Pricey gas unless you are paying cash. Then it just takes it down to average pricing. There are not…read morea ton of pumps but it is easy to get in and out of the parking lot.The inside of the gas/convenience store was pretty chaotic, with a row of slot machines, incense smells in the air and plush animals competing for space with beef jerky. It wouldn't be bad if it were organized like a Q.T. or Casey's and was a bigger space to hold all this stuff. Unfortunately it was more like my daughters closet inside with stuff just strewn about everywhere.

The air pump doesn't work and the staff did not put any sign to make customers aware. Even tho it…read moreis not owned by them, it's on their property. Already submitted a refund request online to get my money back.

There are a lot of negative reviews here mostly having to do with the employees. Having now been…read morehere myself I can whole heartedly agree that the employees here are straight up Grade A tools. They essentially ignore you while you're at the register because they're talking about their boyfriends or some other baby mamma drama. When you do get their attention they just kind of sneer at you, like how dare you interrupt our conversation.

The employees, a lady that works third shift name heather. one of the best employees to deal with…read morethe public. I've ever dealt with. good, deep fried southern food.

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.

Nice store and station. Quick fill up and right back on the road. Large selections inside. 12 pumps…read moremeans little or no waiting.

Where there is growth, there are new exciting opportunities. And that is precisely what is…read morehappening in downtown Roanoke. Starting from the replacement of the old Campbell Court bus station to the the award winning Third Street Station, and its replacement by The Bower, a large mixed-use development featuring apartments, retail, dining, and office space, with its new transit hub (Third Street Station) relocated a few blocks away for better integration, and allowing for a vibrant community hub. A young gentleman in his early 30's, graduate of Roanoke Catholic High School, and with an Accounting degree from a major college, and a steady job at a Law Firm downtown, saw the need for a convenience store in the area and when a key location store space became available, he immediately seized the moment, and took the opportunity to open a convenience store which he named The Blue Ridge Bodega. A bodega is more than just a convenience store, it's a place you can go to connect with your neighborhood. And if you live or work in downtown Roanoke, or even if you are a tourist visiting, for that moment in time, it is your neighborhood. And that is precisely why he named it Bodega. He wanted it to be inclusive and welcoming. As a matter of fact one of the things he and his staff do when a new customer enters his store is to ask them what items they think he should carry in the store and he will either provide it to that particular customer in a couple of weeks, or if there a common need, make sure he carries it as a regular store merchandise. I invite you to view my photographs accompanying this review to see for yourselves the enormous variety of products it already stocks after having been opened for only a few months. It also has a second floor with some tables and chairs where customers can stay to enjoy drinking their coffee or eating their hot dog or soup, for a more affordable price than in other more expensive establishments. We welcome this Bodega with open arms because there really was a need for a locally owned and operated store of this nature in this area of the city. And I urge you to give it your total support.

Just wow! I am so blessed to have left my phone in the Uber. Waiting for its return, I had the…read moreextra moment to notice all the exceptional things about this huge, tiny corner market: * IMMACULATE premises; * Family vibe that made this out-of-towner feel as though he'd just pulled in the drive on Thanksgiving; * REAL food (hot dogs, soup, etc.) that you serve yourself with tongs and labels -- not thrown in a bag; * Orderly, well-stocked shelves that suggest they really care about the customer experience to a fault; * Incandescent lighting that creates ambience; as opposed to fluorescent lighting with its energy-robbing frequency and irritating buzz; * Family vibe with genuine smiles and contagious, conversational spirits to back them up;; * Inventory well-stocked with things you need, even things you didn't know you needed; * Awesome coffee kept hot and fresh in thermos dispensers, not stewed into mud on a burner - accompanied by a great selection of creamers; * A tasteful and eclectic beer selection meant to appeal to beer connoisseurs.with a wide selection in right-sized containers, not ginormous bottles of Icehouse meant to separate vulnerable people from their last few dollars; * Huge, crystalline windows that make the magic of this store evident even from the street, only partially obscured by whimsical, bold-colored characters lovingly festooned by a real artist! No vinyl clings that take mere seconds to apply; * Acoustic peace, interrupted only by laughter, and the stage directions of a papa bear obsessing over everything being sensibly stocked and presented; even the door annunciator sounds like a doorbell. When you open the door at a 7-Eleven, the pitch-challenged chime suggests you just did something wrong (and you did - make no mistake - lol); * A steady flow of local souls whom they know fondly, and who seem to know them fondly... I could bullet-point all day, but I have to get moving. My only disappointment of the visit found itself in Yelp forcing me to tag this as a "convenience store" and not a corner market, or bodega as it is proudly identified in its name. The difference is more than linguistic. The distinction is spiritual, generational. Robotic vendors of the future will be woefully incapable of serving this human grace with such stewardship, such ambassadorship. With no gamble on hyperbole, you owe yourself a visit - a lifetime of visits, even if it means walking or driving a couple of extra minutes. Bring your kids! Show them how it used to be done right. That humans pulled this off. Simply remarkable. ***** Addendum. I've only done like four Yelp reviews since God was a Boy Scout. I could barely contain my Asperger's excitement for them to take the 90 seconds it would have taken to read their first Yelp presence, for in fact, they had written it. But in under an hour, their warm greeting had yielded to something between irritated dismissiveness and the bum's rush. I'd tried my level best to bless their blessing back, and now felt like a pesky gnat. They were palpably relieved to see me leave. Do go, but make it snappy. Even in a place as exceptional as Blue Ridge Bodega, the robot spirit has its toes in the door. It's later than you think. ****** That last bit may have been unduly cranky. I was sleep-deprived and the Snickers had made me gassy. I've moved on to other places, so if you have a marvelous experience, please add your review!

Since coming under new management, Watkins Grocery has come a long way to meet the needs of the…read morelocal customers. Their shelves are stocked and selection has grown and the people who work there are excellent people. Its great to interact with them and find them to be very helpful. Like some of the other gas stations in the area, they will let you fuel then come inside to pay rather than prepay. They have a laid back environment and a feel one can only get from a small town and locally-owned business. They were my go-to shop when we lived nearby and we miss them.

A significant winter storm - referred to as Winter Storm Cora - is anticipated to bring heavy mixed…read moreprecipitation to the Roanoke, Virginia area, with a Winter Storm Warning in effect until Monday, January 26, 2016. We are to expect 4 to 8 inches of combined snow and sleet, ice accumulation, and dangerous travel conditions with wind gusts up to 35 - 40 mph. After receiving the above information from the weathercasters of Channel 10 local news, I decided to go shopping for food, water, and essentials to weather the storm. Asking around, on the day before the storm would reach us, I was told that Walmart's shelves were almost all cleared out, and not to bother going there. My friends advised me to go to either Food Lion or Kroger. I decided to go to the Vinton Kroger, knowing by experience how well managed this Kroger is and how they do an excellent job of keeping their shelves stocked. When I arrived, their parking lot was pretty full, but still had some parking spaces available to park. As I parked and approached the entrance, their American flag flew high above under a beautiful blue sky with white clouds. Inside, I was able to walk around with my shopping cart and find all the essentials I needed to weather the storm. From frozen ready-made foods, easy to prepare, to bread and cold cuts, to even milk and water, that oftentimes are the first things to run out in supermarkets during inclement weather. I asked one of the employees for directions of where to find the little glass bottles of Starbucks Coffee and she immediately gave me the aile number. Another employee helped me reach the toilet paper that I wanted that was on a shelf too high for me to reach. They even had the cereal that I like that oftentimes even in good weather the other supermarkets run out. The clerk at the cashier's counter was very efficient checking out all my merchandise, and the bag packing attendant in quickly packaging all my item and nicely placing them back into my cart. In Vinton, they also don't charge you for the bags, which they do in Roanoke. As I was taking my groceries to my Lexus, cars stopped to allow me to cross over to the parking lot. I quickly placed all my items in the trunk of my Lexus and pushed the cart back to one of those cart stations in the middle of the parking lot. As I was leaving the parking lot I saw behind me how another car was paking in the parking space I had just left. I thought to myself how grateful I was to the management and staff of this Kroger in particular for being so efficient that allowed me to shop, like if nothing out of the ordinary was going on.

What is going on with Kroger in Vinton. They have done a way with their meat department. Now you…read morecan only purchase prepackaged meats and seafood. The meat department was one of the best, and the staff was really friendly and helpful. I understand that this is a trend that Kroger's is looking at nationally, but it is gonna hurt them. This is a terrible decision, and it is going to cause my family to shop elsewhere. Bring it back!