When you think of people who might own your neighborhood liquor store, you probably werenโt thinking about an accountant and a clinical pharmacist, but thatโs exactly the story of Dev Swaly and his wife Shejal Parmar, the owners of the new The Liquor Shoppe, which opened a few months ago in the former location of Cafรฉ Olรฉ in the Cross Creek Center plaza on Cross Creek Blvd. at Kinnan St.
Dev (the accountant who owns Ameriken Consulting) and Shejal (the head of the pharmacy residency program at AdventHealth Tampa) are long-time New Tampa residents who saw a need for a new liquor store in the area and have made it clear that they are not only happy to have opened the store, but also promise to provide whatever members of the community want their neighborhood liquor store to provide.
โWe already have lots of unique bottles here you wonโt find anywhere else,โ says Dev, pointing to the shelves behind the cash register, where everything from Lamborghini champagne to 14- and 15-year old bottles of Red Perfection bourbon are proudly displayed. โIf thereโs a special bottle you havenโt been able to find at other area liquor stores, Iโm happy to find and order it for you.โ
They also promise to offer unique gift ideas for many occasions, such as the bouquet of miniature Tequila Rose bottle roses to amazing Dalmore Cigar Malt Scotch gift baskets (right) and more. Dev says Shejal creates the gift baskets herself and trust us, theyโre pretty awesome.
And yes, there are also plenty of unique red, white and sparkling wine and imported, domestic and micro-brewed beers available, plus hand-rolled cigars and, perhaps best of all, free tastings of different beers, wines and spirits every other weekend.
โAs New Tampa residents, weโre big believers in the power of the Neighborhood News,โ says Shejal. โWeโve already had quite a few customers tell us theyโve seen our ads, so keep looking for more announcements in the future.โ
The Liquor Shoppe (10020 Cross Creek Blvd.) is open every day, 11 a.m.-10 p.m, and until midnight on Fri. & Sat.. For more info, call (813) 388-2164 or visit LiquorShoppe.us. โ GN
