I'd been a bartender for years, but I've never had a taste for alcohol personally. The only times I find myself in a liquor store have been as a promotional model or to grab gifts for friends. (Weirdly, even though I don't drink, I'm great at figuring out what a friend might like and have introduced a few friends to their favorites.) I typically gravitate towards larger chain establishments that have a massive inventory of every type of liquor under the sun. I might not drink, but the variety fascinates me as much as the branding does to me as a brand consultant, and larger chains simply have more interesting offerings for me to choose from for gifts. It's a very rare occasion that I find myself in a smaller establishment. *(Letterkenny voice) To be faaair,* MGM is a statewide chain with medium-sized shops throughout the Twin Cities. The stores aren't small per se, just smaller than the liquor megastores I'd infrequently visit. Staying focused on local demographics benefits MGM well. For instance, Minnesota is known for being one of the biggest states for beer-drinking and ranked among the lowest for whiskey consumption. MGM inventory revolves around these localized needs, so bottles aren't likely to collect dust. During my evening visit to this MGM location, I was fascinated to witness exactly how much localized patterns come into play at a smaller liquor store. Amber, specifically, caught my attention as she silently pulled bottles of this or that liquor, mixer, chaser off of the shelves beside the register as soon as a guest entered the establishment, nary a word or even glance exchanged between her and any of those guests before they either went about the store or got straight in line for her pulled bottles. Amber had rung up these regulars so often over the years that she knew their habits by heart. Pair that with her warm, bubbly nature: Automatic five stars. Taylor and Sam were awesome too. I still sip on alcohol maybe twice a year at celebrations. The closest I've come to finding alcohol I actually enjoy is mead. Safe to say, mead doesn't register high on the Minnesotan drinking list - or that of any state, for that matter, so I'll still stick to national chain liquor stores to hunt for unique gifts or maybe one day find something I actually like. Fun fact: The last time I actively looked into mead was 2019, and the entire section of mead bottles at the liquor megastore I visited was covered in dust, for an idea of how popular mead is. All said, I'm happy that MGM Bloomington exists for the neighborhoods it serves. MGM, if you're reading this, treat Amber well - you've got a great representative there. read more

Mgm Liquor Warehouse - 5-star service: Amber had pulled two Diet Coke bottles from her shelves long before this guest got to the counter with her Bacardi. - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Bloomington, Minnesota

This is a working class liquor store that's managed only medium well. Generally, the employees are what you'd expect, with some fun highlights. One dude knowns a hell of a lot about Fireball and alternatives that were there before it and are much better. He also knows where the one low sulfate wine in the store is. Another dude has some legit sketching talent that's 85% steampunk and 15% anime. Other than that? It probably has what you want, unless you're "into" wine or beer or liquor. Then you should go to Blue Max or Haskell's. read more

This liquor store is awful. They delivered the wrong order then expected me to pay "the difference". Then used profanity and threatened to call the police when I refused to pay the difference. NEVER order from mgm liquor. read more

Stay away from this Place. The staff is rude, unprofesisonal, and they can't deciede who they want to ID. I was behind two other people in line an older guy I'm 37 almost 40, and a black guy behind the older gentleman. The little girl working did not ID either the older guy which is understandable or the black guy who looked younger then me. She decided to ID me for some reason even though not IDing the other two. When I said she didn't ID the other two she said they looked older which one did but the second guy definitely did not. Either ID everyone or don't pick and choose. It's rediculous. Another time me and a buddy were going to get beer he ran in to get some I took one step inside then walked out, my buddy who they didn't know was still inside was getting rung up at the register and they said to go look at the tape cause they thought I may have stole something. It's just rediculous I took one step in not even far enough to reach any items let alone steal something which I wouldn't do. This place just has terribly rude employees bring your business elsewhere. read more