F T I Arco Gas Station

The cash machines are inaccurate. The owner lied to me and said there was no video of the transaction where I lost my money and got an error message. The owner then pretended to call the police to scare me and make me leave. When I actually called the police, they told me they have problems with this place all the time. Once the police showed up, the owner was suddenly able to produce a video which showed the machine take my money. Despite this video evidence, the owner still made me wait until the end of the week when they could «verify the till» before they would return my money.
I discourage anyone from using this gas station.

Just got my smog check at other gas station but failed, so took my car to this Arco cause my neighbor said they do a good repair. Showed my test report to the mechanic and he told me he’s not going to do it and just walk away. Very rude. Bad manners. If you don’t want to be treated disrespectful. Stay away.

I have no idea how this place does it, but they manage to practically give away gas. I’ve not found anywhere in the City that comes anywhere close to this place, so it’s worth mentioning that even Costco in San Leandro is often more expensive than this place, which just blows my mind that this ARCO is able to deliver gas at a price usually lower than that of Costco in the suburbs.
Their station is cash or debit card only, and the debit card comes with a 35¢ fee, but even with this, their prices are hands down the cheapest across the city. As for the other aspects, they aren’t that customer service oriented, but at these prices, they could pretty much do anything, and I’d be willing to buy gas from them.
As for the bigger picture of pumping gas here, there can often be lines to get gas, but these lines usually move fairly quickly. I can’t say that I’ve ever waited longer than 10 – 15 minutes, and I only ever waited this long, maybe once. Although it’s best to keep one’s guard up, people can get a bit feisty and cut-​throat at this place. I’ve seen a couple of squabbles between customers, and there’s the occasional horn blaring in addition to the fact that there are the inconsiderate jerks who will cut in front of everyone. These people make the experience a bit tumultuous; however, I’ve found that going after about 9 PM at night alleviates most of these conflicts.
There tend to be a few homeless people who hang around this station begging for money or handouts. I’ve never suspected any advanced identify theft debit card cloning operations, but I still cover my hand when entering my pin as there are some shady people who don’t seem to get that the need for privacy when entering a pin number. I’ll guarantee that there isn’t a single place in SF that comes within 20¢ of this place.

Dirt cheap gas… long wait but worth it if you have lots of time to spare… I usually fill up late night… There is always a homeless disabled guy and Asian guy on crack… But they don’t mean any harm. Just say sorry next time… I don’t give in to guilt trips. And remind them «if I had the money why would I get my gas here… if I were you I would pan handle at the Shell or Chevron stations… that’s where the money droppers are at!»

Be careful when you use their cash payment machine. I paid 20 and 10 dollar bills and filled 24 dollars gas. When I go to the cashier for change, she said she didn’t see any change to be given. She sees 20 deposit but I filled 24. That’s obviously something went wrong. I told her to open the machine and she can see that the last 2 bills is a 20 and a 10 and she said she can’t open it. Then gave me a receipt and come back to argue with her boss tomorrow. I said what can I have proof after I leave and she just said she doesn’t know. I was like what the f? Guys just be aware when you deposit with those stupid machine. Cheap branded is cheap after all.
Update: talked to the owner next day in the morning, he was nice and refunded me right away. Although he did curious that I read the bill wrong but of course I know I didn’t. Even I did read it wrong, the pump wouldn’t give me 24 dollars gas. At least he was being nice an cooperative. However, should still avoid using their machines. Pay in cash to the cashier. If you can’t wait and must use the machine, take a picture of your deposit before pressing enter.
1 star back to 2 stars
P. S. all their cashier ladies are very impolite and always with a pissed off face…

Gas is cheap. You can use credit cards, but you’ll be charged for $ 0.35. Their equipment is kinda looking outdated, like the payment needs to happen not at the fueling pump. I found this place by GasBuddy but I probably won’t come back.

The gas is cheap – usually just a couple cents more expensive than Costco, but they are always crowded and their line system is horrible. Lines are often in the street, and even though no entrance is marked, there is an unspoken rule to only enter from Naples (NOT Geneva). If the second car finishes before the one in front, it has to wait because there is no room to go around. All of the chaos leads to easily-​irritated customers. If you happen to drive by and there are a few open pumps, by all means, get gas here. But if two or less pumps are open, move on. The spaces will fill up quickly and someone else will probably cut you off to get there first.

Closest gas station to my house. and its a lot cheaper than Chevon and Shell gas station that’s a few block away from this gas station. This station is always crowded everyday depending what time and day you go. Once in a while you’ll get lucky if it’s not crowded. You can pay at the self station booth area or at the cashier. Sometime there’s are nice cashiers and sometime you’ll see a female cashier that sometime have a mean, grumpy, or sad expression. This gas is open 24 hours. They have auto body shop where they can fix your car for you but i don’t what their rating is because i never had my car fix their before. So okay place to pump gas for your car.

Worst gassing experience ever. If you want to get hassled by aggressive homeless guys who open your gas tank and clean your car without asking (just to guilt you into paying them) or wait in an endless line of people who want cheap gas, then this is the gas station for you.
I’ve actually learned that name brand gas runs better for my car and more efficiently. I’d rather squeegee my car myself, thank you very much.

I only come here when the bro-​ski is in desperate need of gas. It’s crazy how the owners or managers of ARCO will allow bums to solicit the gas station. I understand that everyone is trying to make a living, but having bums here harassing customers to pay them to wash their windows is SCARY! When you say no to the bums, they give you the stink eye and try to give you Shish for saying NO. Sitting here in the car as a passenger and just watching them interact with the customers is not acceptable, I heard them yell at every single car that came by, who denied window washing services. Gas is so cheap at this location, this review will def not make a difference. If you want to pump up the tank, make sure to prepare yourself for TONS OF HARASSING!

This is my go-​to spot for oil changes. I wish I knew I how to change my own oil but since I don’t, I bring it to Arco and they do it quickly for a reasonable rate. I usually come in the mornings anytime before 9:30 and there’s never a wait. Save yourself the debit card transaction fee and bring cash.
Just a note: Like everybody else, I used to come here for cheap gas but in general, with Arco gas, watch how fast the needle on your gas gauge moves from full to empty. There’s a reason why it’s so cheap.

Honest repair place. They could have had my girlfriend for about $ 200 worth of brake work, but were able to fix the problem (grinding noise) just by getting the dust off the contact surfaces. $ 20.
On the minor downside, they broke – unknowingly or not– a couple plastic retainer clips on the back of two of the wheel covers, which are 10 years old. Both covers fell off on the extremely short drive to our Crocker-​Amazon home. (We found them, but they’re shot.)
BTW I’m amused by the squeamish, if tongue-​in-​cheek, comment about the «drug fiends» supposedly lurking around this station. Jimminy! Are there mashers too? True, there is an occasional hard-​luck case panhandling there, but the cheap gas more than makes up for that. You do live in a city, y’all! Everything can’t be a spa day. That said, many women will feel uncomfortable gassing up here after dark.

I don’t gas here but I know someone that does. I came with this person on a busy day which there was a line. It was our turn to gas and some lady tried to swoop on our spot. Luckily we swooped on it before she did and started yelling at us that we cut her off when she wasn’t in «line» in the first place. She started to get all ghetto which was so unnecessary.
First of all, I would never come here by myself just cause it seems dangerous. I don’t care if it’s the cheapest gas in SF along with the one on Sickles. I rather just pay cash cause I honestly don’t trust those credit card machines. This gas is more quantity than quality anyways. Plus, there’s always people asking for money when all you wanna do is just gas your car.

While all the other gas stations within .25 miles are charging at least 10 cents more per gallon, this station is the cheapest, but is it?
1. They charge a 45 cents fee for using your debit card; for a credit card sure, but for a debit card? I’m not sure if I understand this because that’s sort of like paying with cash– is it not?
2. This is by far the busiest and most complicated to maneuver in and out of gas station, I’ve been to. The wait to pull up to a pump is at least 5 minutes, this could partly be because of the way the streets are in this area isn’t laid out for smooth traffic.
3. What’s with that wide center divider? And the plants planted there? You’re gonna need more than plants to make this little stretch attractive. FIX THE POTHOLES, and smooth out the pavement!
4.You can and 100% positive, will get trapped between cars that are coming from all sorts of directions-​the side, behind, front, and then there are some that simply just blocks with no driver in sight. That’s another 10 minutes added to your trip here.
4. Some honk happy driver is always fueling up here and has to honk about something and everything. Dang noisy! But understandable with those cars coming in all directions. Safety precaution?
Alright so, it may be the cheapest, if you pay by cash, but it’s gonna cost you an extra .45 cents if you pay with plastic and 30 minutes of your life.
3 stars because there’s a lot of folks who will drive miles to fuel up here for «cheap gas.»

I dedicate this haiku to my local ghettofab gas station…
Cheapest gas around
Dodge the dopefiends and crazies
Lines are always long

I believe this gas station has one of the lowest if not the lowest gas prices in the city. This place is always super busy!!!
Bring cash, you’ll get more bang for your buck. they charge a 0.45 cent fee every time you use your ATM card.
Getting your smog check here is really cheap too.

Perhaps their smog check service is better, but when people are usually here, they’re getting the cheaper gas than the nearby stations. There seems to be huge lines for this place around rush hour on weeknights, so getting gas early in the morning or during non-​rush hour times might be more wise for this station.
During nighttime, the cashier is usually locked behind glass where you put your money into a small opening and tell them which pump number to activate. This isn’t a good sign, especially when there are shady people outside asking for money at times.
Nothing special about this place other than it’s near Crocker Amazon and near the outer Mission area. The cheap gas is nice, though at times it’s not my favorite gas station when there are people harassing others for money.

Open 24 hours.
Seems to be the low price leader lately. Cheaper than all other Arco stations. This week just 2 cents away from Costco’s gas price. Yay!
This station is small so a line of cars can easily form.
Remember that all Arco gas stations charge a 45 cents transaction fee for ALL card payments (except their own). I wouldn’t use the card transaction machine between pumps #1 and #4, I often see someone having a hard time using it. Just pay cash at the cashier to get the lowest price.

Reasonable price for smog test…$ 58 w/​tax included. Fast service… out of there in 20 minutes. Friendly staff… Steven was nice & very helpful. SF/​DC local… a few minutes away from Mission Street & the Cow Palace.
Good place to go for cheap gas & smog tests.

Pretty new to the Bay and I found this station, hoping for a quick oil and filter change. I expected fairly brisk service, typical, etc. Called ahead on a Friday midday and they had time to get me in right away. When I arrived, an older gentleman stood in a bay door and guided me in, recognizing my vehicle as the one I described by phone. They got right to work and the two employees were super helpful, funny, informative, and honest. They even recommended a few things to save me money on future repairs– tips that didn’t benefit them directly at all. Did all the fluids, air, etc. Very excellent service and I must say that the older gentleman working there is one of the coolest mechanics I’ve ever met. Definitely a thumbs up. Parking is a challenge but go on a weekday and call ahead if it makes sense at the time.
Trivia: I’m pretty sure this location was filmed for an episode of «Trauma.» I mean this actually, not sarcastically.