CWU Pulse Magazine

“I travel to the west side once a week.

There are about five places I go to in Seattle. It takes me all day,” Roy laughs.

“It’s a big job.”

Wilson has regulars pouring in from Cle Elum to Yakima, to pick from his elusive rows of bottles, and has recently added a number of beers and ciders on tap, serving up suds and filling growlers right there in the store.

Happy’s also carries quick snacks to go with the brews. Produce, eggs, breakfast sandwiches, cheese and pepperoni sticks — all which go perfectly with a cold pint of Angry Orchard — if cider is your poison.

For the lovers of the grape, Happy’s stocks a world tour of Vineyards as well.

“Sang handles all the wine, I do the beer,” Roy says. There is Malbec and Cabernet from Argentina, Chardonnay and Shiraz from Australia; how about a Rioja from Spain? You name it, they got it. And there are two shelves dedicated entirely to Sake.

There are few people who understand the value of a central location that offers so much drink from so far away. And unlike most people in the business, Roy and Sang Wilson do not drink, though their Having supplied an ample selection for those of us who do, we raise our glasses.

As with any corner market, Happy’s stocks groceries as well. Roy and Sang recently added a deli counter to Happy’s, offering teriyaki grilled to order, drizzled with your choice of four scrumptious sauces: BBQ, Sweet and Sour, Teriyaki or Orange Mango. You can plant it there and dine in, or carry out. From a relatively small corner kitchen, Wilson’s take on the Teriyaki stand is realized. For $9, two cold ciders and four chicken sticks wins the cheap date spot for the season. Come and get it! □ Pulse - 33 Photography // Andrew Nelson