Sunoco A Plus

Fairly expensive gas from pumps that have televisions blasting you with commercials at high volume. Moderately priced compared to other places in the same area. Hard to get in and out, there’s always traffic. But close to the train station, so if you’re returning a rental car, it’s right there…

This clean and bright station is a great spot to fill up in the city. The Aplus serves all my quick convenience needs and the late hours are def a help.

The pumps have TVs that are loud and spit out useless information on them. You think… «I’m pumping gas, I don’t need to hear advertisements for useless stuff that I don’t need.» Oh… but you will. I guess they also tell you the weather which is nice… Ugh… Well, maybe they’re okay. I don’t know.
I live across the street and alway hear them power washing the pavement near the pumps to keep things clean. That’s a plus. The pumps always seem to be in good working order and the store seems to be clean as well. I’ve only had to purchase something in the store once. I needed some engine coolant for my car, and while overpriced, it was a convenient place to get it.
The only downside is that the pumps can get pretty busy at rush hour or other high volume times. There’s always a ton of cabs too. The price of gas isn’t much different outside of the city… unless you’re from NJ.

Good to stop of you are in this section of Philly. Not the cheapest but not the most expensive either. Good when you are in a pinch, passing through, and super wawa is across the other side of the city!!!

Very convenient Center City gas station. They have many pumps so generally I never have to wait around to be able to pump. I’m also surprised at how good the prices are being that there aren’t many gas station in Center City and there prices are pretty competitive even when compared to the gas stations in the suburbs.

Having this business in the neighborhood makes me feel like I’m not sacrificing suburban conveniences for my urban life. They have the Sunday NYT when no one else does and also have big tanks of propane when the rest of the city is out. And, they’re open all hours, they’re well lit, making the block feel safer.
The staff has been more than gracious, even back when I wasn’t a regular. And even more so once they know you.
The coffee is not tasty at all but that’s not what they’re there for. It’s highly caffeinated so if that’s what you need, you’ve got it.

Here’s the thing; I know I shouldn’t expect much from a coffee station at a Gas station, but the coffee they have here is actually pretty good! The main problem is that the half and half that they have in the machines is always either empty or thick yellow disgusting and rancid. Rotten half and half in coffee is disgusting.
The cashiers are nice enough, the coffee is good; PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KEEP YOUR HALF HALF REFILLED WITH FRESH HALF AND HALF THAT DOESN“T MAKE ME THROW UP.
Thanks you.

Is there an option for ¹⁄₁₆ star? Went to pump gas; I drove up to one of many pumps, great so far. As usual, inserted my CC and input all the unnecessary info requested. I reached over to grab the pump nozzle; FACKING nozzle is missing. So, I moved my car to another pump and went through 20 questions and the pump rejected my CC. I went inside to let the clerk know what was going on with my CC. While inside, I figure I let her know about the missing nozzle and maybe put a note on the pump so that other customers wouldn’t waste time. The clerk said, she knew the missing pump nozzle and said, «I DON’T NEED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE CUSTOMERS SEE THE MISSING PUMP.» I said, your time is valuable but your customer time is just as valuable. I just wasted my breath and my valuable time on this lazy heavyset person doing nothing behind the counter. I’ve been going to this gas station for 4 years. I will never go there again and spend my money.
AGAIN, I GIVE ¹⁄₁₆ STAR

Just because it’s there
And happens to never close
Doesn’t earn five stars
The best thing to say about this particular Sunoco is that it’s pretty much the most conveniently located gas station in Center City. It’s not the most expensive, and the pumps are convenient to both 22^nd as well as Walnut street, which is pretty sweet.
That’s about where it ends though for me. Everything there is mediocre at BEST. like 15 varieties of watered down crappy coffee? Check. Multiple hot sandwich offerings that taste like oily cardboard? Yup. Milk, eggs and other small grocery items that go bad after a day? Definitely.
I know I know. Don’t buy that crap at a gas station. Just get gas and go. It’s so enticing though when the place looks like a grocery store. Hold off though, just fill up outside and don’t even venture in. Especially for coffee.

ha! i came here thinking for sure i’d be the first person to review some dang sunoco in the middle of philly. but no!
this place rocked. i have never reviewed a gas station convenience store before, but am compelled to do so.
went in for a water while i waited out the parking restrictions on walnut street, and nicest freaking guy ever behind the counter (who apologized for the bullet-​proof glass — no biggie dude) was just chatting away, friendly as can be. asked about my night, told me about his. not what i expect in philly, where the ‘tude can usually be scraped off the walls. he was so nice, i thought for a second he was hitting on me, but then he would have been hitting on my mom too, which would have been kind of weird.
anyhoo.
very well-​lit, pretty decent selection, the coffee looked pretty inviting on a freezing cold night, and the place was really clean. and open late, if not 24 hours. if i was in college and needed a late-​night anything, i’d be here in a heartbeat.
only bummer is the «necessity» stuff all seemed locked away in a cabinet, so if you need like a late-​night condom, or a tampon, well, that might be slightly embarrassing, but i guess in that case you’d likely be drunk, so you wouldn’t care.

Open 24 hours on Walnut makes this the place to go for late night gas or a snack. While it can get some pretty creep customers in there from time to time, it is always well lit and from what I’ve seen… it is a pretty safe part of the city. I actually can’t think of another gas station close to this place that is open all the time.
It’s handy to get gas here before you hit the highway also.

Okay, they don’t have diesel which my Waste Veggie Oil car requires for start up but they do have the best air pump in the city. It is ALWAYS fully functioning and has a pressure gauge. Hitting the numerous potholes our lovely city offers up my rear tires seem to regularly have the wind knocked out of them. For my fellow car newbs look for proper inflation guides on the door panel on the drivers side. I actually hold the hose in place with my foot while pumping as this one is retractable and is always trying to get away from me. I am hoping to do a little pod cast on proper tire inflation soon as part of my helpful tips for living series that will begin with managing all those magazines that you love to read. Please join my twitter feed to hear more about it.