What a pleasant surprise... a place in a not-so-great area of Mesa that looks like a hole-in-the-wall liquor store at first glance with a great selection of alcohol and a really cool little wine cellar and craft beer bar in the basement.
I came here for a special event recently... as part of the Arizona rollout of craft beers from Ninkasi Brewing Company and when I pulled up I wasn't sure what to expect.
However, when I walked in, they directed me downstairs and when I went down I found an amazing little underground bar and lounge. The bar is small, with seats for about 6 people, but the room is huge and full of different wines and beers. However, when you walk back further, you find two other rooms with comfortable chairs and couches. Somebody said that it looked like a place where you would find belly dancers and I had to agree, what with the red couches and drapes hanging from the ceilings.
Having worked in Mesa for several years some time ago, I think its fair to say that there aren't a lot of places with "character" to get a drink in that city, so I was happy to find that Sun Devil Liquors is there to fill the void. I'm just bummed that I didn't know about it when I was still working in that part of the Valley.