Unbeatable prices, HUGE selection and really nice staff. Ask for Heather Piper, she so knowledgeable and friendly. So that was the nice and short version.

Read on if you want the the whole story. I live in Downtown Minneapolis near the Metro Blue Line. I got so sick of paying ridiculous prices at Target and Haskells. Then on several occasions I saw heavy duty Haskells green plastic bags and Target's white and red bags littering of my beautiful city. Looking at plastic bags on the Mississippi just killed me.

Decided to go the Aldi's route and discovered Hi lake liquors. Took me 10 minutes from downtown on the Blue Line. Guess what? you have to bring your own bag at Aldi's and Hi Lake liquors gives you a brown a paper bag. Bravo!!

Yeah Lake and Hiawatha is a shady neighborhood and you probably will get panhandle but then again same thing would happen on 9th and Nicollet in downtown too.

Feels good to buy a pound of hamburger meat for less than $3 at Aldi's and six pack for fairly decent beer for $5.

If you drive a fancy car please stick with Total Wine, but if are from Minneapolis proper and a poor veteran like me go to Hi Lake liquors. Look and ask Heather Piper she is a kind human being.