Great staff Gets busy Great selection of items inside Best priced gas in the area read more

This ARCO am/pm station offers cheap gas if you use your debit card and even cheaper gas if you pay with cash. But cheap isn't always fast, and there are lines at the peak times you'd expect. The store has all the usual am/pm supplies for your convenience. Located at the intersection of 52nd Street and Shattuck. Close to Telegraph and MLK. Look for the 51st Street Exit off Highway 24 East. It's practically at the end of the ramp, so get in the right lane and make an immediate right. read more

ampm - a gas station sign on a street corner - Convenience Stores Near Me - Oakland, California

The most heartless customer service you'll ever receive. The gas attendant refused to let me use the restroom even though I would buy gas or anything at the store. It was an emergency as I had ate something that didn't sit well with me and I was barely holding on. I practically begged this guy, but he didn't care and told me to get out. If this guy ever reads this, if you ever find yourself needing desperate help, I hope you receive the same treatment you gave me. read more

This ARCO has saved our hides many times over the years. If we don't have enough gas to get back to the 925, we know where to go to fill `er up. Like Wendy N wrote, they have the lowest gas prices I've seen in this part of the East Bay. Usually, a gas station this close to a freeway exit will bump up its prices, knowing that the captive audience will pay it anyway or run out of gas trying to find a better price. Not ARCO. However they keep the prices low, I'm happy about that. Also a mini-mart if you need to buy some, um, health food. Typically, I stay back to put gas in the tank, and my wife and daughter will rush in to get a Coke or an Icee. It's not a bad neighborhood, but there are some shady characters who hang out here. 52nd Street runs under the freeway to the ghetto that Eric P wrote about, hence the riff-raff. read more

My guy friends take twice as long as I do to get ready.... so instead of leaving Santa Cruz at 9 AM as planned in order to make the K.C. guest list before 11 $5 dealio.. we left at 9:30 and had to take out twenty dollars... SIGH..BOYS! YOU AIN'T THAT PRETTY OR LUXURIOUS ANYWAYS.. The ATM worked and they had snacks and some drank for the guys to gulp, chew and chug before dropping it like it's hawt at 1408 Webster... We didn't see shady folks.. unless you count my friends who were playing the song "Hit that B#$# with a bottle" by miz understood.. Kahlil next time don't play that in front of little children!! read more

I was expecting to have driven to the Chevron but I found myself here. Now let me tell you that some of my family members were getting some bad vibes here. Not so much me but I didn't reveal that to them since I know this area quite well. Despite the occasional bad vibes and shady vibes, I am a fan of this Arco. Amazed how low the gas prices are considering how close it was the the freeway. They had Hot Cheeto Puffs! Score! Bathroom was clean! Double score! Friendly attendant! Triple score! It took a little more time to get the air flowing so we could pump up one of the tires. 3/5 read more

Not exactly the classiest joint in Temscal, but hardly the worst gas station in Oakland either. It's busy, because it has the cheapest gas around (plus usual Acro nonsense about debit card fees and no credit cards). The place is frequented by those "awesome" cars with huge wheels and other wanna bes. Of course, the local hipsters largely don't have cars, but its location near a freeway exit, as well as a major neighborhood interestion (51st vs Shattuck) ensures it has lots of traffic. read more

ampm - Freeway - Convenience Stores Near Me - Oakland, California

Consistently one of the lowest (if not THE lowest) gas prices in the East Bay. Conveniently located right off the 51st exit on Highway 24. Must use debit card (add 35 cent fee) or cash. There are the usual food/drink items inside and a bathroom (usually pretty disgusting) available outside if you are in dire straits. read more

Cash/ATM only, and they charge you a service fee for using the ATM. We were in a rush, so we decided to tolerate the ATM surcharge, except the ATM machine didn't work! Oh, and the guy says, we have to restart the system. It will take 2 min. We don't have 2 min!!! We are late for our appointment. Annoyed, I empty out my wallet and hand him $20. (Paying things w/ cash means I have to manually input the expense in our expense tracking system. More work for me. Annoying.) It's located right across the street from the I-580 on-ramp, and the price of gas is almost always one of the cheapest in the area. Despite these positive attributes, filling up at this station is always a big hassle. Having to pay cash or with ATM is a huge minus. The station is almost always packed, and you must wait. The staff people are not very friendly. Thank goodness for our usual gas station that offers ease of access, payment with credit card, and cheap prices, Quick Stop! read more

this place is always packed as there as few gas stations around save for the high priced chevron on shattuck. they seem to sell gas a little cheaper too. i avoid this place unless i really need gas. the vibes here are creepy. read more

While not the shadiest nor most depressing Arco in town, this place still isn't the one you want to hang out in for long. There is clearly a ton of suspect behavior going on with folks hanging out here, answering phone calls, walking up to cars and coming back and hanigng out some more. And the staff, o this is a full service Am/PM as well but you wondered with pithy staff like this why they're not behind bullet proof glass. Where is your motor oil? ask I. "I don't know if we have any. We have mostly food" Are you serious? "Yeah I don't know" Well who would know? And sure enough some guy who arrives behind the counter points it out hiding along the way. I get it come back and some woman behind me complains about people taking too damn long to put their change in their wallet on her cellphone, thanks lovely. Cheap Gas or not, I won't be back here soon. read more

I hate it. It's always crowded. The machine rejects cards for no reason. If you want to pay inside there's a long wait. It is frustrating and stressful. I will not go there again -- it's worth it to spend a few minutes driving to somewhere that's set up better. read more

This is the most frustrating gas station. Every time I go, their credit card system doesn't accept any of my cards. This is the only gas station this happens with. I now go to the Chevron a few blocks away. read more

Just because something is in Oakland does not make it shady. These reviews might be a liiiiitttle bit racist. This Arco is NOT shady. It is just a gas station. If you think it's shady, what are you doing in Oakland? How do you live thinking you are a target of a murder plot constantly? I would love to see the car spas with fountains and attendants that pass muster as "not shady" in some reviewers' opinions. It's totally fine, and it's an Arco, so of course it's debit/cash only. EVERY Arco is debit/cash only, and there is ALWAYS a 35 cent fee for debit. That's just the drill. The mini-mart is fine, and everyone has always been really nice. Minus one star for being crowded and a little hard to navigate, but that's because it's cheap gas off the freeway-- what are you going to do? read more

This has got to be one of the worst gas stations to go to. AM/PM? After visiting this place about 10 times over the last 3 years, I called it quits. They over charge for everything in the store. The inside of this place is dirty and the parking near the bathrooms stinks like urine right when you get out of your car. Forget about buying anything inside the store once the doors are closed, unless you like giving your ATM PIN number to the clerk. ARCO, and all the arcos around the bay area, you have all lost my business for low level gas and crappy service. This place is a health hazard and just puts out bad vibes. read more

1 stars for the gas prices $2.79 today for a gallon of gas. 1 stars for right off the the 980 freeway. 1 stars for being open 24/7. 1 stars for being well lit, bright. 1 star for being clean. -1 star for rude clerks/employees -1 star for cop activity in the evenings This is a huge gas station that is always busy. It has a fairly large sized am pm mini mart. Mini mart has all your basic gas station snack shop items. In addition you can get all kinds of Oakland wear caps, beanies, etc. if that's what you're lookin for. Most of the clerks that I have encountered in here over the years are pretty darn rude to the customers, but in way I kinda can't blame them as they have to take so much sh- - from customers all day n all night. Dollars to donuts you can bet something is always going down at this place in the evening; cops pulling folks over, cops friskin folks, cops pullin guns on folks. I've seen a lot of stuff at this place late at night, but then again, ya gotta rememba this Oakland baby. read more

I like it here! Cheap gas Chang who works here is super friendly! And has a gentle nice spirit! Only downside a lot of people hanging around asking for spare change/to wipe windows or pump gas for change... which can be a little Annoying sometimes but I frequent often that I am use to it lol! But if you are looking for cheapest gas is N Oaktown this is good place to go! read more

Cheap gas in the area but you have to deal with this guy who harass you into cleaning your window. Urrrgg...

I usually go to the Arco closest to my house because they have fairly cheap gas and fully stocked snacks at good prices, but lately I have been going to this one. This location has cheap gas compared to other major stations and they have a great selection of hot drinks, I may just start coming here to get my coffee card stamped. read more

ampm - 24 oz cappuccino for $1.59, can't beat it - Convenience Stores Near Me - Oakland, California

This is hands down the worst gas station in the entire Bay Area. That's all I have to say. If you wish to tempt fate, go here and give it a whirl. It will leave you in wonderment of how something could be such a money-sucking clusterduck. read more

PLEASE BEWARE especially late at night! There is a guy (I don't *think* he's quite homeless) who will try to wash your windows while you gas up late at night. You'll ask him to stop, and you'll ask him to leave. He will do neither. He'll continue to wash your windows, then pitch a fit when you don't pay him, screaming and waving the squeegee around, calling you all sorts of terrible, nasty names. I've been here twice when he's done that to other patrons, and I've seen him while driving by on other occasions. Half the time I come here, it's fine. Crowded, but fine. The other half of the time I'm approached by panhandlers. Some are druggies, some are harmless homeless, some are trustafarians in muddy clothes but also wearing Converse shoes (not knockoffs). read more

Not worth your energy or time. 1. No credit cards are accepted. Inside or at the pump. 2. The staff is incompetent. Doesn't even know what Aspirin is. 3. Panhandling/random for hires solicitating customers to spare change, or wash your windows. Apparently the employees here are indifferent or flat out allow it. Couple all of this with the dirty lot, broken air compressor, and long line I'd say go elsewhere. $2.50 isn't worth it. In fact there's a 76 on Telegraph .5 miles away that's just as cheap and rarely has a line! read more

The gas here is cheap but man this place is ghetto!!!! I don't feel safe here so I don't go there even though the gas is so cheap. It is like 20% cheaper than any other gas station in the area including no name stations. It is convenient to pay cash but still too ghetto for me. read more

propane tank exchange on 10:00pm on a thursday. quick and easy, what more do i need?

This place rips you off. On September 22, 2011 I put around $35 into my gas tank that only takes 14 gallons and my ATM card was charged $100. When I discovered the discreptancy I asked the clerk to speak to the owner and was told he would be there later that afternoon. My claim was turned down by my bank (WFB) because they said ARCO claimed they were not at fault. What's up with that? WFB had a history of my patronizing this station every 2 weeks and averaged $38.00 each time. I usually get a receipt but there was a panhandler standing next to my car and I didn't want to leave it to go to the machine because my purse was in there. read more

Every time I drive past this place, there's caution tape around all the pumps like it's closed.

Bit of a chaotic intersection here but conveniently by the freeway and right across from one of my favorite coffee drive thru and fair prices. Could be lower for the cash only hassle. read more

Three stars only and that's because I'd never buy their gas nor should you is super cheap garbage gas. The three stars and not five is because the people who work there are rude obnoxious people who should not being working with the public. Of that's not enough try walking into the store without hearing some guy yelling Hey baby I like your ass and or your so beautiful I could eat you up right now and where you going honey I've got what you need right down here. Laugh I'm sure your probably a man and I'm not surprised but seriously ladies being verbally accosted with sexual slurs from pigish men at 9 am or 2 pm only proves mem are gross. My advice if you see me is go take a cold shower! read more

This is the worst customer service I have ever received in my life. I presented the cashier with $50 (two twenties and a ten) and left the counter and began to pump my gas until the machine stopped at $2.02. As I returned to find out what the problem was the cashier, Ababu, said I had given him a fake $20. I realized I had been scammed as I had got my money directly from the bank. He finally gave me $27.98 more gas but refused to give me the name of the manager or phone number. I had to call the police to get any cooperation. I was not given a receipt for the alleged fake $20, nor $2.02, nor $27.98. Please be warn this place is a rip off! read more