Lcbo Gta Licensee Service Centre

Pretty bog-​standard suburban LCBO.
Not tiny, not huge, a good selection of cheap ontario wines, other regions get an aisle or two a piece. Some the lower end of drinkable single malts is represented, but you get the strong sense that this LCBO’s margins come exclusively from the section full of pre-​refrigerated vodka coolers and beer.
It would get 2 stars from me, except:
1) Their craft beer selection is above average — only gets a few shelves but I get the impression that someone who cares is in charge there; I’ve been surprised more than once.
2) They do have a vintages section, which leans heavily on California (unsurprising) and Italy (slightly moreso). It’s small, but the people running it are helpful and active, often handwriting their own tasting notes on the shelf labels.
So it ekes out a 3. To be honest, the LCBO at Steeles and Rutherford is superior in basically every way, but if I honestly felt that this one was a 2, I’d be driving down there all the time, and I’m not.
No pro-​tips, I’m afraid. If you’re reading this trying to decide whether it’s worth the longer trip south I’d say: this place will get it done for standard booze, head south for anything interesting.
And, I suppose, if you need vodka coolers on the double, this place will have ‘em, cold.