East Houston Wine & Liquor

Justin and every member of his team were really helpful and friendly from the moment I walked in.

Great tasting! Malt Madness is the best FREE Whiskey Tasting in NYC I’ve ever been to. Malt Madness is an annual tasting hosted by East Houston Wine & Liquor. This year’s Malt Madness was on Friday March 11, 2016. I was very impressed by the high quality & selection. There were several high-​end brands as well as a few eclectic selections, including a Japanese whiskey. Although the store was crowded, people were very polite & friendly (drinkers are usually a happy crowd, even happier when it’s on the house!). The staff at the store also deserve five stars. Very helpful & upbeat. This was my first time going to East Houston Wine & Liquor store. Will definitely return.

Best delivery service from Randy very polite fast friendly love ordering from this wine shop alway a satisfactory service makes me feel happy that these guys are around where else will I get my wine and liquor but east Houston

large neighborhood liquor store with lots of selection that’s not insanely expensive? sign me up bc i’m a fan and a boozehound!
i’ve shopped here a few times and have always found what i’ve been looking for in terms of hard liquor. most recently, i snagged a bottle of white rum which was priced close to what it would have cost to order online. i was shocked bc i thought there would be an insane markup bc this retail boozery is on Houston. true story.
the store is large-​ish and stretches way back. well-​lit. super clean. well organized. not cramped at all, so i’m not in constant fear of a wall of liquor bottle falling on me… though that would be a sweet insober death/​maiming. dreams/​nightmare. lol
the store itself has a wide selection of your typical hard liquors and wines. selection will likely suit your boozy needs whether you need a bottle of wine for gift, «personal saucing” – or a bottle of hard spirits after a rough work week. the store is not a high-​end liquor store which i like bc it means my wallet isn’t going to be bled dry, but they do have a fair amount of top-​shelf liquor for a few booze categories.
not that this indicates quality, but this store has a gigantic wall of wine that stretches forever… my guess is that your wine needs/​snobbery can be amply met here.
the staff is super-​friendly. fairly knowledgeable. and doesn’t waste your time with nonsensical rec’s when you’re searching for that perfect liquor to complete a cocktail or take as a gift. the staff here is to the point – much appreciated.
the store also seems to hold booze tastings here. i don’t know if there’s a schedule for them… i assume there is, but they mixed a shot of Tito’s Vodka w/​cider, which was quite tasty. they are fairly generous on going for seconds, thirds, fourths, glug glug glug…
i believe there is Unilocal check-​in discount (10% i think) as well as a senior citizen discount (valuable if you still live with your parents and can get them to buy you booze, Looozah! lol)! a East Houston Wine & Liquor have free delivery, which i have not utilized, but is awesome for when you’re too lazy to walk but have enough energy to pour a stiff drink for yourself as you solo the insober zone.
drops mic bc i’m carrying too many bottles of rum for mojito mania!
i (passed) out.
zzz

Flawless. I placed an online order because I was lazy as fuck and just wanted to drink. 2 minutes after my order, they called letting me know that one the drinks I ordered wasn’t in stock, but they offered a more expensive bottle, for the same price of the other bottle. That, in of itself, was excellent customer service.
Order arrived about 30 minutes? Super fast, delivery guy was very happy and friendly. I will use this place always and recommend to my friends. Very happy with the whole experience.

The guy was helpful and polite. I’m used to cheaper prices on Long Island but their prices seemed inline with 2 other stores I checked. So all in all I recommend if your buying in the city.

I’ve been to the store several times, staff is always courteous and the store is clean and well stocked. Just had something delivered for the first time, order arrived quickly and saved me a trip on a lazy day. Thanks Sammy.

I love these folks!!! I was arranging a happy our at my office and knowing next to nothing about wine, called the store for some suggestions. LEO IS THE MAN! He helped pick out wines that people would like without upselling me– and I appreciate that tremendously!

Not a very big store but a good spirits selection. Plus they will deliver to your office. Staff is pleasant enough. Most likely you will want to order online, since this store is out of the way for most people, unless you live in LES.
I only heard of the store because a whiskey tasting was announced via Eventbrite.

Great service, the owner helped us select a wine for dinner. They also offer senior and student discounts on select days, another incentive to come by for some wine!

They are fabulous, Hector delivered our items, was pleasant, prompt and extremely patient with us. Glad they deliver and would certainly use them again in the future.

Love this place come on by and get wasted. Great prices great service. Wine and alcohol tastings all the time!

I love this place great delivery guy hector very pleasant and friendly and i love there prices

Just wanted to post a shout-​out for Hector, the delivery guy. He is SUPER fast and extremely polite. I order from these guys regularly via the Minibar app.

These guys rock! Normally I would walk in, but tonight I ordered delivery and the service was still so sweet, warm and friendly. The order process was very professional and quoted efficient arrival time (even sooner!). The young gentleman who delivered my necessities lol, was super friendly and even told me about up and coming wine tastings that my friends and I should try out!
All in all thank you again; your staff makes every experience an awesome one!

Ordered a pricey bottle of wine via Minibar at 9:30pm (not realizing at the time that they were merely three blocks from me). One hour and thirty minutes — and one cold dinner — later, no wine. Cancelled the wine and headed to bed. DON’T DO IT, GUYS!

3.5 Stars!
The staff here were very polite & friendly. The selection is pretty good. As for the price, it’s a bit pricey.

these guys are a ‘crush’ on a scale of ‘weird place on 5^th street’ to ‘crush’ (applicable only to liquor stores). i dont understand the place on 5^th between 2^nd and 1^st. does it even have a name? i went by one night and they just had a ton of empty boxes inside. i dont even know when its open.
these guys have had great bottls of caymus, cake bread, stag’s leap and silver oak every time i order.

Boyfriend wanted to make this crazy whisky infused steak (i know, it sounds amazing– he has this vacuum sealer that would seal the whisky into the meat!!) so we were on the prowl for a good liquor store in the area.
First, the staff is super friendly and knowledgable. We walked in and we were warmly greeted and offered some wine from their wine tasting table (talk about a great first impression)
One of the guys recommended a certain whisky for the steak the BF wanted to make– he gave an explanation on why it fit the bill, and even described how the other whiskies wouldn’t work (which definitely helps!)
The wine selection was great as well!
They have a point card system too so rack up some points and collect your 10% off.

I came in to buy vodka and triple sec (cosmoooo time!). They gave me a 10% off coupon for being a first-​time customer, so that was great. They also gave me a punch card, where after you buy a certain number of bottles, you get a 10% off coupon. So I’m totally down with the coupons, especially because this place runs on the pricey side.
What I’m not down with is the pushy saleslady who kept trying to get me to buy wine, even though I told her I have plenty of wine and I buy very specific wines. Then, when I asked her for triple sec, she gave me a bottle that was labeled «Triple Sec,» but was actually pure high fructose corn syrup. It was 1% alcohol, where triple sec should be about 40%. I’m mad that I just bought what she handed me and didn’t realize this until I came home, put it in my cosmo, and spit it out. Disgusting. I threw the bottle away, because high fructose corn syrup is poison.
So I guess the lesson is that you need to get a coupon, read the label very carefully of anything they try to sell you, and have a strong backbone to not give in to the pushy sales.