My friend and I didn't need gas, but we did get thirsty on our trip yesterday and found ourselves…read moreon Interstate 35 south of downtown San Antonio. This tiny Shell Express Mart fit the bill exactly. Normally I'm a bit reluctant to stop in South San Antonio, but this store was clean, well-kept, well-staffed and well-stocked. It was an easy-off, easy-on from the interstate, and served as a refreshing oasis on a long trip to South Texas. The bonus of the trip was that we got to learn about chamoy. My friend was checking out an end cap of Mexican candies and what not, and came across what appeared to be a bag of blood. Upon further inspection, it turned out it was a dill pickle in chamoy. We weren't about to buy one, but it set off a whole new round of Wikipedia once we got back into the car to learn what chamoy was. How often can you claim you stopped at a convenience store and became better educated? That's worth at least one extra star.

Some old lady named MEL waited on me thru the window & treated me as if I was bothering her. I…read moreasked for 2packs of cigarettes & was very specific which ones. She then proceeds to give me a total (without even ringing up) that I know for a fact was a incorrect price. So when I asked her to repeat price, she very rudely told me "Do you want them or not? I don't know how much they are." As freakin rude as can be. Then as specific as I was, she still gave me wrong cigarettes. IF PEOPLE ARE BOTHERSOME TO YOU THEN YOU SHOULD NOT BE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! Only gave one star because it wouldn't let me post otherwise.

I had a run in with a employee that sent my gas to another pump :( And she started yelling at me…read morewhen i tried calling her out on her bullshit ‍when i was coming of the store there was someone taking my gas !! Overall i'm never coming here again .

This has to be one of the most un-maintained locations I've ever seen. It seems the last time the…read morerestroom was cleaned was sometime in the cretaceous period. I mean for god's sake there was a homeless man outside sweeping the sidewalk and parking lot because whoever operates this place is as put together as oil and water. Bad look for the company.

I love shell. They have a system were they lower the gas price when you sign up for it. It's…read moreclean and the service is nice. I like it because it's self service and when I got my gas, I was able to pay at the pump. Fantastic!

Even though it was my first time visiting San Antonio, I'm totally in agreement with Fernanda F, a…read moretrue San Antonian born and raised, minus the actual store, since I've never actually been inside. I've only been here twice to fill up on gas. The pumps aren't clean by any means; in fact, the one I was using had the 87 octane label ripped off from the button! Why would someone do that?! Nevertheless, the pump did get the job done for me, but I do want to caution that on both of my visits, the pump I was at was spilling out liquid right before I inserted into the fuel tank of my rental car. Clearly, it has seen better days, and speaking of better days, I also agree that the area doesn't look safe. Might I add the words "barren" and "dilapidated" to that list as well? Either way, I would only recommend for a quick in and out during the day time. There's a Valero just a couple blocks west of here, but kind of out of the way of the 10 since this station is literally right off the freeway. Look for the Laredo St exit as that's where the gas station is located. If you're traveling northbound on the 10, it's literally right there that there's no way you can miss it. If you're traveling southbound, make a left, cross the freeway underpass, and it will be to your left. For eats, there's a McDonalds next door to the Shell, and one more building over is a Mexican restaurant. Is the gas expensive here? No compared to California lol. But compared to other parts, I would say so. The first time I fueled up, it was $3.19 per gallon. The second time, it went up 8 cents per gallon. When I fueled up at Buc-ee's between those two visits, it was less than $3 per gallon. I didn't have an issue with paying by card both times, but oddly enough, after my second trip, my card started having issues on the ensuing transaction when I went to get dinner. I confirmed that the dinner was the culprit of my card declining, but was also told that my visit to this Shell could have triggered something that caused my card to decline the remainder of my trip. I would have given 3 stars, but because of this mess, as well as Fernanda mentioning issues with credit cards at this location, I'm choosing to drop one additional star here. If I make a return visit to San Antonio, I'm going to avoid this Shell. I'd recommend going to the nearby Valero instead. Or maybe I should go all the way to New Braunfels just to visit Buc-ee's again lol.

This is one of my go-to gas stations in the city…read more By all means, they do not have the cheapest gas prices, but gas is expensive everywhere nowadays. I like this location because of how easy it is to access from and to the highway. All the gas pumps always seem to be working fine, and I've never had issues paying with my credit card. A lot of gas stations around the area, make you go and pay inside their store which I think is an inconvenience. The staff inside the store is always very friendly and helpful. The store itself has all your go-to gas station items, which I think is great. This Exxon is definitely one of the best gas stations in the "downtown" area.

My car broke down and instead of helping me some bitty comes out and tried to tell me something…read moreabout my car saying she's going to call to get it towed. Im just trying to go home and im stuck here dealing with her bullshit

Anytime I come to this gas station which is rare... the skinny guy always got a dang attitude. Will…read morenot talk for nothing! Told him thank you loud and clear nothing back. Not sure what's up his ass

Incompetent or racist employee. I ask for 200 lotto Texas tickets. He printed two out and said 2? I…read moresaid no, 200 tickets. He said oh I don't know about that sir. How didn't he know about it if he printed 2 tickets to me. He looked scared as if I was going to rob him or something and absolutely refused to sell to me. I am half white / half black (shouldn't even matter), I have a haircut, I work for the government, I wasn't wearing baggy clothing and I drive a 2019 jeep. I really don't see why he'd refuse to sell to me but I am going to escalate this situation as best I can. Incident: 09/12/2020 around 615-620.