400 Jackson St, Olin IA 52320
“I had the very best experience at this gas station this am… my 17 yr old daughter calls and she’s stopped there with a flat tire, so I drive 20 miles to help her put the spare on. Of course, I couldn’t get lug nuts to loosen, so I went in to see if it would be possible to leave the vehicle there, when the stores’ owner Josh, without hesitation headed out to help me. When I say he helped me, he did it all, and wouldn’t let me pay him or anything. He was so kind to me and my daughter and I could be more thankful for meeting Josh this am. And Ashley ❤️ the sundstop in Olin is a safe and welcoming place if ever needed.”
902 Lombard St, Clarence IA 52216
“The best gas station in Cedar County, very friendly employees GREAT HOT FOOD, large selection of food, candy, beer, soda, and specialty drinks. MASK NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER and you do not have to pay at the pump before pumping gas. Your one stop gas station”
93 Lombard St, Clarence IA 52216
“We were stranded for a while in this town during a snowstorm and both of us put our vehicles in the ditch. Employees were very understanding and dealt with us for hours hanging out there figuring what to do. They really helped make a bad situation better.”
206 Short St, Mechanicsville IA 52306
“There are not a lot of quick food options around Mechanicsville, so this store has a large role to fill. We have been ordering pizzas for years, and I don't recall any issues with food quality (quite the opposite actually). They get busy sometimes (once again, large role they are filling) so you may have to wait a few minutes for pickup, but I've never felt the wait to be excessive. The employees usually greet you and tell you to have a nice day. As for the really negative reviews on here, I would consider these experiences to be outliers and not representative of the average visit. Long story short: this store is great!”
1118 US-30, Stanwood IA 52337
“GREAT PLACE, Stop in say hey chat ha e some coffee or pizza nice place to stop and relax where the prices of gas is better then any around can't get better then that. Stop in, #Supportsmallbusinesses”
500 E Main St, Anamosa IA 52205
“great staff. Speedy delivery Great pizza Vegetarian options: Regular and breakfast veggie pizza, potato cheese bites, cheese pizza Dietary restrictions: offers gluten free CRUST for small pizza Parking: small parking lot, but there is a city parking lot next door that is open to public Wheelchair accessibility: flat lay out”
1752 IA-64, Anamosa IA 52205
“The BEST flatbread chicken taco I've had in years, Awesome Taste and baked perfectly!!! at 3:15 pm 12/11/2022 Kid-friendliness: Very nice to my granddaughter 12 yr old. When picking up pizza at store, very nice STAFF.”
204 E Main St, Wyoming IA 52362
“I never think to catch the gentleman's name but he tends to work night shift in the kitchen. But huge shout out to him as he always makes my pizza order perfectly! I've had many caseys over cook it or mess it up in someway but I have never had a bad pizza from this gentleman! He's always super friendly and remembers me and my order everytime! (We truly do not order that often to be remembered) And the best part is I always ask for a big thing of marinara once I get to the store. The last 2-3 times hes already had it served up and ready to go! So thank you sir for always giving us a great experience and I hope you get the raise you deserve!”
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