Shell

Pricy but conveniently located as I come in off 80 and head over to home on the lake. If I wasn’t smart enough to fill up in Sacto, then this is the price I pay as I trundle home. Good too to pop into the little store, grab a snack or two, just in case.

This Shell station despite the high prices, saves the day when you’re running out of gas coming off the mountain heading to Reno, or if you forgot you don’t have enough gas to get over the mountain headed to Sac. Neither was my case that brought me to stop here. I was headed over to Sac for business and skipped breakfast in a rush, but by the time I got to Truckee, I was really feeling the need for some road food to get me over the hill.
Pulled right in, as this is the last stop for anything before you head up the mountain. I go into the mini mart and they have all you could want in the way of road food. Whole aisles devoted to various chips and snacks from Doritos to Pork Rinds! I decided on my fave Funyon’s, they really do have every choice of bagged snacks here! Now, for something to drink! There’s a whole wall of refrigerated drinks, from micro brew beers, to almost any soda you want. If you want soda in a cup from the machine, they have that too. I pick a Cherry Coke to wake me up.
Going up to the cashier, I see lots of customers coming in, many regulars being greeted by name in their native language. Me, I just paid what the guy said with my Amex, and I’m outta here. Easy stop, no muss no fuss … just don’t think about how much less you may have paid at Walmart … hit the road Jack!

Great service and really fun and nice staff. Nozzles are clean and everything is available for the car. Prices are ok. Speed of gas transfer could be higher. Car wash on site. All in all, great place to get your gas.

Bring vaseline
I always feel like i am being screwed at this Shell they should be ashamed at how high there prices are!

I like this place! Yes it’s expensive but gas always is and always will be. I like that this place never has an out of order pump and is right off the freeway. They also have a car wash!
For the location they have every right to charge what they charge and isn’t more expensive than the other gas places on the other side of the freeway and I «trust» their gas more.
and most importantly as a woman I feel safe here and I feel that any riff raff goes elsewhere as this place is well lit.

I think this is a pretty good Shell station since it’s got a very convenient location right off the freeway and near the town. They have a large station so you don’t get caught up too much trying to find a free spot to fill gas. The only con is … as everyone probably knows … it’s very pricey here.
I do like that their pumps are pretty fast, some of these stations are very old and you can wait forever just to pump 15 gallons!
I think it’s nice that there’s a car wash attached to it as well for those of you who don’t care about scratching your car but want to wash off all the gross salt and dirt from the roadtrip!

Stopped in here on our way home. Had just gotten on the fwy and we were hoping for a station with easy on and off access from 80 west. We just needed water and seeds. The flavored, sunflower kind.
J&L food mart at this Shell had what we needed! I tried new seeds (jumbo hot and spicy) we got our default… ranch! And bought chili lime for later. Plus a large water. $ 7.17 total was it for the 3 big seed bags. It seemed like Rachael (the cashier) had forgotten something, but the receipt proved it was all there. Rachael even offered us a cup for the seeds. That was a first! Such a nice thing to think of… but we already had one going in the car from the drive up a couple days ago. Props for her asking tho.
It was super easy getting back on the fwy when we left. Convenience! I am impressed all around.

This Shell station typically has the highest gas prices in Truckee. Probaably because it is the most conveneient location in Truckee — right off the freeway and very visible. It does have a car wash. The employees seem to have a bad attitude.

Convenient — right off the freeway — but expensive. If you are approaching from the west, fill up in Colfax or Auburn or even Roseville, where gas is considerably cheaper. If you are heading back to the California coast, try coasting down the mountain to one of these cities if you can.
As an example, last weekend gas at this station was $ 4.49 for regular unleaded. We made it to Auburn and filled up for $ 4.19.

Boo. You are THE most expensive provider (shame). And you provide a brushless car wash that more-​often-​then-​not is out of or under repair.
Thankfully our community has other options for fuel and conveniences.

It’s a good place to fill up before you get on the road. There’s a good selection of goodies and cigarettes and ice cream. Nothing special, expect it to be busy on holiday weekends. There’s often lines.

Attn: This review, case #8 432 029 485, should be submitted to X Files, Lost, How I Met Your Mother and America’s Got Talent.
So I figure it’s time for a one-​star review so I can create some kind of bell curve on my diaphragm … what? babies? NO, diagram sorry.
As a young Christina W., family trips usually consisted of annual treks to Lake Tahoe, Mammoth or Las Vegas. If there wasn’t a casino, ma wasn’t going. So I remember stopping by this gas station bathroom on the way home from a ski trip … I mean it’s so easy to distinguish all the gas station bathrooms along a 500-​mile trip as a 10-​year-​old, right? Damn, my memory is good.
Getting back on track here … my brother needed to use the bathroom. So when he came back from the gas potty with his face disturbed … I asked him the same question any caring family member would ask, «what the f*ck is wrong with you?»
Brother: Hmmm, it was weird what I saw in the bathroom.
Me: (thinking yeah because gas station bathrooms are known for their hygiene) What did you see?
Brother: I just couldn’t figure it out …
Me: Figure what out?
Brother: Well, someone didn’t flush the toilet …
Me: Ok …
Brother: And they took a sh*t in there.
Me: (thinking ‘ok, that’s normal behavior’) ok, so what are you confused about?!@?$???
Brother: … well, the shit was circular
Me: You mean cylindrical, torpedo-​ish, oval like all other shits?
Brother: No I mean the poop wrapped around in a circle with a hole in the middle, like a donut … and I just sat there and stared at it and couldn’t figure out where it started or ended.
Moral? Life’s great mysteries can always be found at the bottom of the toilet.

This might be the most expensive gas in the area because it’s right off Donner Pass and 80. However if you don’t carry an air compressor with you and you need to drop the PSI in your tires to get over some large snow banks into Tahoe Donner, this place is a savior with free air on the way down the hill.

Great spot to get a car wash before driving back to the bay if the weather is cooperating. It’s touchless and the undercarriage wash is great after a weekend of driving through mud & snow.