“We came out of the forest hungry and stopped at the first place we could find - how lucky were we!! Cool old time atmosphere and a huge delicious sandwich- homemade while we waited.”
“We stumbled into this one! Excellent service and welcoming attitude from staff and their regulars. Definitely the best morning spot around with both indoor and outdoor seating. Best of all was an apple turnover they had up at the register, but they also had fresh salads and home made pies in the cooler.”
“This is the best gas price around. They also have ice cold sluches it's delicious so is there home style cooked food. Try the chicken salad croissant yummy 😋”
“I love their fish dinners, when you can get them. There's usually only one person working & they're there by themself, so they won't use the grill or fryer. We've tried to order fish dinners & burger combos on the weekends & the majority of the time, we get told they can't use them because they're the only one there. The weekends are when most people want to eat out so WHY wouldn't they have at least two employees working? One for the register & one in the kitchen area. Makes no sense. The food is great when you can get it. They'll make you a pizza just about anytime you want it so I guess they can use the pizza oven when alone, just nothing else.”
“Very nice people clean store and that cute guy Dustin you have working there if he's single and would like to have a boyfriend I'd be happy to be the one. He seems so nice and adoreable”
“I took 2 100 gal bottles and 2 20 gal bottles and had them filled by the 2 ladies that were working on 10-06-25 about 6 pm and they were outstanding operators, I could discern that who ever trained them did an excellent job in the customer service aspect. I also appreciated how clean the store was. I initially called because Anderson’s sold out to some fancy pansy big city corporate concern and as usual service went down and they dropped their hours to just Monday thru Friday , this is not acceptable for working folks like me. Thank goodness I found these fine people. They told me they refill bottles from 5 am till 10 pm seven days a week!This is the kind of aggressive go getter type of business people I want to associate myself with . I could potentially learn something here. Besides my propane I noticed that their unleaded price was 2.43 which beat the Russellville price of 2.79. I know crazy huh? I wish I would have taken some pics or videos for this review but I had to get home to my doggies before dark. I think this place will do a booming business in the future because they obviously care about their customers, they go the extra mile, and competition is severely hampered in their service area. I am well pleased! ?”
The Iowa retailer, the third-largest convenience store operator in the country, built its new three-year plan around three priorities: store growth, food and beverage expansion, and kitchen technology upgrades. The company plans to add 120 stores during the current fiscal year. Its previous plan, launched in 2023, delivered more than 500 new stores and earned the company a spot in the S&P 500.
Love's Travel Stops is starting 2025 with ambitious growth plans, adding 20 new stores and updating 50 current locations across the country. The truck stop company will upgrade its stores through its Strategic Remodel Initiative, which started in 2022. This includes the modernization of its recently acquired turnpike location in Stroud, Oklahoma. By 2035, over half of Love's 655 stores will be either new or updated.
Texas-born Buc-ee's is changing the way people think about gas stations and convenience stores. This chain is known for its huge stores along highways, some with over 100 fuel pumps. With its funny billboard ads, award-winning clean bathrooms, and branded items Buc-ee’s is hard to miss. The company wants people to actually plan to stop at Buc-ee's during road trips, not just go there as a last resort. And it's working - the chain has a huge fan base, with Facebook groups dedicated to Buc-ee's having hundreds of thousands of members.
Sheetz Inc., the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, is making big moves in the Motor City. The company announced plans to open four more locations across metro Detroit, weeks before opening its first Michigan location. The first Michigan Sheetz will open its doors in late summer at 33380 Wick Road in Romulus. More locations are planned for Taylor, Warren, and Macomb Township, each employing around 30 people, mostly full-time.
Love's Travel Stops is rolling out a new system that turns work into a game for its restaurant employees. Picture this: Three big screens in each restaurant, tracking how fast workers greet customers, take orders, and hand out food. It's not just for show - early results say it's making service 11 seconds faster on average. "These monitors track key performance metrics in real-time, such as greet times, order processing times and the time it takes for food handoff," Love's explains. The system creates a more interactive environment, fostering friendly competition between stores.