Ocean Beach Shell

Super nice clerk. My baby was crying when I went to get gas there and the clerk saw this and came and helped me with the pump so I wouldn’t have to leave my baby screaming in the car seat.

The attendant was one of the friendliest I’ve ever come across, the air machine worked great, and they had a bathroom (this is a plus because a lot of gas stations don’t have bathrooms).

Credit card swipes suck… even with new cards. The owner needs to clean or replace. I’ve tried to be patient for a few months. Over it…

Stephen is always helpful and friendly I travel a lot so I always stop here to get my tires and fluids checked before I go anywhere!

I had just put my spare on my car up the street and needed to add air to it (12 years of never having been used)…I stopped in to the Shell station and put my $ 1 into the air machine. I didn’t trust the pressure gauge so I went and asked Stephen the mechanic if he had one I could borrow. He told me to bring it around and he’ll take care of it. Not only did he get my tires filled correctly, but he made sure the lug nuts were on tight! Thank you Stephen!!!

I would give NEGATIVE STARS if I could. Les, the owner of the shop, was very unprofessional and overbearing. Although I felt uncomfortable I needed to have my car worked on immediately and was forced to stay even though he took ADVANTAGE of my lack of knowledge on cars.
Les had the most DISRESPECTFUL attitude of anyone I have ever met. Not only did he OVERCHARGE me, but he REFERRED TO ME AS BITCH multiple times during our conversations.
When asking if I needed a ride home (while he worked on my car) I politely declined, to which he responded, «Okay, but don’t be a bitch and come bug me about it later.» In reference to my gender and age he said, «why don’t you go call your daddy and make sure that you want this done?»
Lastly, if waiting for your car, be prepared to sit outside on the curb and be degraded by locals because there is no sitting room.
DO NOT GO HERE — WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED!!!

The gas is pricey but it’s one of most convent places to get has, cash or a snack when getting I or out of OB. Fast service, always clean.

We were recommended by a local to take our car there (which was having major A/​C problems and were told we would get an honest opinion. I called les @ 8 in the morning, he spent 10 minutes with me on the phone and told me to come down. He willingly looked at our car for 15 minutes and was honest enough to assess our situation and refer us to someone who could get it done… that day. he made the call for an apt and even printed out the directions to the other shop. With only 3 days on our vacation, Les made an outstanding impression on us and saved us from a possible disaster!!!1

Do NOT buy gas here, completely overpriced! I only stopped because I have a shell card and didn’t want to use my cash, was already fueling when I looked at the price, figured it would be about 10 – 15 cents higher than cheapo gas at most. It was 45!!! cents higher! I stopped the pump at 3 gallons and drove to another station. Won’t catch me there EVER again.

I don’t know how this place stays in business!!! It is so expensive that I am surprised anyone would stop here. I rarely see cars there.

One of the worst experiences I have ever had with a mechanic if I could give zero stars I would. Les worked on my car and charged me way too much. When I went to go pick it up he was very rude and very unprofessional. I didn’t know any better to get a second opinion so I ended up paying the price he said. A couple months after him «fixing» the problem it broke again and I had to get it re fixed but this time I went to another person to get my car fixed it was a quarter of the price and I didn’t have to deal with his disrespectful attitude. I have not had any other work done with the other person that works there but I would hope that he is better then Les.
I am not one to write bad reviews, I usually give 5 stars but my experience here was one that I thought people should be aware of.

Need gas? They got it. Not the best price. But if you are on your way out of OB and need gas fast they re there.

This place is overpriced and the pumps routinely are out of service an never give receipts cuz the owners r too cheap to buy the paper… the inside store literally looks like someone’s garage Crammed full of crap

I decided to drive across country at last minute and through a reference from a friend stopped here to have the mechanics take a look at my car to make sure everything was in condition for the drive.
I was greeted by Les and Steve. Steve took a look at my car immediately, filled it up with oil, checked all the fluids and tire pressure. They charged me $ 4 for the oil. I gave them all the cash in my wallet at the time $ 12 (I would have given more if I had it) for their prompt service and the thorough check I received (they made some recommendations on what I needed to do when I got to my destination).
If you ever want to have your car checked out and want an honest assessment, no frills, please go here. Les and Steve are great!!!

not the cheapest gas but good location.

it’s funny because if you go here. It means that you RESPECT your vehicle, fuel pump and injectors. So if you go down the street for cheaper, obviously you don’t have a racecar.

Im in Ocean Beach on a pretty regular basis and I do get gas here but hot damn, the prices have skyrocketed so much lately (at all other gas stations, not just this one) that I find myself walking more or staying in OR telling other people to pick me up to go out. haha

If you’re gassing up here, you’re not in the know. You’re most certainly not a local.
In fact you have no idea where on earth you are because within eyeshot is another gas station whose prices are 30 cents cheaper.
I felt that sinking feeling of «man I’m an idiot» when I pulled out of Shell and realized I’d been a fool. But in my defense I did only have less than five miles left in my tank, was lost on Voltaire, and I was panicking.
Well, I know now.

if you need overpriced gas on the way out of Ocean Beach, then by all means.

If you’re driving down Sunset Cliffs then I’m sure you’ve driven by this Shell station. Kinda pricy ($ 3.19 for regular, $ 3.39 for premium) but you are paying for the Shell quality I guess. I stop here sometimes but usually I try to make it to another slightly less expensive station in the area to get gas.