2951 Hugo Rd, Grifton NC 28530
“Come get your fat pills! My favorite part of working out in this area every few months is breakfast and lunch here. Cinnamon Rolls and Banana Pudding is to die for. Literally everything here is good.”
6904 South Highland Boulevard, Grifton NC 28530
“Grifton mini mart is definitely a store to go to the food is very good.the people are nice and respectable and always have good conversation so if you want some good food and have a good conversation fast service and be treated with respect then grifton mini mart is definitely the store to go to”
431 Queen St, Grifton NC 28530
“If Speedway in Grifton, NC were a superhero, it’d be Captain Combustible—the avenger of empty tanks and slayer of snack cravings! Rolling up to this place is like pulling into a pit stop on the NASCAR circuit, except instead of a crew with wrenches, you've got friendly staff handing out caffeine and hot dogs like it's the Fourth of July. Every time D & D Pest Control Co. rolls through for our Eastern North Carolina route, we make a beeline here. Why? Because even exterminators need fuel before they obliterate an ant colony the size of Texas. I once grabbed a sausage biscuit here so fluffy and buttery it made me forget the German roach apocalypse we were heading to in Kinston. The bathrooms? Clean enough to host a small wedding. The coffee? Strong enough to wake the dead—and perfect for an early-morning Termidor perimeter plus treatment. The pumps? Quick and easy like a cockroach’s exit plan when the lights come on. And let's not forget—Speedway keeps our truck running smoother than a flea off a dog at a deworming clinic. We trust it so much, we joke that even our sprayers would refuel here if they could. Pest Control Joke of the Day: Why don’t cockroaches ever hang out at Speedway? Because even they know this place is too clean and efficient for their drama! So hats off (and bug boots on) to Speedway in Grifton. You keep the D & D Pest Control crew gassed up, caffeinated, and laughing through the extermination carnage. We love you more than termites love damp wood.”
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