Randall’s Wine and Spirits

If you’re looking for booze, I can’t imagine you’d find a better place. We were in town from Michigan. Our liquor taxes are much higher than MO, so we were pleasantly surprised. Some liquors were discounted (for us) much more significantly than others. We definitely spotted some sweet deals and made it rain credit card style.
We received help from multiple employees while we were there. Everyone was friendly, helpful, and patient with some of our annoying questions. We didn’t have trouble locating everything we were looking for and then some. We have very few places in Metro Detroit that rival Randall’s. It’s literally a giant warehouse of boozy deliciousness. I don’t have anything to compare it to in STL, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but I hope that everyone in the area realizes how good they have it with Randall’s.
This place rocks. You are lucky. Appreciate how good you have it.
If I find myself in STL — or just passing through — I’m definitely going to have Randall’s on my mind and will likely swing by to fuel up.

Randall’s really does have anything you are looking for when it comes to liquor, beer, wine, mixers, soda, bitters…
*NO cold beer– against the law for Randall’s to carry cold beer, or so the signs in the store say.
*Join the rewards program– You get an email once a week with the specials for members. You also get a discount on your birthday.
*Pets are allowed, so bring your dog next time you go shopping for beer. Dogs love stores.

I guess I had the unfortunate luck of asking the one crabby employee who works in the store a question. She couldn’t be bothered with my questions.
No scratch that… I am pretty sure have experienced the same crabby chick several times when had a question… The question is the same. «Do you have any of such and such beer?» «Do you know if you are getting any of such and such beer?»
Why be hateful to someone wanting to spend money in your store on beer that is ridiculously over priced and overhyped, but yes, it is yummy and I want to buy some. I guess I should go to Friar Tucks where they strive to help customers. I prefer to support a city business to a giant chain but guess Randall’s does not want my money. I don’t need to be treated like an annoyance before forking over my hard-​earned pay.

Don’t ever order something from them through the internet! I ordered 2 bottles of a liqueur that’s hard to get in Illinois. It was for my father’s 80^th birthday on Oct 28^th and it’s his favorite. I ordered it on Oct 8^th. When I didn’t receive it by the 19^th I called them and they said it was going out that day and I should receive it very soon. By the 27^th it still hadn’t arrived. After another call I found out that the distributor was out and they couldn’t get it. NO ONE CONTACTED ME TO INFORM ME THAT IT WASN’T COMING! I had no chance to look for it elsewhere. Thanks a lot, Randall’s! Stellar lack of customer service.

Pro: An amazing selection of beer, wines, and spirits! And I mean every word of that sentence! Here’s the details… A) Beer: A robust mix of local craft, domestic, and imported suds! From Chainbreaker White IPA to Scottish Tennents Lager, Randall’s has your pick. B) Wine: This is probably the best selection of adult grape juice I’ve had since my time in Northern California (it’s hard to compete with Napa). Lots of choices from near and far. C) Spirits: Cruzan Rum Single Barrel, distilled on my home island of St. Croix, is my go-​to liquor. I’ve only found it in 3 stores across the lower 48 states. Randall’s is the only of those stores in the midwest… not saying that there aren’t more stores, I just haven’t found ‘em.
Con: They have a Yuengling neon sign in the beer section, but they don’t sell Yuengling beer. Teasing isn’t nice, Randall!
Bottom Line: This is where you shop for booze in StL. If they don’t have it, you may not need it…(Yuengling aside!)

If you don’t know the area you’d definitely miss this jewel.
It’s located just east of Johnnie Brock’s Dungeon which sits on S. Jefferson at Hwy 44. If you can lay eyes on Johnnie Brock’s just look straight ahead past the parking lot… Randall’s is at the end of the lot on your right.
Now that we’ve made it through the maze GO CRAZY! Randall’s has it all! And at awesomely reasonable prices.
Imported & domestic wines
Vodka of all brands
Whiskey
Brandy
Cognac
Gin
Beers (alcoholic & non)
Soda
Juice
Spritzer
Water …whatever chaser you may desire.
They also have party favors, gift bags, smokes and all your Mardi Gras necessities. Beware it’s a mad house during Mardi Gras.

I am a Randall’s fan, I admit. This is due to their huge selection and their prices. More often than not, their prices fall anywhere from $ 2 to $ 10 less than competing liquor stores such as Friar Tucks, as well as local grocery stores.
I visit once or twice per month, depending, and most of the time when I visit, I leave with what I went in search of. Please notice, I said «most of the time.» Why is that, you ask? Well, and this is one of my dislikes about Randall’s … it’s because they are often out of popular items, and they take their sweet time in restocking them. Two, that I can think of off of the top of my head, are a particular brand of tequila (which happens to be my favorite), and Dirty Sue olive juice (for dirty martinis). If the Randall’s ordering staff knows that certain items are popular and tend to sell out, whenever they see the stock running low on those items, it seems logical that they’d place an order ahead of the game at that time, versus waiting for the shelf to be completely picked clean, and remain empty for weeks on end, but I digress.
Another small gripe I have is the employees … well, one in particular, anyway. I know some employees think they’re being helpful, but following me around the store, talking to me like you’re trying to pick me up, isn’t helpful, and isn’t fun for me, as a shopper, when I just want to explore, or I want to get in and out without a big to do. Back off!
Finally, what’s with all of the moscato in the sparkling wine genre? Gross! They don’t carry sparkling pinot grigio, and this makes me sad, but what’s a girl to do? Oh, yeah, I know … she’s to buy that product at Schnucks or Shop n’ Save.
Overall, I like Randall’s, and I think they offer great deals, but no one’s perfect, and Randall’s is no exception to that rule.

LOCATION COMMENT: Randall’s is really more off the freeway feeder, not Jefferson. It’s tucked away around the northeast corner of Jefferson and I-​44. It’s behind /​«part of» an old costume shop, located in an old warehouse. Googlemaps is a bit misleading.
This place was great. We were in from out of town and I was very impressed with their selection. No cold beer, but I assumed that was per a local law (unlike Texas). Their whiskey selection was excellent (although no Texas whiskeys, but that’s okay — I get those back home), and the guy who helped us was very knowledgeable about his whiskeys, which was much appreciated. I’d definitely hit this place up again if we visit this area again.
TIP to owner: Texas makes some very good whiskeys! Y’all should stock a few. :)

I have just finished putting Randall’s Wine and Spirits e-​commerce site,
, through its paces. I give it a D, at best. I ordered twice, once through their delivery service and once through the location closest to me with mixed liquor orders in the $ 200+ range.
Cons
–Both the delivery and the in-​house orders (Jefferson location) took over a week to fill. The In-​house was still waiting on items from other locations to come in after ten days. I picked that order, myself. Fortunately, the credit card is not charged until the order is filled and delivered, so no $ 200+ was at risk of being in dispute. But I still had to give up and do it my self on the carry-​out order. The dilivery was executed successfully after I called to see what was taking so long.
–The e-​commerce site’s sophistication = primitive, at best. One should be able to order from a central online inventory and designate a pickup location or a local delivery for a pizza-​delivery-​ish upcharge. The site needs to a) have the ability to go back to shopping fron the cart. b) include all inventory at a given pickup location if the customer is picking up. Some of the items I bought when I went to my location were not on the e-​commerce site for that location. c) Include clear notices on all inventory items that will cause a delay and an accurate estimate of how long a delay will be incurred if the item is ordered. d) Internet orders need to BE FILLED ON A TIMELY BASIS OF NOT MORE THAN THREE (3) DAYS, MAX.
d) a link to the shopping cart from the ordering page. e) A MORE POWERFUL SEARCH ENGINE. Currently if the customer doesn’t know what kind of alcohol he/​she is ordering, the search engine will probably show no hits or, worse, waaaay too many pages of hits.
Pros.
–The e-​commerce site gives one a good idea of total cost on a large order.
–If a) one is lucky enough to order things that are at the pickup location inventory, one can get the order filled in a week, maybe.
–The delivery service works. If one is a lobbyist for one’s liquor.
–The site gives the customer an idea of the depth of Randall’s impressive inventory, which is more than can be said of other favorite St. Louis liquor sources who, so far, do not have even an attempt at an e-​commerce site.
BOTTOM LINE
Randalls is the best liquor store in St. Louis for depth of inventory and pricing and convenient locations.
The
e-​commerce site is more like an e-​inventory check and how much does it cost site. Check it to see how much whatever costs. Otherwise what’s on the site may or may not be in the inventory of your location.
Mr. Randall, Get rid of your online presence or put money and manpower into making it a real e-​commerce site, and not just a useless marketing token. As it is, now, your site is going to turn away more sustomers than it brings in if anyone tries to use it. There is plenty of competition out there, even in St. Louis, still. And St. Louis would really put you on a pedestal if you had a real e-​commerce site, thx.
I appreciate Mr. Randall’s committment to convenient location, deep inventory, and best prices. So, its with love that I say Stop f*cking around with the e-​commerce site if you want to sell to younger folks, such as myself ;-)…

This place is like the walmart of beer and wine… they have everything… the place is truly a warehouse with each section dedicated to the type beverage. The best part is they have people that actually help you. I was looking for some local STL beer, 4 hands in particular, and they had every variety. Everything is neatly labeled and organized. They customer service is excellent and the check out process took minutes.
Definitely my source for buying craft beer in the STL area… although would not advise going there late at night since the area is a little sketchy.

This place is great! It has anything and everything you could ask for as far as choices for beers, wine and liquors. Last time I went looking for a speciality wine and although they didn’t have the exact one I wanted, they had experts in the wine area who referred another wine close to the one I had initially wanted and it ended up being fantastic. All of the workers there are extremely friendly and willing to lend a hand in helping you make decisions on what would rock your own personal tastebuds. They also have tastings of something pretty much weekly. It’s nice to find out what they are having tastings of or promotions of in order to try several different items. They have ample parking so I have never had difficulty getting a spot there. They also have a ton of great deals. If you are having a party or gathering and need things in bulk I would highly recommend going here for your choices! Glad they have this place like this available for us in STL!

Oh Randal’s you pulled through for me again. I needed ginger beer, bitters, and lime juice for an event and you came through. Randal’s is seriously a one-​stop shop for all of your booze needs and has amazing customer service.
They have so many different brands of wine, liquor, beer, and mixers. It’s a booze lover’s paradise. They can even search in their system if they carry a certain brand. Make sure to call ahead so you don’t waste your time. At the front of the store and around it they’ll have some super cheap clearance sales on alcohol. These prices are great if you’re entertaining a group anytime soon.
This location is confusing to get to from Jefferson but there are some signs to help you along the way. I need to come back and stock up on some home-​bar staples.

Great liquor warehouse. They are a huge warehouse
They have a ridiculous selection of minis, many for only a buck, and a good variety of whiskey, vodka, rum, etc. Their beer and wine sections are also stellar. It’s a really fun place to browse through if you’re having a party. Also, they have a sale section :)

I was impressed by the selection of wines and liquors found at Randall’s. There were a ton of different wines, something befitting everyone’s budget. It’s a little «warehouse-​y», which sort of makes it feel less sophisticated. The checkout people were nice, but no one offered assistance as we were perusing the isles.

Big liquor store in a state where grocery stores can sell. In a bit of a rough area. Hard to pull in as you have to go around back. They have someone at the door who tries to keep the parking lot safe and beggars away. It’s scary and sad that these are issues.
Anyway, bigger selection and vip cards (free to sign up then you’ll get like an email with a 10% off coupon to use in the next month or so). The vip is like a grocery sale that only applies when you have the card. Anyway, pretty good deals though not the most organized.
If you know what is a good price you can definitely make great purchases here. Disappointed with the few brandy and mead choices. Definitely worth the trip.

Nobody has a higher variety of higher-​end rums in St. Louis. It may not be the biggest joint, but it has a large variety of Dominican rums which I am partial to.
I do wish the hours at this location were a little more extended on Fridays and Saturdays. Maybe 11:00PM would be better? It’s a bummer to have such high quality stuff locked up so early.
The staff here is not to be underestimated! They are very educated and when they don’t dig your questions, they are quick to find a guru to set you down the right path. If you are working on building a diverse liquor collection, you couldn’t pick a better place.

A hidden gem… No really, it is hidden behind a giant «party store»
There is pretty much everything you could possibly want here! Check it out!

Looking for a gift for an adult (who enjoys alcohol)? This is the place to go this holiday season! I purchased a Pearl Vodka Party pack and a box of liquor filled chocolate. Both were reasonably priced and I had a great gift set to give at the holiday party I was going to.
Lots to look at, but the gift sets are great!

Liquor, beer, and wine, OH MY!
Non stop shop for all your partay needs. Docked a star for lack of cold beer. So plan ahead if you want cold beers.
This place is HUGE. I’m pretty sure they have what you want and if not, they can probably get it. Many liqueurs, vodka, rum, tequila, scotch, whiskey, gin, other liquors, pinot grigio, chardonnay, pinot noir, reisling, sparklings, local brews, domestics, craft, …too many to go on. It’s all organized and labeled for easy shopping. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Bonus, they usually have good sales and decent prices.
If you’re 21+, a drinker, and you haven’t been here you are totally missing out.

Disneyworld for Drinkers! If they don’t have it at Randall’s, you may have made it up.
Well organized, well stocked and the staff is quite knowledgeable. They usually have at least one wine afficianado on duty who can talk you thru your selection. They also have a wall of wines rated 90 and up that vary in prices, flavors and all feature good descriptions. I have literally spent an hour here on a Saturday just browsing the wine wall.
Their beer selection features a lot of craft beers as well as local options. I was happy to find Crown Valley’s Strawberry Cider here after trying it at MoBot’s Fest of Ale (like drinking strawberry champagne). During the warmer months they stock a lot of craft beer in cans for those taking part in area park recreational leagues (no glass in the parks). Skip the PBR and get good beer for the team!
Their liquor options are expansive and organized by type with signs to assist in your search. They usually have many collector editions of bottles and gift sets, so your gift shopping is covered here too.
Sometimes there can be a line to check out, but they keep that organized too and have many registers going at peak times.
Only issues giving it 4 stars are the parking situation and the hours. Sometimes it can be hard to navigate the lot or get in/​out, espcially around Halloween when Johnny Brock’s is busy. They close earlier than you’d expect for a liquor establishment, but some of that probably involves the surrounding neighborhood.