This gas station is located on the Cranston/Providence line, near the Harborside campus of Johnson & Wales University. It appears they used to do automotive repairs at one time, but now, it's just a gas station and basic convenience store.
I found gas prices to be fairly high, but on the plus side, the parking lot is humongous. In fact, during my recent visit, a tractor-trailer pulled up to the pumps (to refuel, not to make a fuel delivery), and its trailer stuck out way past the pumps, yet it did not block access to the parking lot. I found a nice spot to park and eat my lunch under some shade trees.
There was no bathroom as far as I could tell. That, plus high gas prices, would normally garner only a 2-star rating, but I decided to rate them 3 stars because there was a really odd vibe to this place (it kind of reminded me of the movie "Clerks"). If nothing else, it was sort of entertaining.
Some dude with a huge pot belly was hanging out, standing awkwardly just inside the door, talking to the male cashier. There must not be much excitement there, because their topic of discussion was how much the sale would total when the tractor-trailer driver stopped filling his tank (one guessed $150, the other guessed $300). I bought some gum and candy, and went out to my truck to eat my sandwich from a nearby deli. The cashier later came outside and poked his head around the corner, looking at my parked truck.
Then, a young man driving a hooptie Jeep that squeaked something awful when he turned the wheels, parked next to my truck. Another guy parked on the other side of my truck, got out, went over to the Jeep dude, and made a parking-lot diagnosis that it was his suspension bushings. Armed with a can of WD-40, he sprayed the Jeep's suspension, and voilla, the Jeep made quiet turns! He even gave the kid the can of WD-40 (I'm not sure if they knew each other, or were random strangers).
Then, a construction worker driving a truck parked nearby, and was met by another construction dude that was creeping around the parking lot. They went in the nearby woods, had a loud and animated conversation, and then left together in the truck.
After enduring stares, squeaks and squawking, finally, I got to finish my lunch in peace. read more