Shell

Maybe this Shell station has had a total revamp since most of these reviews have been written, because what I encountered was nothing less than a five star experience at a gas station.
Yes — gas is expensive. But I don’t often stop here for gas, instead it’s a decent potty and snack stop.
Restrooms are located outside of the normal store; and they’re nice! There are multiple stalls and appear to be newly remodeled. It was totally clean and well stocked when I visited, a nice break from the usual chaotic roadside rest-​stop.
Inside, there were a bevy of beverage options to choose from, including some amazing varieties of hot chocolates. Vanilla Hot Cocoa, Mexican Hot Cocoa — all delicious and reasonably priced at around $ 2.
Loads of treats line the inside racks, including Harris Ranch Beef Jerky.
Free Wifi as well!

I would not even give a 1 star… grouchy mexican guy there cleaning the bathroom. .if you dont like your job quite…

One of the finest rest stops — clean and courteous staff. Even asked if I needed a cup for my sunflower seeds and if I need the S. Pellegrino opened.

Travelling through the I-​5 back home, of course we’ll need to pump some gas. The cashier was confusing to work with, the price is a bit ehh, but, we’re desperate for gas, so we had no choice.
Didn’t buy any food.

This is an «okay» gas station, the pay at the pump option wasn’t working so I had to pay inside.
I forgot how much the gas cost per gallon. If you’re ever wanting to scout out options, use the «Waze» app for your cell phone and you can look up gas station options and pricing too via the internet on your smart phone too.
The guy was really nice ‘tho, and they have fresh deserts from the Harris Ranch Country Store here available too.

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We stopped here to get gas and ice on the way back up to the Bay Area. I went in to get ice while she pumped gas. She soon joined me inside while I waited in line, saying the pump was requesting an authorization code. So we asked the lady at the counter about it and she told us it needed to be reset, which she didn’t have time to do, and just move to another pump. So we did. We tried three pumps on two different credit cards but there were issues with each pump.
Granted, it was the day after Thanksgiving and the place was pretty busy but it’s such a bummer to waste time trying to give a business your hard earned money and they make it impossible and act as if we were the one’s doing something wrong.
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect a gas station attendant to reset the pumps so customers can buy gas.

Nice spot to refill and reenergize but their credit card machine at the pump takes super long to process! Couldn’t tell if the machine froze or was working. Other than that no complaints

The gas is 4.19 at the shell but it is 4.33 at chevron over the freeway

LOVE this Shell station by Harris Ranch in Coalinga. They have THE cleanest bathroom on I-​5. The store has a Subway inside, but it also has pre-​made sandwiches and salads from Harris Ranch. Regular selections of soda and energy drinks, snacks, etc. are also available. The facility is very well maintained.
The downside is that the gas price is higher.

Why am I reviewing a Shell gas station? Well, this was a surprise find in the sense that it’s literally in the middle of nowhere. If you make drives between LA and SF, this is a good place to stop. When you get off the freeway, there are a bunch of gas stations if you turn left. However, if you turn right, it takes you to the Shell. This station has a huge grocery/​7-​eleven type store where you can get snacks, drinks, souvenirs.

This Shell is located at the Harris Ranch exit off the I-​5. This was my first visit here, and I was surprised at their selection of food items in the convenience store.
There are 3 picnic tables in a covered walkway on the North side of the station. The restroom access is from outside the building. This is usually not an encouraging sign, but these restrooms were clean, well stocked with soap, paper towels, and toilet paper, and even have two hand dryers.
I was pleasantly surprised to see the variety of food items you can purchase here including Harris ranch meatloaf, Harris Ranch tri tip, and Harris Ranch pot roast with savory gravy in the cooler. If you’re unfamiliar with Harris Ranch beef, it is incredibly tender and tasty and is sought after. They also have a variety of sandwiches available for 4.99 and 5.99, salads. Now you can see why it was so significant that they had picnic tables outside. You can pick up some pretty decent food and sit down to enjoy it.
The convenience store carries a variety of other items including chips (even Takis and Kettle Chips), candies, drinks, shirts, ball caps, and gloves. The convenience store is closer to the level of a Love’s than an Ampm. The cashiers are always friendly.
The gasoline isn’t super cheap. We just stopped here for the munchies.

Pump leaks. See picture. Thankfully squeegee and paper towels worked without incident. But seriously your pump shouldn’t leak in the first place. Also the machines are often broken or demand debit only when Shell claims they do credit and debit.

Do not stop here. We stopped for gas regular was $ 3.89 a gallon. The pump stopped and we restarted and Shell raised the price to $ 3.99! This is so illegal.

This is my traditional stopping point between the Bay Area and LA being about 2.5 hours from either place. Gas prices on average are about 10 – 15 cents higher than the metro areas.
Clean bathrooms and an electric car charging station (including a Supercharger for Tesla vehicles). The convenience store houses a Subway sandwich place.
Across the street from the Harris Ranch restaurant and bakery.
Other than that not much to say other than it smells like cows (duh with the ranch).

I don’t even remember stopping here but Unilocal won’t stop bugging me about reviewing it!
Scratch that, I remember how I got here at least, An escape of sanity, one Saturday noon. Driving up the 5 fwy. Running my tank to the very last drop, not wanting to stop.
Yup, three stars for not letting me get stuck in the middle of nowhere without gas.

It was fine. We have a company gas card and car, as we were on business travel, so we didn’t care how much it cost. If I had to pay my eyeballs would be bugging out of my head. Expensive!
You can use the Harris Ranch free wifi while you are getting gas.

Cleanest bathroom that I have every been in at a gas station. Convenience store had plenty of stuff but the clean bathroom was the amazing part of the experience. Best surprise that I have come across in a long while.
Not to mention that the gas was cheaper by at least a nickle over the other across the freeway.

Expected overpriced gas station off I-​5. filled up here during a trip back home and used the restroom which wasn’t disgusting, thank goodness.

we were tooling down I-​5 in the Tule Fog when we needed to fill-​up for the continuation of our trip to San Diego. When exiting the freeway, we had a choice of going to the left for the shell or to the right for the «no brand» gas. We opted to spend a little more on the shell for name recognition. We assumed we would be paying more but we also assumed that we would be getting a cleaner bathroom, etc.
As you can see
the bathroom was in need of attention. Certainly not worth the additional $.35 cents per gallon vs the station on the other side of the freeway. Had I know, I would have held opted for no brand, saved about $ 7 bucks, ’cause I still had to use a dirty bathroom.