BevMo! – Beverages & More

I came here in search for a Christmas gift and although busy, every staff member was super attentive and helpful. I was very impressed with the service and beer selections.

I really love to Unilocal.I do not like to Unilocal with negative words however, I feel the desire to do so after our extremely disappointing trip to BevMo in Simi Valley last night. It started the night before when we went in to get some wine and bourbon. The wine we bought was a Stella Rosa Black. The sign on the display box clearly stated $ 9.49. Yesterday, after reading the receipt, my wife read the price was $ 10.99. Now she wanted to buy another bottle for a co-​worker. So we went back last night and with the proverbial two birds scenario by getting another bottle and an adjustment to the price we paid the night before.
Now the fun starts.
We went back to the display and there was a young gentleman who was re-​arranging the display with the same sale card display. My wife started asking him about the wine about how long the sale was for this particular wine when he interrupted and said the wine has been this price for a long time. My wife said we bought that wine last night and we were charged a different price. This clerk said, «maybe you bought a different bottle.» Really, David, don’t you think we know what wine we bought? LAST NIGHT?
Anyway, he said to talk to the cashiers because that’s «their world.»
So we venture to the register and my wife spoke to Ashely, who was very understanding, said she had to get her manager.
Marie came to the register. My wife tried to explain the situation and Marie started arguing with her in front of the now growing line instead of taking to the corner where the managers desk is and calmly talk with us, not AT us.
Marie’s voice became louder as she explained that the sale card was placed on the display incorrectly. «Customers do that all the time.» She said. She was not letting us speak at all and kept interrupting us that is was a wrong sign. She did not listen to the fact that David was the one who was putting the sign on the display.
Less the fact was that she clearly does not know the term «false advertisement.»
I get the fact that David is new and most likely did not know that the sign was wrong, yet should have chosen his words a little better than maybe we got a different bottle.
We got talked down to from Marie, with her raised voice kept telling us the sign was wrong and did nothing to rectify the situation.
Granted the fact was the amount was only $ 1.50, which at this point it really doesn’t matter, Marie could have acknowledged us and taken care of the mistake as a manager instead of treating us like children and embarrassing us. After Marie was done talking AT us, she grabbed the bottle, that we just bought, again for $ 10.99, and walked away with it in a huff and it took all three of us, my wife, Ashely and I to get Marie to turn back around and give us our bottle back.
I understand from the general manager, Justin that my wife spoke to this morning, Marie has always been a good manager and he has never heard anything bad about her. Justin apologized and said he would fix the situation by refunding us the difference for both bottles. As I said earlier, the price doesn’t matter anymore, it’s the principle.
Maybe she had a bad day or night, heck, we all have. But if you work in the public and you’re a manger, the rule of thumb is you leave your problems at the door so you don’t ruin someone’s night.
Now the the most positive aspect of the night, Ashley was THE ONLY PERSON who apologized for everything. Ashley deserves kudos for that.

Need lots of booze & large selection? You found the place. Cold beer selection needs work. pickup a bottle or 12 of fever tree ginger beer.

I love the staff here. Friendly, fun, and know how to have a conversation at the check out when they’re ringing you up. I can almost always find what In looking for and their wine selection is pretty decent. Repeat customer, for sure.

I stopped by to get some supplies for an upcoming party at my house. Marie helped me and she was absolutely wonderful. Courteous, knowledgable and very well mannered. I enjoyed the shopping experience and all my guests were happy.

Since the time I have stopped shopping here, for the reasons mentioned above, they have lost about 10,000 dollars worth of revenue from me and my friends who are supporting me in the boycott. Thanks, but no thanks, BevMo

The service is great here and they are always willing to help you out. The selection is wide and it is very organized. I never have trouble finding anything specific. I Also really like the cashiers. They are so nice!

The Simi BevMo was rather small. Didn’t seem like a huge selection. Compared to Total Wine or other BevMos in the valley, I feel like it is worth the drive for the better selection.

Bev Mo has a great selection and helpful staff. some are more informed than others, though.

Well. I will tell you this much. I would be lost without the y’all here in Simi. keep the hop and grape gods pouring in BevMo :)
Staff here is pretty laid back and chill. Hit up the broski Matt — the dude — on beer. That bearded fellow knows a ton and can give you some top recommendations. As for the selections — sure it may be a bit smaller than the other BevMos in the LA area, but good enough for my taste buds.
Keep it up ladies and gents, keep it up!

So excited to find Pappy Van Winkle here. I called, they had it, I zipped over and bought it. What a find!

Will I continue coming here? Yes, they are the only place that carries my favorite wine.
Will I enjoy it? Doesn’t seem so. My poor husband was searching for my wine for 20 + minutes until he finally found someone who would assist him. Unfortunately, the guy turned out to be new which meant that it would take an additional 15 minutes to find it together. 35 plus minutes to find ONE BOTTLE of wine? … no excuses.
Ok, so that was one time, right?
Nope, everytime I come here it is a graveyard with no one to assist me. Not only that but the majority of the time I end up standing at the register waiting for someone to come help me. This has happened to me every time I have gone, no matter what time of day.
Bev Mo, please help a girl out. I prefer it not taking me 15 minutes to get one bottle of wine every single time. I just pray they never move anything around or Ill really be screwed!

SOoooooo excited to find Duchesse de Bourgogne and Monk’s café, side by side! i took a pic! lol!!!
Great selection of craft beer, better than in Vegas… they had IPA tasting while we were there, and they stocked rare sodas too!
WOuld be back in a heartbeat

Ah, the Simi Valley Bevmo. A bit smaller than most Bevmo’s, and not my first choice when looking for beer, but it’s close to work, so I can check what’s new in stock on my lunch breaks from time to time. They get some seasonal releases, but nothing too rare, though I have scored Firstone 13, in here when it was released, along with Schmaltz 14, and Parabola, over the years, so sometimes you can get lucky and get some gems, but those are FEW and far between, since they only got half cases of those, and they didnt last long, so it’s partially about being lucky.
Not too much beer knowledge in here for the staff, but they are friendly, and semi-​attentive. The beer/​wine tasting area is really small, and something I’ve only done once due to that.

I love BevMo, but i hate this one. Why?
Though I’m of age now, I ran into a situation when I was 20. I came here just to buy some Torani syrups for home use. No attempts to buy anything that contained alcohol at all. Lo and behold, when I get to the register, the cashier asked for my id. I present it to him and he said that I couldn’t buy anything because I wasn’t 21.
I politely retorted with a, «I am not buying anything that contains alcohol.»
the cashier gets mad and says back, «you’re not even supposed to be in here if you’re not 21.»
I scratch my head and replied, «If that were the case, how come no one is checking ID’s BEFORE I come in here?»
then he proceeds for another couple of minutes repeating what he just said about how he can’t sell ANYTHING to ANYONE if they’re under 21. Ok that’s fair. So why the 1 star?
I go home and tell my girlfriend (at the time) that I couldn’t make her a watermelon italian soda because the d-bag’s at Bevmo wouldn’t sell me any Torani. She is of course irritated because that’s how girls are when they don’t get what they want. She proceeds to drive to this VERY SAME Bevmo, not only an hour later. And walks out with a bottle of Torani Watermelon syrup in hand.
«What the heck, they sold it you? After all that I went through?»
she smiled, «yep! Didn’t even ask for id.»
Another great example of how a pair of boobs will help you circumvent the «law,» I guess. Haven’t been back since. But I patronize the wonderful Woodland Hills location whenever I can. Bodington’s and Chimay all day.

Decent selection (wine, beer and hard alcohol), cheese and munchies if you need them, and that marvelous Five Cent Sale. Where else can a $ 20 dollar bottle become two $ 10 dollar bottles? It’s magic! And it’s the only time I’ll splurge on something I wouldn’t otherwise try out. They usually have good advice too. It’s a wonderful place… I need to try the weekend wine and beer tastings sometime!

The perfect place to get your drink on… and some cheeses and finger foods, too. Very nice selection of wines. I like their buy 1, get 1 for a nickel sale. Pretty darn good deal, I’d say. Great selection of hard liquor and liquers, as well. If you’re into collecting miniature bottles, they have a fantastic selection. Nice gift items !

How can you give BevMo less than five stars? I just love this place; it’s like the adult version of toys r us for kids! I always find my favorite wines and beers here, right down to the beer my husband and I had in Prague.
They have an assortment of mixers, plastic cups, etc in the back. There is a small section with cheeses and salami too. This location is smaller than the other BevMo’s (Canoga Park comes to mind) but you can most likely find what you’re looking for. As a bonus, they have a friendly staff!

I must have looked as lost as I felt, because a friendly helpful chap came and helped me pretty quickly.
I was impressed by the sheer volume of stuff they have. I browsed around and rediscovered how much I do not know about wine, spirits, and pretty much anything drink related.
I was looking for some alcohol for a recipe as well as for some champagne that was recommended to me.
Sales guy was super helpful and was patient with my silly comments and sheer curiosity about all the shiny bottles locked in the case.
2 thumbs up. Great selection which means wider variety of prices! Very nice!

Aisles of microbrews, row upon row of liquor, unlimited shelves of wine, and a rewards card system…
Did I die and go to heaven for alcoholics?
Nah, it’s just BevMo; Promised Land of the thirsty, open from 9am-​9pm, in good ol’ Simi Valley.
When a liquor store has shopping carts, you know you’ve hit the jackpot! I spent over an hour browsing the selection in a state of euphoric bliss, piling bottle after bottle in my cart. I could spend an entire day just admiring the inventory, but consuming it is much more fun!
This. Place. Is. Awesome.