Open space, very clean, great restrooms, fun shopping, not chaotic and delicious food! Stop here - you won't regret it! read more

The only gas station in the US I get excited about visiting. It's clean. It's packed with fun and useful things. Whether you want a donut, bbq, coffee or gifts for the whole family. It's getting little nuts to come here though these days because the word is out. So you'll have to circle some or park far away sometimes. But you'll enjoy the visit to this gas station. Plan ahead though and bring an appetite so you can enjoy the food offerrings. read more

Worst gas station experience of my life! I stopped in driving from Chicago to Kansas City. Never been here before and I'll never stop here again! Rude and unprofessional employees and cold uninviting atmosphere! The food was mediocre at best. The pulled pork sandwich tasted like it was made in a crock pot which it probably was and the homemade chips were so spicy my mouth was on fire. Got a scone from the bakery and it was hard as a rock. The bakery employee was rude and condescending. When I asked a cashier if they had any phone chargers the girl said and I quote, "Go f**k yourself!" This one experience told me everything I need to know. I don't know how they stay in business with the way they treat customers. I don't think any of the employees cared about their job. read more

Do yourself a favor and set a reasonable timer for your pit stop; this place has everything! The restrooms are very clean, and there's quite the selection of foods, snacks, and drinks. There are quirky souvenirs and even a gift section! Definitely a great stop to break up a drive, but be cautious of getting sucked in to the Wally's magic. read more

Headed back from downstate illinois and decided to try Wallys. I am a HUGE fan of Bucees and was hoping for some competition closer to home. Boy, was I disappointed and underwhelmed. It was about 9 pm and the store was empty. If you've experienced Bucees you can understand my surprise. I tried the BBQ brisket sandwich and homemade chips, and both were extremely salty. Tried turkey jerky and it wasn't horrible, but the guy twisted and pried to give a sample. Where was his knife or scissors? I hate that there was nothing here to encourage or entice me to try it again. read more

Great selection of road snacks- and everything organized well in the store. Checkout was quick and efficient.

I'm giving this place 3 stars not just because I'm a Buc-ee's fan, but because this place isn't ready for prime time. For example, Wally's has an espresso cafe and it was closed. They have a fresh popcorn station and it was closed. They also have a Beef Jerky station and it was closed. I came in around 7am and it felt like I was shopping at a convenience store instead of getting an "experience". I also wanted to buy a Wally's plush bear mascot and it was out of stock. I also wanted to buy a Wally's t-shirt and my size was out of stock. The store and restrooms were very clean and bright, and the staff was super friendly. I would stop here again if I'm in the area. read more

Wally's - Main entrance - Service Stations Near Me - Pontiac, Illinois

Have been staying in Pontiac for work travel for a couple of weeks and Wally's is our first stop every morning. My colleague and I'd joke is, "who needs coffee when you can just go to Wally's"! The music, the marketing, the lighting, the products, the impressive cleanliness of the restrooms and the friendly, clean cut staff! I could go on. I even bought a tee shirt as a gift for my wife and plan to buy something for my son. One of the best "gas stations" (so much more than that) I've been too. read more

Let me say this place is huge, definately geared towards on the road truckers. However, did see many families stop here too. Friendly staff, clean restrooms and retail area. There's a BBQ stand, bakery items, and if you like jerky this is your place, they have what looks like a butcher shop set up with all jerky. Also if you're in a hurry bags and bags of it prepackaged. They have a coffee bar for specialty drinks, this wasn't open the times I went through. But they have several airpot coffee containers with everything from mild to bold. I selected the bold Sumatra, it was good, not great. Although, I like my coffee strong, so this is probably as it should be. I did breakdown and buy a cinnamon roll, this was a good choice. You can get a lot of things here, need leggings? PJ's? A firepit? How about some fishing rods? A selection of awesome natural dog treats, bones, and even beds. You want it odds are they got it. I've passed this by many times, meaning to stop but miss it, I made it a point to watch for it on this trip. It's the Pontiac exit. I like to drive at night if I can which means I don't stop at rest stops at night, my P's always told me not to. read more

My dad stopped here while moving my sister from Texas up to Illinois. He loved it so much that he took me here on our return trip home. It is definitely the largest gas station I've ever seen and I could easily see myself waisting hours there looking at all it has to offer. He was fond of the jerky and popcorn. I was fascinated with the variety of fountain drinks offered. read more

The cliché "like a kid in a candy store" has never been more applicable than when Jimi walked into the Wally's located along I-55 in lovely Pontiac, the heart of the Southern Illinois. You may call it a big gas station or convenience store, but Jimi calls this place Paradise. Limiting myself to only 4 snack selections was the most restraint Jimi has ever shown. And its not just the food. You can fill up your tank, find a new wardrobe, and do all your Christmas gift shopping all in the same place. I'm betting Jimi wouldn't be the first person to get married at a Wally's but I'd certainly like to join that list. 5 stars read more

Our battery died at Wally's in Pontiac IL. Without hesitation Jeff, the Assistant General Manager came out to assist us with a jump ( the battery still would not turn over). After we discovered that the battery was leaking acid, Jeff returned and helped my husband remove the battery with additional tools from the store for the stubborn blots. Jeff even took my husband to the dealership across the way so we could purchase a new battery --and he even helped install it. Jeff stood firm on declining our token of appreciation. Jeff, you rock!!! Thank you so much for you help, your patience, and kind demeanor. We will always stop by this particular Wally's to and from Chicago. Mark and Lisa, St. Louis MO read more

Stumbled on this respite on a little detour; and I'm glad I did. Besides the gas station with competitive fuel prices, there is a camping supply section inside the huge store. The selection of food, snacks, and beverages is vast. You can buy jerky by the pound. You can get hot pulled pork or brisket bbq or smoked turkey sandwiches ($6.50). There's a popcorn station, cold sandwiches and desserts section (pecan pie & rainbow cake are approved by me). I keep getting ice cream in waffle cones. There's a huge wall of fountain drinks and slushes. I felt like I was at a mini amusement park. The bathrooms were the cleanest bathrooms I've ever seen, with soap, water, and air dryer at each sink. I left with a 32oz drink, an ice cream cone, and a full belly while vowing to return again someday. read more

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It's not necessarily the best place for big rigs to go too but this is by far one of the best gas stations, travel stops I have been too yet! It's got all of their own vendors here for food, great merchandise, great munchies too. I literally spent 30 minutes in awe at this over sized gas stations. Want to know the best parts too of this establishment? Tons of gas pumps and there's tons of bathrooms and they are the cleanest ones ever! So clean I forgot I was getting gas and thought I ended up in a 5 star restaurant! read more

We were passing by here from out of town and heard Wally's was a good stop before for snacks and clean restrooms. On Feb 21 @8:30am cashier Jessica was VERY VERY rude and had a attitude towards my family while checking out since we decided to leave our sodas at the register. She rolled her eyes and acted like we were such a inconvenience to her when the store wasn't even busy. I suggest training her again on customer service. read more

THIS PLACE IS AWESOME i really like it it is vary cool and cute inside and the have pretty good food and a lot of it and a big drink selection vary nice and ALOT of gas pumps five stars read more

Saved my boyfriends life from pooping himself. Great experience. Clean and good food, too!

We saw a sign on the highway and decided to stop. So glad we did! Got some popcorn, a cookie and a fountain soda. All great! Nice place to take a break. read more

How can you serve food to travelers and not offer a place to sit? So we ate in the car with cups of coke products that don't fit in cup holders if both people have drinks. Nice try trying to imitate Bucee's. read more

Very disappointed....stopped in with our granddaughter.....could not buy Carmel corn....not to be had in the store. Employee did not see a need to start a batch either!!!! not used to that type of treatment at Wally's! read more

Super nice and clean, very friendly staff that treat you like family! Decent prices, and a selection that's unbeatable anywhere! Basically a destination within itself! read more

Wally's - Fuel - Service Stations Near Me - Pontiac, Illinois

Solid 4.5! If you're familiar with Buc-ee's throughout Texas, you'll feel right at home. They have a coffee bar, jerky stand, hot sandwich station, BBQ made to order, and a lot to shop if you're in need of a shirt, gift, etc. It's pretty new, so it's very clean, modern, and spacious. Stop by if you see signs for it while going down the highway! read more

Life changing? Yes. My new fave place ever? Ummm t'yea. I have never seen the love, care, and cleanliness put into anything like this stop has been. It's cute, workers are literally walking around with dusters when they aren't doing stuff. The workers ARE SO NICE!!! So so friendly. Long drive thru boring Illinois (I'm from here, don't hate, but let's be real the corn fields get monotonous)? Stop at this place for any drink you've ever thought of- coffee, cafe, beer, bottled stuff...stop at this place for MADE TO ORDER BBQ?! Classic popcorn?! A BAKERY?! Homemade jerky?! Omg I can't stop. And when you think that's enough, their little store with small gifts, fun tees with sayings about the Midwest is just too perfect when you've forgotten that thing you meant to bring to your host. I will 100% be stopping here 100% of the time I'm heading to Chicago and 100% of the time back to the STL. And yes have the popcorn at 7am. I did :) read more

As always Wally's is clean and food smelled amazing. A little bit bummed they didn't have any brownies today though.

Hey ....!!! it's great for traveling. They have all these stations for jersey, popcorn and sandwiches but... it's no Kwik Trip. Sorry... I'm a traveller and the popcorn was stale and there were no breakfast sandwiches when I stopped early in the am. On my way back all stations were in full operation. the popcorn was still stale. What I loved was that they had all the stations available but mostly I found the Rovr items and the camping items were high end crazy expensive high end but for the serious or ILL glampers , amazing. I'm a WI girl and love camping so the grates were amazing and for a quick sandwich, great. Gotta see it once. Twice , no. Just not that impressive for me. They just don't meet the middle class it's just crap sandwiches, tourist and or the other end 400.00 coolers which were amazing and worth it but not for everyone. read more

The best, cleanest restrooms ever! State of-the-art hand washing station and very pleasant attendants. Incredible selection of all sorts of items from food, gift items, even pastries! The only downside is the brisket sandwiches are pull of fat and almost impossible to eat. You literally need a knife, fork and table! My advice, charge more but provide a sandwich that easy to eat while driving. One star or less! Still a great stop but I cannot recommend their sandwiches. read more

Go to this place. Just get off the exit and go this place. It's huge. It's amazingly clean, the food selection is great, and the staff is wonderful. It has just enough kitsch to keep it interesting and as I said, it's spotless. Like, you'll never find any other place this clean. Just go. read more

This place was soooo fun. Great rest stop, reasonable gas, fun things to buy. The restrooms are the cleanest I have seen. Must stop!!! read more

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Love this place!! Me and my family ALWAYS stop by Wally's when traveling to and from Chicago! Great place to stop by and grab a drink or a snack for the road! Huge gas station! Love it! read more

Wally's - Raccoon taxidermy - Service Stations Near Me - Pontiac, Illinois

I like that this place is 24/7 and their red cream soda is awesome, but the one thing that irks me is that they offer foods that require a fork or spoon, but they haven't had their plastic forks and spoons out the last 3 times I've been. What was the point of removing them. read more

Continually out of stock. Managers rude, selfish, and even racist. Was denied service and told they just don't want to serve us. Completely unacceptable. Don't stop here for gas or give them your service. read more

Holy smokes this place is amazing. They are still doing final finishes but it's like a gas station mated with a food court and a target with a cool road trip theme. I've never seen anything like it. We went a little nutso but the BBQ pork and Beef brisket sandwiches are amazing, We bought beef jerky (beef jerky bar folks) and the kids got popcorn (popcorn bar folks) and the stuff they have for sale is stuff I actually want! Super fun. I don't think it has ever occurred to me to Christmas shopping while standing in a gas station before. read more

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If someone asks me, what's the perfect gas station? My answer will always be Wally's. They have everything. Not only is it perfect for semis because they have parking and pumps meant for them it is also perfect for every vehicle including me having a long pickup truck with a 3 axle trailer. It is extremely clean and organized inside I love it! It feels good to see the cup lids nicely organized unlike in other gas stations. Plenty of pumps for everyone both diesel and gas! Pet areas and friendly staff (also clean bathrooms) definitely the gas station of choice in my road trips. read more

Just stopprd at Wally's pontiac il and was really disappointed, the whole operation is just a tourist trap ripoff. The sandwiches were 7.50$for something sitting under a heat lamp for who knows how long,(hours) and the prices for everything else was totally out of line, go to walmart 1/4 mile to the east for a more fair deal. The atmosphere makes you think you are on a vacation but the prices are just a rip off as is the quality of the products especially the fresh food, the sandwiches are old and soggy, poor quality and geared toward ravenous travelers that would eat anything just to satisfy their road staved hunger. And to top it off we found travelers around back sitting on the concrete block walls gobbling down their sub par sandwiches with no chairs, tables or unbrellas to be found. Just buy you eats from us but get back in you car an leave, do not hang around here and eat you purchase here, get out, and be gone! This place is a Bucees clone without the quality or servive, too bad they have great location and a good idea but their greediness ruins the whole experience, what a crock this whole operation is, how stupid do the owners of this scam think we public are, stop and discover what a ripoff it is and then tell all your friends and never ever go back again. This place will be sold off and be under new managemet in 6 months, these people are just crooks! I will not go back until they change their name and the owners are in the dust heap of business bankruptcy! Just another roadside ripoff scam for you to stop at once and learn what a hole this ace really is! read more

What a delightful surprise! If you are familiar with the southern based Buc-ee's fueling/convenience store/ fast food mega stations, Wally's is the 2.0 version but even nicer. The marketing draw is the spotless bathrooms and I must admit, these are THE nicest bathrooms I have ever seen at a fueling station with high tech faucets, restroom attendants and cleanliness that is photo worthy. (See photos) There are plenty of food options to choose from, snacks that any convenient store offers as well plenty of healthy choices, salads, fruit, etc, to choose from. Plenty of treats as well, including a popcorn counter, bakery items, my favorite, a coffee station. BBQ and beef jerky is available. Many items for the kids such as games and toys as well as camping needs for the adults. Oh...and yes, one can purchase fuel for the automobile. When heading north to Chicago, Wally's is definitely our planned stop for fuel and snacks in Pontiac Illinois! read more

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This place is awesome and super clean. We know as females we always can't find the cleanest restrooms when on a road trip but this place tops the list of cleanest, so many stalls to pick from, many sinks and if you are lucky to get a stall after cleaning has been done the tp is folded into a triangle( think hotel style!). They have many food and drink options for anyone. Best part is their popcorn bar where you can have a sample before buying. They have self checkouts for Social distance and many gas pumps and electric charging stations. This will now be my pint stop for my road trips. read more

This place, after just a few short minutes bumping into fellow travelers while irritatingly struggling to keep my kids from picking up every single item, reminded me of the scene from Apocalypse Now when chef (after being rushed by a tiger) cries: "Never leave the boat!" Chef was right. Never leave the boat ... read more

This is a FANTASTIC stop for everyone in the family. This place is MASSIVE and has something for everyone. Large super clean non touch bathrooms with a faucet that has an integrated soap dispenser, water, and dryer all in one - love it! Every possible soda option, a jerky wall, tons of camping / picnic / outdoors items. To put the scale in perspective there is a full size class a Winnebago inside used as a display that you hardly notice. Staff is welcoming, polite, and very efficient. A field of gas pumps, clean dumping station for RV's, and air for your tires. read more

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The gas station was nice inside but they had no signs up showing their price of fuel once I got in there I realized the gas station across the street was $0.25 cheaper read more

Seems like a cool place but got sick from the grapes... It says I'm short on my response..but I don't know what else to say. read more