“Had the Pozole yesterday and it was absolutely terrible. I get this dish quite frequently so I was really disappointed about receiving a bad batch. If you're going to charge as much as you do for the food, at least be consistent.”
“Great place to get gas they always have well stocked squeegees and paper towels for keeping my windshield clean. Great staff and assortment of snacks. I always fuel up here!”
“Peter is why I shop here ☝West bound 152 convenient location. Local conversation he knows Los Banos. Soon food truck return. Verity snacks drink. uplifting praise”
“It's a cute little shop to get some good Asian staples quickly. The onwer is usually maning the register and is super kind! I love coming here to get my curry paste and restock my ramen stash (Guilty! Lol). For updates on the store she posts on facebook on Arcilla's Asian Market ❤❤❤”
“Great feed for fowl?. It may not be to some people eye, but for the $$ it keeps my stock in great shape. As long as you have a great deworming and antibiotic rotation system in place. This feed is great. Keep it up guys?”
“This 7 / 11 it’s clean, all the products in display are in order, and customer service is great. Also there’s a gas station outside, but we only used the service store.”
“Only thing nice about this town is this store! They have great deals and cold drinks are priced pretty good! The pumps are closed but inside the store is def open! Lady at the counter was nice and I like how the inside is clean and organized. Like a souvenir shop too and you can buy key chains , hats and teddy bears, if that’s your thing. Will stop by here from now on when I enter this town and especially when I leave this town back to TURLOCK!”
“Every time I have put gas or stop to go to the restroom the store is always clean and the lady that works there is always so cheerful and if you need the hot chocolate to be refilled she’s on it asap my shoutout to theses employees well done”
“Gotta give it 5 stars for the courteous workers. Made sure i was ok and cracked a few jokes with me, while I was fixing their freezer ; ). And whoever was the DJ tonight was killin it lol thx guys. Great smiles and attitudes. #goodhumorrepairs #icecream”
“$4.45 per gallon. Bathrooms available yaaa but no toilet paper boooo. Soda .$.89 yaaa. Friendly cashiers but I counted 5 employees but no toilet paper hahaha... clean store.”
“This location is the best The cashiers are always so friendly the coffee is always fresh . What I love the most is that they offer sugar free Slurpee now that’s really taking care of your customers. What ever you guys are doing keep it up. Kudos to the manager .”
“I believe that Los Banos has the best group of employees anywhere. The staff always smiles, greets me by my name before I get to their window. Some even know my birthday. I’d give them all a A +”
“(Filled-up 07/29/17 SA @ 9:00am): I'd circle back here for the inexpensive gas...except you were in the middle of nowhere! A friend and I were in town for a weekend of fun at the world-famous Gilroy Garlic Festival and found this Circle K minutes away from where we were staying. Located along the main thoroughfare of Pacheco Blvd. in "boonyville", I was surprised at how low the gas prices were since they were still relatively high during this time of year and there weren't competing stations around. I was more familiar with Circle K as a convenient store, but they have been adding gas pumps over the years. If for some God foresaken reason I found myself in this neck of the woods, would I stop by again!?: PURCHASE 87 Unleaded Regular Gas ($32.50): Although the red gas lamp light hadn't flashed on yet, we still had about an hour drive ahead of us up to Gilroy, so it made sense to get gas now...and boy was that a smart idea since the prices we saw along the drive were above the $3.00 range! I cruised in like a boss with no other cars in sight. After 12.13 gallons of gas at $2.67/gallon, I was feeling good and ready to get my garlic on! SERVICE Unfortunately, the pump machine didn't like my credit card, so I went inside only to learn from a kind young woman that their internet was down which affected the card machines. After about 10 minutes, they were finally up and running (I should've pulled out my wad of ones!), I started to fill her up, the pump ran quickly, and before I knew it I was done! With receipt in hand and my co-pilot graciously washed my windows, we were ready to hit the road. I wasn't going to fault them for the downed internet; after all, we were in Los Banos (translated to "the bathrooms")! PARKING (FREE) There were several designated spots in front of the convenient store as well as room near both the price marquee and air/water pump station. Otherwise, there was no need for parking because you simply wanted to pull in, pull out, and be on your way. ATMOSPHERE, DÉCOR, AMBIENCE A medium-height signage along Pacheco Blvd. was easily viewable from both directions Attached was a medium-sized convenience store that was incredibly clean, organized, stocked various merchandise, totally lit up by both natural and electric ceiling lights, and had background music, I was completely impressed This spacious gas station was fully covered with designated pump and thoroughfare lanes. It had a total of 8 pump stations (two columns with four pumps each). There were the requisite soapy suds, squeaky squeegees, paper towels, trashcans, and air/water stations ($1.50 for 5 minute usage Although there were multiple ways to enter/exit the station, I saw no congestion issues. Outside, there was plenty of natural lighting during the day while I imagined bright electric lights flooded the night, but no TVs or background music. ATTIRE Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-shirt, boardshorts, and flip-flops. OVERALL This Circle K gas station and convenience store on Pacheco Blvd. was a nice surprise. I didn't recall any Circle K locations in the Los Angeles area that were also gas stations, but I would look out for them now. I wasn't sure what their hours were, appeared to have sufficient lighting, had all the necessary amenities, and prices were very good all things considered. Thankfully, cash and credit card prices were the same; however, I abhorred that they charged for air/water (this was the main factor in my rating). I found very good value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (TOTAL paid experience was around $33.00 BEFORE any discounts and/or tip). And, they accepted my credit”
“I went to Walgreens to print some documents and the associate Javier helped me so much, he stopped doing what he was doing to help me and guide me how to do it with out his help I wouldn’t be able to do it myself thank you Javier for being the associate that you are.”
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