This AC&T location has gas, propane, a Subway restaurant, a little market deli, a convenience store…read moreand two car wash bays. Since their opening in November 2013 or so, I have availed myself of all services except propane. Let me break it down for y'all.
The Facility 4.5 stars
The gas pumps are plentiful, well lit and well placed. As expected with a new gas station, everything is clean so far and each time I've pumped gas, there was ample room in the trash cans and the squeegee bins were full of clean(ish) water.
The convenience store is very clean and well-laid out. The system they have for ordering freshly made food is a bit odd. One places the order, gets a ticket, walks over to the convenience store check out, pays and then goes back and waits for the food to be ready. With Subway, you get your sandwich first and then go to pay. It would be nice if they had seating placed out of the way for the folks waiting for their food orders. Sometimes if you are there to shop at the convenience store and they're busy, it's hard to navigate all the people standing around waiting for food
The Service 2 stars
It's okay...about what one would expect these days at a convenience store. The check out clerks seem bored and going through the motions. I witnessed one get snarky with a lady in front of me whose credit card was declined. The food service clerks seem to have an issue with priorities. They'll let someone's order sit in the window so that they can take an order of someone that just walked up. There's also not a lot of attention to detail. I've gotten home with an order twice now that was incorrect or missing something in some way. Shame on me for not checking (at least the second time). The young man that has waited on me at Subway is polite and efficient, though.
The Convenience Store 4 stars
The store is very well-stocked. Essentially, if you need it, they have it. You may pay a pretty penny, but it's all about "convenience", right?
Subway 4 stars
This Subway is available 24 hours a day, which is nice. The food is typical of a Subway, with the vegetables and bread always fresh in my experience. They do not seem to have all the options that a full-service Subway location has, however.
The Market Deli 2 stars
"Meh" is the best word I can come up with to describe the fresh food options offered here. Most items are fried, which would lead one to believe they change their oil pretty often. In my experience, they don't. Let me start by telling y'all that I'm a country girl for the most part. I grew up in East Texas and love my fried food. I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm a fried-food expert (someone looking at my hind end might disagree), but I sure do love my chicken fried, so to speak. I got all kinds of excited when I saw their marquee advertising Chicken Livers. You can stop gagging now. I sent my husband in one Saturday to get an order of livers. He came home with gizzards. I'm okay with that... I like gizzards too but it's hard to find good gizzards. The AC&T experience drove that experience home. They were awful. They were overcooked (nearly burned) and were horribly...rubberized? I ate one and threw the rest out. Take 2... went in myself and got chicken livers. Got them home and once again, overcooked. They were dark, dark, dark brown and tasted of old oil. The livers I've come to know and love have crispy, golden brown breading. These were dark, sludgy brown. They were also kind of rubbery. I have yet to try the fried chicken and I think I'm going to have to pass.
As for the sides, they aren't very good. The mac and cheese is bland and flavorless. The mashed potatoes are, too. I have been afraid to try the vegetables, so I can't speak to them. The white gravy is alright. Their rolls are good.
The Car Wash 4.5 stars
The Touch Free bay is always empty. That's because for the same money, you can get a wash in the Soft Touch bay, which provides a much more thorough wash. The pricing is alright for the area.
If you don't have another option (which is often the case out here), the food will do from AC&T. The gas prices are competitive and have kept the BP station up the road in line for the most part. The place is well lit and easy to get in and out of.
