BevMo

This BevMo is conveniently (inconveniently?) located off of Rosecrans and is about what you would come to expect from any other retail BevMo location; large selection, well organized, clean, and prices that aren’t what they used to be.
The good news is that you’re greeted, there is staff available to help and the liquor selection is huge. There is plenty of whiskey, vodka, rum, tequila, craft beer, wine and even some non-​alcoholic stuff (what?) so there is plenty to choose from. The pricing on the beer is good and bad, over the years the prices on a lot of items have increased significantly and can be more than my local bottle shops so my visits have declined as a result. However, there are still some decent ones that aren’t always available elsewhere and the pricing is still competitive so I’ll still drop into a BevMo from time to time.
This location really doesn’t differ much from any of the other locations I have been to it’s just a convenience to have it here in the area.
If you need a simple, one-​stop shop to grab beer, wine and other liquor, BevMo is always a fairly safe bet.

We used the Point Loma BevMo for the alcohol for our wedding. We worked with Emily, who was very sweet and knowledgeable. We did have some issues though.
First, and most importantly, the estimates BevMo gave us for the amount of alcohol we would need for our event were severely low. We took BevMo’s estimate and added 10 additional 12-​packs of beer and several more cases of wine, and thank goodness, because we were left with less than 6 12-​packs of beer, and 1.5 cases of wine. On top of that, the vodka estimate was low. We were told to order one handle of vodka, and I think we ordered 3. They were gone during cocktail hour, and they were only used for our signature drinks. Same thing happened with the ginger beer for our Moscow Mules – it was gone about 45 minutes into our cocktail hour. I am just glad we knew to order more alcohol because that is incredibly embarrassing. We had a guest order additional vodka from a delivery service to be dropped off at the wedding. Just keep in mind, all estimates we had – all of them (except regular soda) were low.
Second, in terms of price, you definitely won’t get the best price on beer here. Wine is good on the buy one, get one for 5 cents sale, which we were able to take advantage of when we ordered. Other local box/​membership stores will be cheaper, but may not offer delivery.
Third, you’re not able to return any unused cases. I think that’s partially why BevMo underestimates how much alcohol you will need – they don’t want you to try to return it after the event. Again, the big box stores allow for returns, but not delivery. Though, important to keep in mind is that BevMo offers a 2-​hour delivery window, which was fine for us, but we did look at grocery stores that had a 1-​hour delivery window, if that is more important to you.
We did have fun working with Emily, and we took advantage of the free wine tasting for the wines we were considering for our wedding. I just think if it weren’t for our own concern for running out of alcohol, we would have been super embarrassed. I’m glad we ordered much more than recommended. For what it’s worth, a friend of ours was also married in August and used the same BevMo and had the same problem, though we didn’t know until after our wedding was over.

I went to the Bevmo by my house looking for an item and they were out of it. They referred me to this location, they said this was the only store around that had it.
This is quite a bit smaller than the La Mesa location, but it’s fairly easy to find everything. I spotted the craft beef section right away. I didn’t find the beer I wanted though. It wasn’t in the aisle, none of the 21^st Amendment beer was. An employee came by though and asked if I needed any help. I asked about the beer because I had been assured by the manager at the other store they had plenty in stock over here. The employee steered me over to a display in the center of the store. Huh. All of the 21^st Amendment beer was stacked over there. Duh. Of course Lesley. You dummy. You should’ve looked over there, not in the craft beer section, geez. I mean, it doesn’t make sense to put a few cases in that section.
So I took my haul up to the register and of course there was only one open. Sure it would’ve been cool if the person in front of me had moved up a bit so I could put my stuff down, but some women are too busy thinking about hairspray or something. Eventually it was my turn and the cashier was friendly enough. I never bring my Bevmo card. I’m pretty sure it’s still in whatever purse I owned when I first got it. She punched in my cell number and got me my discount. I paid and was out the door.
All of this was accomplished in less than ten minutes, not bad. I’d definitely return here if I needed to. There’s plenty of parking and the store is fairly easy to maneuver. The employees are helpful and friendly. And best of all they had what I wanted.

This is such a great location. I have a BevMo next to my house in North County, but choose to come to this one because it is super big. They have a large parking lot, so you can usually finsd a pplace right up front. The inside of the store, is larger than any other BevMos so you don’t feel like you are running into other people in the aisles. Staff is super friendly and always offer to help you to your car. I walked out of there with 12 bottles of wine, 2 sangria’s and a vodka for $ 150…LOVE THE .5 WINE SALE!

The Wal-​Mark of alcohol. Love this place!

I love this location. There is always parking and never crowded. Employees are friendly and store is always clean.
Just one observation about Bevmo in general… they tend to cater more towards wine drinkers than any other beverage. Why don’t they offer their 5 cent deal on craft beer? Or a build your own 6pk which seems to be quite popular in some grocery chains now!
I do like that Bevmo offers wine and beer tastings for a small fee. Check with each store for times for their tastings!

Gotta love a BevMo deal! Nice selection and friendly service. Wish they had more of a variety of expensive champagnes. I love gift giving rare champagnes and sometimes their cabinet isn’t stocked up.

This place was awesome. I was looking for a very specific type of apple cider that is hard to find and they were able to find it and hold it for me. Evan was extremely helpful and communicative during the whole time he was looking to see if they had it or could get it. I will be back

I like their selection but frustrated with their prices. Their marketing to customers is pretty bad as well. And their rewards are terrible.
Their pricing is rarely competitive but they just get you with their good selection. And why can’t they market to my purchase habits? I don’t buy wine yet a the coupons I receive are for wine deals. An incentive to by wine? Not when I don’t DRINK wine. Why not offer discounts on the type of things I do buy?
5% off after $ 250 in purchases? And the coupon you receive has an expiration date! Pretty lame «reward» program.
I gave them 4 stars simply because they have what I need but I sure wish there was more value.

Good thing they don’t say who they are when they answer the phone! Called asking for Circo and price check the guy come back to the phone with the only have of what I asked him put me on hold again then hung up! I called back different guy and he was very rude! Love great customer service

Raising prices? I usually purchase 3 – 5 bottles of old overholt rye from here every week for the last 3 years now and will no longer be doing so. The same bottle sells for $ 5 more than last time i was here. $ 15 – 20 for OO please.

Bevmo is OK for beverages, but they’re way too pricey! Even when they have the ‘buy one item and get the next one for one cent’ specials, they’re still more expensive than Vons! As a result, I only buy certain items at Bevmo that I can’t find anywhere else, like Amarula (it’s like Bailey’s but much better!) and Crabbie’s alcoholic ginger beer.
I do appreciate how they have dedicated parking and also how neat, clean, and organized the store is. In addition, I’ve always found the employees to be very helpful.

This Bevmo is awesome. I called the other day asking for a beer and the guy was so extra helpful. He offered to find it refrigerated, offered to put it in the fridge, and was really concerned with getting me my beer exactly as I wanted it. Unfortunately I didn’t ask for his name, but I was very impressed.
In the store, I’ve also noticed their checkout service is super friendly. And my fiancé really likes the little messages they put on their marquee, funny little quotes about our relationship to beer.

Great prices, great selections, great service. Get a Bevmo! Card and save a bunch. Highly recommend a stop at any of these Bevmo stores to satisfy your liquid thirst. Wish we had them back home in Pennsylvania. Stopped a few times in the week we were here and everyone was pleasant each time.

Thank you for having our brews cold upon pick up!
I ordered 3 Ninkasi Tricerahops online and made a request — if they could be cold.
They had a bit of trouble finding my order because they were in a different holding area. Because — they had them nice and cold for me, as requested !!!
My husband thanks you and I thank you again for great service!

I love me some bevmo, the place has everything you are looking for relating to alcohol consumption. Ha
Not sure if the staff is short or what but there cold wine choices were not stocked as i wished. They had a moscato that a friend of mine liked listed in the fridge but there was none, so I checked on the isles and thankfully they had 1 bottle left. When checking out of course we asked if there was more and the personnel said there was more in the back… well b! tch stock that shit up cause obviously that bottle is customers favorite. I didn’t say that to the cashier but if I was the only customer in the place I would with humor.

Great selection of micro brews. I moved to SD from CO and found my favorites like Avery Maharaja and Dugana. This location also has a great selection of hard liquor and wine.
My only complaint is that in spite of the private parking lot the traffic around this can be onerous during school and rush hours.

There are so many things to love about BevMo. We’ve been coming to this location since it first opened, and have always found what we’ve gone in looking for.
The staff there is friendly and knowledgeable, and willing to answer questions about wine or beer, and point you in the right direction if you’re having trouble finding a specific brew.
There was one time that I was in here with a couple of girlfriends (it was during their annual 5¢ wine sale), and a BevMo employee approached us, to ask if we had any questions, or needed help finding something in particular. My friend launches into this dialogue, in which she says she’s looking for a specific wine — only she can’t remember the name, or who makes it — but can the nice BevMo employee help her find it?
Instead of snorting in disgust and walking away (like I would have done… and honestly, wanted to!), she started asking my friend questions about the wine itself. She was able to draw enough information out of her to actually recognize the wine! It was like magic to behold, let me tell you! Seriously — it went from «It was a wine…» to «This is the exact brand!» And of course she bought two bottles, because, hey…5¢ wine sale…
They offer some great deals throughout the year, and they have a Club program that you can sign up for, if you’re there often enough to make it matter.
Beyond the booze options, they also offer glasses for every type of liquor, accoutrements for all your party needs, cheeses and snacks to complement every type of liquor, and several other merchandising options (want an ornament that looks like a mini bottle of vodka? You can get that here!) They even host beer and wine tastings in the store!

Love It!
I could wander the isles and find something in every one.
Fresh cheese and meats to accompany my wine purchase
Salt for my margaritas
Skinny Girl products
Cerevezas
Snacks
Sweets
and my fav…
La Crema
all grace the shelves of BevMo.

A huge shout out to this store and the store’s manager Toby! thanks to him and the store’s awesome generosity we are getting our charity fundraiser on the right track! Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation 501©3 thanks you.
E V E R Y O N E who reads this review should patronize this location, over and over!