This has to be one of the better liquor stores in this neighborhood, not only does it appeal to the over 21 crowd with its wide selection of beer, wine, and hard alcohol, but non drinkers of all ages also enjoy stopping by for hard packed ice cream and other junk food treats. I never buy alcohol here because I usually find better deals elsewhere, but almost everyday my kids beg me to bring them here for nachos and juice boxes, and since they endorse this spot and love it so much; I guess I’m a fan too :)
Ali R.
Classificação do local: 4 Hayward, CA
Ed’s Liquor Store is a classic and classy neighborhood fixture, complete with questionable clientle, inflated prices and bold florescent lighting. They have every libation one could imagine and a decent selection of chips. I was however disappointed my last two trips that they had run out of the ever popular Cool Ranch Doritos. The service is always with a smile and half time with a creepy pick up line, I’m giving them four stars for not having quite as much sketchy flirtation as I normally am used to. However all this aside, the shining star of Ed’s is not the average liquors, it’s the addition of nacho cheese and jalapeños to any bag of chip you desire. Wow. So authentic, so fresh, and for the the low price of $ 1.36. Just a short walk away, I recommend this fancy dish to foodies, old and young alike.
Robin D.
Classificação do local: 5 Oakland, CA
I love Pedro, and I love Ed’s Liquor. For the past 11 years, my whole family, and any friend that wanders by for a visit, has been to Eds. It’s about a 3 minute walk from my house and its a well worn path. We walk there for junk food, beer and brandy, for butter when I forget it at the store, milk, toilet paper, an onion, butane lighter fluid, delicious ice cream and now, Coffee! We know the people who work here very well, and dare I say we go here enough that they’re considered friends now. You wouldn’t want to buy all your groceries here because the convenience of the store comes at a price, but for forgotten items or late night cravings, it’s perfect. Since I’ve been coming here the stock has become more abundant and less about junk food. The products don’t have a layer of dust on them either. Pedro takes pride in his store and it shows. The store is always clean, as is the parking lot. The local flavor is harmless and more than that, the older flavor are funny and awesome. As long as you’re friendly, there’s never a problem.
Steve C.
Classificação do local: 4 Oakland, CA
This is our local convenience store, walkable from our house, so it gets a lot of business from us. We have other choices, but we have always had good experiences here, so we keep coming back. The owners and clerks know us, and are welcoming and friendly when we show up to get our sugar fix. The selection is what you’d expect from a convenience store — sodas, snack food, household essentials, booze, condoms, batteries, etc. Ice cream, too, which is a nice touch for the kiddos. My weird complaint is that they don’t get the«mainstream» flavors of Gatorade(fruit punch, grape, lemon lime) in stock very frequently — you’d think they’d order extra stock of those. It’s made me try some of the others, but then they run out of those… The only real negative has to do with where the place is located, there’s often some sketchy looking people buying booze too early in the morning, and occasionally there’s someone in the store or parking lot(or across the street selling drugs) that gives me a bad vibe and makes me want to get out of there. But mostly it’s fine, and the store owners make me feel safer about going there.