I had a nice experience at "Alameda Shell" in San Jose…read more Not a great experience, but I got what I needed and the clerk was very nice. First off, Alameda Shell is in San Jose! I live in Alameda,CA, and I had to look at the sign twice. What? Yes, it's on The Alameda. Which means...."tree lined avenue" or a "a public walk shaded with trees." Anyway, I stopped for gas on a Monday evening. All the pumps were cash only. No card use due to the network was down. So I went inside and gave the friendly clerk $40, and asked to use the restroom. The restroom was decent for a gas station. Not "spit shine" clean, but okay. Other drivers didn't seem to mind paying cash, so the place was full of cars. Nice spacious gas station on The Alameda in San Jose.

Came by for a fill up the other day. Experience was okay as there was a sufficient supply of both…read morepaper towels and the squeegee was in good working order. The pump "clicked" before my tank was full..maybe it was decrepit? ...after a few tries, and manually filling the car, managed to completely fill my tank! Tip: Use a Shell Fuel Rewards Card for 3 cents off per gallon!

Great people and a great selection. The staff is friendly and they carry Marianne's ice cream. A…read moredouble bonus

This little store is a typical old school neighborhood corner place, and I really, really love…read morethose. Of course they've got all the typical liquor and wine/beer, as well as many good ones. I find it convenient for all the little stuff you may run out of or need asap and don't want to go all the way to a bigger store for. He stocks lots of yummy snacks, even my favorite: Haagen Daz Rum Raisin ice cream! The owner , Bill, is always wearing a smile and loves to chat w/his customers. Sometimes after walking my dog I stop to buy myself a treat or a newspaper. BTW, my dog thinks Bill rocks because he always welcomes him to come inside the store w/me, and even gives him a piece of beef jerky or a Slim Jim! The dog and I agree: Bill's a good guy and his store is a neighborhood jewel.

Other than a security guy, one of 3 dudes may be there on any given day. One dude looks like Ray…read moreRomano. Another looks like Jack Nicholson. The last dude might resemble one of the Jonas Brothers. But what gives this place 5 stars, is the ice cream. Diridon has the widest selection of unusual ice cream in the whole downtown area: more than any other quickie mart, more than any downtown grocery store, and unbelievably, even more than any downtown ice cream store. If you need proof, look at these photos from yesterday. And there was a LOT more there than the what the pictures showed. The Tin Roof Sundae and Green Tea ice creams from the TREAT company were missing this time, but I got some 1020 to substitute. Once upon a time when cavemen roamed the earth, some grocery stores would have many of these wacky flavors on their shelves. But today's grocery stores often say that they have the widest selection of ice cream - but by mostly giving you endless brand variations of strawberry, vanilla, or chocolate ice cream. 1/13/23: Edited to add: I forgot to mention one more thing that sets this store apart from the other stores in downtown: Almost every item is labeled with the price, And almost every item is computer scanned by the cashier. If you have shopped at many of the other convenience stores downtown, you often don't know how much something costs until you take it to the cash register - and because the cashier does not check any price lists when ringing you up, have you noticed that it can seem like the prices you pay for the same items will go up and down depending on who is at the cash register, and how well you are dressed? That does not happen here, because the prices are all marked next to the products, and already in the system. So, 5 star review for Diridon Market.

I go in At least once or twice a week and always get the best service. Thank you J man and George…read morefor always making my day and having a wide variety if beers and ice cream to suffice :) i work at Axeventures and am very proud to call these guys neighbors. Personal recommendation: del cielo, and moonraker have awesome brews. Anything from those two always hit. Just called today and they helped me order a beer that wasnt on doordash; value matched it and sent it my way with no hassle! So happy these guys are a part of SJ and the downtown community.

Don't waste your time going to this 7-eleven. They do not speak good English and have the nerve to…read moreget mad at you because you cannot understand them. I was trying to purchase an item, there was a sign that said 2 for $4.50, the guy I think said it's not coming up in the system and he could not update it manually which I cannot find that to be true. If a price is posted you need to to honor that price. We were going back and forth until I just walked out. So frustrating.

Lazy A-Hole working here. It's 1230am the door is unlocked I walk in. He says "we are closed" I…read moretold him I can't buy water "no" ! Since when does 7-11 close ! There is a reason why this one has all bad reviews !

It was an okay welgreen , I am helping the community to work on something, but the machine is not…read moreworking, it took a while for them to work. The Indian woman trying her best to make it work.

I have been using this pharmacy for a long time with few issues. I really want them to succeed,…read morebecause they are in walking distance from my house and it's a nice, large store with generally good stocking and friendly people. However, I'm old and wanted to get the new COVID vaccine recently. I got an appointment, showed up, and they refused the vaccine because I'm on Medicare. I called the pharmacist after and talked to her about it, and she started that they couldn't give me the vaccine because of my Medicare supplement. I pointed out that vaccines are part of normal Medicare and do not require a supplement, so it doesn't matter what supplement I have. She suggested I go to CVS, so I went to the one in Willow Glen and had a very nice experience. Now, I'm not even sure it's legal for them to refuse a vaccine for someone on "regular" Medicare (not "Medicare advantage," which I might understand), or if they have gotten into some anti-vax "MAHA" kick. But I want to warn my fellow older neighbors that this Walgreens seems to not be friendly to Medicare patients any more. Really a shame and very disappointing, but, outside of warning you, I don't know what can be done about this except take the little side trip to CVS.

I really like this 7-Eleven. It's clean, convenient, and always has what I need. On multiple…read moreoccasions it has saved me when I'm missing an ingredient for a dish I'm making. They always seem to have just what I need! I also think the owner makes all the difference. He is nice, friendly, and involved in the community.

Convenient spot to buy alcohol after hours. I like popping in and out without having a line…read more Yes, a bit more expensive for a pack of beer but sometimes its worth it not having to deal with lousy supermarket hours. It is a pleasant and quick stop. To me its mentally draining to go into most lower tier supermarkets like Safeway, Lucky's and similar. Rude customers, long lines, incompetence. Here 711 well run and fast transaction.

Still the same great convenience store, year - in and year - out. Especially like the friendly…read moreservice at the front counter and talking sports, current events, issues of the day -- a smart and resourceful place.

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER!!! Gopi was on the phone while doing my transactions and then cussed me…read moreout in front of many other customers cuz he made a mistake. VERY RUDE! I've been coming here for over a decade and had no other problems with any other employee. Will be reporting him for his behavior.

Great customer service this Sunday afternoon (2:42pm). Very caring and understanding ever while…read moresomeone tried the old quick change art. Highly recommend.

Amrit has the worst customer service I have ever met. Slammed the change in front of my face and…read moretold me to get out. Super rude talking while he was helping all of his customers. Rude to multiple Mexicans that walked into buy beer. I would say he's racist. I'm hoping he just had a bad day. Hopefully he's not like that when I come back next time.