University Chevron

Didn’t get gas, popped in for snacks before getting back to a long drive.
Ruben, the cashier, had no interest in answering our questions and really could care less about providing good customer service. I’m sure it’s a boring job, but give your customers a little interest and energy! Also, don’t trust the sale signs, he’ll argue you on those.

Expensive but great location. Avoid it if you can but sometimes you have to fill up where the gas station is. This is convenient and that’s why it still is able to do business despite the gouging.

Terrible experience. I had a brief interaction with the cashier were he refuse to help me and was very unpleasant. The place overall is not clean and they do not care about customer service whatsoever.

It’s a gas station, not much else to say. Getting in and out is relatively easy. I was off and back on the freeway in less than ten minutes. Didn’t go inside because the pup traveling with me wouldn’t have liked that much.

The most expensive fuel in the entire area including Santa Barbara.
Go on fairview exit for less expensive fuel.

Too over priced. They overcharge because it is one of the first gas stations (or last) when entering or leaving the Santa Barbara area. People are not super friendly but weren’t bad. The cashier always seems to have friends in there with him that he’s talking to. Overall, the gas station is clean just overpriced.

Warning: This is another boring gas station review.
I filled up on premium fuel while failing to realize that I was paying 30¢ per gallon (or more) than other nearby stations.
I didn’t even notice if they had a restroom.

DO NOT BUY GAS HERE. It is so expensive while there are cheaper gas stations no more than 2 miles away. Even if your gas light is on, walk to another gas station if you have to and buy a gallon before you come here. It isn’t worth it.
The only thing this gas station can be useful for, like any other gas station, is to check the air on your tires. In California, air is free! Even if it says «$ 1.00» on the machine, all you have to do is go up to the cashier and ask him/​her to turn on the air. They can’t say no ;) Helpful tip for ya if you didn’t know!

Why do people buy gas here? Drive 5 minutes to Old Town and there are TWO places that are always at least FIFTY CENTS A GALLON CHEAPER. This place is a rip off, targeting students on their way out of IV.

Always empty, but also very expensive! Although conviently close to the house, I’m going to have to pass cOming here. Lower your prices=way more customers!

Not only do they charge a lot more than anyone else in town, they rig their pumps! I had to go due to an emergency, I thought that a gallon or so would get me enough to stop beeping. I squeezed the pump for less than a few seconds (maybe 15) and it said 1.6 gallon. i thought that’s the fastest pump I’ve ever used! but it turns out that didn’t even move my gas gauge one bit. I have a prius so it’s pretty easy to tell.
They rob you on the price per gallon and at the meter. And they haven’t done anything to fix the place up! There are pot holes everywhere.
Highway Robbery!

If there were zero stars that would be my vote. Businesses that don’t car about their customers should be avoided. Today this place was charging $ 0.55 a gallon more for regular than the shell on Carrillo St in the pricey downtown district of Santa Barbara. As one reviewer put it you feel dirty after shopping here. This is the worst kind of business and gives everyone in the service station biz a bad name.

Very clean gas station and never too packed! They are a small store and don’t carry a whole lot of of mini mart goods. Overall Cheveron has good quality gas and works best for my MDX. They are very pricey so I only come here if i’m on E and don’t wanna worry about running ou of gas. Overall it works.

It’s a clean station.

Prob the most expensive gas station in the area and not friendly service! I never go here, I’m totally willing to drive out of my way to a gas station on fairview or the shell on turnpike.

It isn’t always the cheapest (quite the contrary) but I used to have a Chevron card so this was a no brainer. Not only did I come to this location for gas but for food, Reality Bites style. No joke. I remember coming home with bags full of groceries. Snacks more like it…
I was a regular here and it is the most convenient place to fill gas whether you want to admit it or not. I always stopped en route to go home to Monterey.

Forbes magazine recently put together a list of most expensive cities in the US in which to buy gas. The top five went like this: 5) LA; 4) Sacramento, 3) San Diego; 2) San Jose; and 1) San Francisco. So you might say that California is well-​represented.
But with all the oil rigs between the shoreline and horizon, one might assume that greater Santa Barbara would offer cheaper local petrol. Right?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Actually, it’s like filling up in Europe, except they have Smart cars and we have Four Runners so it’s about 8 times as expensive. In a price climate like this, it takes a really dauntless, committed price-​gouger to stand out among the rest.
University Chevron is that standout. It’s like doing your grocery shopping at Pavilions: it might be closer to home, but the same shit is available elsewhere for a hell of lot less. So it’s a little emotionally defeating to get gas here. You feel dirty. You expect the occasional sound of a Saudi oil baron laughing maniacally over the intercom. It would be pretty cool to build a minaret at each corner and announce a price hike five times a day, but that might be overdoing it. Also, the pumps are slow.
Bonus star is awarded for relative cleanliness and the availability of local jerky. But nonetheless, this place sucks.