Spec’s Liquor - Plano

Wide variety of bottles and labels. Don’t have to know anyone to be offered an limited release stuff, priced about the same as other stores around.

Visited early evening on a Thursday. By Spec’s standards, a relatively small store. Beer is on the back shelf, and the long cooler wall. Selection is decent, prices are good with a good range of Dallas locals, national craft and imports. Features a shelf of warm singles that also featured most of the local Dallas regulars. Overall, a solid store though the Spec’s closer to town has a far superior selection. There is a nice looking deli on the other back wall.

70 = ★★½ (Locals should check it out, visitors with extended time)

I only use the total score, not the component parts.

Solid liquor store with an excellent beer selection. Not much else to be said for it, though.

Nice selection of micros, local/regional TX brews, and imports (with Belgian focus). Prices were a little bit higher than somewhere like Whole Foods, but the employees were very helpful and attentive. The beer manager even has a locked cage for one-offs and rare beers (not necessarily expensive, just hard to find) to help prevent hoarding.