Starved after a day at the beach, we stopped in because my smart daughter remembered Minit Stop…read morefrom when she was on Oahu. We were served THE most delicious fried chilen by the sweet auntie back there cooking away. Mac salad was THE bomb! The chicken katsu plate with two huge scoops of rice and a big scoop of that mac salad. It was the same fried chicke in bite size pieces and teriyake sauce to pour over top. Sweet Mother of Mercy everything was ono to the MAX. I highly recommend this Minit Stop for a meal.

If you're looking for a decent customer service experience then this place isn't it. This location…read morehas THE WORST customer service. They have no problem ignoring you and even giggle about it and talk trash about you while talking trash about their co-workers. If you ask them for help they tend to get fussy. I've seen this happen many times at THIS LOCATION and it's happened to me too. This was at night too and I've noticed that this location, particularly at night, has very rude employees. At the ending of the day it is a gas station and I'm there to get what I need and be on my way. Their food is great, I must say. The fried chicken and potato wedges--or even bentos is a MUST when stopping there. ***I was just there last night, 7/14/26 and there were 2 employees on the floor talking smack about one of their co-workers. I grabbed what I needed and waited at the register. The employee was standing about 6 feet away from me making drum noises on a pile of boxes and I asked her if anyone was at the register. She said "Yeah, SHE IS" and pointed to the other employee pulling trash from the hot food area. There was also another customer standing behind me waiting to check-out. The drumming of boxes continued too from the other employee.*** If you don't need to go there, go to the next gas station. They are my "emergency only" gas station and when on empty I'll put in $10 (when I actually need $85-$100) and fill up at the next gas station that deserves the business. 5 stars for food and 1 for customer service.

Laupahoehoe's store is very clean, great costumer service, there chicken is wonderful. They have a…read morecute area for you to sit and eat lunch, even better they reopened their public restroom.

Well finally to check out this place that my fellow Yelper Fran C. Posted. It's like a 7-11…read moreconvenience store / gas station. Had their famous fried chicken it was ok but I thought it would have been better . I think it was sitting under the heating light for awhile, but I think if it was freshly fried it would been Da Bomb. I also had their Lobster Melt in a shape like a flying saucer. That was very good stuff with Lobster and celery and a little Mayo. I think that was imitation Lobster meat because if it was the real McCoy the price would be much more expensive lol

My go-to place on the islands for quality souvenirs…read more There is always a deal on shirts and merch. I got 6 shirts to take back home and since I spent over $100, I also got a free bag. The whole family was able to find something to remember their trip.

This ABC store was the first souvenirs store we saw when we came a shore, this is basically a huge…read morechain of convenience stores in Hawaii. This is a really huge store, I literally had to wait to get into the store, it was so crowded in here, every aisle was pack with people looking for that special Item to take back home, there is a wide selection of items here, clothes,food, candies, fruits, snacks, unique gifts and of course tons of souvenirs, but not a single souvenir of the Island of Kailva Kona Hawaii, If you spend over $100.00 here you can pick one free gift from a Hawaii coffee cup, calendar or a reusable tote bag, there are only two cashiers working here, the staff were all friendly and kind.

I live right across the street from this pharmacy in Waimea, so at this point they've basically…read morebecome part of my extended healthcare ohana. The ExtraCare system kept booting me out like I was trying to hack the Pentagon, but the staff never acted annoyed. They were patient, kind, and just as frustrated as I was. Today, one of the managers actually took the time to go full FBI forensic analyst on my account and finally fixed it. Honestly, I could go to KTA or Foodland, but I keep coming back because this place still has that small-town village vibe where people know you and genuinely care. The pharmacists have personally called me about medication interactions, helped with refill issues, and even contacted my provider for me when prescriptions got stuck in bureaucratic limbo. The cashiers have also saved me money by pointing out better deals before I checked out, which in this economy deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. Corporate really should invest more into this location because the staff is fantastic. Maybe start with better coolers before the beer reaches "lightly simmered" status. Good people. Professional, down to earth, and genuinely caring.

Picked up a few things from the pharmacy, if you're a tourist this is a great place for you to pick…read moreup some souvenirs. Souvenirs here are a little less pricey than other places.

Open 24 Hours! Yelpers NEED this gas station listed as there isn't anything open after sunset,…read morebetween Kona and Hilo, via Waimea. You're welcome xo

The chicken used to be perfect but not sure what happened. Chicken is dry now days. Service is…read morealways great though.

We came here specifically looking for spam musubi and we weren't disappointed! The rice was…read moreperfect! All the supermarket nearby either were out of spam musubi or the rice was dry and hard. The spam musubi here was perfect that we decided to come back here for more as we were in town! We were bummed they didn't have chicken katsu musubi when we came back because it was sooo delicious! I'm happy with whatever we found.

Very cool old school store with regulars shooting the breeze in front of the steps. Two sweet…read moreladies in the store. Mi asked, do you have Stone Cookies? She points to the row and says on the top. Yay! They sell wood for the fire and beautiful orchids, anthuriums and this really pretty plant I saw at the KMC office.

The lady, the BIG one was sooooo rude. This is the only store close to the National Park but it…read moreshould be avoided at all costs. Went in to purchase a drink and some soap and stayed in the parking lot for a couple minutes after the purchase. The BIG lady (she can't be missed) came out extremely hostile and territorial like a dog asking why we were parked there after we had purchased something. We informed her we had just purchased something and were collecting ourselves before hitting the road. I informed her we could leave if it bothered her. Her attitude and emotional regulation were so poor, she quickly escalated and started threatening to call the police because it was "private property" after I told her she could have just calmly told us paying customers to leave. She proceeded to insult me and called me a bitch after I did not allow her to disrespect me. Anyway, she wasn't very aloha to say the least. I can't imagine how she treats other employees. Sending her aloha

Don't shop here. They repeatedly double charge, assuming you won't notice. Such a racket!read more

DONT SHOP HERE! They double charged me on my card $12 twice. I asked for a refund and provided bank…read morestatement. The oriental manager/owner is horrible with customer service gave me attitude and yelled. I've dispute the charged with my bank and let them know they double charged me. NEVER SHOP HERE! Shady