Sheen Brothers

Good craft beer selection. Now accepts credit cards for a small fee but atm available inside. Has lots of snacks and other useful things for apt like cleaning supplies, containers and pet supplies.

This review is long overdue. I love Sheen Brothers. I was a regular the 2 years I spent dazed and confused living on 10^th and Ave B, and relied on this place for everything from 4am turkey sandwiches to cleaning supplies to emergency slabs of bacon. As others have mentioned, this is one of the few 24 hour bodegas with super friendly staff that don’t creep people out. There were even a few times when I was short a dollar or two, and they covered me. There was also one night that a creepy guy was following me around that they chased him out of the store for me. Great EV staple!

It’s probably fair to say that I am Sheen Brothers’ most loyal customer, but for good reason. It’s the only 24-​hour bodega that doesn’t creep me out in some way — it’s clean, well-​lit and has the most accomodating and friendly employees of any market in the East Village. I probably stop in 3 – 4 a day on to buy groceries, cigarettes, iced coffee, cleaning supplies (of which they have tons and all top-​of-​the-​line), headache medicine, flowers, etc. What’s especially convenient for me is that they provide someone to wait outside with your dog while you are shopping. In my case, it’s a dachshund with serious separation anxiety, but they are so always so patient and sweet with him (and three of the employees even greet him by name when we approach).

No credit cards and its pricey, but who cares?! Good selection of stuff, and they’re 24 hours a day!

Well, they are definitely overpriced and I always forget that they don’t take cash. Shitty. But they have a good candy selection and popchips and lots of pickles and ice cream. All you would need at 4am… at double the price than it should be. But there have been a few times that I was short .25 or .50 and they always let me go. So for that, I forgive them for being overpriced.

Outrageously overpriced and they always screw up delivery! I understand if English isn’t your first language, but I’ve ordered deliveries three times, and each time took an extensive phone call with much repeating myself, followed by receipt of a completely wrong order. Twice I’ve had to call back and have them come again to exchange the wrong items for the right ones. Both times took another extensive phone call. Finally I just gave up.

In case you were wondering, this bodega is NOT owned by the acting Sheen brothers (Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen). Don’t let that get you down though. It’s still an adequate bodega with a wide assortment of goods, though more pricier than others (maybe because of the Sheen brand licensing?). But it’s open all night, and a convenient one block from my apartment. I am prone to stumble in around 4 or 5 am after a long night out to purchase some bread (unexpectedly fresh), cheese, and meat for a late night snack.

New York City will always surprise me. Just when I think I’ve seen it all, the streets of the East Village will spit up a new image of amazement.
So it’s 4am on a Thursday, those are critical facts to remember about this story. I am waiting in front of Sheen Brothers for my girlfriend to buy some snack foods, or something along those lines. Prior to this we were out partying, which we normally don’t do so late on a weeknight, but screw it, sometimes you gotta cut loose.
As I lean against the wall I start to hear what seems like a transistor radio in the distance. The sound grows heavier as it approaches. Soon it starts to sound like a heavy metal guitar track. I turn to look at the source of this Metallica-​esque ballad and before my eyes I see something that to this day might be one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen.
Keep in mind it’s 4AM ON THURSDAY!
I glance towards the street and there is a man dressed in a clown suit, you know, the one piece kind that have those huge ruffled collars. He has a cowboy hat on and is wearing aviator sunglasses, but has no clown make up on. Strapped to his side is a portable guitar amp which is blasting the Slayer inspired tunes that he is playing from a guitar that’s hanging over his shoulders.
Finally to drive this all home, he’s not walking down the street. No, he’s on roller blades! Just cruising on down the street at 4am playing heavy metal in a clown suit! What in the hell. I wish I had a video camera, I would have made a documentary.
In regards to Sheen Brothers… I figured I could have talked about how nice the Chinese lady that works there is, or how it’s a good convenient store, but I figured this was a much better story.