If you're traveling on Hwy 41 and need a gas station or convenience store in the Johnsonville area,…read moreCircle K is a great choice. Growing up, this store was named "Food Chief"- and I still call it that sometimes out of habit. It's near Prosser Field for baseball and softball, so lots of ballgame business. The store has everything you can expect in a convenience store, even a Little Caesar's attached, so the inside smells like pizza. For beverages, there are plenty of coffee (iced and hot), slurpee, and soda varieties. I'm a member of the Sip-and-Save coffee club at Circle K stores, and they accept that. The workers are generally nice, and I believe the store is family owned. On Christmas Eve, the employees were festively dressed and extra cheerful. I appreciated that and sure hope other customers were just as nice to them.

This may not be a traditional restaurant, per se, but I'd still expect better service. In trying to…read moreorder takeout from here, they hung up on us in the middle of the order. They still made what they had gotten and set it out, but they had no name or number to match it with, so anyone could've taken it. Not only that, they managed to leave out an entire sandwich while putting the associated side in the bag. I'm at a bit of a loss on that one. Food-wise, I'll give them credit, though. The wings that we ended up sharing were real good: the skin was crisp but not crunchy, and the meat was tender instead of being overcooked and dry. Both the lemon pepper and the Carolina gold were flavorful and had just a hint of kick (coming from someone who would probably die to a jalapeño).

This place is like a convenience store for the rich and famous. Great selection of stuff but prices…read moreare high!

Bert's Market never disappoints! Their Turkey Crunch Wrap is the perfect beach sandwich! Fresh,…read moredelicious, and packed with flavor, with just the right amount of crunch. It's the ideal grab-and-go lunch before heading out for a day in the sun. Definitely a must try if you're on Folly Beach

You simply cannot beat Bert's! FREE coffee 24X7…read more Open year round!! They have a little bit of everything! They start serving breakfast @ 5am!!!

Delicious food and friendly service..there's always a crowd so if you are in a hurry you might want…read moreto call ahead

Central mini stop is on a major highway in Lake City. It is a gas station plus. There are no pay…read moreat the pumps and more recently, they started taking credit cards. Here's the plus. They sell food and have tables inside where you can eat or you can take it to go. Most people looked like they got the fried chicken with two sides. I chose the hamburger box and Majordomo got a salad with chicken on it. A box includes your meat, coleslaw and one side. I ordered the tater tots. My hamburger was good and big. His salad had a lot of chicken on it and they had several low fat dressings which surprised me. (If you know the south you know why I'm surprised at that.). Now this isn't fast food so you might have to wait awhile unless you call your order in first. Would I come back? Whenever I visit my daughter I will. Yall have to try it.

Best (and only) place for incidentals on the west end! They have a great booze selection and actual…read morepantry items; If you can't find something, ask. They are very friendly!

Sweet staff, always willing to help. Great selection of essentials. Everything from fishing gear to…read moreflour. Great place to check before going all the way to the grocery store.

They have a little bit of everything you may need on your vacation or need something in a pinch.read more

Touristy store which charges an arm and leg for items. Think 7-11 across the street from the…read morebeach. This place is VERY small, so it's hard to move around in there if it's crowded. If you run out of bread, soda, or cereal, it's easy to stop in here to pick it up. Oh and don't forget the snow globes and other touristy items you can't live without. I was going to give this place 3 stars, but it deserves an extra one for the great location! There are a few parking spots, but most of the patrons walk here. You know those coolers on wheels? Here's a great way to use one - roll on over to pick up a few cold ones and then roll on out to the beach!

This is a good store in the middle of everything Charleston where you can grab a bit of everything…read more Spacious, it has a big variety of merchandise, from souvenirs (varied things- t-shirts, magnets, mugs, etc), snacks and drinks. We were looking for some bottled water since our hotel didn't offer any. Great options of everything, lower prices, good customer service. Sure, it's touristy, but we need a bit of everything around!

An adorable store in the heart of downtown. I am excited to bring my friends when they visit so…read morethey can purchase souvenirs at fair prices. What a great little find!

One of my rare 5-Stars and justifiably so, I'd say…read more This little island store is owned and operated by some of the nicest folks one could ever hope to meet. It's kind of a country store operation, with seafood and wine. The wine selection is way out beyond anything you'd expect from a "convenience store," and they have all the mixers and whatnot you'd ever need and there's an ABC store (liquor store, as we call them here in NC), right next door. This place is like an island vacationer's "kid in a candy store" experience, with everything from fresh-caught local seafood (bought the grouper, it was fantastically fresh), to fishing tackle, wines, groceries in surprisingly plentiful and varied abundance, beach stuff, shirts and hats, down to marine supplies like fishing/depth charts, tide charts, you name it. They also have every sort of fish bait one could want. The star of this show is the family who runs it, the Sheffields. Outstanding customer service and recognition and they easily earned all five of my stars. Gas up, load up, get your feed bag on, all in one spot: Sheffield's. TIP: This place can be reached by either car or boat since it's on one of the channels off the Intracoastal Waterway, and sits on the same spit of land that contains the public boat launch. Totally convenient.

On my many trips into Ocean Isle Beach, I have made Sheffield's a stop on many occasions. It is the…read morequick or emergency "go-to" place (convenience/gas) on the island, just at the end of the Odell Williamson Bridge as you come in from the mainland over the Intercostal Waterway. If you are looking to make big grocery store trips to get a big bunch of food or supplies for the week, you probably are going to head to the Lowes Foods right back over the bridge or the Food Lions near Sunset Beach or Shallotte. But for quick things, a few food items or convenience store things, beer, etc. then Sheffield's fits the bill. A huge walk in beer cooler, always nice especially when it is so hot outside! There is a small seafood shop in the back as well. Quick ice stop here is probably the main reason we see it so much. Very nice people working, great location, and handy items make Sheffield's one place you will probably visit many times if you make it out to OIB anytime for a vacation.

Just south of Hemingway, SC, where HWY 41 and 51 intersect, sits Mingo Exxon. It's the only…read morebusiness there other than a Quail farm and a few churches. The parking lot is always full of logging trucks, pick ups, 18 wheelers and cars. I usually stop there, to rest and get gas on my way to Hemingway when I visit Scott's BBQ. A friend and I decided to take a motorcycle ride to Hemingway from our homes in Murrells Inlet, understanding that there would be little open for a lunch at the end of our journey. We rode up 51 to Johnsonville, back through Hemingway and headed to Georgetown for lunch. We stopped at Mingo Exxon for a break and I decided to go inside to check it out. I was caught by the incredible aroma of friend chicken. What I found made my mouth water. I wandered to the rear of the store and was surprised to see a counter, a few tables, display case filled with fried goodies and a very friendly staff. The fried chicken looked incredible so we decided to eat here rather than head back into Georgetown. You have a lot of options here too. They have fried chicken, fried pork chops, burgers, fries, potato wedges, onion rings, and even pizza. There is a soda fountain or a huge case with all manner of bottled drinks. I opted for two pieces of white chicken, a breast and wing and the potato wedges. It also comes with a role but if you prefer, you can have two additional wedges instead of the role. I chose the taters as they were breaded, spiced and looked crunchy. The chicken was juicy and tender and the breading, to die for. The potatoes were done to a T and just the right amount of spice and crunch. After enjoying the chicken, went back and ordered one of their fried pork chops. Hand breaded and fried to a crunch, it was as good as their chicken. Pressure cooking gives it a nice moist finish with not as much greasy mess. I wanted to try everything but was satisfied with my lunch, and full. The prices were perfect too. With a bottle of water, the chicken, potatoes and chop, it was just over $7. Not bad for a great meal. My friend had the dark, two piece, chicken platter with a mountain of crisp fries. Both plates were excellent The chicken is hand breaded, and I'm not sure but it tasted like it had been brined and then soaked in buttermilk prior to breading, It is fried to perfection in two large pressure fryers in the huge kitchen. No waiting for food here as they move the constant line with five or six staff that cook and serve. This type of place is truly a tradition here in the South, especially out in logging country. Not only can you get gas here, they have great food, deer corn, groceries, fishing supplies, beer, snacks and just about anything you could want when you are out of town. And did I say, Fried Chicken? I try not to make it a habit of eating in gas stations, but Mingo is a huge exception. The food, service and atmosphere are all very southern and it's a meeting place for the locals. Everyone seems to know each other there and you can feel the warmth of community here. Our lunch was spent with great food, a parade of locals there to take out after church and a steady stream of happy folks. I have had chicken in a lot of places here in the South, but Mingo nailed it. It will no longer be a rest stop, it has become a destination. Philip even took a large order of chicken home, stuffed in his saddlebags. If you follow my choices, and you are down here to visit the Tupperware factory in Hemmingway or just out to shoot some quail, stop in for a bite. You won't be disappointed.

Mingo was an interesting convenience store, with its own little fried chicken restaurant in the…read moreback. Like a lot of things in the area, it hasn't tried to keep up with the times, and I say that in the best way possible. While I wish that the store was a little cleaner, I loved the small-town, divey, throwback feel of both the store and the kitchen section. My chicken tenders and fries weren't particularly great, but everybody else in my party said that their food was great, so I was probably the outlier. While I wouldn't characterize Mingo as a "must-visit," I would say that it's a cool place to stop in if you have a little extra time on your hands.