16205 Lexington Ave NE Ste A, Ham Lake MN 55304
“This is the nicest convenience store I've been to. Great food in the deli, the staff are super nice people. They've upgraded it so much over the year! Plus they sell great local honey!”
16205 Lexington Ave NE Suite B, Ham Lake MN 55304
“Best knowledgeable friendly staff...all good things here....Fishing hunting licenses bait, grocery items, fresh hot pizza and they added ice cream cones...liquor store and gas station...truly is one stop convenience”
16315 MN-65, Ham Lake MN 55304
“Great little spot to grab gourmet ice cream popsicle, tons of flavors and bonus, if its your first time there they let you try your first one for free. Don't hesitate to get some birria tacos from the hole-in-the-wall taco place inside the gas station too... Hermanos Locos Tacos, best birria we have had.”
1442 Crosstown Boulevard Northeast, Ham Lake MN 55304
“Great location. Clean. Forgot to take photos.I wanted to give a special thank you to the staff member who as outside smoking. When she saw me walk towards the door she walked away towards the end of the building to give me space and not walk through any smoke. Thank you. Ps you were a pleasure to talk to outside for a few mins.”
13717 Johnson Street Northeast, Ham Lake MN 55304
“Shout out to the cashier this morning on August 14 2026 Just absolutely killing it! Line of 10 people waiting patiently to be checked out and he was keeping his cool and telling everyone to have a great day and apologizing about the wait while his coworker counted cigarettes 🙄 Give that man a raise!”
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