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    El Monte Liquor

    4.6 (5 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Dangerous business. Came in here to do some shopping was almost hit by a drunk customer taking two…read moreparking spots and couldn't back out without hitting my car in their tiny 4 car parking "lot" which you have to back out into El Camino which is taking a huge risk as it is without drunk drivers around. When I brought this to their attention and that I was almost hit the clerk was dismissive, said she watched the whole thing on camera, and next time there's a drunk customer in their parking lot taking 2 parking spaces and there is nowhere to park I should just park in Celia's parking lot. I'm sure Celia's restaurant appreciates it. How about don't sell alcohol to drunk drivers or ask customers to park properly in marked stalls? Not coming here again as the odds of getting into an accident is 1 in 5 and I'll just go somewhere else thank you.

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    Fabulous selection and great prices! I was visiting from out of town and don't see these prices…read moreback on the east coast. Definitely worth a visit!

    I still have an open spot on my whiskey shelf. After striking out at a new place yesterday and…read moremissing out on a Stagg Jr. at a regular place the day before, and finding myself in PA on other business, with some time to spare before going home, I hit the Yelps for a bottle shop. Palo Alto Fine Wine & Spirits on Middlefield popped up, well reviewed. I like that part of town, so I off I went. Arriving at the location the curb appeal was PA all day. Walking through the front door it was apparent that they are at the top of their game. Strolling toward a floor-to-ceiling wall of whiskey I had high hopes. Oh, to put that in perspective, their ceilings are probably 24-ish feet high. So would we need a ladder, a clever picking device or some Cirque du Soleil types, to retrieve a top-shelf selection on this particular day? Nope. It was a lot of whiskey, some if it was fine, I even like a lot of it, but for what it was it was mostly unremarkable. Scanning the rest of the store, wine seems to be their thing. I didn't shop for any, but I have a hunch there are many good ones to be had. Lately I have had a policy of buying something from every shop I set foot in. We need to take care of one another right now, all the time really, but I wasn't just going to cram a bottle of something into my last spot. So I went to Plan-B. Any good beer? Oh yes indeed. While their selection looked sparse, seriously their chillers were mostly empty shelves, there was some great stuff available. I wouldn't call myself a beer expert. I'm kind of all over the place and up for anything, but I do like stouts and sours. I ended up with two of each. They were all local-ish selections. Two from Alvarado Street in Salinas, one from Sac and another from San Carlos. Buy local when you can. Your neighbors need you more than Bezos right now. As I write this review I am sipping on Motor Oil No. 9 from Alvarado Street Brewery in Salinas, CA. It's my first time trying it, I wasn't sure if it would work out or not, but the idea of a stout with something fruity added was intriguing. So how would I describe it? It's like somebody dumped some of their Pineapple Jarritos into a pint of Guinness, then put some heavy cream in there. In other words, awesome. Don't knock it 'till you try it. If I find it again I'll buy it. Palo Alto Fine Wine & Spirits has a lot to offer.

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