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Astronaut-Ordinary t1_j9u33y1 wrote

The current Carytown Starbucks is also moving across the street soon.

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sleevieb t1_j9u0gpm wrote

Suprised to find out this ABC outsells every other in the region, even the big boujee one in the west end.

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lafleurricky t1_j9u62fn wrote

“The store had been open since 1974, and was one of Virginia ABC’s top 10 performing stores last fiscal year.”

Anyone else find that surprising? I know location isn’t huge thing but there are so many bigger ones in what i feel like are more trafficked areas. Maybe the people in walking distance keep it moving

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bkemp1984Part2 t1_j9u95vt wrote

I sometimes pass a few to get there. The selection is incredible for the size. I've noticed a lot of the bigger ones just stock way more of the same product, like 10 rows of Evan Williams to fill space. The Carytown one always has the random liqueurs and amari that I'm looking for, or some brand of a liquor I haven't seen. There are far bigger stores with way less of the stuff I tend to look for. Not that everyone is looking for weird stuff like me, but it's something.

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Charlesinrichmond OP t1_j9uj5if wrote

yep. It's the only store for the good stuff. All the restaurants shop there, so feedback loop.

An aside, I have found a scofflaw variant I really like. Good pomegranate syrup is the key

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groundcontrol3 t1_j9ut27d wrote

Has to do with the fact that from a restaurant POV it's the easiest to pick up from and has a great selection. Could you imagine being a restaurant and picking up 24 cases of liquor from the main St or Shockoe location, not ideal.

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kernjb t1_j9vyxeh wrote

I used to pick up orders for a bar in shockoe and we always used Elwood despite the distance. They just had better products on hand without having to order them in advance.

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bozatwork t1_j9vta28 wrote

The one at 3100 W. Broad is convenient and has better parking, and is a very short distance from Thompson. I find myself pulled to the Thompson store to find some things I never see at other locations, but I will welcome this new location because that Ellwood's parking lot is a war zone.

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DriveRVA t1_j9tx6td wrote

Is the new space on the Carytown or Ellwood side of the Carytown Exchange development?

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1975hh3 t1_j9wwb46 wrote

Think where Carytown Burgers and Fries used to be.

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gamerthrowaway_ t1_j9tybqu wrote

on the inside of the Cary st side, across from CVS.

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sleevieb t1_j9u0kby wrote

20 S. Nansemond St

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PayneTrainSG t1_j9wu4d6 wrote

Yeah, the storefront faces the CVS and is on the back of the Cary side, it's essentially the Nasemond storefront.

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