Castle Food & Liquor

Though Thorndale is a bit ghetto and the recent addition of a blue light special doesn't help much, this place is alright.

The workers are friendly and beer/wine is decently priced but hard alcohol is way over priced. Which is what you'd expect from a Mom and Pop store trying to compete with Dominick's around the corner.

IMHO, it's just a good place to stop in to get some cheap beer. Typically, that's all you see people buying. Lottery tickets and cigarettes seem to be common purchases as well. I'd rather give my money to these guys than Dominick's.

Not sure why this place was listed as a restaurant either?

Don't let the lackluster curb appeal and the kids outside looking like fools with their pants on the ground keep you from walking in the door. Tommy is super friendly, the rest of the crew is helpful and remembers return customers and the  liquor selection is awesome. I'd rate this higher than 5 stars but Yelp won't let me!

Great wine selection, significantly better than Dominick's and worth the extra block of walking (if you're heading south on Broadway). Awesome beer selection, too. And my favorite? A growing selection of wheat and gluten free beers... this gluten free girl is VERY happy with that. Especially because they are stocking Green's gluten-free, sulfite-free Tripel Blonde ale from Belgium - YUM!

I mentioned Tommy earlier and he's worth a mention again and not just because he is awesome. He's totally receptive to suggested wines and beers and he can get them in the store within days of your request. My first experience was in searching for a Gruner-Veltliner. Within 3 days of my request, he had pulled in Grooner - a fab white from Austria.

Stop by, say hi to Tommy and pick up a bottle (or 3) the next time you're in the area.

This place looks like kind of a hole from the outside, but the inside has a REALLY great beer selection.

AND a nice selection of TASTY TREATS.

But seriously. They have some really great beers in here. If you are a beer snob like we are, you will probably like it in here. It's a great little neighborhood shop.

There can be some shifty people hanging outside it, though... several guys got in a fight out front, and one of their fists actually whiffed my face. An inch to the right and I would have had a black eye.

ANYWAY.

The beer selection is still good.