Val's Heritage Market holds a near and dear place in my heart. Not because it is a spectacular specimen of a corner store...No, its because it epitomizes what a corner store needs to be. Kinda scrubby inside, bad lighting, cheap food, booze, and it gives you the slight fear that someone may come in and hold it up at any second.
Val's has all the stuff you need in that 'emergency' situation, but you're too damn tired/drunk/hungover/sick to get your sweet lil hiney to the grocery store. Plus, it really is on a corner.
Val's came to the rescue when a fellow Yelper and I were suffering from the worst parallel hangover of our lives- Power-aide, wheat thins, OJ, and Pepto-B were all easily found here, and for a normal grocery store price (for 2x of the items mentioned, I think it rang in around 10-15 bucks.)
Val's to the rescue take 2 : Drank all the wine at our wine party, and simultaneously realize we have no food. Val's not only had wine at a decent price ($6.99 for a bottle of the little penguin pinot noir) they also had these amazing taquito things that came in bulk for $4.00. YEAH!
Mmmm, convenience...
The counter guy is funny too - he has no shame in asking what you're doing for the evening, if you're dating the person you're standing next to, if you'd like your eggs over easy....
Things you should note about Val's: It's on the top of a hill, and for whatever reason if you decide to drive here, pedestrians loooove to walk out in front of your car. Same goes for people who are driving away from Val's- They tend to flip U-turns in front of other cars, pull out, or generally swerve away without any warning/acknowledgment of other cars on the street.
I gotta go get me some more of those taquitos... read more