Nice people, good merchandise.. the milk's not post-expiration and they have stuff you don't think a corner store would have, like 9 volt batteries (that are new, again, not close to expiring). And the Middle-Eastern 20-somethin' guy behind the counter is good-lookin' and polite. And doesn't look down like I'm the Medusa when I come down the hill in a ratty sweatshirt with no make-up. read more

I was always suspicious of this place because a friend of mine used to live in the neighborhood and said the guy who got protection money out of my friend to "watch out for" his girlfriend and his girlfriend's car frequented the local corner store. Well, I'm an idiot because the corner store in question was the one on Webster, not Fillmore, and Tim's couldn't be less shady. The guy who always seems to be working is very sweet, and when I point out that their soda is expired or ask about something they've run out of, he makes some kind of deal with me. I get a discount or something thrown in. All in all, it's a great place. If I lived in the neighborhood, I'd probably be a regular. It's also nice to have a place to duck in and out of when you're waiting for the 22. read more

Like other reviews, I have no idea where I'd be without these guys. I've come here long enough to establish a pretty self-explanatory nickname, Stella. You can guess what my drink of choice is. The guys always recognize me, we talk politics, weather, sex, beer, whatever. I've done shots with the guys late at night, and often come back for more! I stop by for my 40 oz., cigarettes, stella, or if I'm feeling like a minor, sparks. And any place that makes you feel like home, is totally worth going back to. Even if they support your functioning alcoholism. To make things better, they accept cards. Oh Tim's, how I love thee.... read more

I love Tim's Market. It's kind of ridiculous how much I love it actually. Besides the fact that I pay very little rent, I will never move because of Tim's Market. I have lived in my neighborhood for 3.5 years and have been a faithful customer from the beginning. I live within 1.5 blocks of 4 convenient stores and have to actually walk passed one of them to get there, but it's worth it. These are the reasons I love Tim's: 1. They have recycled toilet paper and paper towels 2. They have organic soup for when I am sick 3. They have Dagoba Lavendar Chocolate (that they started carrying on request) 4. The guys there are super friendly 5. They have organic tortilla chips 6. They have Kettle One in the freezer 7. They are open pretty damn late 8. They have cat litter and when I asked them to start carrying cat litter box liners so I didn't have to go all the way to the pet store- they were like "ok no problem" and now i don't have to go all the way to the pet store. 9. It often smells pretty in there 10. Nice graffiti work on the outside. 11. They always give me change for the bus- even when I don't buy anything. hmmm...why else do i love Tim's? I feel like there has to be more. Maybe it's the sum of the parts thing - you know how it goes. It's the entire package really- that can't be broken into tiny little pieces. Thanks Tim's for always being there for me- you guys are the best. read more

Never in a million years did I think I would be writing a five star review of a corner store. But here we are. Tim's looks shady but it's really a neighborhood joint. The younger bald guy is a sweetheart of a man. He's always chatting people up or practicing martial arts (!) outside. He's the sort of guy who has a ton of patience when you are ....ahem.... impaired....and you are taking forever to count your money. The have a surprising selection of goods. Here are some of the things I have bought there: Soy Sauce Nutmeg lemons and limes 'green' paper products and trash bags Eggs and milk are always fresh! They are even organic and cage free eggs! It's Its (SUPER IMPORTANT!) Ben and Jerrys AND three twins ice cream Bullet bourbon There are a ton of corner stores within a few blocks of our place but there is truly no need to go anywhere else. tldr: The BEST corner store in the area. I can not love on this place enough. read more

I love the fellas at Tims for the following reasons -they are really friendly -when they ask me if I've still quit smoking and I reply with a yes, they always congratulate me -when they ask me if I've still quit smoking and I reply with a no, they always congratulate me -I can stumble in the store drunk w/out my wallet and they'll spot me until the morning great neighborhood corner store. I'd give em 5 stars but it's a corner store...they serve pints of whiskey not lobster tail. read more

My local store for a while now and pretty good for late night purchasing, with great opening times. The selection is good, with a fair amount of organic nibbles and environmentally friendly household goods, as well as some surprising selections available. It's also got a very useful medicine selection which saved my bacon on more than one occasion when I was too sick to move far. The beer selection is great, and the same goes for the liquor - check out the freezer in front of the counter if you like your vodka ice cold. Staff are friendly, the outside graffiti looks fairly funky and the clientele aren't frightening. read more

WHAT A GEM! WHAT A GUY! WHAT A SMILE! The young guy that's always there always says hi to me when I'm leaving and coming from work. Just a nice easy going fellow. But man, I'd seriously love a job here. There's always conversation going on right outside the market. The workers are always playing football late nights to pass the time. Their friends hang about and smoke pot and what not. Even though they're loitering, they're being polite and funny. They're all good people. read more

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Tim's, primarily for their fearless and esoteric choices of snack foods in an industry that is not known for innovation. They seek out cool snacks like Carr's Ginger Lemon biscuits and about a million different types of chips and other crunchy things. And an amazing selection of Ritter chocolates and *4*, count 'em _4_ brands of grape sody pop. My only gripe is that they have curtailed their nighttime hours. They used to be open until 3am, but now close at 1. Boo hoo to that. In fact, I am just now off on a hike to Safeway for some much needed milk to accompany my homemade Snickerdoodles. Ah well, probably needed the exercise anyways, and who can beat Safeway in the wee hours for entertainment of the human species variety... read more

This used to be my corner store when I lived in the neighborhood and while I didn't come here as often (solely due to the fact that it was ACROSS the street and I am LAZY) Tim was known to keep his market stocked with whatever cooking staple you might have run out of or munchies you wanted to eat. My stoner ass would come here if the other corner market (In & Out) on the OTHER corner (concept, I know) didn't have Sour Patch Kids, It's It and/or Skor bars. Good times, good times. My only complaint is the weirdly painted/designed sign out front which everyone has a difficult time reading. "VITAMINS?" No, it says "TIM'S." read more

True story: We drove by on a Friday night looking for parking by my friend's place and saw "the professor" and another guy getting their fight on. Apparently "the professor" has been seen around the Haight from the to time and is quite well known by the residents of the area -- his short stature, his white facial hair, and choice of clothing makes him quite the character. They weren't actually fighting, but instead, one was teaching the other how to fight (we found this out later on as we chatted up the guy behind the counter). I seriously wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself. Anyways, later that night, we were walking back from seeing a movie over at Kabuki and dropped in to purchase some late night ice cream. Walking in, it was brightly lit with the guy at the register and a few customers. The employee put some MJ on the stereo and rang up his customers with friendly and personal service. He even chatted my friend and I up as he rang up our ice cream. It's not the nicest place in terms of its overall condition, but this place has character! I love it! Friendly customer service, entertainment on the corner, and late-night goodies for sale! It's places like this that make the Haight, the Haight! read more

Having a great corner store is so important in San Francisco, and Tim's is the *best*. If my landlord only knew how much Tim's Market improves my quality of life, he'd probably raise the rent on every apartment in my building. They have just what I need almost all the time, they're amazingly friendly and good, interesting people, and during the worst of the post-dot-com recession, they extended me credit without a hint of reproach or hesitation on a few occasions. Oh, and their prices on liquor are some of the best in The City; when I needed a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black for a party, Tim's was cheaper than Safeway, and way cheaper than any other corner store I've seen since. read more

I don't even use "hella", but I will say....Tim's is hella audacious. Convenience is so convenient. read more

Pretty spartan as far as corner markets go. The one across the street is a bit bigger and has fruit. Times visited: 1 read more

When it's getting closer and closer to 2am, and none of the damn stores on Haight are open anymore (for whatever reason), Tim's Market comes through for late night beer and snacks. It may look a little sketchy from the outside, but it will do the trick. read more

I love Tim's! They are my corner store and totally make an effort to be friendly and get to know the neighborhood. They also used to sell me 1 cigarette when I was jonesing which helped me not become a full time smoker again (nothing worse than having a whole pack around!) read more

Tim's is the corner store's corner store. They have everything you could ever want, including loosey's (which I thought you could only find in NY). These guys will sell you a single of anything actually. Guys behind the counter are all great too. read more

This is my main corner store. I'll go out of my way to stop in here, it's a block away from me and I have a little shop downstairs. Good energy and an adorable man running the show. Two thumbs up, fine holiday fun. read more

Best corner store ever. They are nice enough to care about why I was showing up in the middle of the day to purchase strawberry lemonade and cigarettes when I was unemployed. They ask about when I'm going to quit smoking. I've made dinner out of shit that I bought here before, which is unspeakably trashy but CONVENIENT AND AWESOME. Granted, it is not my actual corner store. It is about a block and a half away and the walk home is up two irritating hills, but it's worth it. read more

After living in NYC, ultimate home of the killer bodega, I'm pretty picky about which store I go to when there are a million in walking distance. It happens to be the closest, but I absolutely love Tim's. They have tons of organic options, great alcohol selection, sustainable cleaning products and san pelligrino, my personal kryptonite. They always give me quarters when I have to do my laundry and constantly have a smile on when you come inside. The owner is super friendly and lots of neighborhood characters hang around all day, making for a fun time no matter what you're going in there for. read more

This place is legit. I go here when I need to buy stuff. Highly recommended! Say wassup to smiley when you're there, he's the guy that smiles a lot. read more

Just a corner store, but the guys that work there are really nice and put up with all kinds of crazy stuff from the random crackheads in the neighborhood. Great for ghetto fabulous people watching. read more

I always feel welcome here, they're always friendly when I walk by. These dudes really know how to build community

This place sold me an open bottle of bourbon. The wrapper over the cork was cut in such a way that made it appear sealed. The bourbon inside was either watered down or a different kind of bourbon than what I bought. read more

this place in AWEsome. i lIVE for it. in fact anywhere else i pick up a drink or snacks or food or whatev i'm always like, this place sucks, i should've waited til i passed tim's. the great thing about tim's is that if they don't have something you like, they'll look into gettin it for you (synergy kombucha tea). and if you don't know about something great they'll introduce it to you (medaglia d'oro, vegetable spread). the part that takes the cake is these guys are awesome, always askin how you are and are willing to shoot the shit about anything. i'd encourage anyone in the neighborhood or just any who might be walkin by to stop in and say hi and grab something to drink or eat. read more

this is the best corner store - with the best prices - and the BEST BEER SELECTION i've EVER seen from a corner store - actually - better than most regular liquor stores. they need to start selling Kombucha though (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha). read more

This place is the bomb!!!! Best beer in the city- for sure. Friendly and Awesome!!!

I met three of the guys who work here before I ever moved to the block, and having met them actually made me want to move from NYC to SF more. Cybil, Sari, and Enrique are all very friendly and cool guys to interact with on a day to day basis. Tim's has some of the most reasonable prices in the city for beer, nobody beats their 8$ 12 pack of Kirin Ichiban, Japanese beer, or 2$ out the door Tecate tall boys. I went to Tim's everyday for two years and they were always cool. There are a few people who don't even live in the neighborhood anymore who come to Tim's just to hang out on the corner and talk to people they know. Since I just moved away and now have no corner store, I will probably do the same. read more

Great corner store with everything you would need from a corner store! Great beer, wine, and food selection. Awesome customer service!

If you are a person of color, I advise you to stay far away from this business. I have been coming to this market for about a year being that I work in the area. Unfortunately, my experience today gave me insight into what kind of people run this place. I bought my usual ramen (I'm obsessed) and proceeded to give the cashier some cash and change. After handing him the change, he proceeded to inform me that I had not paid him any cash but only gave him change. He insisted that the cash he picked up from the counter was in fact from another customer. After arguing back and forth, the cashier finally agreed to review the camera footage which finally proved to him that the cash he had picked up was indeed mine. He apologized for accusing me of stealing which I do not accept. I felt humiliated and profiled in front of other customers. This is most definitely my last time going there. Beware, they are discriminatory. read more