Shell Gas Station

i lived in my current apartment for 5 years and frequented this store pretty regularly for my convenience store needs. the previous review from 2009 was spot-​on, particularly about the 2 surly gentlemen. i moved to a different neighborhood for a couple of years and i’m not sure what happened to their plumbing/​bathroom situation in the mean time. when i returned to the north loop area a few months ago and made my first trip to the corner store for a six pack i was assaulted with the nastiest filthy-​bathroom-​only-​made-​worse-​by-​toxic-​smelling-​cleaning-​chemicals stench ever. it was horrid. i went back nearly a week later only to discover the place still smelled like a wasteland. ugh… i began to fear that this was a permanent thing. my suspicions were confirmed when i dared to enter one more time in a late night dash for some pelegrino (CVS only carries little plastic bottles and those suck) and yet again the whole store reeked of nasty urinal cakes and industrial strength lysol. i felt compelled to say something, so as the surly gentleman rang up my purchase i said, in the nicest way i knew how, «i’m really sorry but i just have to say something because i don’t think i can shop here anymore, and i live up right up the street and want to be able to come here often… but it smells really bad in here.»
well. this guys just wasn’t having it. he told me, «if you don’t like it then don’t come in here.» excuse me? ok buddy, you got it. i walk by this store all the time on my way to the around the corner store… just around the corner from this stink-​hole between north loop and hancock. much nicer beer and wine selection, friendly staff, and no putrid odors to contend with!

Not really a gas station review… There is a beignet food truck here that is awesome! The regular ones are great, but the new nutella one is the best. The couple who runs it are extremely nice people. You should go talk to them. And eat their food. Delicious.

This is my local Shell station that I have frequented for 3+ years now so I know it like the back of my hand. There are literally 3 indian guys that run this place, two of them are a little surly but the younger dude that works there is awesome. If you go there during the week early in the morning you are most likely to run into the cool guy, any time at night you are getting the surly guys.
Nothing exceptional about this place inside, its a gas station convenience store like any other you’ve been to. I believe this particular location is part of franchise that owns a few stations in the area but I’m not sure what difference that makes. They do have a pretty solid offering of incense which is a little unique I guess.