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Best Walk-Thru Liquors
Midtown Liquor & Deli
339 S. Stone Ave.
STAFF PICK: The drive-thru liquor store is a Tucson institution.
It seems like it ought to be illegal, to hand someone a bottle
or six-pack while they still have the engine running; but gloriously,
it isn't. Really, no other city has made it so seemingly civilized
and convenient to drink and drive. It's weird. It's Western. It's
the kind of attitude that's slipped through the cracks of time,
persisting into an age when we all know better. Drive-thru liquor
stores are not a good idea, but they're great! And our favorite
is Midtown Liquors, located just down the street from our
own Weekly offices. Midtown is a drive-thru liquor
store with a conscience: First off, they encourage foot traffic
with their convenient walk-up window. And their friendly staff
seems to be on a first-name basis with many of the store's, uh,
commuters. They reserve the right to refuse service to anyone,
and sometimes they even do. (We always appreciate their late-night
recitations of Arizona's open-container law.) Best of all, in
addition to a full stock of malt beverages, beer and distilled
spirits, they carry ice-cold Yoohoo, and plenty of it.
STAFF PICK: The drive-thru liquor store is a Tucson institution.
It seems like it ought to be illegal, to hand someone a bottle
or six-pack while they still have the engine running; but gloriously,
it isn't. Really, no other city has made it so seemingly civilized
and convenient to drink and drive. It's weird. It's Western. It's
the kind of attitude that's slipped through the cracks of time,
persisting into an age when we all know better. Drive-thru liquor
stores are not a good idea, but they're great! And our favorite
is Midtown Liquors, located just down the street from our
own Weekly offices. Midtown is a drive-thru liquor
store with a conscience: First off, they encourage foot traffic
with their convenient walk-up window. And their friendly staff
seems to be on a first-name basis with many of the store's, uh,
commuters. They reserve the right to refuse service to anyone,
and sometimes they even do. (We always appreciate their late-night
recitations of Arizona's open-container law.) Best of all, in
addition to a full stock of malt beverages, beer and distilled
spirits, they carry ice-cold Yoohoo, and plenty of it.