51012 M 51 N, Dowagiac MI 49047
“Good old-fashioned country store gas station. They're Chester's Chicken can be very good to outstanding. Their combo boxes you can't beat. Got three big pieces of potato wedges, two big pieces of chicken, plus a biscuit plus a 20 oz fountain drink out the door for $6.99 looking something different than fast, stop here and get it to goPretty nice friendly staff.The only downfall is the bathrooms need to be touched up more.”
60893 M-51, Dowagiac MI 49047
“The Indian/American CITIZENS who bought the place from the long time previous owners are awesome. This is not one of the chain stores in the area, but is a husband/wife run business, with occasional help from their sons. Good people, nice place. I purposely stop there. The Pokagon area needs this store.”
650 Spruce Street, Dowagiac MI 49047
“Anne is a beautiful kind soul..Speedway is so lucky to have her!! I'm gonna miss y'all but two trips might be all I get in..Peace and blessings to all Working the Speedway gas station in Dowagiac MI.”
101 N Front St, Dowagiac MI 49047
“Clean and well maintained. Not a lot of choices for food or snacks, and no public restrooms. Good place to get gas because it's not busy, but not much else.”
24992 Marcellus Hwy, Dowagiac MI 49047
“The pizza is so good here. I can also shop around for grocery items while it's being cooked. They probably have over 100 beverage options stocked. So they always have that new soda or flavored energy drink.”
107 W Railroad St, Dowagiac MI 49047
“Owned and operated by a local Dowagiac family. I personally love their meat and cheese trays for events and special occasions. My wife is a huge fan of their sandwiches too.”
56145 M-51 S, Dowagiac MI 49047
“The best place in town to go for gas. They are always the last to raise their prices and the first to bring them back down. That, in combination with the grocery store gas coupons make this the only place I would go for gas.”
602 N Front St, Dowagiac MI 49047
“Good friendly people and NO you can't buy one pop and put it on a credit card, it costs them 52 cents just to swipe the card and then a percentage on top of that.”
102 N Front St, Dowagiac MI 49047
“New owners are providing excellent service. The inside is nice and clean and the employees are very polite. It’s also in a great location for a gas station in dowagiac. I’m only giving it four stars instead of five because the cops love to hang out there all night long.”
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