Perfect mini-mart/deli/convenience and the food is much better than any other chain placeread more

They reopened not too long ago and make amazing sandwiches! It's so hard to find boars head, but…read morethey have it!!!! I also appreciate the cleanliness and hygienic practices. The cashier wore gloves and took one off to touch the pen. It's the details for me!

NO ONE is going to write a review like this…read more NO ONE represents Hospitality for Black community in bodega form except for FOR NEAR ME LLC !!! Beautiful Art - Great Food Options- Fabulous Conversations As a Black women-- I say I don't think I ever felt more safe in a bodega. Super respectful and room for human behavior (mistakes, blips, awkwardness) My money will be going into this business at all cost. Nobody will admit it honestly-- but south Pearl has been waiting for something like this. **I also would like to negate another (non black) Yelper -- yes the food is affordable but it ain't meant to be 5 star restaurant prices! We want Food Near Me LLC to stay in business and we want the soul food to be affordable for who it's meant for... Increasing the prices IS NOT always the answer**

The convenience + the food are both 5 stars- they have just about anything you could need!read more

Emil's is in the lobby of my building, yes they are only opened M-F and they cater to the working…read morestaff in the nearby offices. On the surface.. maybe it looks like your average store with snacks, drinks magazines and lottery.. but it's more than that... they sell hand made cards, made by the owner's wife, and Perry's ice-cream, and any number of other quick-grab items, Advil, Lotto, etc. The real value of Emil's are the people who work there, this is a family run business, Jerry and his son Anthony know their customers. They're friendly & take pride in getting to know the locals & regulars. With COVID causing office closures, their business has been greatly affected, less employees in the office is less foot traffic. I love this little mom & pop, shop.. remember to stop in, support local and keep the small business afloat!

Great little convenience-type store that caters to the locals and workforce nearby, open M-F, early…read more(maybe 7 or 8am?) to 4pm. They have a good selection of snack foods, beverages, greeting cards and reading material, lotto, a few toiletry items, in addition to hot coffee, sandwiches, soups (1 per day), baked goods, chili dogs, and several flavors of Perry's ice cream. The breakfast sandwiches are a steal. Deli sandwiches run about $5-6; soup $3.25ish. They aim for quality and do not disappoint... They get their meats from the Old World Deli. The roast beef is especially good - It's nice and rare, and absolutely delicious. (See food pics.) I love to support locally owned shops, and it doesn't hurt that Emil's does things right.

Good shop.. needs some improvements. Good coffee. Convenient for me from home. Also love the ice…read morecream.

Do you like broken picnic tables that provide an excellent view of gas stations and crack houses?…read moreThen this Stewart's Shop is for you! This shop is filled with sticky tables of toothless, drunken regulars. And even stickier cash register counters over which the most purchased items are NYS Lottery scratch-offs. If you are really desperate for a beverage or don't care if you find hair from various body parts in your dessert, you will love it here. However, this Stewart's does come in handy when you need a refreshment after watching one of Rensselaer's 11 minute holiday parades.

I went online to sign up for a Covid vaccine and a flu shot with Walgreens…read more Walgreens sent me a list of options where I could get it done. The closest location was the Walgreens at Columbia St.in Rensselaer. The store is larger and cleaner than the Walgreens I usually use. I set the appointment a few days ahead. When I arrived, I went to the pharmacy located at the rear of the store. I was asked to fill out some forms. Then, I was directed to a small room where a staff member administered the two vaccines. I was in and out of Walgreens in about 15 minutes. There was minimal wait and the staff was so professional. I recommend this business and its staff for making the vaccinations ver efficient and almost painless.0

Came in to print photos and send some packages and the whole team was friendly, professional, and…read morekind. Good people and outstanding job today, thank you all!

The ice cream is good and the floors always have wet stuff on them and the tables superman spidermanread more

Very clean bathroom, clean inside facility, and you can get famous ice cream from here. Who thought…read moreat a gas station would there be good ice cream? Buy it by the cup, cone, pint, whatever your heart pleases. I got the pumpkin pie and was it delicious!

The staff at the rest stop was so nice. Gas prices were reasonable. You can pick up items needed…read morefor your trip in the shop inside. Great food at MS. Lizzies cafe. Great place all the way around

My Dad is Russian and he's a truck driver, had to park here overnight and he was extremely happy…read moreabout this place!!! The MS.Lizzies cafe was super tasty and very nice people are working there!!! As well as the gas station people are super nice! Definitely will come back again!! Thank you for supporting the truck drivers and providing them with such a good service. Definitely 5 stars!

Okay, so I had a nail in my tire overnight on Saturday and Sunday morning I found out about it. I…read morewent to AutoZone to try and plug the hole and I thought it worked so I drove to Price chopper with my friend. Then the plus popped out and my tire went completely flat again. Not to mention it was raining. I walked over the the gas station on the corner of lark and Madison and talked to a very helpful clerk. She told me to have my car either towed right over or if I can drive very slowly. I drove very slowly and met a guy with blonde hair who was extremely helpful and fixed my tired in 5minutes. His charge for it was the best I ever had and I would extremely recommend his small shop to everyone who hates dealing with the hassle of big companies fucking you over. It's been a few days and my tire has not had a problem, even though I'm skidish. Lol

When I was new to driving, one of the Dunbrook brothers answered my phonecall in his towtruck…read more After solving my car problem, he generously said, "No charge." So I became a customer, if not buying gas, buying cigarettes and coffee early in the morning on the way to work. Sometimes minor repairs would be done by women working in the station. Rox took her car here all the time, for major and minor work, and loved them. Dunbrook Mobil does not have a staff, it's more like a cast. Through repeated visits, you get to know them, and the pleasant quirkiness of the business ameliorates the cost of gasoline a bit.