This place is in the middle of nowhere but it is worth planning a stop. They had so many great snacks; so many options of jerky and freeze dried candies. I wished I had bought more by the time I got home. The decor is very unique and worth seeing. This is not the place to go if you only like cookie cutter and high-end options because this place defines unique. read more

As an avid road tripper, this is perhaps the wildest gas station in the west. It gets 5 stars for character and amusement, and has all sorts of alienesque trinkets to look at. Would I stop here to get gas? Nope! But I'm there for the jerky and weird vibes, so I'll still take a pit stop here anytime I'm passing through. read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

This place used to be awesome but now it sucks. A moronic disinterested employee, no samples, half the place is closed for "painting", 50% of the shelves are empty. What a shame that this place turned into a pathetic joke. read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Empty pegs all through this store - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

Cool place to stop and shop and get gas. Things are a bit pricey but definitely a fun stop. read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

Jackass Joes Gas and Go! Fun stop on your way through Utah or to Moab! With a Scooby doo van and lightning McQueen out front, gold toilet inside, and PRIME beef jerky this place has it all lol Food is a little pricey as well as the gas, but not many other stops out here! read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

I can't believe this place only has a couple stars. It met my expectations 100%. These are the types of places adventures like myself seek out! Lots of cool tee shirts, crazy gifts, and for some reason more beef jerky than Buc-Ees. Check out the restroom. You don't see a gold toilet every day. read more

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Well needed a break coming out the Rocky Mountains westbound and found this fun place to get abducted or alienated.... LOL! I think the only man cashier working was already taken because he wasn't the friendliest nor personable guy. But I'm still giving the place 5 stars because I found it a fun, cool spot. It basically looks like the skin walkers, aliens and Sasquatch all could be possibly living in the basement of this fun snack shop. I seen people getting fuel and using the restrooms so it's a great place to take a break from driving in the middle of no where. This cool store has all different kinds of beef jerky including Prime rib, cowboy, rabbit, duck, alligator, kangaroo and a lot of other exotic animals. They also carry the Instagram famous "The Original Bag of Poo" cotton candy selection. Flamingo, Unicorn, Sasquatch, Alien Dragon types of Poo. They also have a lot of cool snacks, chips and cookies that have been made in other counties with American logos with Asian writing such as Oreo, Cheetos, Doritos and Lays. I also bought some Sour cream and Onion puffs snacks that has the Chester Cheeto cat representing Cheetos brand from Asia that were delicious as chips can be. The store is a bit pricey and a total tourist trap, but I find them all over country and I knew what I signed up for. And the good news is that I'll come back to this place because I didn't get kidnapped by the aliens today! read more

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It's a cool little place, but a lot of their stuff isn't priced so when you get to the register, it's a surprise. From the highway, it looks unique. Around the building it's definitely an eyesore. A lot of scrap on the side and I was even wondering if it was even opened. Then a straggler came out of the store. That's when we went in. They offered free samples of their unique jerky, but everything was empty. A lot of beverages were out of stock as well. The vibe for whatever reason gave an XXX vibe. Would I visit again? If it has more items in stock and priced. They did have a couple things that was out of dated (expiration), and the profession I'm in, I wanted to start looking for all outdated and pull them. We ended up getting a couple things, but I would give them another chance. read more

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We passed by here initially on our way into Moab earlier this year, and it immediately caught our eye. We regretted not stopping by here initially, but we got a second chance to come by here when we had to pass through the same intersection in order to go up to SLC. We weren't sure what to expect from here, but I guess it made sense that it would be a gas station with lots and lots of various types of jerky in the middle of the desert. Lots of candy and your regular gas station stop accoutrements as well. The jerky is a little pricey, but you're basically in the middle of the desert and near Moab, so things will generally be pricey anyway. If you spend over $50 or so, you do get a free gift (I got a mini alien parachute toy). read more

After missing our exit on I-70, a friend and I found place by accident. We both had to pee pretty bad, and were in desperate need of gas. With no cell phone signal, unsure of where the next pump might lie, and with full bladders jostling every which way, we pulled into the gravel parking lot, cratered with potholes, and sidled up next to a bright green pump. At a certain point, words fail to capture the grain of all experience, including transcendent limit-experiences like the ones you are likely to endure at Papa Joe's Stop & Go. Loitering outside was a pretty tough-looking motorcycle gang, rolling a dozen deep and looking mean as they leaned against the wall outside. As I opened the door, a slight stench of cat urine hit my nostrils, and my vision whited out as my retinas adjusted to the low-light space paint. After my head stopped spinning, I was able to feel my way towards the bathroom, which was flanked by full-size cardboard cutouts of Chewbacca and Han Solo. I did my business in the appropriately grungy bathroom and returned to the store to discover a number of cats roaming around. Some bikers and some tourists milled about looking at the insanely priced goods while a man who appeared to be stoned out of his mind minded the counter. I returned to the car to encourage my friend to go inside. They had already begun filling up our car. Gas was, at the time, around $5.30 a gallon, and it flowed in a glacial trickle out of the pump, so slowly that the price display on the pump's screen increased by about one cent every two seconds. By the time my friend returned from the bathroom, we had almost dispensed $1 of gas into our tank. Finding the entire situation both hilariously surreal and outrageous, we decided to stick it out for the next 25 minutes until we had filled up our car with $4.48 of Papa Joe's gas, and then left, driving zigzags through the parking lot to avoid the massive holes in the ground. Truly the best $4.48 I've ever spent. God bless Papa Joe and this place. read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

This place is a joke. We went into check it out. NOTHING has prices. They have samples but no tongs or anything to make it sanitary. I get one bag of jerky, 2 bottled soda's. Guy rings me up. $34 WTF PS. The Jerky was sub par and not worth the money. 2 thumbs down. read more

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This place was AMAZING!!! Sitting on the golden throne in the bathroom made me feel like a queen. The merchandise and the description of the merchandise is very entertaining. We had such a fun time looking around. Some people's 1star is another's 5 star. read more

This is a pretty cool place and I actually think it's one of moabs tourist attractions that you should stop and visit if you have a second or two. First off, if you pay attention to the price of the gas, you shouldn't complain about paying so much for it. Yes, they charge more than almost anywhere else I've seen but it's not like you don't know that ahead of time. It displays the price per gallon right there. Second, yes, it might be a bit dirty but that's kind of the vibe of the place and what makes it unique. It's grungy. And appropriately so. The bathroom looks dirty because that's what it's designed to look like! That's why it has all kinds of stuff on the walls and everywhere. The guy at the front who was managing the place was pretty grungy and scary looking. I half expected him to pull a gun on me or something but he was actually super nice. I really liked this place because it is so unique and odd. They have hundreds of different types of jerky and little snacks that I haven't seen anywhere else. The bathroom, decorations and even the props outside are just so interesting. I would just go to check it out. It's totally up to you if you want to pay for the gas or whatever else but at least you know in advance that it's purposely marked up. read more

Stopped here to get a good laugh at how the sign said jackass Joe (since my name is Joe) and some photo ops. Ended up laughing harder at the prices. Especially the gas price. Over $4 a gallon when the next exit down has it for barely over $2 a gallon. Now we know why joe is a jackass. But I like his name and I guess I respect the hustle if anyone is dumb enough to fall for it. read more

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The guy is a total rip-off. We needed to refill our water bottles while bicycling through. Guy said the water system was out--we would have to buy bottled water. An obvious lie just to get us to buy water. About $10 for a gallon of water. Jackass? ...Certainly. There is a clean and nice 7-11 about six miles east. Much better option. read more

Human beef jerky anyone? Jk. Very "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" vibe. Interesting in a trailer park type of feel with a mix of alien. All the selections of a standard liquor store. One for the books! read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

My question to all you Americans is: Are you crack heads???? This place is awesome. Super friendly. Amazing jerky. Great theme and totally original everything. And where else can you pee in a sparkling gold toilet? C'mon America. Get it together! This place is awesome. Highly recommend for an off-the-beaten-path adventure. Just go and have fun ! This is a quote from my son Charlie: "If you guys don't like this, think differently. Think about all the time they spent on this place. And just sit with that for a while. Peace out!" read more

If you stop here for gas You are the fool...... BUT if you stop for jerky and candy it's a great place. Got prime rib teriyaki jerky (the sample was tasty)and several other packages - it was no more expensive than anywhere else (jerky is usually $25+ a lb) They also has freeze dried candy my kids had been looking for that was really good. Glad that we stopped - they even gave us some little green aliens read more

Ended up here by accident, because I stopped to get gas. What a funky little place. I bought some jerky and a T-shirt. If I'm ever in the area again (which is unlikely, but ya know, never say never), I'll definitely stop by again. read more

Kitchy place to stop but oh so dirty and very very expensive. The bathrooms are free but you can probably make up for it if you wind up buying jerky- $15/pk. This stuff makes alien jerky off I-15 look like a bargain. Two stars for the entertainment! read more

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Don't get gas here, the price is insane. If you're really desperate, get a gallon and drive to Moab/Green River. Luckily, I had gas, but I let the allure of the painted building draw me in. I grabbed a bag of jerky (they have Alien Jerky, from that place in Baker, CA), and 2 sodas. It was $20 for those three items. Ouch. I will give them credit for having unique sodas outside Coke and Pepsi, but they clearly hide their prices on everything for a reason. read more

I'm not sure if this place is a joke or not. 1. The gas was over $4 a gallon for regular unleaded 2. The beef jerky was suppose to be "wholesale" but it's $50 for 3 packs of like 2 ounce bags. But... The bathroom was free. read more

THIS PLACE IS A TRAP AND A CON!! No prices on any products on purpose!! I bought a 16oz bag of Dot's Pretzels! Normally about $5.00. I gave the clerk $20.00 Then he gave me change. ( $7.02 ) I said , " are you kidding !! " I want my money back, he calmly pointed at a hand written sign on the wall behind the register," ALL SALES FINAL!" Un F-ing believable !!! read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Gas station / C-store - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

I might as well just add another review to keep Papa Joe's solid 1 star on Yelp going. First, I've made the trip on I-70 in Utah a couple times already so I should have known better but poor planning and forgetting there is a 60-mile stretch from Colorado to Utah without any services ultimately led me to be riding my gas light as I reached exit 182 for Moab. That is where I was greeted by Papa Joe's Stop & Go, a place that is apparently "world famous" though the world may be another planet in another galaxy. The vibe is kind of cool if you're into aliens, general weirdness, and the feeling that everyone involved in this place is high, but as everyone in their reviews has pointed out, what is also high are the gas prices. It was $4.79/gallon on the day I was there. So, here's my advice if you find yourself in the situation I was riding the gas light. Pump one gallon of gas and depending upon which direction you are heading either get back on I-70 and go to exit 187 for Thompson Springs or exit 164 for Green River or if you are heading to Moab from exit 182 just head there. It will be at least $1.60 cheaper at any of those locations and get you headed in the direction you should be going unless you intended on hanging out at Papa Joe's which I'm not sure why you would want to do that. I paid for my one gallon of gas with cash and I'd advise you to do that as well. Sure, they accept credit cards, but do you really want to slide your credit card through a machine on a gas pump that also has a sticker of some cartoon of a dude that looks like he's been smoking weed all day? If you're already ripping me off on gas and you're an establishment that is way into drugs and aliens, I don't exactly want to provide you with my credit card information or really want to get to know you personally in any capacity. There was also a version of The Mystery Machine in the parking lot that looked all beat up and had flat tires. I guess a ghost finally got Shag and Scoob at Papa Joe's of all places. read more

Tried the Jerky, 20.00 a bag for 4 oz very disappointing. I didn't realize how small the bags were, I should have looked at the weight. Also all samples were out. Gas is very over priced. Not recommended but the kids enjoyed their ice cream. read more

Worth a stop right off the freeway. Jerky was a bit on the pricy side but they have every kind you'd want. Bathrooms were ok.

I was recently reminded of a stop I made here a couple of years ago. I highly recommend avoiding this place. I was on a long road trip driving through the Utah desert at night and was low on gas. This was the only place I found anywhere near where I was. When I pulled up, the outside looked like a cross between a Rob Zombie movie and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I was actually afraid of getting out of my car and going inside the place. Inside was just as bad as it looked outside. My first impression when walking in was I half expected to see Leatherface or Captain Spaulding behind the counter and I didn't know if I'd make it out alive. Instead of Spaulding or Leatherface there was what looked like a teenage girl who might very well have been part of the Firefly family but fortunately she was too busy yapping it up with a friend of hers who was there to notice me and alert the rest of her clan that a meal had just walked into the store. Their gas prices at the time were more than double than any other stations I'd seen anywhere so I paid for just enough to get me, my GF, and our dogs the ##$% out of there as quickly as I could. The sodas and few items they had for sale were also insanely priced. Looking at some of the more recent reviews it looks like they might have done some minor painting and added the alien theme but based on the pics it still looks like nowhere you'd want to be at night. If you absolutely must go there, try to make it during the day. Not to mention, the prices are just ridiculously insane. Anyway, I remember that as I was driving away I looked in the rear view mirror and I could swear I saw someone standing there swinging a chainsaw around. And to this day I still suspect they had some corpses hanging on meathooks in the back of the store. read more

Amazing! My husband and I were on a road trip for our anniversary, this was definitely a highlight for the trip! read more

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Our car broke down there just want to said thank you for giving us a chance to fix it we made it home . Thank you so much we do appreciate it. read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

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Hmmm ... Got excited about eating some jerky. Was immediately pouty faced when I bit into what tasted like paper dog food. Maybe it's just this flavor? The only way is up from here but we took some fun photos which maybe made it worth it. read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Green chili jerky - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

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Don't buy the gas...way overpriced; don't touch anything, don't use the bathroom, but definitely stop and gawk at what some twisted (high?) mind took the time to create. Buy a T-Shirt to prove you were actually here and take pictures. Moab has always offered a weird vibe and this place fits right in. read more

This is a duplicate business entry created to confuse Yelpers. There's a good reason why the owners are trying to confuse you: these sleazeballs are gas price gougers. Their low-end unleaded is $5.75 per gallon, $2.50 HIGHER than any other gas station in the area. There is no reason to stop and gas up at this dump. There are plenty of other options on the highway in both directions, and Moab has plenty of gas stations with normal prices. Eric S.'s review is a fake and appears on both entries for Papa Joe's. read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - Gas gougers. Gas at nearby stations are $2.50 less than what these sleazeballs charge. - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

Classic highway robbery with the gas prices. If you want to make more money, improve the building and parking situation. Make it look respectable and people will want to come instead of screwing them with inflated gas prices because you're the only gas station around. I rolled into Moab on fumes rather than pay that. read more

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We got a couple good laughs and the salmon jerky was incredible!!

You just GOTTA luv this joint lol classic American desert roadside stop for pop jerky hot dogs coffee floats shakes malts Gatorade you get the picture Must if you are hankering a pop or jerky.. Great people watching! read more

Papa Joe's Stop & Go - You just GOTTA luv this joint - Gas Stations Near Me - Crescent Junction, Utah

Price gouging on fuel. On 7/7/2020 the price of fuel was $3.99 a gallon for regular gas. The average price of gas in Moab is $2.30. This Price Gouging has been reported to the BBB. read more

This place is rad. The jerky is amazing and one of a kInd. These 1 star haters should get gas at a Texaco. Of course the gas is expensive in the middle of the desert. read more

So don't forget to fuel up your car at any other place when traveling to remote places. Papa Joe's not only offers gas, but he is helping himself a tad too much to your hard earned money. Gas starts at $4.79, which is currently $ 3.00 a gallon over current rates. Ouch!! That isn't capitalism, that's greed. The less people buy, the less he gets. Happy safe travels. read more

This place is SH.A.F. ( Shady As Fuck). It's creepy. Feels cursed. And haunted. And the prices are horrendous. Don't stop here. read more

Warning! This place is a rip off! They wanted $5.79 for diesel fuel. In Moab you could buy diesel for $3.79. Do not stop here. Do not buy gas here. read more