Great service helping find a bottle for dinner w friends. Found a great Pinot noir that wasn't…read morecrazy expensive

Once Upon a Vine is a great neighborhood wine and beer shop. They have a wide variety of wines…read morefrom around the world, with an impressive assortment of Virginia Wines. They offer wines across a variety of prices for all budgets. They also have multiple coolers of beer also with a assortment of styles, brands and prices. The Virginia wines are organized alphabetically by vineyard name. Bob, the owner is incredibly knowledgeable and helpful, The staff has always been friendly They often have wine tastings on Friday nights which gives you the ability to try some new wines before buying It is kind of tight between the aisles so I always feel like I am going to bump into something or even break a bottle when I'm in there hence the 4 star vs 5 They have there own parking lot, which is rare in the neighborhood.

This is the only total wine that I use unless i have to order something and pick it up from another…read morestore. The parking is super easy. All the staff have been helpful... usually if i cant find the beer or wine I am looking for they check their inventory and then other stores if they dont have it. Good prices... big selections.

Great place to get wine (and more)! They have a large selection ... on the shelf or in the…read morerefrigerated case. Employees are always friendly, and willing to help you find something; or make suggestions. Prices are very reasonable. In addition to wine, they have a large variety of beer, cocktail mixes, snacks, and gifts. The stores are decent sizes, so give yourself enough time to check out everything that have!

Every time I move somewhere all I can do is hope for the best in terms of bottle shops. Namely,…read morethat the owner(s) is actually knowledgeable on craft beer, so that they can consistently order good stuff. I have to say, this place truly knows what it's doing. Since moving here there have been all kinds of crazy top-tier drops: Cantillon, rarer 3F's, Fidens, Trillium, in addition to ongoing deliveries of highly rated beers (you're practically guaranteed to find a handful of beers rated 4.2+ on Untappd any time you walk in here). There's a good mix of local and non-local beers as well. I find it can be detrimental to focus TOO much on local beer. I also think they've nailed the size, both in terms of inventory and physical space, because product seems to move at an ideal pace. I've rarely come across too-old beer, which happens quite often in many beer shops. This is THE place to get beer in the area.

Corks & Kegs has a great selection of beer and wine. The service was also friendly. I visited so I…read morecould pick up some beer. The only downside to me was that their build your own six pack area was pretty weak when I visited. I would have liked to pick up a few different VA beers instead of a 6-pack of one kind. If you are in the area, check this spot out.

Hidden gem in the Fan district. Neighborhood bodega with an array of so many goodies! Fresh salads,…read moresandwiches and you can buy hot meals too! And the wine and beer section, top tier! The staff is super friendly and they share so many connections with their community members! Couldn't leave without getting Milán an order of fried chicken wings (she loves a wing) and she rated them 5/5 as they are seasoned well and fried hard like she likes them! If ever on Strawberry St do yourself a favor and stop by, you won't be disappointed!

The prepared food is so good and they have an excellent selection of general grocery items. I love…read moretheir Philly cheesesteak, currently the best I've had here in Richmond

I don't even know how this place has 3 stars. We're…read morevisiting Richmond from California and stumbled into this place. The food was amazing! Started woth the loaded tots, typical bar/pub food but they knocked it out of the park. Then had the Biggy BBQ Mac Burger and lost my mind. This thing was so good, all the flavors from the pulled pork. BBQ sauce, patty, Mac n cheese bites, the bacon, fuse in your mouth then explode , freaking food orgasm in your mouth! Then had the Bourbon Maple Brown Butter cake to close it out and almost died. The bourbon cake is ridiculously good and intense, you WILL taste it. Overall, they deserve more than 3 stars, whoever rated less than 3 stars is insane.

Excellent experience, enjoyable ambiance, and delicious food! Our server was a bit too focused on…read morehis phone versus our needs, but we dealt with the situation with no impact to our dinner.

Sunitha is amazing. Great help with wine and beer selection and a wonderfully kind owner. We came…read morein later on Thanksgiving eve and had a great time hearing her story and her approach to making the store a hospitable place for the community. So much respect for her - many thanks!

I was driving around town in my Grand Wagoneer listening to K-Fed when I realized I had just…read morefinished my last Budweiser. I needed to find a place where I could pick up another case of Budweiser and ditch all the empties. I had to pee too. I saw Friends' Mart coming up and pulled in at a high rate of speed. I avoided the people standing around by the pumps at the Valero and parked on one of the bushes. It may be time to put new brakes on the ol' Wagoneer. "Friends' Mart". I could use a friend or two. I went around the side of the building to take a leak. I noticed half of a cigarette on the ground, so I picked it up and smoked the rest of it. It was a Maverick and it was delicious. After my smoke, I went in and grabbed a case of Budweiser. Friends' Mart has a great selection of Budweiser. I was down to my last sock full of change, but fortunately, had enough to cover the Budweiser and a lotto scratcher. I used all my change, but found a nickel in the parking lot that I could use on my scratcher. The ticket wasn't a winner. I dumped my empties in a near by convertible Sebring and took off. Even though the ticket wasn't a winner, I had 24 more Budweisers from Friends' Mart. I am a winner.

Owner I thought wanted an upscale food truck or coffee bar…read more Typical BS ghosts after wasting time. No need to ever visit again. My Northside friends and homeowners will never patronize this place . Drive further to a Whole Foods or fresh market

WARNING: this place is NO longer Northside Gourmet. They do NOT deserve the rating of the old…read moreplace. The new owners (of this once-legendary NPR-famed purveyor of exciting and diverse global delicacies, where one used to be able to write whatever they wanted from all over the world on a whiteboard and have it ordered imminently, and where any kind of delightful non-alcoholic beverage nestled among the eclectic selection, as well as local and organic fare) have taken a true golden goose of a rare gem and for whatever reason slaughtered her and replaced her with the same kind of dog feces convenience outlet that sits on every corner of the city. Yes, where the labyrinthine snaking crowded endless aisles of NG once displayed the glory of the globe and local goods alike for a fair price in innumerable delicious and holistic forms unfound for purchase anywhere else in the city, now we have a paltry fraction of the aisles left in a near-empty redundant hole of drug paraphernalia, crappy booze, and mass produced American snack products. The unbelievable lack of foresight underscoring the new owners punching a gift horse in the mouth by replacing a famous-for-good-reason slice of multicultural perfection that was sorely needed and wanted, and beyond popular, with absolute BS one can get literally anywhere else not worth the "novelty" of 24-hour crapola, was well summed up by the new clerk shilling it as I wandered stunned in my miserable foray of this corpse of my favorite store today: "Kombucha? Never heard of it" said he. It was in every flavor and wholesome brand and size but you got rid of it. "Local scents? Not anymore." Pity. Seeing a lonely paneer leftover from the golden days, I brought it to the register. "Ew, what is this cheese? From India you say? I prefer American cheese. American cheese is the best" said he. Ah, makes perfect sense, I thought -- that tracks, with you turning a beautiful joy into garbage, that you would prefer plastic American cheese to traditional paneer. It's what the place is now -- pitiful trash, like plastic cheese. STEER CLEAR, AND HOPE FOR ABANDONMENT, AND PRAY FOR THE REBIRTH OF A NEW TRUE GOURMET SOMEDAY.

As some of you may know, this Grey Goose is not much of a tippler nor am I a teetotaler. So when I…read morewant to get a potent potable as a gift, or a just little nip, this liquor store has an "Absolut" selection. They have tons of those little bottles you can get on airplanes, and I like mini everything! Plus they make cute gifts. They have many seasonal specials which are displayed nicely. Of course, the prices are regulated and most of these ABC stores are the same, but I will say, the customer service was top shelf! I'll remain a "Patrón" whenever I'm in the mood to imbibe.

This is a smaller size ABC store where they carry very common items and a few special stuff. I have…read morebeen in a few times as they have good parking at the Willow Lawn Mall and is right next to the Kroger. Knowing its a smaller but adequately stocked store, i popped in right before xmas and was going to buy a big bottle of Rum Chata but the cashier told me it was the same price to buy the special Christmas pack that came with free mugs. So free mugs it was!! Now i came back today to get Blanton's Bourbon and they greeted me when i entered and offered me help right away. Apparently the bourbon doesn't come in often so it was on special display. The sales person also told me if i buy two half size bottles, its $4 cheaper and the same volume of bourbon as the large. I really appreciated that kind of help! Would go back, would recommend a friend. Thanks guys!

Find it unfortunate that Brown Delivery drivers don't comply with regulations regarding the use of…read moremasks. While waiting on a pickup order at Maria's Restaurant in New Kent at lunch 9-18-20 the Brown driver was lingering around the cashier station with no regard to others. He was not wearing a mask and was clearly in violation of the notice prominently displayed on Maria's entrance door about the use of masks. He was also violating the Virginia guidelines that state "Patrons may wait for takeout in the lobby area, but they must maintain six feet of physical distance between parties. " I drink your products so encourage your drivers to do the right thing.