Shell

this location and the location on venice & sepulveda are always the cheapest in the area! and there’s no credit fee! so swipe away! :) best gas!

Can’t complain.
Pretty large (3 pumps per row), has entrances/​exits on both Venice (going East) and Overland (going North), pretty cheap prices (similar to the Shell on Sepulveda), and you can get discounts through shopping at Ralph’s (we buy Amazon gift cards often).

This shell gas station is on a great corner. It’s easy to get in and out of the gas station because you could either exit onto Venice or exit onto Overland. I love coming to the shell because it’s usually the cheapest gas in the area. There are a lot of gas pumps here. There’s also a lot of room to maneuver between the different gas pump aisles as well. There is the 76 a couple blocks south of this shell but I always feel like it’s expensive. There’s a gas station further down a Chevron near the target at overland and Jefferson but that slightly more expensive. There’s also a gas station by the freeway where the 76 is by national and palms but that’s usually more expensive as well. I think in this area the only other cheaper gas station is the Arco a.m. p.m. near motor and palms.

I have switched from going to Arco to going to Shell now.
Both locations are convenient from my way home from work,
however this location is twice as large as the Arco’s on
Washington Blvd. Less crowded is always better!

The prices are always reasonable. However, I have used two separate pumps there that have not worked. I literally had to stand there and pump gas for 4 or 5 seconds at a time. Took about 15 minutes to get a full tank. Very annoying for a busy professional.

This is my usual spot that I come to every week. It is located at the intersection of Overland Ave/​Venice Blvd. There seems to be another Shell station on Culver Blvd, however, this is the location that I prefer.
The thing that I love about this Shell station is the fact that I get my Ralph’s discount. It almost turns Shell gas into Ralph’s gas station. For instance, if the gas price is 4.05, by time I enter my Ralph’s reward card it drops anywhere from 10 to 20 cents a gallon. My car has a ten gallon capacity and I get a full tank for almost 40 bucks flat.
Sometimes it can get really crowded in here, but for the most part I have no problems. It usually gets no cheaper for gas prices in the area for me unless you go to the Arco gas station on Palms/​Motor.

gas is gas and I always look for the cheapest station. I like this one because the prices are average and it’s super clean. I can go any direction without making an illegal turn after pumping so that’s a big plus

Wow! People review gas stations! Negatively!
I guess I’m just surprised, because this is my favorite gas station in the neighborhood. It’s the cheapest that isn’t Valero (the assholes with the small-​type higher prices for paying with credit), Arco (cash? who carries cash?), or National Oil (heinous lines and I get lower mileage with them anyway) and it’s super easy to get into if I’m coming off the freeway.
As for the shady characters, I’m a lady who’s been here in the wee hours in fancy dress and never had anyone try to talk to me, let alone harass me. Then again, I put on bitchface after midnight. YMMV

Cheapest gas station on the West side.

Cigarettes are below $ 5 a pack here. Don’t go here if you are trying to quit.
I keep going here… Draw your own conclusions.

I just stop by here couple time to get some coffee after few beer at BackStage bar nearby. I never have any trouble to in and out within 10 minutes. Since this is just gas stations so not much to say.

I live two blocks away, and although this place is super convenient (and cheap!) it is definitely unsafe after dark, with random people asking you for money and weird homeless people eyeballing you. I’m a large, dark asian kid so no one will mess with me but gentlemen, PLEASE don’t let your ladies come here after dark. Pump their gas for them if you do have to come here, or make them drive somewhere else if they refuse to let you… you’re better off going north of the 10 for gas.

Treese A, feel your pain. This place should be no stars!
Had my Credit cards skimmed too, and about 6 fraudulent charges were traced back to this station. Hmmmmm?
«Hey Mann» (lol). No ticket to Caribbean, thank the voodoo gods (lol), as I cancelled card in time. I do suspect some fool some fool with cornrows, as he was caught red handed inside my locker, at a gym. He no doubt skimmed my cards, as nothing else was missing, and I let him go. Now I wish I hadn’t (lol).
Cheapest gas. .. I guess so, since gasoline sales are just a faux-​front for a massive credit card scam operation.

The only reason, and I mean ONLY REASON I’m giving this place 3 stars is because it is consistently the cheapest place to find gas that isn’t a crappy Valero or Arco.
There is almost always a long wait for a pump because of the location on such a busy intersection. I will NEVER, I mean NEVER come to this gas station at night because of all the creepy people hanging out near the bus stop.
If it wasn’t so cheap and near my house, I would probably never stop here.

Unsafe After Dark
Do NOT go here at dusk or later. There are aggressive homeless people and drug addicts here who WILL approach you. They’re not just waiting for the bus. They are loitering there on purpose in the hopes of getting money out of you.
Sometimes I’ve been here after dark and it looks like an actual drug deal is going on. I also had a drug addict type person approach me while I was pumping gas around 9 at night, and cuss me out. He came at me like he was going to attack me. Even though it was well-​lit, so what??? It doesn’t mean squat if cashier or other customers don’t come over. It only takes 5 seconds to punch, stab or shoot someone.
I had to stop pumping gas, threaten him with my pepper spray, and leave immediately. The only reason I stopped here at night is because I was driving on empty.
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT pump gas here at night. If someone comes up to you and no other customers are pumping gas at the same time, NO ONE will come to help you.
It won’t make a difference if you save 10 cents a gallon if you get mugged or attacked here. Not worth the aggravation.

Pros: cheap gas, cheap cigarettes
Cons: long wait on daytime, weak customer service
Go there nights, pay with c/​c or ready to wake up the cashier. Even last week I waited with other person and there was no cashier…

Obviously, there has been some changes to this gas station since the review before me. The station is now updated and looks practically like newer Shell stations. Yes it may be ghetto something because of the people waiting for the bus stop but what can you expect. I find this gas station to be one the cheapest if not the cheapest in the Culver area. If I ever need gas this is the place that I would go. I feel fairly safe since there is the Culver Shopping Center across the street and so pedestrian traffic is decent and the neighborhood itself isn’t that bad.
Each pump has it’s own TV which shows different commercials or the weather while you’re pumping. As waste of money in my opinion but I guess it makes your pumping experience more classy. LOL. It has a small mini-​mart. It’s one of those where it’s only the cashier inside so you have to order from the window if you want something. All in all, a solid place to get gas. Try to avoid the gas station at the corner of Culver & Overland because it’s such a ripe. Drive one block up to Venice and your gas will be at least 20 cents cheaper.

The gas here had a very unpleasant aftertaste and was served too warm. Also, it’s 1) hard as hell to turn into the station from anywhere except eastbound on Venice, 2) haunted by shady characters who will eat you given half a chance, 3) equipped with ancient technology which either a) doesn’t work, b) is so scratched up that you can’t read the display, or c) pouring CFCs into the environment quicker than you can say «no blood for oil»!

This is a pretty ghetto Shell.
For starters there’s a bus stop that almost continuously has shady characters loitering about. I’ve been solicited by aggressive homeless people about half the time I go and the owner/​employees don’t seem to care. The facilities are well-​lit, and they need to be. Going here at night is not that scary, but you want to stay close to your car for fear of quick thieves.
Everything at this gas station looks like it has been worn for 20 years, but that’s not the case as they have new TVs above each gas terminal blaring out ads for pro-​active and other products on continuous loop. The pumps are shoddy, but I’ve never had a problem with them as others describe. The real problem is the window washers. The rubber blades are so stiff and the water so foul, it will actually make your window harder to see through than when you started. I’ve picked up several handles with no sponge or no blade only to wonder why someone would steal just a part of the squeegee.
Granted, they have the best prices for gas, and to do that they keep their costs for everything else down. Just be sure you go when it is bright outside.