this morning I went for a job interview at the owners private residence was told to meet him at the porter store at 6pm. I was there at 6pm the owner didn't show up till 8 and treated me like he didn't know why I was there. He wouldn't even speak to me. At 10 pm he offered me his leftover food from his plate ( which he ate with his fingers as watched, disgusted) telling me the food was good. I sat there and waited for him to talk to me till 11pm. I rented a hotel room so I could stay for the meeting at 6pm. he knew I had to be 3 hours away tonight to get to where I have been staying. I changed all my plans for this second interview. so he wants to waist my time like my time means nothing. so here you go. at the porter store they have a really nice playground for the kids no drinking allowed.however the owner allows there to be drinking. breaking the law. also he has gambling in a back room. behind a closed door. again breaking the law. not to mention he has employees who he is refusing to pay. pay is weekly there. been two weeks with no pay. the "employee" in particular was on a 7 a day "probationary" period for a week. the week in question ended on Wednesday of this week, where the individual was supposed to switch to hourly pay. There has been no talk of hourly pay, nor has there been no discussion of how much by the hour. The owner won't even speak to the person when the person tries to talk with him. I have witnessed the other employees in the store run the individual ragged, pulling the person in 15 different directions, then getting upset when the person, (who is just one person and has limits) can't perform the tasks that asked of him on their time, or immediately as they ask. It's a really nice place, but the way the owner treats employees needs to be SEVERE reformation. Given these things, ethically, I give this store NO STARS. The "one star" automatically given, is NOT deserved. Thank you for reading, and have a nice day. read more

This gas station in our neighborhood recently renovated so I stopped in to check it out. They advertised that their kitchen is open so I got lunch. The kitchen setup is the same as the previous iteration, perhaps with the same proprietor. There were some challenges at the start. The only food I saw prepared were some sad-looking taquitos and wings. No menu visible. But the proprietor listed off several things she could make or had ready, including breakfast and lunch tacos, and hamburgers. I went for the burger. She made the burger up fresh, diner-style with the bun toasted on the grill. I had everything on it. It was quite a good burger--nicely seasoned and all the toppings (lettuce, tomato, cheese etc.) were fresh. Also made the fries fresh, and they were nice and crisp on the outside. Total was $8.45 which is not bad for what you get. There were some challenges. In addition to the lack of menu and sad first impression, the drink machine wasn't working properly--fortunately convenience stores have lots of options for drinks. The store sells every virtue and vice commonly available at convenience stores, and some more unusual ones. They even have two machines that form a Bitcoin exchange (Bitcoin to Dollars and back) if you want to do some cryptocurrency speculation. The people are friendly so I round up to a 3. read more