Hollywood Tower Food Mart

Paul C. is absolutely right about several things regarding the «Commissary.» I hope to meet my new neighbor someday down at the pool, and hope he does not think badly of me for saying the store needs a complete overhaul.
Paul’s right about several of the «pros.» Having the commissary available to hold packages and take that responsibility away from the office and therefore allowing residents to access their packages at later hours in the evening and on weekends is a major convenience. But, any commissary given the privilege to be the monopoly inside this massive condo community would provide that service.
The problem is, much of the food is rotten. That’s the smell Paul is referring to. I have on three different occasions purchased food that I was forced to return because after opening it, I discovered it was rancid. There are a lot of older residents in my building, and I am afraid that someone will soon get sick from what this food mart sells. I have explained to the owners several times that their freezers are not working and the frozen food items have thawed and refroze several times, making the food inside inedible. The owners continue to tell me they are working on the situation, yet, I have not seen a difference in months. Also, the produce is consistently either moldy or dried-​up from age.
If you just use the Hollywood Tower Food Mart to purchase beer, lottery tickets and for package pick-​up, I can see this as a good service. My concern is for the many residents who appear to use this as their grocery store. Someone is going to get very sick.

O.K. this review is going to be a bit odd. We (the people who live in this building) actually refer to this place «the Commissary.» I can rate it on so many different levels that I figured 3 stars would be right and wrong, so I will do a list of pros and cons.
PROS: When a package is delived to my building, commissary holds it for you for three days. You can pick it up with the slip in your mailbox until 8p.m. when they close. This is a good trait for those who work. Also, for how tiny it is and their lack of dedication to one type of service, they always carry good beer. Sam Adams, Hoegarrden, various flavors of Anchor, Three Floyds and High Life. Another great trait is that they have everything here. Everything. I can get asprin, a plunger, beer, taco seasoning, rent/​buy movies, lotto tickets, produce and the list goes on. One time my fiancé actually bought a pair of nylons she needed. They were from like 1980. The store owner is also very nice. The hours are also good. They used to close at 6 and I would remember something I needed at 6:15, but now they are open until 8!
CONS: Prices are rediculously high. I guess this is the cost of convinence. It smells funny inside as well. I figure because of the produce and VHS tapes? Creepy bums come in from the street and buy liquor and lotto tickets as well, but business is business.
I will be back here again. Most of all, I dont have to put all sorts of clothes on, brush my teeth or put contacts in to come down here. That is worth the extra $ 2 on every item.