Bolla Operating

You know those low budget teen horror flicks where a pageant queen-​esque girl finds her way to a dilapidated gas station in a small town asking for help only to be greeted by an «attendant» (secretly the killer wearing the already murdered attendant’s clothing) pinning her as his next victim?
Well, this gas station is nothing like that.
Bolla Operating is spacious, well-​lit, clean, and convenient. The gas pumps are always working and there are several stations to fill your car with. The actual store is very reminiscent of a ⁷⁄₁₁. The self-​serve coffee machines are awesome. If you like as much half-​and-​half in your iced coffee as me, bring a friend to distract the manager because he looks at me with judging eyes. Oops.
The staff deserves praise, too. The men are all in clean uniforms (no stereotypical grease stains on overall suits with improper name tags) and are extremely pleasant. They go out of their way to help their customers. I needed air in one of my tires (after googling what the «exclamation mark» light means on a Toyota Corolla) and didn’t know how to fill it. I went inside asking for help and one of the workers rushed to fill in my tires in the pouring rain. I gave him $ 5 which he was reluctant to take.
A word of caution:
Be careful driving into, out of, and within the premises of the gas station. It is located on the corner of a busy intersection with many left turning cars. I have witnessed someone get hit by a car and two minor car accidents right outside and by the entrance of the station. Cars drive here like it’s a freeway.
I always make sure I have a full tank when heading out somewhere more than 20 miles. I hesitate getting gas from any other station and when I am faced with the anxiety of doing so, I take a deep breath and pretend I’m here. Dramatic, I know – it’s just gas, but hey, I haven’t come across a station as reliable in many ways.

Same price as or credit.
Which I love because I never have cash on me!
The food mart is clean and stocked, well at least when I go inside.
Well lit, which is important for me at night since I’m a female & sometimes I gas up after work at midnight.
The BP Driver Rewards card doesn’t work on one of the pumps (pump #9)

Clean gas station

good coffee-​gas prices change so quickly.

I’ve been working in the Mill Basin area recently and this is one of my favorite gas station food marts to stop at. Their bathroom is roomy and usually clean, that’s what I stop in here to use most.
For those of you who are coffee nuts they have a standard Coffee station. They’ve got your standard selection of snacks and drinks in the fridges. They also have a small utility section for bits for your car or house. Nothing major but its there so that’s a plus.
This place really shines because of the built in food counter. They have their own deli inside the «Bolla Market». They’ve got a whole bunch of refrigerated cold sandwiches and salads that are pre-​made. They also make any cold sandwich fresh on request. They serve a variety of «hot foods» that changes every day. Some-​days they’ve got some really good Lasagna, other days I’ve seen grilled fish, sausage and peppers are common, Penne w Vegetables in Oil, Home Potatoes, Lemon Chicken, Roast Fish, Mashed Potatoes, etc. It’s different every day. Of course they have a hot grill for hot sandwiches too, but I’m not to sure which hours its open. I’ve come around as early as 2pm and it was closed, but have seen it open as late as 8. They also have a Hot Dog Station with Hot Dogs. Jalapeño Sausages, and a few Taquito-​esque items.
The only complaint I have about this place is that I managed to buy an expired Entamins item. I’m not sure how it happened, but I went back a few hours later to warn them and the item was removed (though nothing offered for my trouble.
Overall the employees are friendly, I’ve never seen anyone be rude, though they might have one or two guys who are a bit slower then they should be at a Gas Station/​Food Mart.
Oh, for the record the Gas they offer is BP.