Nice corner store. They have a solid selection of snacks + liquor and friendly staff. My wife Helen often has me run out in the night to grab her some light groceries and Chansky's is thankfully open late. Sometimes she'll have me get her a bottle or three of wine - chanksy's has helen covered! The prices are a bit high, but it is worth it for the service read more

1 star. They sold me expired beer that tasted absolutely horrible. Definitely check the expiration date before buying anything here. I went back and they exchanged it. read more

Love the corner store kitty. Workers are sometimes not very nice :(. But the store has a lot of things that can be helpful when I don't want to walk to the real store. Probably spend way too much money here lol read more

I visited this store 2-3 times every times i get a new variety in Chips and candy. The price of beer and wine is much better than in other stores in the area. The Guys Working over there are too awesome they are too friendly and supportive. Must Visit This Store read more

Staff is super friendly and helpful! If you have trouble finding something they will definitely help you. Good selection of different items. It has a nice bodega vibe. read more

I live around the corner and visit here when I just need a couple of things and don't want to deal with Whole Foods crowd. I would consider this an average convenience store. They have an ok selection of snack food for the size as well as the essentials (milk, bread, etc). I do get annoyed that there are no prices on these items. It's also priced much higher than expected, and it's annoying to find out when you check out. It's inexcusable really. I usually don't buy a lot, but somehow always end up spending at least $25 on 4 items. They do have a very good alcohol selection as well as cocktail ingredients. However, it is all very overpriced. They do have prices on these interestingly enough. The bottom shelf whiskies are a few dollars higher than expected (23.99 vs 20.99 for four roses) but what gets me are bottles of Buffalo trace (normally a $30 bottle) marked to $65 or Weller special reserve (a retail $27 bottle) being sold at literally $100. Blantons is $200 (retails 69.99 and I can find $110 on the secondary market). It's a bit ridiculous. The beer prices are also high for the area. I don't drink wine so I can't really comment on the selection or prices (sorry!). I can also verify that the staff are rarely wearing masks on any of my visits despite the mandate and a sign being in the door a mask is required. They don't have a counter barrier that would make this slightly permissible, and least that I've noticed. Depends on who is working and they seem to have gotten slightly better about this. Overall, it's a ok stop for a couple of quick items and some standard liquors as prices are comparable, or for that midnight hankering for ice cream. It's not the most friendly environment, but it's at least well kept. But there's not really anything here that warrants going out of your way for this pricey visit. read more

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Used drizly and they sent me a 12pk of Fiddlehead IPA dated August 7th 2021. Tastes old because it is old. Kind of impressive they couldn't move Fidd. IPA in over 6 months. Ew. The Alexsander Pils was dated fine. read more

Chansky's has a great selection of alcohol including beer, wine, seltzers and liquor. The prices for these items aren't bad, about what you would escape from a small liquor store. On the other hand, any food/grocery items are extremely expensive. Moreover, the prices are not marked anywhere and so the price is not known until checkout. For this reason, I recommend not buying non-alcohol items here. read more

seems like they are running a scam here. They don't have prices on anything and lied about it to my face twice. The Massachusetts Item Pricing Law requires: Food stores, or retailers with food departments, that do not use price scanners must individually price each item in addition to displaying the price on the shelves. They don't have scanners and don't offer them,,, what kinda people do this. they dont even care about being caught....if they are doing this , i wonder are they changing expiration dates and doing other short change scams also, read more

Watch out! Employees do not wear masks, allow customers in without masks also. Not a safe place to shop at the moment.

Very sad to see this place under new management. Completely lacking in the charm it had before the renovations. There are no price tags on anything; you don't know your total until they check you out. And everything is expensive. Like, more expensive than convenience-store-expensive. Last night I went in to pick something up for dinner. They had buns but no hot dogs, and hummus but no pita bread. They used to have actual produce in the store, now it's all frozen dinners and snacks. The booze selection is great, but it was fine before. There was no need to turn the dais into an exclusive wine and Tostidos section. The rest of the store is squished and claustrophobic. I miss you, Old Chansky. Please come back. read more

Mr. Chanksy Sr. Needs to open up a chain o' deez here facilitayyyz! I'm talkin about worldwide chanksy takeover yall.

I've been a regular customer here as a 22 year old living near by until cashier claimed my license was a fake and didn't let me make a purchase. read more

Yep! I was on the hunt for Cookie Dough Café and I've found it! (edible cookie dough/ cookiedoughcafe.com). This is a big deal to me because of course it's only sold at like 4 places out here in Boston. I got the monster kind with M&M's, PB and oats. SOOO damn good, 1 pint is $8.29- and yes I think it's worth it. I will pay any amount of money for good food, liquor and sweets. Other notes: Staff is fun and friendly! They were blasting great music. Street parking- be careful because one side of the street is Boston permit parking only. read more

Chansky's Market - Yessss! Found it - Grocery Near Me - Brighton, Massachusetts

Pricey. Living right across the street, I am almost sad I do not feel I can give this place the same high rating others users do. But then again, I have never been one to follow the crowd. This is a nice convenience store, it does have a lot of basics, like the time I needed band-aids and the pharmacies next door were inexplicably closed at 7:00 PM. They have some food but the time I needed fresh garlic they had none (they did have the kind in oil). I have only bought a 6-pack of beer here once. While I can not say a lot of good for this place, I can not say anything too bad either. It's just OK. Probably will suit the needs of most college students and young professionals that live in the area. I will miss it when I move to my new place and want a soda at 10 PM. Or suddenly run out of band-aids. read more

Chansky's Market - the front of the store - Grocery Near Me - Brighton, Massachusetts

I dunno my business having smooth nitro cold brew coffee on tap at 9pm on Sunday from this clutch connah store in Brighton called Chansky's, that happens to make their own rootbeers, ginger beers, lime rickeys, and other thangs. Will definitely be back. read more

Chansky's Market - Grocery Near Me - Brighton, Massachusetts

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I am soooo sad! This is the perfect example of if it's not broke. Don't fix it! I understand there are new owners. But dear lord couldn't you have kept it the same??? This was the coolest store ever. Music playing, friendly funny staff, great selection, LIVE music sometimes. Seriously was a huge perk of the neighborhood. Amazing funny signs. I'd always shop here even if there were better prices elsewhere. Now it's being turned into just a generic convenience store. Everything's being ripped up. Prices on beer are INSANE (what was $5 is now $10). Staff is all gone. No more music. No more fun. Literally just a basic shop like every other corner has. But with terrible prices. WHYYYY. I'm SO SAD. This store like made the neighborhood. Couldn't they have just kept it as is???? read more

I went in there with my boyfriend, and when I went to check out, the man started calling me "honey." He didn't realize that my boyfriend was there, and when he saw him, immediately started apologizing to him. He didn't once apologize to me, but continuously apologized to my boyfriend. It was really weird, and that guy is part of the family who owns the store, so he's in there a lot. read more

(Looks around: am I in Clerks?) Thanks god for convenience stores with character, them 7:11 are so blase! You need a mousetrap? A box of yeast? A tomato? A polish kielbasa? Yeah, we got that. And somehow, I don't mind the porn. A place like this HAS to have porn. At least it's right next to the rubbez. Have a chansky day! read more

Overheard on a recent beer run, the following exchange summarizes everything you need to know about Chansky's and their staff: {young Russian customer}: You guys got condoms? {Chansky's employee}: (points above counter) Yeah up here; what kind do you want? {young Russian customer}: Eh, whatever. {Chansky's employee}: Here's some ultra thins. That's what it's all about, am I right? Kills me! Love this place! read more

Chansky's amuses me. While being close to my apartment, and having decent beer prices, other than that they are fairly useless. Their wine selection sucks, and their actual groceries are overpriced. Basically go here for beer and nothing else. Humorous story here as well. I was opening a cooler to grab a twelve pack of beer and a six pack of Twisted Teas perched precariously on the top shelf slipped and landed, shattering, a quarter of an inch from my foot. Probably would have hit me in the head too if I'm not quick like that. While this doesn't change my opinion of the store honestly, watch out when you are opening up their beer coolers. Considering this and Gimbel's are the two closest places that sell beer to me, and Gimbel's is a bit overpriced, I definitely still shop at Chansky's... just don't buy anything but beer here. read more

Chansky's is great. You need it, they likely have it. And the people behind the counter have memories like elephants. They will remember your face, the randomata you purchase, and everything else. Pretty amazing considering it is a convenience store. Compared to a 7-11, Chansky's is a bit more pricey, but pricey for a convenience store means you just bought a week's worth of munchies and toiletries for $15 instead of 7-11's $10. No contest here.... Chansky's will always prevail. read more

Heh. Like some of the other reviewers have said, this place is, oddly enough for a convenience store, best described as amusing. It definitely has character and the staff is, well, interesting. They're friendly and have struck up conversation with me more than once, but I always get the feeling my every move is being scrutinized here...maybe it's just me. Decent beer selection and, well, convenient. read more

Pros: It was late. I needed chocolate syrup and Old Bay Seasoning. They had both. Cons: Old Bay Seasoning several months past "Use By" date. To be fair, I'm probably the only weirdo who has ever purchased Old Bay Seasoning from Chansky's. Total cost for both items was over 7 bucks. It is what it is.. decent alcohol selection, but save your pennies if you need grocery items. read more

Beer & wine right across the street, sweet! Sizable selection for a convenience store. Everything in the store seems to cater to all the undergrads that dominate the surrounding neighborhood. Fun, friendly guys who remember their regulars. Sometimes they're there even when they're not working. Chansky's was so near and dear to us when we lived there, we keep a Chansky's pitcher on display in our kitchen. read more

When I moved from Allston to Brighton, Chansky's replaced the Linden Superette's role as corner store in my life. While Chansky's lacks a cat, the crazy Ali jokes and stories, late night hours, and drunks at 1 am, and does not have a porn collection as large and mildy disturbing as the Superette's, it still has its own charm. The plus side's are the cool and fun staff, beer and wine. I might add that the wine selection is decent for a place of its size, to expect anything more would be absurd. It has 40's!! It also has tator tots..nom nom nom! The best part though is the awesome staff. Back a few months ago, they were tyring to sell of the remaining supply of BooKoo, which is this crazy intense energy drink (wakes your ass up, and makes you so focused you want to kill anything around you that is not doing work; and then ends with an unbelievable crash at about 5pm). Since they were only selling it for $1 i started getting it, and after a while one of the guy's there kept making jokes about my Bookoo habit. One downside is that it is only open to 11pm, so it cannot help you with your late night stumbling home from the bar i need a microwave burrito or hot pockets moments... but maybe that is a good thing for me? But none the less that means you do not get those late night drunk encounters that the Superette provides. My only lament, is that they do not sell english muffins! wtf! How am i supposed to make eggs benedict? read more

Chansky's is a Sutherland Rd establishment. I lived across the street on Comm Ave as a junior at BC, and let me tell you that my year would have been different if it hadn't been for Chansky's. This is for four reasons, the first being that it is so conveniently located! That neck of the woods in Brighton is heavily dependent on small convenience stores. Why go all the way to Shaw's or Trader Joe's when I can walk across the street for my milk, cheese, and eggs? What really sets Chansky's apart from the competition is that, hello, they serve beer and wine, which is the second reason it had a positive impact on my quality of life that year. Oh, and who can forget the Andre we used for mimosas and bellinis at our Sunday morning brunches? Speaking of nostalgia, my first beer purchase, a six-pack of Magic Hat #9, came frosty cold out of their fridge the morning of my 21st birthday. My only wish is that they had had a license to sell harder stuff... The third reason why my heart still leaps when I'm in the neighborhood would have to be the great guys who work there. Generally of the scruffy Allston / Brighton variety, these guys are really friendly and great to their regulars. Over a year after I moved out of the neighborhood, I ran into a couple of the guys en route to a friend's place. Not only did they remember me, but they were super friendly; we ended up having a beer on a stoop. They are so beloved in the neighborhood that they are often invited to parties. The fourth reason Chansky's had a big impact on me when I lived close to it would be that it took all of my money. You pay for the convenience and cool staff. All in all, I didn't mind too much. read more

I live about a block away from Chansky's and have been happily going there since I moved in this summer. My main reason for going: drinks! They've got a pretty decent beer and wine selection and it's fairly priced. Since they're open until 11 on weekdays, I'd say its really convenient for spur of the moment parties or if you just want a casual drink at home. They also sell T passes/Charlie cards, which is pretty clutch since there's no MBTA booths nearby. I have bought emergency groceries there, but they are pretty expensive. However, given my experience with the recent blizzard and hurricane Sandy, one will shell out for cookies and frozen meals if need be. read more

I placed an order for pickup from their website; I was charged maybe 10 minutes after placing the order. After waiting for a few hours, I decided to call to check on the status of the order because I never got another email or call. The first time I called, the woman who answered just said "hi" and hung up. I called back and started trying to ask about the order, but she didn't know what I was talking about, seemed to not know that people could place orders on their website, and told me to call back in 10-15 minutes. After calling back, the woman told to me to place the order on drizly despite me having already placed it on THEIR website and my card was already charged. She then hung up abruptly. She called back after 5 minutes to let me know I should call back in another 10-15 minutes when her manager gets in. At this point, I walked over to the store and was finally told that the items were just unavailable. Apparently no one at this store could have bothered to just check the inventory or let me know it was unavailable during the first phone call. Rate this store zero stars, but the one star is because it's close to a lot of other corner stores with cheaper prices. Also, they charge you a fee if you pay via credit card. Pick another place. read more

I love Chansky's.... so what if it hasn't been renovated since, um.. maybe never? What you need is here, and Lorenzo the Manager IS THE MAN! read more

Typical small convenience store. I used to live across the street and found they carried a good variety of things. Very nice staff too

I do love chansky's. I've been in the neighborhood for a year and unfortunately there's nothing easy to get to besides chansky's unless you want to walk more than 5 mins one way, and lets face it, when you live across the street from here why would you? I never used to get anything here but beer and wine when I first moved here, but now i'll stop in for my ice coffee in the morning and I love it! One negative is that they only have one size for this! Some prices are the same as the grocery store, like some chips, some prices are double, like for deodorant, so watch out what you get here. They make there own bottled soda, which I love! They have root beer, cream soda, rickey's lime, orange soda, and some more! These are really good and if you get the 4 pack they're $1 a piece! read more

Under new management; does not open on time in the morning. Beer selection is ok but prices are higher than before. Not the same Local market that is was before. read more

A friendly corner store that tries hard to be a part of the community. Kinda light on food and sundries, half the space is taken up by beer and wine and that's mostly what I come here for. A nice selection...not a big selection, but something for everybody. They host tastings occasionally. Pretty good coffee in the mornings. read more

Not gonna lie, I was kinda excited to claim Chansky's as my new corner store since I moved to the area just a couple weeks ago. I've been here before since friends live in the neighborhood and I've always liked the place. Sure, they are a bit overpriced - but really, aren't all small markets a bit pricey? They've got just about everything I'd look at the corner store and one of the greater selection of beer and wine I've seen in a market. The staff is really great - they really do seem to love working there, as other people have mentioned. They really do remember their regulars, and even the new faces get friendly small talk. Plus, I love that they always a have a Jimmy Fund raffle (from which you might win a grill!) read more

Bottle of red, bottle of white. Whatever your pleasure, they've got it. Corner stores do not get better than this. Things are dusty and kind of grimy. Yet, you've kind of got to like that. Whether it's to grab a couple beers, or some cookie dough, in my neighborhood, Chansky's is the place to run to. read more

Amazing wine selection! Friendly staff and convenient, diverse selections for food and snacks.

Chansky's is everything you could want in your local convenience store. The staff is incredibly friendly. They remember their regulars and are always up for a chat. Recently I was in the store and was saying outloud that I wish that they carried my favorite brand of gummi bears. One of the guys behind the counter wrote it down and said that he would ask the big man about ordering it. Next time I was in the store, he told me he'd asked and that they might be carrying my favorite gummis soon. Gotta love it. The beer and wine selection is great and for those of you who like redneck booze, they carry Sparks and Andre--which is really, in my eyes, a great great thing. The prices are a bit steep, but that's the risk you run with any convenience store. The first week of September, Chansky's gives new customers who spend over $25 a free t-shirt to say "Welcome to the Neighborhood". Having been a member of the neighborhood for awhile, I can say that they have proven to truly be great neighbors. read more

Easiest way for me to get a beer at 10:30pm in this damn puritanical state. Wouldn't really go for anything else. read more

Nice atmosphere, great selection of wine - including KOSHER WINE. Tons of food, their own brand of spices, salad dressings, chips, cookies, ice cream, soda and other things. Crazy for a local market. Its almost as if you are working into a clerks and you love it. They are also super nice. They went to grab produce in the back when there was only some gross things out for purchase. "What type of your deodorant do you want?"my girl "Your girl thinks you stink man!" the clerk Definitely go there over the national chains. read more