This small-town grocery store, gas station, liquor shop, hardware store and post office combo is…read moreabout the friendliest place I've ever shopped. When I lived in the area, the employees would ask about how me and my family were doing lately. The owner, Brenda, is a really nice person. My dad worked for her for a while. They also have quite a lot of variety in the grocery section for being so small. If I didn't have the time or gas money to get to a bigger store, this place usually had everything I ever needed. At a higher price, usually, but I love to support my local businesses. The coffee they sell here is pretty good, I don't know how they do it but it's about the best gas station coffee I've ever had. It's also way more affordable than getting coffee at Starbucks so that's nice. If I still lived around the area I'd still be doing most of my shopping at Brenda's.

Not to be outdone by the multi-talented Buzz and Blooms just half a block over, is Brenda's. It's…read moreactually owned by a woman named Brenda. In fact, 99% of the business in Onalaska are known to the locals by the first name of the owners. I had a really hard time classifying this business here in yelp. To the outside world (ie civilization) it just looks like the town gas station. And, for the drive-through Onalaska crowd on their way to more exciting destinations...that's what it is. Brenda's is far more than just a gas station with a mini mart. It is a full service mini grocery store, long term storage rental, the only full service post office in town, the only available ATM in town, and also does full service catering, and peruse the community bulletin board, among other things. You would be hard pressed to ever go to Brenda's and not find what you're looking for, find the parking lot fairly full, guys hanging out on the benches out front chatting it up, and all the employees know the residents by first name. Every time I have stopped by here while visiting, we've been unable to leave in under 20 minutes..because every aisle you turn you run into someone else you know and stop and say hi and catch up on life. If you're a local here, you can even run a tab on your grocery and gas purchases. For those of us just driving through...Brenda's prices on groceries are on par w/ the nearest other stores back 30 some odd miles back near Chehalis and the gas prices are only a few cents higher than back "in town".

This little market store had way more than I ever thought it would! The produce selection is…read morehonestly amazing. Everything is fresh. Tons of organic options. Staff is very helpful if you're looking for something. It's a mountain town grocery store - don't expect a giant Whole Foods and you'll be good. This is perfect for things you forgot to bring camping or didn't have room for in your cooler on the way up.

This was an incredible surprise to see the selection of bourbons they had. Very helpful staff and…read moreKris was absolutely fantastic! They had a number of rod allocated bourbons that just happened to be at the market.

Great little grocery store, has full store amenities, with out the huge store feel. Nice meat…read morecounter, has fresh meat steaks and roasts, full poultry line. Bandit was great, he was willing to order anything I wanted, if I didn't find what I was looking for. The store also has a full produce rack. And diesel and gas pumps outside with good pricing. Stop by if you are in the area

It Does Its Job It's…read morea grocery store in a small town, so nobody should expect them to have every version of every thing ever made or to have prices that compete with the massive chain stores. [Gets down from soap box...] They had what we needed, the quality was good, the prices were reasonable, and the customer service was friendly. That works for me!

This store sucks, and so do the people who work here. Came in to buy some necessities as we are…read morespending the night in the area, not a single greeting. I hate to make things about race but we are Hispanic and it seems as though they stopped what they were doing and were just watching us throughout the store especially the older women. As the man was ringing up our items nothing was said to us just him scanning us paying that's it. I don't recommend this place at all, I would rather driver further out to than feel uncomfortable and unwelcome here.

OK, the food is decent. The customer service was really nice. The ambience was a great little small…read moretown feel . They have a large enough parking lot. The prices are definitely way overpriced super expensive. I would suggest going further away to get more reasonably priced groceries.

Pretty cheap for its location, and pretty cute. Very much reminiscent of old Thirftways I've been…read moreto, and that's not a complaint. The food from the bakery was great too, and good pricing for a quick lunch.

Okay, I may be biased because of the kitty but having visited a handful of remote areas, I've…read morelearned to appreciate the essentiality of the general store. They're stores that "generally sell all the things". This shop definitely achieves that. The day before, we were hoping to go to a grocery store but of course there aren't any. We happened upon a "market" which was nothing more than a gas station mini mart that didn't carry much at all. I had lectured my cousin at that point that the place to pick is always the General Store. One day later, we came here. It was a bit musky and run down looking, but the lady working there was super nice and the shop itself had TONS OF STUFF. Need pvc piping? This is your spot! Need random fishing supplies, you can get that here! Missing your pet cat at home? Come here and meet Samsung and make up for lost cuddles! Okay okay, in all seriousness though, we came here for a resupply on foods. We were able to purchase ground beef, pasta sauces and organic pasta! There was also a huge selection of ice cream and ice cream bars too. Not too much for the vegans, but that's to be expected. HOWEVER there were two instant noodles that were vegan/vegetarian-friendly, which was more than enough to make me happy. I didn't buy anything but was thoroughly impressed with my exploration of their curation of "general offerings". There were hatchets, ice scrapers, mops, cleaning supplies, random souvenirs and pretty much anything you can think of that you might need to get when staying in a cabin for a few days. One bummer was they sold out of eggs, but at least they carry them! Did I mention you need to visit because of the kitty? She's the cutest and had an adorable bed set up in one of the aisles. Sorry I didn't get a pic of it but just look at the kitty, Samsung!

I love old general stores like this. The old wood planks give this place so much character, and…read morejust imagine the stores those walls could tell if they talked! The general store itself carries a wide variety of items from food, to pet essentials, to ice cream, to crayons and pvc pipes. If you need it, chances are you will at least find some kind of compromise. While shopping I experienced a wonderful surprise when the sweetest kitty came walking up to me. I was curious if he was a cradling kitty, lap kitty, or only touch me when I want to be touched kind of kitty. If you're a cat or animal person, you know exactly what I mean. To my extreme delight she allowed me to pick her up and walk around the store with her. Her purring was so loud you could probably hear it on the other side of the store. Samsung made my heart so happy that day! Come for what you need, and stay to give this sweet girl love! You will not be sorry.

I searched and searched for this place and was unable to locate it. Finally I stopped into a gas…read morestation and was told the place didn't exist by the lovely attendant. Now, it seems to me this IS the gas station or a non existent place. If you have mislabeled a gas station as a coffee shop you should correct it rather than send folks on a wild goose chase.

I love this place, I like their drive thru service and their lattes are awesome. They are always…read moremaking improvements and greet me with a smile. It's always clean and the cashiers are efficient and friendly.

buy flowers and by third day they are garbaged. the fruit lasts about as long, especially bananas…read more pay a pretty penny and they don't last. terrible! The Centralia store is a horrible place to shop. Parking lot is not convenient for shopping. Gas station is always partially not working and very congested getting in and out. Need to have one way in one way out like Costco. Bring your business up to date..

I'm genuinely amazed. Nearly every time I try to log into the Safeway app to view your weekly ad,…read morewhether I'm using my home computer or my phone, it doesn't work. Yes, it works occasionally, but I find it hard to believe that something as simple as viewing a grocery ad fails for me roughly 50% of the time. What are the odds? At this point, it's less frustrating than it is disappointing. Customers shouldn't have to wonder whether a basic feature of your app is going to function from one day to the next.