This place is the best been coming here for years and the people there are the nicest everread more

Our family has been using this Colonial convenience market for almost 25 years. We typically…read morepurchase wine, soda or Haggen Dazs and Ben & Jerry's ice cream but they also stock many grocery items like milk, cereal, canned soups, etc. etc. The owners are responsive to stocking anything that you ask and the employees, particularly Jose, could not be more friendly.

Good luck getting ANYONE on the phone at this establishment. They have an enormously frustrating AI…read morephone attendant that, after about 4 mins of incredible incompetence, finally connects you to a pharmacy Voice Mail that apparently is not monitored. They do not call back in a timely fashion. If you have emergent prescriptions, DO NOT SEND THEM HERE. So I advise you to do one of two things: 1.) Don't send your prescription to this pharmacy. 2.) Drive over there, wait in incredibly long lines, and experience the same frustration in person. I highly recommend the Walgreens Pharmacy in San Rafael instead. The pharmacists are available via phone and the line is always small or reasonable. Once again that's the Walgreens on 830 3rd St. in San Rafael.

There is no way to talk with a real person on the phone, AI assistant hangs up when you ask to…read morespeak with a manager. Very frustrating.

While not quite the nirvana as the name suggests, Paradise Wine & Spirits can be a wonderful oasis…read morefor your boozy needs. You'll find them in East Corte Madera in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it location (a hop/skip/and jump away from Nugget Market). This liquor store's been a Marin County staple for years. I remember trying to buy beer here with my fake ID in high school over 20 years ago (spoiler alert: it didn't work). This place ain't fancy by any means. You'll pretty much find beer, spirits, candy, snacks, and some random canned food & cleaning products. It's not exactly what I think about when I hear the word "Paradise," but this place always has what you need when you're in a jam, so in a way, I could argue that's quite heavenly. Long review short, this is a solid liquor/convenient store option when you're in Marin. They have plenty of free parking in the front. And I gotta give them props for adhering to all the proper Covid-19 safety guidelines (masks, gloves, and a glass partition between the customer and cashier).

Kind of a funky spot, but then again it is a liquor store.... saved me when I was on my way to a…read moredinner and I didn't want to show up empty handed. Grabbed a bottle of wine and it was a hit at the party! So, thank you for that. If you are in a hurry and need to grab something quick and you happen to be in this neighborhood, stop by.

I like coming to this gas station location downtown Larkspur. It's always busy because they have…read morethe cheapest gas in Marin. As long as you pay cash. They do take cards but the gas is then .10 cents more per gallon. The gas is a few Pennie's cheaper than the gas station at the freeway in Strawberry. They don't have long confusing lines like the other cheap gas locations. The staff is friendly and the inside business area is clean. There are big signs indicating "no backpacks" so shoplifting must be an issue. This location even has a service area to fix your car. It's a quick in and out!

ALWAYS lowest-priced gasoline in the area, to be sure. However, this review is based on an…read moreincident that happened when I purchased a small milk from the convenience store part. The man rang me up and told me it was $4. I told him that seemed outrageous, so I did not want it, and went to put the milk back. The cashier said, "Oh, no no...wait." Then re-rang the sale and said, "$2.50." I was late for work and wasn't really sure how to respond, it was obviously him trying to pocket $. I paid and left without comment. The owner really needs to get better help. It's shameful that you can't even buy milk from a convenience store these days without having to watch out for some kind of scam.

I visited this station at 7:45 pm Sunday night 1/23. I walked up to the window to ask the male…read moreattendant for help to turn on the air pressure pump for my tires. He saw me, picked up his cell phone to answer a personal phone call, and then turned his back on me. When I asked for help again, he looked at me, waved me away, and turned his back again while continuing to talk loudly on his cell phone. Management should know the people who work here are dismissive of customers. I will never return to this station again. I drive one street over to the Shell station and the ladies there were more than welcoming and helped me right away.

I stopped in to buy a drink and use the window washing scrubber on Thursday morning. We just drove…read moreour Tesla through the mountains and the windshield was full of bugs. When I started cleaning before I went in to purchase a drink, the manager sent an employee out to tell me that I couldn't use their services because I wasn't buying anything. We'll I'm certainly never going to come here again. I don't need your station for your overpriced gas, so I won't ever return and buy anything from your obviously EV racist establishment.

anyone past infancy knows that in our modern world, everything (and everyone, the more jaded and…read morecynical among us will insist) has a price. and as we all know, prices never go down. but there are certain things actually given out at no cost. like water at a public fountain. or, getting down to the dozen as they say, compressed air for your tires. (there's other free stuff surely. but at the moment i can't think of what they might be and... well, i really think you'd be better to prepare the list yourself, and if you would please send me that list) i'm bothered by this compressed air thing. perhaps after this you will be, too. remember a time when the service station guy came out to your car, tipped his cap, how-do ma'am, fill 'er up? ok ok maybe that's not exactly how it went, i did say longago right? anyway, however little or much "service" really happened, there were essentials available to you to assure your car was road worthy, insofar as water in radiators and air in tires. the air was supplied from a compressor inside which was on most of the time during the day. service work was done using this same compressed air to power various tools, repair motors, transmissions and other gizmos. so it cost the station very little indeed to pipe some of it outside for customer use. all well and good, except that today most "service stations" simply sell gas, oil and lottery tickets. the mechanic who could fix anything on wheels has retired. without him there's no repair work being done, and most stations don't need compressed air. i go through this now because it so happened that until recently a rear tire on my car had a slow leak. reassuring to me that not all technology is suspect, I knew this immediately, not by the car's operation but by an idiot light on the console. because i always delay solving a problem hoping "maybe it will go away", i kept looking at that light for a few weeks. finally i consulted the user manual and began to think about fixing the problem for a few more weeks. one day after buying at least $50 worth of gas at this kwik station i decided it was time to address my tire issue. that's when i learned the sad truth. compressed air for your tires has a price today: as with lunch, it's no longer free. i learned this as i picked up the air hose. in the good old days, hoses for air and radiator water were hung up out of the way (pictured). today this as well as most other service stations around here provide air from a compressor housed in a sturdy metal box. the box also includes a slot to insert coins, or the more convenient use of your credit card. the going rate today seems to be about $2.50 for which the pump runs for a few minutes. i was annoyed but, like most of us, having been beaten down by the system i meekly inserted the coins to pay for the air. air is supplied from the compressor to the tire through a regulator, gauge and finally a short rubber hose designed to fit the tire valve. but when i tried to put air in the tire, i noticed that this short hose was broken so my $2.50 air simply went back into the atmosphere instead of into the tire. after a few minutes of fiddling around i quit trying to fix the device, which was fine because my time expired and the compressor went silent. this surely was reason enough for reimbursement except that the clerk inside informed me that the air system was supplied by another company, air-serv by name. he could do nothing to fix the problem. so there was no air, no money back, and it was nobody's fault but mine. (this last, being the story of my life, is something i know only too well) but the story doesn't end there. government wheels may turn slowly, but in the end we're all the better for it, surely. California's Business and Professions Code Section 13651 mandates that as of january 1, 2000 service stations provide free air, water, and a pressure gauge to customers who purchase fuel. furthermore, service stations must display a clearly visible sign stating that California law requires them to provide free air and water to customers who purchase fuel. finally this: if a gas station charges for air or water after a fuel purchase, or if the equipment is unavailable or inoperable, you can file a complaint with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). i filed such a complaint with the state on this station because: i bought gas and then paid for air as well because i failed to read the sign informing me otherwise. (ok ok i hear you talking, it's my fault: i never read these f'n signs anyway.) but having paid for air i didn't receive it because the machine was inoperable. and the attendant was neither helpful regarding a refund nor able to fix the problem with the machine. so i'm waiting to hear from sacramento any day now, resolving the problem. but i won't wait forever: not one day later than after my first ride from San Francisco to LA on the california bullet train.

I was charged $170 on my card and I was told that the $70.35 would revert back to being the charge…read moreand I would get the remainder back. He told me that I was always charged a minimum of $170 as that's what they do for all credit card sales so far I have not had my hundred dollar refund and cannot get hold of them and will have to go and see them. What a crock of you know what. I would avoid this gas station at all costs as they are liars in my opinion.

Mark was a gem! This guy offered to use his rewards points yo save me 5 dollars off my purchase…read more Real class act and super nice guy. Def manager material.......