1000 N Springfield St, Virden IL 62690
“Maybe I shouldn't give 5 stars without gas! But, this is a friendly place!And this is like visiting my neighbor..And a great place for my Pepsi fix and my lottery headquarters.”
310 E Jackson St, Auburn IL 62615
“I know the owner personally and he is a great guy. Right before I got my braces he gave me the best cheese sticks with marinara. Also go to Phillips 66 in Kincaid IL for good stuff as well.”
14475 State Rte 4, Auburn IL 62615
“The food at the store on Lincoln St in Auburn is better than the one at arte 104 but the service is much slower. The other store is bigger but the Lincoln St store is cozier and always seems to have more food in it.”
329 IL-104, Divernon IL 62530
“Always clean, staff is always friendly. I love getting routed here to fuel, plus the drink refills with fuel purchase is a nice bonus. Extra loving the cold brew coffee machine that has 4 different flavors!!! My favorite part. Always some parking, even late at night. Again each staff member I've ever interacted with here is always the best!!”
30239 W Frontage Rd #704, Farmersville IL 62533
“Nice little stop. Lots of shopping, snacks, souvenirs, clean store, helpful and friendly staff. We didn't shower here, but the ladies room needed attention, and once staff was told, they rushed to attend to it.”
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