Washington Liquor Store

Sometimes you just need a single-​malt scotch on Saturday night when you’re watching college football… sometimes you need to pretend you’re 65… but then, you realize you’re a broke twenty-​something and you end up walking out with a fifth of Chivas, which of course is pronounced CHEAP *SS… but srsly, it’s a liquor store, they sell liquor, and comically, the in store security cop didn’t seem to notice the 21 year old constantly looking out the window at the (nineteen year old?) girl directing him towards the bottle she wanted. Oh college.

Great selection and prices. If your a scotch fan on a budget I strongly recommend the «Black Grouse». It is a blended scotch; however it has a nice smooth, smokey quality, comes in a box (nice gift touch) and is very comparable to Johnny Walker Black Label. The best thing about is the price… $ 25.99!!! Worth a try. Enjoy responsibly.

If you love scotch like I do then go here. They have the best election on this side of the lake. There is also free parking under the store. Much classier than the old location if A liquor store could be classy.

This is a good liqour store, with a wide selection. I like single malt scotch, and they always have a good stock on hand. Reasonable selection of wines as well. Staff has always been helpful.
Please note that there IS parking, but you need to go around the back of the building to access it. The parking garage can be accessed from Ravenna PL NE, around the corner from the Mamma Melina restaurant.

Parking is a nightmare…
But the place looks snazzy!
First trip i drove all the frakking way from Renton for a bottle of Dry Fly (serious YUMS) whiskey that they were supposed to have. Got there when they opened at 9…9:30 am. Person working there had no clue about the whiskey. Took nearly 40 minutes fiddling around in the back and calling to tell me it was still being delivered. Then disappeared out back again. What?
Next Dry Fly Whiskey release I see online they have 31 units available. I call about it. The guy on the phone is nice, triple checks for me and tells me its there. I make the drive, and he has 2 bottle behind the counter for me. Yay.

Don’t go here. It’s closed, and completely empty. What a sad, sad day.

This is our «regular» liquor store and I’ve always found everything I want there.
The employees have always been nice, helpful, and they were happy to give us a bunch of boxes (tequila!) to help us with our upcoming move.
I like that they’re in the U-​Village because that means lots of other stores to stop by for whatever you need. (Trophy Cupcakes, anyone?) Oh, and if you want to keep the party going and need to stock up (or it’s just the only free time you have)… looks like they’re even open on Sundays!
Last time around I was awfully tempted to get some of those ~$ 2 sampler bottles…

I come here to buy scotch. Sometimes rum.
I love that the store is far away from the rest of the UVillage. But close enough to QFC that you can grab last minute items. I like to come here in the morning since I know the college kids will either be in class or sleeping. I’m sure on Friday and Saturday evenings it’s a god damn box social.
The staff has always been very nice here. And they are never out of the good stuff I come here for. Last month they had my favorite scotch at such a good price I had to buy a few bottles. Made my day.
It does lack the seediness and constant police car presence that most of the state liquor stores have.

A liquor store near the University makes me think of one word:
«CHUG!»
I needed alcohol.
They had alcohol.
They also had a huge bottle of Saki in their ‘discount’ area, and all I could think about was the headache that’s going to give someone.
And a bottle of «Vodka of the Gods.» I considered buying it in case I cut myself and need a disinfectant.

Any place that tells my best friend that she is not old enough, and that they think her ID is a fake, when she is 23– gets my vote and stars. They have everything and sales constantly. The only negative is the TINY parking lot. Good friendly people work here and it doesn’t come off as seedy.

Open on Sunday noon to 5!
That extra five hours is worth 5 stars. What if you forgot the vodka for your Sunday Bloody Marys?

Wow. Its clean, the staff seem friendly but a little stoned. The décor is not early 1970 Formica. What is this place? This can’t be a Washington State Liquor store… Can it? Then it hits me. Its the closest store to the University of Washington. That’s when reality set in. The place was filled with frat boys and sorority girls getting their drunk on. The carpet was stained in a couple of places by an unknown fluid, but at least there was a carpet.
When I got to the counter to pay I had a long wait as the two sorority girls and one frat boy in front of me had to ask a bunch of mindless questions about Yeager bombs while they chatted on their cell phones. When it came time for me to pay the booze dealer asked to see my ID. Get this… They ask to see every ones ID… God forbid that some frat boy got ahold of some cheap liquor… On the other hand, maybe that is a good thing.
My parting shot: Its a bitch to get to this place. Its always busy at the intersection and sometimes it can be a ten minute wait just to get through the light.