Best selection of snacks/ice cream/ beer/wine! Great staff. Dog friendly. Clean. Neighborhood wouldn't be the same without durn good!

This is the second incarnation of the Durn Good for me and I am grateful this is an option in the neighborhood. Family owned and provides a good service to locals who need snacks and drinks. Love that I can walk there. Very fine selection of beer and wine. Stan isn't the warmest sock in the drawer. He dislikes bagging your purchases for instant. But somehow his gruffness is lovable! A durn good little neighborhood convenience store. read more

Really grateful this is an option in the neighborhood! Family owned and provides a great service to locals who need snacks and drinks that are walkable! read more

I love this place. In my experience, most small corner stores carry a tiny sampling of brands no one's ever heard of at twice the cost of brand names at regular stores. Durn Good is NOT like this at all. Ben & Jerry's ice cream, an impressive selection of beer given the size of the store, Tropicana no-pulp orange juice ... everything I could ever want. He's even got espresso (ground and whole bean). The guy who owns this place is incredibly friendly, always remembers me, and appears never to sleep. Prices are a slight bit more expensive than, say, Fred Meyer, but for the convenience of being able to get almost anything I could need just by crossing the street, and supporting such a great local business, I happily pay. Most things (like milk and cereal) cost the same as at QFC. read more

One of those greasy little corner stores where you know that the guy has a shotgun under the counter and has it aimed at your balls in case you make a too-fast move for your wallet. This place sells cigs and occasionally 4 year old boxes of lucky charms. read more

Smith Bros milk, Hagen Daz ice cream, and a very nice beer selection. This is a corner store finely in tune with it's hood. Which since that is my hood means it has everything I need every time I go. It rocks. read more

This place is really great. At first it seems dingy and I do think the name is a bit off-putting. GIve it a chance! The selection is very good, a little bit of everything to get you through a pinch and a decent selection of beer and (cheap) wine for the size of the store. The family that runs it and the other employee are great. In the mornings I get to hear classical music bursting out the door and in the evening I hear from Jai and maybe even get to pet the little dog, Stella. Great neighborhood store! read more

Durn Good is a great little neighborhood convenience shop that knows what it exists to do--provide a good, easily browsable selection of essential bites, drinks, and household supplies--and does it exceedingly well. You don't go to Durn Good to stock up on a week's worth of organic groceries for your family of four or to hunt down bargain basement prices that compete with big box retailers. Rather, you go to Durn Good to grab a 6-pack of local beer (the selection of which is awesome for such a small store, by the way) when you're running late to a barbecue; to snag a bag of ice when your ice machine at home inevitably takes an unplanned vacation; or to grab a handful of snacks on your way out of town for an early morning hike. So yes, Durn Good does what any self-respecting corner convenience store should--i.e., provide stuff you need in a pinch--but it goes beyond that. The folks at DGG have clearly put significant thought into maximizing the quality and selection of their products given their small footprint and have organized the store in a clean, intuitive way that makes it easy to find what you're looking for in about 20 seconds flat. The products appear to be replenished frequently so there are no random patches of bare shelf space, but they also don't overcrowd the space so you can't find what you need. They also sell their own branded apparel which, aside from being legitimately cool and well-designed, indicates that the folks at DGG care about their reputation and take pride in the brand of their small but mighty establishment. Last, the staff at DGG always seem happy to see you and are more than glad to answer any questions or just chat it up with you for a minute before you get on your way. Durn Good is where it's at! read more

They don't like people, the neighhbborhood or being involved in any way. Long conversations about the history of the store and the family-involved and supporting original owners.. result in stone cold stares. They will tell you that it takes way too much trouble to have a bulletin board or allow anyone to post any neighborhood events. some variety of stuff to buy read more

This is a block from me and it's awesome. Good selection for a little quickie mart, and the prices are not as bad as you might think from a place like this. But mostly it's the folks that work there - always friendly and smile at me as I walk my dog or come in for a pint of ice cream. Love the dog that gets to run around the place too. read more

This little convenience store has got a durn good name. Every time I go there, they seem to have exactly whatever little thing I was looking for - buttermilk, bottle of wine, pepto-bismol, moon pies. The wine selection is great for a small market, the beer selection is decent, the coffee is a'brewin', and it's open early on Sundays. Go crazy. read more

The Durn Good will be 100 years old in 2012; it got its name in the 50s and 70s according to HistoryLink.org. It's owned by a family, and both "the morning guy" (Rich) and the owner (Jai, and his little dog, Stella) are neighborhood fixtures. I'd love to see the place get a bit of a sprucing up, and I would also like to see more organic products, but...it's a convenience store. The beer and ice cream selections do seem extensive, and I like to throw some business their way when I can. Certainly, it's worth visiting the Durn Good over the national chain down the hill. read more

My neighborhood convenience store last summer, and I still love stopping here for a Gatorade on the way home after a long bike ride(despite the small size, they have like 20 flavors!) read more

It was almost 10 o'clock when I ventured in here... and the minute I walked in the doors there was classical music blaring from the over head speakers. Needless to say, this threw me for a loop. This is just your typical corner store with all the different kinds of drinks your little heart my desire from Odwalla to Corona. The man behind the counter was really friendly and knew my friend by name which was inviting. I wish I had a corner store by my house read more

No receipt. No possibility of returns or refunds. Surcharge to use plastic when I last tried to use my card in here. The prices here are the highest I've been able to find in the Puget Sound area. I live a block away so it is convenient when I don't feel like walking or driving anywhere. So 2-stars. read more

The "Durn Good" is very good - so nice to have a corner shop across the street - with everything from tampons to Pine Sol to toilet paper - it may cost about 25% more than QFC - but if you want to just stroll across the street in your PJ's - it is definitely worth it. The guys who work there - both Jai and Richard - are great and very dedicated to their jobs - a genuine pleasure. read more

Nice to have local but please clean this place up! Just an absolute disgusting shopping experience. Not dingy as in charming...dingy as in gross inside and out. read more

This is the perfect neighborhood grocery. These guys have almost EVERYTHING. I am a forgetful super store shopper who is lucky enough to live only a few blocks away from durn good. They're a little more pricey then the super store up the street. But for convenience and the ability to bring in my four-legged friend I choose them when I can. You can give them a call anytime and they'll check the shelves to see if they carry with what you need. read more

Love this place. Perfect little corner store with good beer selection and very friendly staff.

I've shopped there for 10 plus years and haven't found thing past date,think ninja Ian 10plusis a bit slow...

Jai is very friendly and I love to support local business. Excellent beer and wine selection for such a compact store. Also had my fave snacks right near the register! You got me Jai! read more

i love durn good. they were open every day during the snow so i could stock up on beverages and such without having to trudge in the snow too far. they even had the lightbulbs i needed! the guy behind the counter is always very nice and helpful and the whole place is very clean and well stocked. being a small corner market, of course the prices are a little bit high but not more than you would really expect. i love durn good. read more

Great neighborhood market. Friendly service, good selection. Yeah you may pay a few extra dollars for your beer but it's worth it.

Best selection of Ben & Jerry's anywhere. I was even fronted 47 cents once because my purchases were too small to warrant a debit card(paid it back a week later). Durn Good, indeed. read more

very friendly, courteous staff, has a good selection of beer and snacks, prices are reasonable too, support your local store!