Hendricks Wines & Liquors

How do these guys pay rent for this place? There’s literally nothing there — most of the shelves are totally barren. Saddest «liquor store» I’ve ever seen.

Seems this place has been open for months now, yet still hasn’t «fixed» their credit card system. pointless to say they take cards, they clearly have no intention of ever accepting cards.
Half stocked shelves all the time. very fishy!

I wish I could give this store negative stars. They’ve always had issues in the 6 years I’ve lived in Bay Ridge. And today, there’s a Help Wanted sign on the door. I went in to ask about it and the guy behind the counter told me they wouldn’t hire a woman. How does he know if I can pick up heavy boxes or not?! Sexist! I will never shop in this store again and hope others won’t either.

Distress! I don’t know what’s going on here, but now, after being shuttered with no sign of life for-​like-​ever, it is stocked and the doors are opened again. How does this guy afford to pay rent on this place for over a year while virtually out of business, and then suddenly just spring back again with stocked shelves and everything? It’s bizarre.
The truth is, I’ve watched this awful cycle take place for years now. It used to be a great place back when I moved into the neighborhood, but it was sold to the current owner and he has done nothing but run it into the ground mercilessly ever since.
Now, after taunting customers with barely-​there stock and creating a major eyesore to the community for years now, he’s going to give it another try! Okay buddy. Let’s see how long you can keep up the charade this time. I, for one, have been thoroughly insulted, and I’ll never spend another dime in this place until it changes ownership, which I hope happens sooner rather than later.

I originally thought this place was a front for something. Weed spot. Illegal poker game in the back. Some type of ID scam ring. Something. How could it be that a liquor store doesn’t have any liquor? Some crappy wine yes. Liquor, no They were open some days, closed others. My suspicions were running wild.
Well, I guess they were trying to sell off the rest of their inventory because they have been closed for some time now. It doesn’t appear they’ll reopen any time soon. Although, it’s worth noting that the space isn’t FOR RENT/​SALE
In the mean time, I’ll continue to wonder…

Does anyone know if Hendrick’s ever got that shipment in?
How does a liquor store manage to stay in business with no liquor or wine?

I have to agree with previous posters. This place doesn’t have a decent selection of anything, really. No gin. No rum. No brandy. This is my last-​resort wine store when I don’t feel like trekking farther than 5 blocks from home.
I will say that one of the sales reps, Justin, is very knowledgeable when it comes to wine, and a seemingly all-​around cool guy. But that’s the best I can say about this place. They’re also a bit overpriced.

I like this place. At first the shelves weren’t completely stocked but I was in there this past weekend and there’s not an emtpy space in sight! Great selection, even better pricing, and the guys that work here are both helpful and nice but without being overbearing. Definitely glad to have this place in the neighborhood.

I have to agree with everyone else, there is really no reason they should call this a liquor store. Every time I came here, there was virtually no sign of alcohol in sight! They should seriously consider calling this store «Store»…if that. I know a few years back this place used to be stocked with a great selection of wine and the shelves used to actually be occupied. If you were to walk in here nowadays, you’ll find the tiniest rack of «wines» all the way in the back next to the back room. You’ll have a selection of maybe 4 wines… if you’re lucky. And this is the kind of wine you’ve never heard of, I know my friend and I have never! We came in here one night looking for a good wine to have with our very late, improv dinner. All the other liquor stores were closed (at 11 which, I’m sorry, is ridiculous) and we found this place. When we walked in, all we saw were little «thug» boys hanging out trying to act all cool because they thought hanging out in a liquor store would make them awesome. Yea… maybe that would have been «cool» if there was actually liquor in the store. It sure is too bad that the only wine and liquor store open in Bay Ridge late night is this place.

The only thing that really made this place a wine and liquor store was the sign outside. What a waste of square footage. I went in for a simple bottle of merlot and there were two whole options and one was a big bottle that I have never heard of. Hopefully there is a better place nearby. They are better off closing their doors than running what they claim is a wine store. I agree that it looks like a money laundering joint.

Pretty decent smaller sized liquor store. For a small store they have a decent selection The staff is pretty friendly and is good at answering questions about different types of wine and liquor. Prices are higher than the discount stores, but that should be expected.