This place has the rudest staff. We stopped here passing through to get gas and a snack. They had…read moresigns in the cooler advertising a sale on Coke products. When my husband went to the register to pay, the drinks rang up incorrectly. When he questioned it and brought up the tags in the cooler, the cashier rudely told him it was for Pepsi products. He then went back and took a picture of the tags in the cooler, to which the follow up rude response was, Diet Coke isn't a Coke product, and again they refused to honor the price that they advertised. Lesson learned on this one... Run out of gas before going here again. You will over pay for it anyway, since they are isolated for that stretch of the highway.

As far as I can tell, this was the only place in Smithville to fuel up. There may have been other…read moreplaces, but I did not seem them. We also took the time to use the restroom facilities, get coffee, and buy an Ohio roadmap. As Smithville is pretty small and their are not many places to go - this place was hopping. Because it offers a convenience store - there was a line of about 10 people ahead of us buying all sorts of things.

The customer service here use to be excellent, recent changes have left too much room for…read moreimprovement. The old manager is no longer there which is a huge plus. But since a few other employees left it has gone down hill quick. The store is usually filthy. Second and third shift have no idea what they are doing. It's worth going out of the way to avoid this store.

Morning meeting at Pioneer Coffee Roasters. I can't count the times I've driven by this place and…read morenever stopped. I had one of their March specials the Vanilla Mint Latte. Quaint coffee shop with excellent coffee, pleasant, and helpful employees. A must try!

Pioneer is as good as it gets for coffee in Dalton and within a reasonable driving distance. I…read morevisited Pioneer on a Saturday in October during Covid19 when masks were required. Pioneer followed Covid19 protocols. All furniture was sanitized after being used. I witnessed this happen several times. The barista washed his hands before preparing my drinks and in between customers. Customers wore masks. I would describe pioneer as a third wave coffee establishment. Equipment. They use a Nuova Simonelli Mythos Commercial Espresso Grinder and a La Marzocco Linea Commercial Dual Boiler Italian Espresso Machine. I witnessed pour over coffees brewed in a Kalita Wave 185 dripper. They currently use excellent coffee from specialty coffee roaster Theory Coffee Roasters from Redding, CA. The single origin coffee pour over I ordered was excellent. It was clean with a great after taste. I also ordered a cortado. It too was excellent. Presentation. The pour over coffee was served with a Kalita Wave carafe and a Lino coffee mug on a white plate. Personally, I think Pioneer should swap out the white plate for a wooden tray. The Kalita carafe just didn't fit right in the tray and made too much noise when replacing it after pouring my coffee. I think a wooden tray of some sort would go better with the decor. Decor. I'd describe the decor as a barn/farm/rustic/lodge. Old farm equipment decorates the walls and spaces. Edison lights hand from the walls. Old window frames hang on one wall. I love how they broke up the space by creating separate comfortable sitting area. The Brown, rustic cushioned seats and brown cushioned sofa are super comfortable and the animal skin rug gives the space a lodge like feel. The bathroom was super clean and spacious. They have a traditional third wave coffee menu. They serve tea and some food and treats. There is a cooler with bottled soft drinks etc.