Okay Liquor Store

Close and convenient. None of the liquor stores in this area are spectacular; most are old and as the neighborhood is an eclectic socioeconomic mix, you get what you get.
So, I was walking the dogs and needed creamer, the liquor store a block down closer to us doesn’t carry it. Luckily Okay does and so I bought some.
We met the cutest little Shitzu out front named peppermint and her owner. Every time I’ve been in the store everyone is nice from the staff to patrons.
DOS 1225 2014

Love this place! I was a regular until I recently moved. Very friendly employees and low prices. Wish I could have brought them with me to Florida!

This place is ugly and run down. unsavory people loitering in front of store. Glass and litter also around their store. They’re a blight on L.A. Too many nice places nearby for me to waste my time and security going here again.

This store is close and convenient when you need something quick. I’m alway lucky with lotto when I purchase here. My only reason I gave 3 stars is the owner chooses to smoke inside the store not really caring that he shouldn’t subject others to the toxic air he’s making everyone breath. Shame on him!

These guys have always been nice to me. My favorite story was when I went in to buy some orange juice when I had a bad cold and a sore throat with laryngitis. The man behind the counter recommended that I buy lemon Kool-​Aid mix, honey, and lemonade and then mix it with one of those little ginseng bottles and some powdered vitamins. He told me to chug it and it tastes terrible. I took the loot home and mixed it up and and chugged it. I tasted terrible, sure enough. My sinuses opened nearly immediately. Then A few hours later, I could swallow without pain. I think it’s pretty nice that I was given a home cold remedy at the liquor store.
Otherwise, the place is pretty typical for a corner liquor and food mart. They have the essentials, plus a some oddities. Cigs, a fair selection of cold beer, Haagen Dazs, snacks, canned goods, some home essentials, a good selection of bottled liquor, lottery tickets, and good spirits. They are a little overpriced on some things, but not so bad as any 7 – 11 store anywhere. I was dismayed that they had to put up a security screen for the employees a few years back. I am also disappointed that they charge a fee for credit card use if you are buying under $ 10 of stuff (and I think that might be slighly illegal, or at least frowned upon…)
But for the help with my nasty cold and for how nice these fellas have been to me for years, I’m willing to overlook a few things.