I really enjoy stopping in and refueling here at the Alder St. 76th Station. The owner and his employees have always treated me and everyone I've seen there with kindness and respect. I recently bought a pack of smokes there and either left them or dropped them in the parking lot. My fault, my problem. But the next time I was in the store I asked the owner, who originally checked me out, if he remembered finding the smokes or seeing them later. Though he didn't remember finding them, he also didn't hesitate to give me a new pack free of charge! How cool! That gesture meant a great deal to me. Ive decided to now go out of my way to shop there for snacks and fuel!
Also, check out the delicious taco truck that parks in the parking lot there the next time your in the area!
A brand new remodeling provides for a very positive experience. While fueling your vehicle one is able to get a hot breakfast, lunch or dinner or a wide variety of snacks and soft drinks and crushed iced drinks along with the hot drinks. And this place is staffed with such nice quality people who are accurate and quickly get you in and out with what you need or want. I go there for breakfast even when I don't need gas.
Nothing against the people who work there, but I hate how they price gouge you for fuel. This station is consistently $1+ per gallon more than other spots in Tacoma. I get it’s the north end, but the prices are ridiculous.
Just today: gas is $4.29. Gas at the 76 just down the street at 26th and Stevens is $3.79. I know they’re not competing with Costco, but it’s $3.19 there. Gas 10 minutes away on reservation land off Port of Tacoma Rd is $2.99.
They are consistently 50-70 cents more expensive than gas within a 2 mile drive in Tacoma, and usually a dollar + more than Costco or the reservation.
I can’t support a business consciously screwing the neighborhood this badly.
