October 3, 2009
great beer selection, not as good as specs, but still nice, this place is mostly about the amazing selection of food from all over the world, i bought the best ham ive ever put in a sandwich last time i was there.

January 19, 2009
As a foodie, I love going here, and they have a great selection, second only to Spec’s Downtown, the holy grail of Houston beer stores. This place is more pricey than Spec’s but they have Spec’s beat on most foodie delights. Very knowledgable beer staff.

December 28, 2007
WOW. Great selection of beer, especially American brews. The most amazing food shopping experience ever. If only for the beer selection, the smell of the coffee aisle and the WALL OF CHEESE.

June 14, 2007
Love this place...more for the food than the beer, but the beer selection is excellent outside of Spec’s. This is the best place in town for foodies.

March 31, 2007
The best retail beer store in Houston (that I know of) as far as selection. They also have an awesome deli!

March 23, 2007
Nice selection of imports and micros, especially from Texas. Worth a stop.

July 19, 2005
Typecal Central Market selection and service...

June 12, 2005
Good selection here of beer and wines. The head guy in the booze department is very knowledgeble about beer as well. Food part is awesome, great cheese and deli selection. Prices are steep on some things, but they have a cool are where you can buy things in bulk, and get only the spices/nuts/dry fruit/etc that you need. Nice place.

September 16, 2004
I don’t get here as much as my local, but they seem to do just as well in keeping a wide selection and running specials.

March 25, 2004
HEB's Central Market on Westheimer has a good to very good selection of micros and imports. The micros include Stone, Allagash, Lagunitas, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, Celis, Widmer, etc. They don't have any of the RARE beers from these brewers, but several of the more common offerings. For imports, Central Market seems to be German heavy, but they do have Orval, Duvel, Chimay, Hoegaarden (6 packs) and several other nice Belgian beers. Along with the micros, Belgians, and German imports, Central Market has an OK selection of British, Canadian and beers from around the globe. I found several beers here I couldn't find and Spec's and all of the beers I was interested in that I'd already purchased at Spec's. I thought Central Market was a bit pricier than Spec's. In addition to beer, Central Market has a great wine selection with a very knowledgeable staff (one employee showed me to the Vin Santo--a relatively rare dessert wine from Italy, when the head of the department was otherwise occupied. It was nice not to have to wait for him to get off the phone). Central Market has a ton of food, from mundane veggies to specialty foods you won't find elsewhere--JoeT would feel right at home here! Prices are REALLY steep, especially at the meat counter and seafood tanks.