7-Eleven

for the past 2 months I have visited this 711 /​it has to the the worse ever. the same coffee machine has been broken for over a month. not to mention how rude the employees are. convenient location, but that’s really the only pro.
I don’t plan to return because of how rude the lady was to me yesterday about scanning the 711 app. is it really too much to ask?

What I like the best about this Seven Eleven is the fact it plays with my mind! Well, let me tell you. Seven Elevens typically have things like bread and milk, orange juice, potato chips, and mediocre service from well-​meaning employees. But this place on the other hand has none of that. But every time I am out of small staple, it tricks me back in… like the sirens song «oh thank heaven for seven eleven». And like the sirens song off the shore of Anthemusa, stay away!

I have to say that my experience has been completely different from the other reviewer’s. I do agree that the store is rather crowded, but you would be hard pressed to find a convenience store in the city that doesn’t seem a little jammed packed. Even the well loved Adams Morgan Harris Teeter seems crowded compared to its suburban family. This is the city. Space it a premium. Hello… (Enough about that). The store is very well stocked and has an amazing assortment of cold drinks. It is always very clean and extremely well lit. The prices don’t seem too bad (for D. C) either.
I come here for Rock Star when I run out of it from the bulk I usually buy at Shopper’s. Sometimes it’s the only thing that gets my butt to the gym or out the door at all so I am just thrilled that there is at least one store that still sells it that I can easily walk to. Today I couldn’t find it anywhere on the shelf. Yes, they sell so many drinks that it was hard to find (but this is a good thing not a bad thing). I was about to settle for a Red Bull or Monster drink when I thought I would ask the guy behind the counter if they still sold it. He actually came out from behind the counter and looked for me and helped me find it. He did it all with a smile too. I’m hooked… on Rock Star and this 7-​Eleven. :)
[Also: If you use your debit card here you can get cash back with no fee. I really like that too.]

Yo check it: I ain’t gonna lie… this joint needs an enema YO! They got like 10+ staff on day/​night rotation and wtf, why can’t they get some customer service up in herrrrrrrrr? Fo real hotdog! Speakin of hotdawgs, they be roastin them Big Bites for like, dang, since Jesus was born. And besides that… my favorite Jamaican Beef Patties are always burnt YO! What up wit dat!!! C’mon peeps. Why you gotta rock 7-​Eleven like it’s yo crib. The customer service up in here is so HORRIBLE, that I almost git into a fight with tha dudes every night. They got like 4 peeps up in here that always snap at you and got some hard luck edge to em. I’m sorry, but this is a recession. These peeople are lucky to even have a job. And they insult and are rude to their customers? DANG! I ain’t neva goin back to this joint. I’m gonna hit up the one in MTP or Columbia Heights. U Street sucks too. They got some chicks in this joint that are always eatin and messin up. Dang, I ain’t never seen such bad service since NEVER!

This has to be the worst 7 – 11 I’ve ever been to. It’s tiny so everything is crammed together and it’s hard to maneuver around the store to find what you’re looking for. They do have the essentials (slurpees, fountain soda, freezer/​refrigerator section, candy, snacks), just not the size or variety.
In the winter, the heat is set so high it’s uncomfortable and in the summer, opening the door serves as the A/​C. The two women behind the counter jabber to each other in a foreign language, never giving a smile or simple «Hello» to customers.
Grab your slurpee and get the hell out.

cramped aisles, filled with many drunk folk on weekend nights and the door is often staked out by panhandlers, as long as it’s not the crazy yelling lady they’re generally ok. If you are a regular with regular purchasing habits their stocking is steady which makes me very happy. The staff is pretty friendly but sometimes the newer guys seem completely lost. Overall it serves its purpose but unless you know it’s there, chances are you’ll need to head to Rite-​aide down the block.

Where else can you get accosted by homeless people outside and party down with the multitudes of DC cabbies on the inside? This 7-​Eleven truly has character and it’s also a much needed grocery have for people who live in south Adams Morgan, or as people in New York would probably call it SoAdMo.