Take a walk back in time to the 60's & 70's. This local neighborhood store is just that, a bit of…read morenostalgia. It's in the middle of nowhere to be quite honest with you. The store shows its age, there are things placed here and there, so remember to take a good look, you might actually find what you've been looking for. It's always nice when you accidentally run across something you haven't seen in 40+ years. That's how I felt about Shelton's Store. It reminded me of my local convenience store in my neighborhood when I was 5 years old. If I had a dime, it magically turned into a candy bar once inside the store. :)

Let me start by saying this place is NOT a regular gas station or store. When you walk in, you step…read moreback in time and that's what I love most about it. It has charm and character you won't find in a Shell or Speedway. There is usually a group of regulars hanging out at the front chatting. The store is surprisingly large but dark and pretty dusty. The variety of items on the shelves is actually pretty funny and some of them look like they have been there for 40+ years. The couple that runs the place keeps a notebook with all transactions hand written in it. You can get homemade deli sandwiches on the super soft white bread that sticks to the roof of your mouth when you take a bite. Nothing fancy but it's nice to get lunch for 2 for less than $10 anywhere these days. They serve breakfast as well but I haven't made it in to try that yet. They also sell fuel but you can't pay at the pump. I would find that annoying some places but it just makes sense here. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of places left like Shelton's.

I'm in Gravel Switch, KY visiting family to celebrate our Christmas and decided to find out more…read moreabout how Penn's Store is open or closed these days, and what they sell and such. So, for fellow Yelper's, this is about as clear cut as yer' gonna git it. Penn's Sore is not, let me repeat "NOT" just in Kentucky, it's in BFE, KY. It is totally not worth your drive from out of town to visit, and especially not to complain about the hours they keep. Yes, this store has been in business for 176 years (true), but you will be lucky if you find the place open even if the hours do say 1-5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. When they are open, you may get lucky and find a candy bar to purchase, but there is mostly art work, Christmas ornaments, cards, etc. They hold car shows and the like, plus what I'd consider called Pickin' on the Porch, or different bands playing outside and bringing the community together. Which are advertised locally, and occasionally on their FB page. Penn's Store is most definitely a landmark, and the fine folks of Gravel Switch (all 11 of them) are flattered by it. Give the Penn's a call next time you're passing through if you're wanting to stop in. Otherwise, it's a cute little wooden shack, and there's always a cat or two or three running around, and you can see the outside of the building. If no one answers, guess what? I'll bet you can. You're a super-genius! You guessed correctly. No one is there, and they aren't open.

We travelled 4 hours to visit this store. We stayed three nights in a nearby town. On Saturday…read moremorning, they posted to their Facebook inviting people to come out and visit them at the store that day. So we drove out to the store on Saturday. Their listed hours are 11AM-6PM. They are "country hours". We got to the store at 11AM. The store was not open yet. That was okay. There was a nearby geocache in their parking lot we were going to check out. Two other cars had come and gone. One of those cars was from Texas. They left disappointed. We gave up and left the store at 12 PM. While back at the hotel, I called the store 3 times. No answer. I emailed the store on Facebook. No answer. We drove four hours for this. So we decided to drive out one more time. The second time, we arrived at the store around 3:45PM. The store was still not open. Again, two more cars had come and gone. At 4PM, we had given up and went back to the hotel. I understand these hours were "country hours". But because of the Facebook post, that I have attached, I expected the store to be open at some point during the day. It took a lot to keep entertained in this small town area. This was supposed to be the highlight of our trip. We spent a total of an hour and 43 minutes driving to/from a store that was never open when they advertised they would be.

Ive been here 5 times at least for gas and in and out munchy runs. The staff here is really…read moreincompetent. I asked for a gas receipt for a gas pump and he responded by telling me, " I lost it and I can't print out another". Gas prices are fair but food and drinks are very pricey. Service is by far the worst besides the people that come here.

NO PUBLIC RESTROOM - NO THANKS. Gas was expensive, store was…read morecooled off in this heat, there's a cooler with a door to buy beer, friendly staff, they have disposable gloves at the pumps - first I've ever seen and pretty cool idea.

Downtown Frankfort is short on a lot of really basic things. A convenience store that was open…read moreextended hours was one of them. This shop has solved the problem. It's in a central part of downtown, making it easy to run to on a short break and they aren't just open week days for lunch. This shop really was direly needed and I'm happy to see it. The shop is small and they don't have everything you could possibly want but you should be able to find something that works, be that a drink, snack or even lunch. I came after lunch time but they did advertise lunches, they were just gone so I'm not sure what they offered. The do require you spend $3 or $4 before they will run a card transaction but that's not a huge issue, just something of note and they do post that.

From the owner: Brothers' Little Mart is a New Convenient Store in Downtown Frankfort. We provide the community…read morewith a great place to easily get household products and deli style lunch items. Our customers love our Lunch Box Meal & our All Beef Nathan's Famous hotdogs.

Only game in town as far as gas goes. Nice little station with a convenience store. They had a big…read morewinning Powerball a few years ago. Never a bad experience!

my friend went to get multiple peoples drinks and food, and some man criticized her for not buying…read morefood for the guy who drove her there too and he had his own money????? called her a stupid blonde. Im disgusted we've gone here for years and I can't believe they would stand there and allow an employee to talk down to a costumer, she just asked for jalapeño??? She was scared and it made her so sad, SHES the kindest person I've met. He told her friend to leave her at the gas station, like people don't car pool for the environment???? Im sick. i found a picture of him on the Facebook.

They are always courteous and helpful. Their menu has very…read moreGood choices and provide meals better than most restaurants! I'd recommend to anyone!

Usually stop here for gas whenever I am driving to Lex. They have the lowest price in town and all…read moretheir pumps are functional. And, unlike most places, if I choose to do a quick clean up of the windshield, there's always soap water and squeegee available. I have never been inside the convenience store though.