Tom's is an old-style neighbourhood convenience store. The interior, which probably hasn't been remodelled since about the 1940s, is a bit gloomy and would benefit from a serious makeover.
However, on the plus side, it's a family-run operation, so it's always the same faces behind the counter and they're always friendly and great to deal with. It's basically a tiny supermarket, so they have a pretty decent selection of actual food items. In addition they carry a good range of household/hardware type stuff, so it's a handy place to grab everything from duct tape to light bulbs at reasonable prices without having to drive out to the 'burbs and endure long lineups at a big-box store.
Even though it's not a fancy place, I still prefer Tom's to the convenience chain stores (which are very plentiful in this part of town.) read more