Arco

The bathroom was, is, and will like remain a nightmare: Who would allow this catastrophe to prevail? Might a video surveillance system be integrated to resolve the vandalism?

4 tacos and a drink. $ 9… Too much for the size of the meal. I used to come here when pops was alive. Prices changed. Tacos still good… Probably will never buy tacos here again.

My total came out to $ 1.29. Gave the clerk Javier $ 5.29. He put my money in the drawer and closed it. I asked for my change and he said that I gave him a one dollar bill not a five dollar bill. He «doesn’t remember» taking a $ 5 from me. Argued with him for 10 minutes and he refused to give me my change. Left with no change. This guy is an idiot and stole my change. But what can you expect from a 45 year old working at a gas station? Learned my lesson: pay with a card when you’re dealing with idiots.

Lots of islands. That’s about the only good thing I would say. The bathroom is absolutely disgusting.

Where can you get bargain gas prices AND be welcomed by the tasty scent of a whole chicken slab being grilled fresh? Yes, right here at this Arco station. Not only do they have the lowest price gas I’ve seen around LA these days at $ 2.99 compared to over $ 3.20. But *big PLUS here,* there’s a taco stand inside the mini mart that has delicious and affordable tacos ($ 1.25-$ 1.50). I tried the chicken and pork. I especially enjoyed the chicken! There’s a small breakfast menu and traditional agua fresca, too (jamaica and horchata).
The restroom is what gives this place 4 stars instead of 5. What can I say; it’s a gas station bathroom. There was no soap (management, this is easy; please put some out.) Thankfully I had my handy-​dandy hand sanitizing gel. And the floor and sink could use some attention. But to it’s credit, the bathroom did have some uplifting tagging in decent script! «For every storm, there’s a brighter day!»
Cheap gas. Good eats. Friendly service. Have a bright day!

I returned during the remodel, to support the place, and the ownership seems to have changed. If not that, then the staff. The recipes definitely changed, because the veggie burrito was not amazing anymore. The ingredients were a little different, and they went too light on the beans. More than the meat burritos, the veggies require a certain feel for the ingredients. The balance is important. That’s why every burrito stand and restaurant’s vegetarian burrito tastes unique. The new folks just don’t seem to care about the veggie burrito. It’s worse than Del Taco.
(I should add that between the first review and this one, I’d been here probably a dozen times to get the same veggie burrito. It was really good.)

This ARCO usually has the cheapest gas prices in the USC area. It’s just north of campus and a block south of the I-​10 on ramp.
So, this is an ARCO. Cheap gas, yada-​yada nothing really outstanding…
There’s a taco joint inside the convenient store!!! And it’s really good!!! Definitely get some tacos or a burrito here when you’re at this ARCO. Their red salsa is quite tasty, too!

This is the first ARCO I’ve been to that sells TACOS lol.
Oh it’s a major plus because the other day I saw them installing a new fryer. Yay for late night fries… yum yum yum.
pump some gas, hungry? don’t grab snickers — grub on some TACOS instead!!!

Cheapest gas around when I’m at school…

I really like Arco because they consistently have cheap gas prices. I also like that they have pay stations outside so you can just put your cash in, pump gas, and then return for your receipt. There have been a few times when I had to go in and request a receipt, which takes more time because of the wait, however this station has been great. I have never had to wait long for a pump because there are many available.

So I’m writing a review about this Arco, but this one’s special. If I had to choose between Arco and the Chevron on Vermont, I’d go with the latter. Anyhow, if you want some tacos, this Arco has tacos, though it’s not an Arco business. Anyhow, the taco shop inside shares the space inside and I go there for a quick burrito or taco. Otherwise I’d walk to the taco trucks nearby or the Mexican and/​or Salvadorian restaurants nearby.

This review is not about the gas at this Arco location it’s actually about what’s going on inside of the Arco gas station. Inside you’ll find a little taco stand with, what has to be the world’s best tacos!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! ONE BITE OF THE CARNITAS TACO AND I TURN INTO RICKY MARTIN, SINGING La Vida Loca.
Taco price ranges from 1.25 to 2.00
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

On the rare occasion that ARCO’s gas prices are more than 10 cents cheaper than Chevron, I’ll come to this one. However, it really ticks me off that ARCO stations charge 45 cents if you use a debit card. You really aren’t saving much money if you go to ARCO and use your debit card (unless, of course, you have an ARCO debit MasterCard). You’re really just getting low-​quality gas for a couple cents less.
2-​stars for this ARCO — mainly because of their debit card «convenience» fee. =P

There’s one pump at this station that always seems to be oodles slower than the others, but what I love about ARCO is how the gas is always cheaper than usual. I like when they’re paired with ampm’s because my feller has a thing for their corn dogs. What makes this one special though, is the fact that if you ask locals who have lived here for most of their lives, they’ll tell you that the best tacos in town are from this gas station. $ 1.25 for each beef one, these wee little tacos are like LA’s version of El Grullense tacos, but with less onions and lots more cilantro. Mmmm, cheap and yummy gas station tacos!