I love this travel center! I actually used to live right down the road from here, so it’s a bit nostalgic when I get to visit on my usual trips to Aiken. The place is always poppin’ and every time I have gotten food or coffee here, it has been legit. I mean, yes, it is still gas station food but still! There is something to be said for a nice, gas station sandwich and a coffee on a late night road trip. The restrooms are always clean when I visit and the staff is very nice — the last lady I spoke with was even able to tell me every ingredient in my sub(I dislike mayo very much so). I always make a point to wait until this exit if I can for whatever my needs may be so I can stop in here!
David C.
Place rating: 2 Augusta, GA
I usually hunt out truck stops because the number of available pumps and the insides tend to be well stocked and clean. They did have quite a few pumps but man did they move the fuel slow. I had an 8 gallon fill up and it felt like I was filling a 30 gallon tank. The inside of the place was not clean. That’s from the main vending area back to the bathroom. The bathroom was in very bad shape. This place is not what I have come to expect from a pilot station.
Mike M.
Place rating: 4 Charleston, SC
This is my favorite pit stop on my way north. Yes its a gas station with a MacDonalds. this place seems to be always busy! Stopped for gas on my way to Greenville last weekend and I had to wait 15 minutes for an open pump! All kinds of good coffee, my wife’s favorite! Snacks and all your trucking needs. the restrooms could use a little work. Not bad for a major truck stop. If youre looking for a stop on I26 to get gas or a burger you should stop here, but it wont be quick!
Tony R.
Place rating: 2 Forest City, NC
store is dirty, a lot of truckers use the shower/bathroom area. there is a Mcdonalds at this location, which is why we stopped here. gas and food at same is a little hard to maneuver around parking lot/gas pumps. so many people coming and going, its hard to back out from spaces at building. park to the side.
Tom P.
Place rating: 4 Folly Beach, SC
Really easy on and off I-26 at exit 159 in South Carolina, pretty much the cheapest gas on that stretch too, decently run, totally fine for family bathroom stops, of course it could always be a little cleaner but very decent here, the staff is a bit slow at check out but always nice, well stocked convenience store and ok mcdonalds next door
Bob F.
Place rating: 1 St. Augustine, FL
I would like to leave zero stars, but Unilocal won’t let me. To begin there is no sense of order in maneuvering the parking lot. I felt as though I was back in Bangkok. Second if you are using the restrooms, don’t! It appeared to have poo on the toilet and the sink. Third, people were randomly parking everywhere so that when a pump became available you couldn’t get to it. And last most major of all when I addressed my concerns with the management I was told«tough shit». I drive from nc to fl often for work and will never return to this location. I hope the corporate office has more respect than the individual store.
Lindsey B.
Place rating: 2 Lexington, SC
I have stopped here many times in the past. Today was a totally bad experience. Both pumps I tried had screens so faded you couldn’t read the instructions. Although it said it took American Express cards apparently it wouldn’t take the card itself. The second pump wouldn’t take the American Express card either. I used the Visa card at the second pump but it would only pump about one or 2 gallons before it shut off. After 15 minutes I only got 6 gallons of gas to go in the tank. The restrooms were clean and the McDonald’s serves decent coffee at decent prices. But I can’t pull off the highway and risk wasting all this much time trying to pump gas in the future.
Chelle R.
Place rating: 4 Charleston, SC
I travel a lot via America’s highways, and I must say that I always look for Pilot. This Pilot had clean ladies rooms(don’t know about men’s), and a good selection of snacks. If want something a little more hearty, there is a McDonald’s attached. Get ready for long lines for food, gas, and McDonald’s.
Joe K.
Place rating: 3 Mt Holly, NC
Yay for cheap gas! BOO for long lines for everything. This must be where everyone comes for their family reunions in this part of the woods. or their coming to church meetings. something. Holy cow even the line for the McDonalds was huge. But the food was good. I’m not sure if ZeGF got sick from her Southern style chicken sandwich or from something else. I did not get sick and thought the fries were nice and hot — you can tell their going through a ton of them. The bathrooms are ehhh. It’s a truck stop people. Don’t forget to bring a quarter for the condom machine. Understand what I’m talking about here. It’s a truck stop. get over it. Need a break between Columbia and Charleston. this isn’t a bad alternative. It beats the sex shop also at the same exit.
R M.
Place rating: 3 Lakeland, FL
A regular stop for us between FL and NC. I cannot count the number of times we’ve been here; perhaps as many as 20 times in one year alone, so a total of 50 or more times. There is a McDonald’s inside and lots of convenience store stuff. It isn’t bad but it isn’t great. It just is.