KY Fruit & Grocery

This is one of the greatest bodegas of all time. First of all, Young, the gentleman who owns this establishment, is a living legend. Any Unilocalers saying otherwise are sorely mistaken.
Anyway, my man Young is a great American, that’s for damn sure. His store is stocked with an excellent selection of both economy and premium products, all priced very competitively for the neighborhood. Great selection of beer. The hot bar is pretty good. Lowest ATM fee in the area. Young and his wife are a joy to do business with. Even when I’ve come to them with a problem they have always treated me with the utmost professionalism and kindness. They recognize all of my friends and ask about my family. This bodega is one of the reasons I consider my block home.

The guy who owns the store is rude.
Decent selection of snacks but the whole store is overpriced. For a good 6-​pack, $ 14.99.

The owner screwed up my pick four selections and blamed me. Then when I wanted to play something else he said no more for you. If he can’t handle the Lotto machine he shouldn’t have one. By the way the worse coffee in the neighborhood!

The man running this convenience store is a little brash, I’ll agree. I also get the shifty look from him as if he suspects I’m going to just make a run for it with two bags of clementines and a papaya in hand. A little weird.
Another thing that used to bother me, and may still bother some folks, is the variability in his mood. One day, he’ll chat jovially about how much he loves blueberries «the all-​natural health insurance», and pretend like your best friend. The next, he acts like he doesn’t know you and then yells at you for trying to use your credit card on a purchase under $ 10.
That said, it’s a CONVENIENCE store. I tend to stop by often, because from time to time the organic blueberries will be on suuuuper sale (think 2 for $ 5), and, well, organic blueberries are my jam… But that’s it.
Otherwise, I go to U Don’t Know Nothing.

Can I give zero stars? I think I’ve asked this question before.
So, I want to preface this with the fact that I like to think of myself as a respectable looking person. I dress well, I brush my hair, I try to make sure I am not walking around with broccoli in my teeth as often as possible…
…but for some reason, I always get the shifty look from the owners of KY Grocery whenever I’m stopping in for a Coke Zero or Fig Newtons. Granted, I’m indecisive, and that MAY look like I’m casing the place, but I generally just never know what i want. Somehow, everytime I’ve gone into this joint, I’ve been followed like a hawk, as if I had intentions of pocketing a three-​month-​old slim jim.
This aside, prices are RARELY listed on their items, and if they are they’re absurd. A sleeve of fig newtons are $ 3.49. Call me petty, but I can go down to ⁷⁄₁₁ just as easy and that AND a slurpee for under $ 3.50. Insane.
It also is the sort of place that just feels dirty. It’s the true defiinition of «convenience store» — but really there’s nothing convenient about it. Walk a block to 7 – 11 or to «U Don’t Know Nothin’!» produce and save yourself some change and dignity.