AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Best Place to Buy Liquor 2019
AUSTIN CHRONICLE
First Plates Award Bacon Blue Burger 2014
Readers’ Choice Best Beer/Wine Prices 2007-2012
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Critics’ Best Under-the-Radar Hamburger 2010
Critics’ Best Frito Pie 2009
BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2016
BEVERAGE DYNAMICS
Retailer of the Year 2007
THE COLONY
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015
Readers’ Choice Best Beer & Wine Store 2015
THE COLONY COURIER GAZETTE
Best Liquor Store, Beer & Wine Store 2020
CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER
Readers’ Choice Best Beer/Wine Selection 2012
THE DAILY TEXAN
UT-Most Best Liquor Store
DAILY TOREADOR – LUBBOCK
Best Liquor Store 2019
Best Liquor Store 2020
DALLAS OBSERVER
Readers’ Choice Best Wine/Liquor Store 2012-2014 & 2016
Best Wine & Liquor Shop 2019
THE EAGLE – COLLEGE STATION
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2010-2014
Readers’ Choice Best Wine Selection 2014
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2010-2014
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015-2016
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2020
EL PASO TIMES
Reader’ Choice Best Wine Selection 2015
ERNST & YOUNG
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
FORT WORTH MAGAZINE
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015-2016
FORT WORTH WEEKLY
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2014 & 2016
Best Liquor Store 2019
GALVESTON.COM
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2014
Readers’ Choice Best Wine Selection & Liquor Store 2015
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor 2016
GALVESTON DAILY NEWS
Best Liquor Store 2019
Best Liquor Store 2020
HIGHLANDER NEWS
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Selection 2015-2016
HOOD COUNTY NEWS
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015-2016
Best Liquor Store 2019
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Best Craft Beer, Best Place to Buy Beer, Best Place to Buy Liquor, Best Place to Buy Wine 2020
HOUSTON PRESS
100 Best Dishes in Houston, #99 for Texas Turkey Sandwich 2012
100 Best Dishes in Houston, #60 for Pâté de France 2011
Runner-up Best Sommelier in Texas – Luis La Torre 2013
Top 5 Food Signs in Houston – Store #3 Stella Link 2010
Houston’s 10 Best Pizzas (Honorable Mention #1) – Smith Street 2013
Best Liquor Store – Smith Street 2000, 2004-2011, 2013, 2015-2016
Best Wine Store – 2014, 2016
Best Cheese Selection – Smith Street 2001
Best Budget Lunch Spot – Smith Street 2013
Houston’s 10 Best Sandwiches – Pâté de France 2012
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
Corporate Citizenship Award 2011
Mike Stude Award for Enduring Artistic Vision 2016
HUNTSVILLE ITEM
Best Liquor Store 2020
Best Draft/Beer/Wine Selection 2020
KERRVILLE DAILY TIMES
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Shop 2013-2016
KILLEEN DAILY HERALD
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2012-2016
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2019 – 2020
THE LAREDO MORNING TIMES
Best Wine Selection 2020
Best Liquor and Beer Selection 2020
THE LEADER NEWSPAPER
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2016
Best Liquor Store 2019
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2014
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE JOURNAL
Best Liquor Store 2019
MARKET WATCH MAGAZINE
Best Merchandising 2010
Retailer of the Year
Outstanding Leaders Award
Market Watch Leader, Lisa Rydman 2016
MCKINNEY COURIER GAZETTE
Best Liquor Store, Beer & Wine Store 2020
NASFT
Outstanding Food Retailer
NEW BRAUNFELS
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015-2016
NEW BRAUNFELS HERALD-ZEITUNG
Best Liquor Store 2020
NORTH TEXAS EXES ASSOCIATION
Martha Turner Award of Distinction 2004
NORTH TEXAS UNIVERSITY
Green Glory Service Award 2001
OUTSMART MAGAZINE
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2010-2016, 2019 – 2020
PLANO MAGAZINE
Plano’s Best Sandwich 2016
PORT ARTHUR NEWS
Readers’ Choice Best Beer & Wine 2014 & 2016
Best Place to Buy Beer and Wine 2019
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
Readers’ & Critics’ Choice Liquor/Wine Store 2013-2016
SAN ANTONIO CURRENT
Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2016
Best Liquor Store 2020
TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS
Award of Excellence for Business 2004
Award of Excellence for Business 2021-2022
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
Distinguished Alumni Award, John & Lindy Rydman 2011
VICTORIA ADVOCATE
Readers’ Choice Best Wine & Liquor Store 2010-2016
Best Wine and Liquor Store 2019
WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE
Wine Retailer of the Year 2008