Chimas Liquors

I’m always the designated driver, but I happen to know that this is where the cheapest and fullest selection of Four Loko and fortified wines can be found in Sacramento. And you’ll always find the off-​est off brands of snacks and canned soft drinks here, too. Those Oreo knock-​offs they got make Hydrox look like some kinda gourmet delights. But for 99 cents for a big ‘ol flat of ‘em, who cares?
Chimas’ relatively northerly orientation west of Hwy 99 makes it a lower crime risk than most other southside liquor stores. This neighborhood’s gotten a lot better in the last 10 years. Chimas’ location is even more advantageous if you want some Mexican food to soak up that alcohol. If you’re front-​loading, you can walk next door for a mammoth torta at El Abuelo. And if it’s late at night on a weekend, then you can cross the street for tacos at the La Pantera Club taco window (one of Sacto’s best kept secrets!). There’s always donuts across the street, too.
The shoppers that come in here are generally a fun-​loving bunch who will make good, interesting, funny small-​talk with you. Neighborhood folks on foot look about as broke as any Del Paso drifter or South Sac scofflaw, yet I’ve never been spare-​changed in the Chimas parking lot! Maybe the counter help’s not the funnest, but they’re efficient.
In the middle of summertime, this place has one of the best stocks of unseasonable winter headgear bearing the unauthorized logos of small market NFL and NBA teams that no one in Sacramento roots for… always on drastic discount!