This place is a convenient option when I want to pick up a 6-pack and don't want to deal with a bar. Market District's prices are way more reasonable, but everybody knows how crazy that place can get (especially on the weekends--good luck finding parking). Sometimes convenience comes with a price, I suppose.
I've never really had an awful experience here like some reviewers report... yeah, the service isn't really anything great, but it is what it is. It always seems like the same girl is working there and she is generally pleasant. I don't get the impression that the employees here are beer experts, so I probably would head somewhere else if I needed recommendations or assistance.
It serves its purpose in a pinch. If anything, it makes me reminisce a bit about stopping into the original Pitt's Dogg'n It in Oakland for more beer (or worse: Four Loko) in the middle of a night out during college. Oh, college....