Quick Way

2.0 mi

As I was driving down Franklin Road the other day, I noticed that my Lexus was low on gas, so I…read morestarted looking for a gas station where to fill it with gas. But not just any gas. One that I had filled it with before, and I had noticed the energy and power it had given my Lexus when I pushed the pedal. Shell gas. And so I stopped at the first Shell gas station I happened to run into. After being awarded the NC Triad Yelp Squad Yelper of the Year 2024 Award at the Yelpies Award Ceremony last year, an event that honored the highest-performing Yelp Elites, celebrating their contributions and accomplishments throughout the year, I decided that this year, as an All-Star Yelp Elite, I not only wanted to be the first to discover new restaurants and businesses, and bring them to the attention of the public, but also to uncover those found in hidden paths that for one reason or another have not reached the public in its totality. And this Shell Service Station located at 3630 Franklin Road in Southwest, Roanoke, Virginia, is a perfect example. Just the other day I had downloaded the Shell app, and had not yet used it before. The Shell app provides benefits like saving money on fuel and in-store purchases through the Fuel Rewards Program. Pay for fuel directly from your cellphone via in-app payments. Find nearby Shell stations and access promotional offers, track your savings, and view digital receipts for all transactions. Monitor your progress in the Fuel Rewards Program. And achieve different status levels like Silver, Gold, or Platinum, which offer varying cents-per-gallon savings. This particular service station has a variety of fuel products including Shell V-Power NiTRO+ Premium Gasoline, Shell Midgrade Gasoline and Shell Regular Gasoline. This station also includes a Convenience Store, Mobile Payments, and an ATM machine. The Convenience Store is named Duck In Market #3. I went inside and it was very clean and organized with many essential products as well as curiosity items such as Troll Dolls. These tiny dolls with long colorful hair were very popular years ago and still retain its nostalgic popularity. They were originally created in 1959 by a Danish woodcutter named Thomas Dam and became a major toy fad in the United States during the early 1960s, with resurgences in popularity throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. They are recognizable by their distinct, somewhat unique look and their signature upright, vibrant hair, which was originally made from sheep's wool. The app was so convenient and easy to use. Once you connected a credit card to it and are standing next to the Gasoline pump you will be using, it asks you to put in the number of your pump and then this activates the pump so you can pump your gas into your car, and when you finish, you will receive a digital receipt. I also wanted a paper receipt so by going inside the convenience store, the friendly attendant was able to print me one. The reason for the paper receipt is that I have another free rewards app called Fetch where I can earn points on everyday purchases by snapping pictures of my receipts. These points can then be redeemed for gift cards or cash back rewards from various retailers and restaurants. In conclusion I highly recommend this conveniently located gas station for the aforementioned reasons, and plan to continue using it myself in the near future.

The modern and convenient gas pump of this Shell Service Station.

My Lexus next to pump #1.

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You can tell we're close to Halloween by this scary decoration.

7 to 7 Mart

I happened on to 7 to 7 while roaming Roanoke and trying to find something new…read more This is a dive of a grocery by its looks, but when you enter you find a few gems. I recommend stopping here for a quick bite or the small grocery needs. Their deviled eggs age awesome. They appear to be doing well with local clients.

Flacko's Convenience

3.3 mi

This place is awesome, the boss is one of the nicest people I met. The manager is kind and they…read moreseem to be really trying to make a store in the mall work. Brilliant Idea! I will spread the word.

From the owner: Need a break from shopping? Grab a snack to refuel or drink to refresh yourself at Valley View Mall!read more

Sheetz

Super fast service, friendly people who know what travelers need. Good food, to get back on the…read moreroad!

I love Sheetz and miss it having moved to Hampton Roads where their version is Wawa and it's NOT…read morethe same. This Sheetz has always been the staple for me, it's at one of the busiest intersections in the area and I've probably stopped here 1000x at least from the time I was 16 to now. The coffee is great and the bathrooms are in good working order and they have plenty of pumps and parking. Additionally, the sandwiches made to order are really fresh and good.

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Walgreens

The pharmacist, Mike, answered all my questions regarding the flu vaccine. He also was super nice…read moreto my son when he injected him and even tricked him in order to distract him from the pain. My son did not even notice that the doctor was already done. My wife got the vaccine too.

I have waited 3 weeks to get my ADHD medication and I need it every day and they said it would be…read moreready this Friday and it was not

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Grab and Go

4.5

(2 reviews)

3.6 mi

It amazing the power of an entrepreneurial mind. This place that was once the Williamson Road…read morePancake House, and had been closed for years, reasantly was converted to the Grab and Go convenience store, grocery, and small cafeteria serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as typical Indian food on the weekend. It has a regular menu as well as a Halal Food Menu, and a small counter seating area as well as a few tables and chairs dining area. Besides this restaurant area, it also has a grocery area where among other things they sell Food and Groceries, Tabasco and Vape, Beer and Wine, and Frozen Foods. Now if this wasn't enough this store has an ATM Machine, sells Virginia Lottery Tickets, has Gaming Machines, sells H&C Brand Coffee, has two gigantic big screen TVs to watch while dining in the Cafe area, and last but not least, has a Beer Cave Beverage Center in the back. And as you might think of asking, It also has Free WiFi. The owners are India immigrants very proud to live in America, the land of opportunities, and show it by having a large American Flag in the back of the counter in the main entrance. For the store space, there is almost nothing you can think of that they don't have there. Visit the store once and you definitely would want to return to shop for something you need or want. And to top everything off, the owners of this mom and pop local small business are delightful. They greet you with a smile and a warm welcome and have wonderful personality. The husband runs the store and the wife cooks and runs the Cafe. I invite you to view my photographs that accompany my review and see for yourself this one of a kind, amazing store, go and visit it, and give them your support. For their success will come by how well they satisfy the needs of our community.

The new spot on Williamson, really affordable food that tastes great. Really good options as far as…read moreconvenience goes and drinks. The food is genuinely impressive and worth trying. The wings blew me away.

Lottery Tickets and Keychains.

Close-up of some of the Indian food sold here

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Some of the products sold in this store.

Go Mart

3.8 mi

This gas station and convenience store is an excellent place to get gas and any items that you…read moremight need without having to go all the way to a large supermarket. It was very clean and organized, and the cashier there was very friendly and helpful. On the outside, there is an ATM machine, so you can quickly get cash without even having to go in the store. If you download their app, they have a reward program in which you can earn points to get free coffee, fountain drinks, chips, and other items, as well as discounts on gas. The app also has coupons for discounts on items from the store. It also has a rewards catalog where you can find items to get using the points that you've earned from shopping in the convenience store and buying gas from them. Their reward program is very neat. As a registered GoMart Rewards card member, you get discounts at the pump, a special birthday bonus, and discounts on bread and milk. They also sell money orders, pre-paid cards, and lottery tickets. This is a very convenient convenience store and I definitely recommend it to all those who live or work near this store.

Sign that they sell Virginia Lottery here.

They have an ATM machine here also.

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The Go Mart convenience store and gas station.

Community Grocery

2.4 mi

amazing people !!! sweetest people. good service & kind faces!! would for sure come againread more

Kwik Stop

3.7 mi

It looks kind of sketchy from outside but it's actually pretty well stocked. The employee Ahmed was…read moresuper friendly and helpful. Needed some brake cleaner and since I was in the area across the street at UHaul, I popped in to see what they had. Everything was well organized and priced well. Not the easiest to maneuver with a walker but it's possible when the store isn't full. It was packed when I went and out of privacy reasons I didn't take photos. Besides a convenience store they also have a smoke shop. I'm not familiar with any of that but they had a long line of customers so whatever they have must be good. I probably won't have the need to go back since I'm not really in that area to shop, but I would if need be. I would recommend backing in if you can because there's an incline and a street caddy corner so you won't be able to see traffic backing out and you'd also be disrupting the view of anyone turning in or out of the street. There is plenty of parking on a private lot.

Well Hung Vineyard

My server Lidia was so attentive and sweet!! She was enthusiastic and it really made it a very…read morespecial birthday for me! We got the Shrimp and Grits and the Chicken and Waffles. Highly recommend. I liked how sugary the waffles are. We'll be back again soon.

Well, didn't know what to expect, but we were please…read more Beef short ribs and shrimp and grits. Nicely done and very savory. Great drink menu and the staff were quick with orders and refills. Definitely going back. We went on a busy weekend downtown so we made reservations and they got us in and ate and we were in our way for more drinks and desserts.

A shrimp and onion string on a fork.

Dining area

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A separation area with shelves full of Peanuts.

Bread Craft

Truly amazing food, everything seems made from scratch. Staff gets to know you and is very…read morefriendly. My two personal favorites are the chocolate croissant and the garlic rosemary sourdough. I could eat here every day and not get tired! Manager Brett also manages that place insanely well. Clean, organized, and efficient. Kudos to the team!

I have been to many bakeries in my lifetime, many wonderful ones located in cities like San Juan,…read moreMadrid, Rome, Paris, Brussels, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Miami, and Washington, DC, among others. I have truly enjoyed dining in each and every one of them. But Bread Craft, located in the Star City of Roanoke, is in a class of its own. After being ranked 4th among Yelp's Top 50 Most Prolific Elites of 2025, a distinction recognizing my consistent community engagement and high-quality contributions, I decided that this year, as an All-Star Yelp Elite, I not only wanted to be the first to discover new restaurants, businesses, and establishments, and bring them to the attention of the public, but also to go back and write follow-up reviews on those places that impressed me the most during 2025, and Bread Craft Bakery, located in Downtown Roanoke, is the perfect example of one of them. Bread Craft is a premier, artisan European-style bakery established in 2006 by owner Alex Eliades, who besides having a passion for baking, has over 25 years of baking experience, and leads the bakery focusing on traditional slow-fermentation techniques. The bakery is known for its high-quality, scratch-made sourdough, pastries, and Croissants. It evolved from a wholesale operation into a popular 6,000 square foot café on Church Avenue, also supplying local restaurants. The bakery specializes in Franch and German-style baking, utilizing sourdough as a natural leavener. It servers breakfast and lunch items, including sandwiches, salads, and some creative breakfast egg entrées. They are open Wednesdays through Sundays from 8:00AM - 2:00PM and are well known for running out of items before the end of the day. For this review I visited the Bakery / Café for breakfast on two consecutive Wednesdays. The first Wednesday I arrived too late to be able to have their Chorizo & Eggs Cocotte from their Breakfast menu. Breakfast is only served until noon, and I found out about this on that day. So instead I had a Cheese Danish and a house-made Mocha Coffee. Both items were delicious. On the second Wednesday I arrived much earlier for breakfast. Luckily, right before a whole rush of customers arriving to place Take-out orders. As soon as I walked inside I immediately felt comfortable with its clean and contemporary architectural design and decor, and an exposed red brick wall that gave it a warm ambiance. One can see that the owner spent a substantial amount in renovating the place when they moved here, and that they took good care of it, because it looked as if it had just opened for the very first time yesterday. While I was looking over all the baked items they had, I received a friendly greeting and warm welcome from a lady behind the counter who seemed to be the manager and took my order. To start I ordered a Chorizo Quiche which happened to be the Quiche of the day, and a house-made Mocha Coffee. Then since I was planning to turn this into a Brunch, for my main entrée I ordered their Chorizo Cocotte from the Breakfast menu. And for dessert I had a Chocolate Hazelnut Croissant that was simply irresistible. Everything tasted amazingly delicious, especially since I love Chorizo. The Quiche had an amazing crust with the eggs inside cooked with the perfect amount of chorizo. The Chorizo Cocotte was served in an elongated bowl with two poached eggs over Spanish sausage, accompanied by three slices of freshly made Baguette. And if all this wasn't enough, the Chocolate Hazelnut Croissant was the perfect ending dessert to this fabulous put together Brunch. Oh and the coffee was the best of the best. I invite you to view my photographs accompanying this review to get a better sense of the place and the quality of their food. What an outstanding dining experience I just had at Bread Craft. Wonderful ambiance, amazing food, and extraordinary customer service. I highly recommend this Bakery/Café whenever you're in the area. I'm absolutely certain it will become one of your favorites bakery.

Eating the freshly made Raspberry Almond Danish with a fork.

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Blue Cow Ice Cream

So many options to choose from. Staff was extremely friendly and let us try as many flavors as we…read morewanted. Luckily it was only three before I had a winner lol. Packed parking but it was worth it. Plenty on seating inside and outside.

Stopped by with friends while in the area recently. This little creamery has it going on. The…read moreafternoon of our visit, the place was packed. The interior is open with walk up counter service. A large family style table with chairs and a few small tables along the window to the left of the counter and register area. The staff are all friendly and engaged, there were multiple staff helping folks in three different service lines and that made the wait on line minimal and the service fairly quick. A nice selection of ice creams for most tastes, with a menu board of the daily offerings is posted overhead. After giving the menu a look over, I opted for a two scoop bowl - butter pecan and vanilla. Both were very good and a nice sized serving. My friends and I grabbed a seat at the large family style table and enjoyed our frozen treats. All in all a solid choice for frozen treats and worth the wait if its busy. Its often busy. 4 Stars - recommended 01099

Close-up of a Banana Pudding Ice-cream inside a Waffle Cone.

A scoop of Blue Cow Patty Ice cream on a Waffle Cone.

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A scoop of Blue Cow Patty Ice cream on a Waffle Cone.

RND Coffee

4.7

(108 reviews)

1.6 mi

One of the best espresso drinks!! The amazing customer service and art work was a huge plus!! Thank…read moreyou RND, your cappuccinos made the rest of our trip worthwhile!!

Great coffee, hip vibe, comfortable seating and lovely staff. Good place to catch up with a friend…read morein a relaxing setting. The wi-fi was a little slow however.