars from me just on mission statement alone. Three stars because this one doesn’t have quite the selection that some others do, the hours chap my ass, and the prices spank my freshly chapped ass.

In a bizarre turn of events this afternoon, I actually got kicked out of this liquor store by a rude store employee and had to go to the one on Pine instead.
My 25-​year-​old friend who wasn’t buying anything came in with me but left her purse in the car. While my boyfriend ran out to grab it for her, I remarked to my friend while we waited that the law requiring people who aren’t buying booze to show ID is effing dumb and inconvenient.
The store employee standing nearby felt the need to interject and argue the merits of the law, to which I replied that I wasn’t speaking to him but rather was having a private conversation with my friend. He pretty much lost it, said he didn’t have to serve us, kicked us out of the store, and then as we were walking away flaberghasted, said we could come back in if we wanted to «try again.» ???
I was like, uh, no thanks, buddy. You have no manners. I’m going to the store on Pine where I don’t get hassled for daring to have a conversation within earshot of the employees.
Needless to say, it was tres bizarre. It was my first and last time at this liquor store, and I won’t be back. Oh yeah, and I’m definitely voting «yes» on I-​1100… maybe state-​run liquor stores need some privatized competition to encourage them to hire employees with manners that don’t harass their clientele. h

I can barely go in. Too much liquor spilling off shelves and into eye view all day all way on the Broadway Ave.
I can get my wine less expensivees, but so can many who hang around on Briadway just drunk and oblivious to life.
I prefer more sophisticated community-​oriented means of selling alcohol to RESPONSIBLE drinkers.

Sometimes I drink bad quality alcohol, I’m cheap! So what?! But I LOVE LOVE LOVE that the manager at this liquor store has great recommendations for getting the best quality for the lowest price! The staff is extra friendly and it’s great that you can ask about wines and get thoughtful advice.
This liquor store has such a convenient location, you can park in the QFC parking garage and they will validate your ticket, so you don’t have to fuss with the crappy parking on Broadway. Plus they are right across from QFC so it’s handy for mixers, lemons, limes, ice, whatever you need to make your cheap liquor better… and I have noticed that they sometimes extend their hours.
What more can you want from your local government owned liquor store?!

Our liquor stores are run by the state. How do you rate and review such a place? «Mediocrity at its worst… but, hey it’s all we have so drink up!»
This is great practice for when Unilocal finally expands to Communist countries.

I failed trying to buy liquor here at 8pm. They close at 7! I seriously had to leave work in Redmond early to get home in enough time to buy liquor. Lame. Next time I might look for a liquor store closer to work.
I was impressed that someone as alcohol-​ignorant as myself was able to find what I was looking for with minimal effort. The organization is simple and, honestly, quite fool-​proof.
Checking out was an experience. Cashier was singing Afroman’s «Because I got high,» and told me that goldschlager wasn’t as good as the other, similar cinnamon option that was next to it on the shelf (I forgot the name). Also, got snapped at because I almost swiped the credit card in the debit card only slot. Yikes!
All ended OK because I got what I needed to make Snovocaine. =D

Goddamn they have the nicest staff here! I’ve only shopped here a handfew of times for my love for irish cream that I indulge in occassinoally… and the staff are always extremely helpful and friendly, friendly, FRIENDLY! Definitely make a lasting impression and always make me want to give them more of my business.
Great selection, especially of the smaller mini-​bar bottles! I bought a ton of these just the other day from this place for stocking stuffers!
Give this location all your business! 5 Stars!

Why does WA have stupid laws around selling liquor? One can get into as much trouble with beer and wine. It’s CRAZY.
Really great selection (Clear Creek!), and knowledgeable staff. This is also where I go to buy tiny liquor bottles to stuff in PINATAS!
I hate your ridiculous liquor restrictions.
Thanks to those ridiculous restrictions I end up buying excess liquor when I do go. I DON’T HATE that I now have a well stocked home bar!
(Washington, are you tricking me into drinking more liquor?)

If liquor is good and stores are good, one would think, in keeping with the same thought process, stores that sell liquor are good.
WRONG!!!
Stores that sell liquor are GREAT!!!
Plus the cashier hooked me up with a sweet deal that landed me a free Stoli gift box.
Time to get ill!