It is true that one can get Yoo-Hoo just about anywhere in Baltimore. However, there are a couple of hot-spots that one should be made aware of if one wants to shop for Yoo-Hoo efficiently. Namely, certain forms of Yoo-Hoo are only available at certain stores.
Allow me to break it down.
| Super-Fresh Past the Rotunda in Hampden |
The 1qt boxed Yoo-Hoo is a pretty rare beast. It is only found in few grocery stores that I know of. The Super-Fresh down the street from the Rotunda in Hampden is one of them. Super fresh is a veritable gold mine for Yoo-Hoo products. They carry the 1-qt Yoo-Hoo's and also regularly stock the Holy Grail of Yoo-Hoo: the Yoo-Hoo Chocolate Syrup. This stuff rules! Makes any ordinary ice-cream sundae feel like super-bowl sunday! They usually come through with the boxed snack-packs of 27 too. Its worth a trip to stock up on the black gold... |
| Giant in the Rotunda |
The Giant also carries the 1-qt boxed Yoo-Hoo's. However, I've never been a big fan of Giant. Some people swear by this place but I've never felt shopping there. Too cramped or something. You'd think I'd be more downs with this place what with their Huge-G logo and stuff but it just isn't happening for me. For one thing, the boxed 1-qt Yoo-Hoo just isn't that good. It always tastes like wet paper. Definite thumbs down. Instead, keep your eyes peeled and locked in across the hall from Giant in the Rotunda on the Rite-Aid. |
| Rite-Aid in the Rotunda |
This place is the Jam! Every-once in a while, the Rite-Aid blows the roof off of the 6-pack 9-oz bottled Yoo-Hoo's. They set up this mad stack of them out in the hall and massive savings are had by all privy to the madness. Plus, I once got free film developing here because they were slow. |
| Safeway On 25th street and N. Charles |
Not exactly a hot-bed for the Yoo-Hoo. However, they always manage to come up with the goods. They rock the snack boxed Yoo-Hoo 9-packs and 27-packs. They rock the ever popular bottled 6-packs. And they even rock the old-skool wide-mouthed bottles. No super-stars here, just the kind of player that comes home with a base-hit every time they step up to the plate ya' heard? |
The one thing that Baltimore lacks is the 11oz canned Yoo-Hoo. That is
the fabled Unicorn of which drinkers, city-wide, talk. The evening is
spent sitting on the stoop, watching the rats, talking of better days when
the streets were clean and Yoo-Hoo was sold here in cans, the way God meant
it to be sold.
All comments and additions should be directed to me at:
reid@pha.jhu.edu