This used to be a Shell gas station, which sat vacant for at least a year. While the building remains from the Shell station, the underground gas tanks and gas pumps have been replaced, and the parking lot repaved (roughly coinciding with the much-needed repaving of Reservoir Avenue).
Because Reservoir Avenue is a very busy four-lane road, with no turning lane, I would only stop here if I was traveling northbound, because trying to take a left turn out of here to go south on Reservoir is a difficult task during peak traffic.
There are a decent number of cool-looking fuel pumps, and the parking lot is amply sized. But, it is truly a stretch to call this a 'convenience store'. Selection of drinks and snacks are severely limited, and the only option for coffee is a Keurig coffee maker. I bought a protein bar and a cup of coffee. Thus far in my life, I have never had a bad cup of coffee from a Keurig machine (not that Keurig coffee is good, either), but as they say, there's a first time for everything. The cuppa Joe I got tasted so bad, I couldn't drink it.
Surprisingly, they do have a public bathroom, despite the store's small footprint. That is the only reason I gave them 3 stars, instead of 2.
During my visit, the younger female cashier was having an animated conversation with a male coworker, who was leaning against the counter (despite several gaps in stock in the beverage coolers), about her future. "I need to go to school," she told him. "I can't do this (job) anymore." read more