The Spirit of San Antonio is a small shop directly facing the San Antonio Riverwalk - meaning it's…read moreright on the water. If you are staying in either the San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk or San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter hotels - the shop is kind of right in between the two on the waterway. Neither the Yelp map or Google maps look they are currently correctly depicting the location of the business on the map. The current Yelp address for this business is incorrect. The correct address (according to the register receipt is): 801 East Riverwalk San Antonio, TX 78205 I've submitted a correction to Yelp HQ. Anyhoo (yes I used the phrase "Anyhoo") onto the review. The place sells beer, wine, soda, bottled water, snacks, cigars, and all sorts of tourist trinkets. We picked up some cold beer and cigars here and went and sat down on the Riverwalk one evening, smoked our cigars, drank our beer, and laughed, talked, and argued for several hours. The shop owner will offer you the use of either his bullet punch or guillotine to prep the end of the cigar (if you ask) before you leave. You can get paper matches to take with you to light your cigar (he had no wooden matches). You are also allowed to drink your alcoholic beverages right along the Riverwalk. Or so the shop owner told me as he was trying to get me to buy some beer to go with my cigar. I did buy some, he opened it for me - I walked out, walked up to this lady police officer standing a doorway down - and asked if it was legal for me to carry an open alcoholic beverage. She laughed and told me "yes" - just don't venture up onto the street with it. Cool! So - a great little shop to pick up cold alcoholic beverages, snacks, and cigars!

Was looking for the closest place on the riverwalk to buy beer, water and a few snacks. This place…read moreis super disorganized. Door looks like it's been the victim of several break in attempts. Staff was fine but not that attentive. Too busy talking to friends. Prices are what one would expect for the locale. Selection is ok. Location is what it has going for it.

Overpriced like everything else on the riverwalk but oddly entertaining. I've never actually been…read moreto a touristy CVS, so I can't really complain based on location and the amusement factor. Obviously there's no actual pharmacy here since it's on the river level with no access to street parking. It's not even your standard CVS. Sure, they have the basics like snacks, cosmetics, etc, but what tickled me were the ducky plushies in cowboy and beaver hats. There are also post cards and $20 phone chargers, one of which I needed since I accidentally left mine at the hotel. Would I come here to buy anything otherwise? Probably not, but it was certainly worth checking out. And the cashier was also very nice. She did ask if I have a phone number with CVS (I haven't for several years now. I wonder if they ever actually close those years old inactive accounts). She also allowed me to simply use the reusable bag from the Alamo we already had with us to save the trouble. Oh and an entire aisle dedicated to Texas and San Antonio. It was a fun time. Also, the shelves could probably stand to be wiped down more. Lots of dust. And what's this? No kitty cats to greet me? Now I'm sad. :( I'd come back just to see them, and they're good for keeping rodents away. So for the cat haters out there, bear in mind they're smarter than many give them credit for as they hunt mice and birds to keep the river walk free of infestations.

The younger lady with the red hair was rude. Customer service is definitely at an all-time low. A…read moresimple "Hello, good morning, how are you?" would have gone a long way. Instead, she just looked at me, I told her what I wanted, and that was it. If you're that tired or unhappy to be there, maybe call out. A little kindness and professionalism make a big difference.

My fiance decided to stay at a hotel near here the other night and visit some of the bars nearby…read more Due to bad planning on our part, we forgot the charging blocks for our phones. We decided to come to this Walgreens to see what options they had for charging blocks. They did have several options for charging blocks but I ended up getting a power bank so I could charge my phone while walking around. The line was pretty long but this was to be expected near the Riverwalk and the night before Christmas eve. The line did go quickly. Thank you to Walgreens for having what I needed to keep my phone on so I could take pictures for my reviews

Good location, fast service with 4 registers open. Cold inside. Cool vintage sign. Otherwise a…read moretypical Walgreens.

We found plenty of souvenirs for friends and family in addition to some medicinal supplies that we…read morewere looking for. There were a few items that were on clearance that made good gifts. There is even wine in the back. The employees were helpful and friendly.

Have you ever been in the middle of flossing when all of a sudden the last string of floss exits…read morethe dispenser and you're left with no floss? That was the horror I experienced during my work trip. "Why didn't I bring backup floss!?!?!?!?!?" Kidding, who brings backup floss, maybe you do, if so, kudos to you. Enter the RiverCenter Drug Store inside the RiverCenter mall. I refused to pay $4.99 for a single pack of my favorite floss from the hotel store, so I headed to the mall to find a lower price and found it at this store for $2.67. Still overpriced than the usual $0.99 I find at Target but cheaper than $4.99 so I was happy. And, no spend limit to use a credit card like the small kiosk inside the mall who said I had to spend at least $4 to pay for my floss with them. The drug store is large with lots of stuff so if you don't feel like walking to the Walgreens or CVS this is a great option. And yes, I just wrote about buying floss for my first 2018 review! :) What a way to start the year!

Great people, kind of like a bodega in New York. Also more than just a little grocery store there's…read morea lot of vintage old retro items in here

Get Lucky! This is a shady convenience store in the heart…read moreof Downtown San Antonio, right down the way from the Esquire and a staircase that leads down to the river. Did you know that you can legally drink alcohol out in the open along the Riverwalk? You can't have an open container while walking around at street level, but on the river, it's all good! One option would be to get a drink at the local bars, which tends to be expensive, and they're not generally happy with you running off with their glassware. Therefore, going to Lucky's is always a good option! You can grab a quart or a tallboy here, get it in the paper bag if you insist on drinking on street level, but you don't need it for the Riverwalk! Drink up, buddy! This place seems to sell a lot of crap! They have a variety of San Antonio souvenirs- t-shirts, hats, and such. I didn't see anything I needed. When I went, there were a couple of homeless folks in here. One was buying a fake rose packaged in a glass tube, and steel wool. Hmmm... The beer was cold, but they didn't have the sizes that I'd prefer for drinking on the Riverwalk. Buying a six pack rarely makes sense when you can keep buying individual beers, since the six-pack will get warm in the Texas heat quickly. There are better options around here for what you wanna get from here- there's a Walgreens down the street, and a CVS down the river. There's zero parking for this place.

Perfect place for a CVS on the riverwalk. Easy access and good hours. Great spot to grab some…read moredrinks, snacks or almost any other items you may need while visiting or just popping in for some emergency needs - ie. Red Bull, cigarettes, alcohol or Band-Aids. Pleasant staff and easy check out with the self-checkout kiosks.

Don't send your prescriptions here! They don't do them…read more Rather, this CVS is more like a small snack shop located by the Riverwalk. There's another one close by that's even closer to the river that you can only get in by way of the Riverwalk. This CVS only has a streetside entrance. I don't know what the world record is for the smallest CVS pharmacy, but this is definitely one of the smaller ones out there, so you can imagine the lack of variety in their merchandise. It's mostly snacks inside, but you'll find a few other non-food items in the rear of the shop. However, it's not very well-maintained. I came in three times during my stay in San Antonio. One just to browse around, and two to purchase a snack. On my first trip, the store was empty, and I saw two employees working at the front. On my second trip, the store had a handful of customers, but I didn't recognize an employee until he went up to the front minutes later to service a customer. I was looking around for a small snack, but I was kind of disappointed in what they had. Not that I'm comparing this to the Buc-ee's in New Braunfels, but there are a handful of snacks I would remember at other CVS locations that I couldn't find here. So the small snack I was planning to get had to be a little larger than I expected, which meant spending a little more. I got a Cheetos popcorn, which was the last one they had in stock the evening I went. That was the only item I recall that I hadn't seen before at any CVS. There might have been others, but the Cheetos popcorn was the most noticeable to me. However, upon checkout, I noticed some milk cartons lying on a table, not inside a refrigerator. I touched them, and they weren't even cold at all! Such a small store, but nobody realized the milk that's going to go bad real soon or has gone bad already? And speaking of checkout, if not for the two self-checkout stands at the front of the store, you might be waiting a while for an employee to ring you up, especially if they are assisting other customers. I made another visit on my last week here, and I was the only customer in the store at the time. There were two employees, but neither greeted me or offered to help. I wanted to get an ice cream sandwich, but the price tags were missing on a lot of them! I had to use the coupon scanner to find out the price of them. So inefficient and annoying to have to run back and forth just to find out the prices. I used the self-checkout again because I didn't think the employees were in a mood to ring me up. My suspicion was confirmed when one of them simply glanced at me without a word as I walked out the door with zero intention to make a return visit. If you're looking to make a (hopefully) quick stop to pick up a snack, and you happen to be in the immediate vicinity, this CVS will at least be there to answer your call. Otherwise, I would recommend going to some other CVS, like the other one with the Riverwalk entrance.

I got my first real six-string, I bought it here. I'm Canadian, by the way…read more The man said it right. It's sad that not alot of Yelp users come to places like this and give them a review. Just the fancy restaurants and the tourist hotspots which don't really need a review where your review will get lost in a sea of 20,000 others. This place is super cute with a lot of great stuff and fun stuff and I've stopped in here on several occasions when coming to San Antonio, and I'm sure they will come back here on many occasions in the future. And they have the word five in their name so what rating did you think I was going to give them? This store is a dime.

I marvel at the fact that so many stores -- mere spitting distance from one of America's most…read morehistoric places (The Alamo) -- get no love, nor even attention, from Yelpers. Here is a general store across the street from a site with more than 2,500 photos, almost 1,000 reviews (and an inexplicably low 4-star composite rating) and has a paltry EIGHT reviews and 4 photos (which I'm going to double today). Maybe I just love general stores with the amalgam of touristy stuff, toiletries you forgot to bring, and temptations of the sweet and salty kind. They sum it up best with their motto, "Travel necessities. Hometown setting." First, yes, as you would expect, there is PLENTY of Alamo-related stuff. Neither cheap nor chintzy, there are plenty of Alamo t-shirts, cups, magnets, mugs souvenirs, and other ephemera at prices (at least based on my experience) a bit less expensive than at other establishments. An, if you want to show some Texas pride, there's plenty to buy to remind your friends where you're from and what state not to mess with. And yes, it has the feel with the old-time pharmacy catch-alls, from medicines and ointments to phone chargers and travel bags. The convenience of an airport gift shop without the high prices and drab formulaicness. Five and Dime ain't for the cynic. You'll find the kind of cowboy hats you'd find on a sorority girl at a Saturday night party. You'll find the kind of sombreros you have lying around awaiting the moment when your friend passes out drunk and you can place it on his head and Sharpie a Zapata-style mustache on his upper lip. Yes, there's plenty of humor in the Five and Dime collection! In the end, Five and Dime is a great store for both local and tourist alike. Their hometown philosophy can also be found at their other locations: On the San Antonio Riverwalk, on the Landing in Branson, in Old Town San Diego, Market Street in Charleston, Old Town in St. Augustine (FL), Cannery Row in Monterey (CA), River Street in Savannah (GA), and the Historic Plaza in Santa Fe. All great places, and all where I'll be making a stop at the Five and Dime when I do. See you there!

First time at a gas station / meat market /convenience store / grill restaurant. Ha! I mean points…read morehave to awarded for the use of space! Good service too. The ladies were so nice. No issues at all. Now the food was...well it looked great! Just wasn't executed well. The taste was there though. I got the street tacos, which was 3 regular sized tacos on white corn tortillas. They grilled up the onions and a jalapeño fresh. They added some oil, and 'cooked' the tortillas. But they just took the meat out the warmer and put it in the shells in the container. That was whack. The red salsa was good. The green salsa was not. The actual food was disappointing because the tortillas fell apart soon as I bit into em. A small thing of beans came with it- I don't mess with beans like that. The order came to $10 and some change.

Molinas is and will be my lil country store that's I'm at...At least.. 3X a week and it's GREAT! I…read morelive just around the corner and I'm grateful that they're my go-to store! When I need a cup of sugar..Or eggs I need for a recipe.. this or that..My list is endless that Molina's has saved me from leaving downtown and having to go to a big box store for that ONE thing I desperately need! And now about the staff... Since I'm mosDefinitely one of their many regulars and because of this.. I know EVERY single one of their staff and just the same.. They all, including the owner, Know me very well and always go above and beyond for me and treat me with the utmost respect.. If there's something that they're out of that I'm there for.. they (their staff and at times when the owner is there, she as well will ALWAYS ALWAYS write down and make a list of the things I had originally came for and within a mere few days, I'll stop by and it's usually one of their lovely employees inform me that what I had been looking for is back in stock... Now..Tell me how many other corner stores happily and proudly deliver THAT level of QUALITY service and follow through? Yea..NONE. PLUS! From the moment they open until they lock their doors they have onsite security officers there! Now -The owner- She's wonderful, very professional and truly Kind. A year or so ago.. I was talking with one of her employees about a... A rather awkward yet serious issue I had with one of the individuals that had been sent from the security company she had a contract with that were supposed to come there to enforce "security" To the point where i found myself avoiding the store if I thought he might be there..Bc he harassed me every time I would swing by the store for one thing or the other.. Finally one evening I went in to the store and it was actually one of her very professional employees that just came out and asked me about the situation with this individual and my gosh was I thankful they asked me about it.. And I was Ahhh!! Oh my gosh yall HELP!! I even shared with them that how I had been avoiding coming.. And just so happened that the owner was in the back and came out to the front bc I think she could hear bits in the back.. And she IMMEDIATELY just started apologizing (so so sincerely) And was so sorry from ALL aspects and assured me (and I believed her 1000%) That to not worry I wouldn't EVER have to see this individual EVER ever again and she would be addressing this IMMEDIATELY.. And I said.. I am so NOT the type to cause drama or..ya know..Do anything that might cause a fuss... And she made me feel so.. So HEARD and understood. I do get that this is a rather long review for your lil corner store...or rather MY CORNER STORE But from ownership to her employees.. Who all know me.. Every time I go there.. Raise the bar to any corner store from our downtown area to across this city. Much love yall

A little of everything . Souvenirs ,beverages ,snacks. And prices aren't jacked up. A hidden gem…read morebehind all the construction on Alamo Plaza. $1 sodas $ bottle water.

On Alamo Plaza -- the street that has a little landmark on the other side of it where some…read morelegendary battle took place -- you really have to stand out to make your way in the gift and t-shirt shops along the way. If I were to whittle it down to one souvenir shop on the PLZ, I would recommend Alamo Drugs. They have both what you would be looking for (a countless collection of souvenirs) along with a -- shocker -- actual drug store in the back. If you need anything for that which ails you (pain killers, cold relievers, stomach issues) or toiletries are in the back. Up front is the souvenir shop. From crucifixes to Davy Crockett coonskin caps to Texas-themed ornaments to Alamo beer to t-shirts and cowboy hats to toys .. let's just say there's a little something for everyone. Cool stuff and low prices. I'll definitely remember the Alamo. Alamo Drugs, that is!

A great, newly revised, spot to grab a drink and soak in the atmosphere! This corner bar has a…read morelively, welcoming vibe that makes it a great place to hang out. I came specifically for the hotdog, and while the bread and condiments were solid, the actual hotdog itself was disappointingly dry and overcooked. Given the price, I was expecting better quality. That said, I appreciate having a local spot like this and am happy to support it. I'll definitely be back for the drinks and the atmosphere--maybe next time the hotdog will be a bit better!

Very interesting spot to stop in at. After a very long walk I was parched and I needed some water…read more In the area, at least to me, there isn't much selection in convenience type stores to pick up something real quick. Unless you want to hit up a hotel shop and pay much more. I walked in and felt like this space was much smaller on the inside than what was depicted on the outside. I went over to the coolers after immediately entering. I wanted water and I needed it. Being in San Antonio or course the cooler was filled with Aquafina. I was going to grab a few snacks but there really wasn't much else for me to choose. I made my way to the register and paid. I was happy that I actually had cash on me that day to make the transaction quicker. The employees in here were more interested in their conversation than with helping any customer, including myself, when I was in here.