Southcenter Chevron

It’s a gas station… what can I say? It’s in a decent location, not too far from the Seatac’s rental car facility. It was reasonably clean and the prices weren’t unreasonable. Overall, not a bad place to stop on the way to the airport.

The Customer service is always terrible. I have never gotten gas here, but as it is right by my work, I usually stop in for energy drinks and such. Rarely are the cashiers NOT on their personal phones. Do they at least put the phone down till they are done ringing me up? Nope, just continue their conversation, and appear taken back when I interrupt their conversation to ask a question. The only reason this is a 2 Star is because of a gentleman who was covering during the weeks leading up to the super bowl. He was very professional, engaging, and friendly. I don’t remember his name, but he is the only Caucasian Cashier I have seen here. I realize Customer service shouldn’t be expected in a gas station, but any job that pays you to represent the company should at least be professional.

This business is conveniently located next to Southcenter Mall, which probably explains the higher fuel prices. This location has a service station on the premises, but I’m not sure how the prices compare to other area service stations. There are eight fuel pumps and a small convenience store on site with snacks, beverages, and lottery tickets. I typically only stop at this location when I’m getting a lottery ticket. The selection of scratch tickets is about half of what some of the other convenience stores offer, approximately 8 – 10 different scratch games.

I go to this station NOT for gas, but for auto maintenance. The work they’ve done on our two cars in recent years has been excellent, they’re honest and don’t try to do unneeded work, and they’ve saved us hundreds (if not thousands) of $s compared to similar work done by other places. More than once they’ve fixed problems that other places couldn’t, and have fixed mistakes other places made. I won’t take my car anywhere else ever again.
Update ¹²⁄₂₀₁₂: it turns out that the auto maintenance shop at this Chevron is a completely separate business, which might explain the so-​so reviews the gas station has received. I’m going to write a seperate review for the auto shop, which is named Southcenter Automotive Repair.

Great location. Very clean & nice attendants.

Old pumps that are hard to start! That is my story and I’m sticking to it! It’s a gas station so there’s not much to say one way or the other. I had to push the wonky old button 5 or 6 times to get the gas to start.

Great and convenient location. The price can be a bit high since it is located next to the mall.