Flying J Travel Plaza

I’m going to start this a with positive note but it won’t last long. Big rig parking is good, there is a LARGE parking lot. Negative… it was like walking into somebody’s large filthy house. This place is so busy they tend to forget cleanliness and caring. We got up early to go into breakfast. Omg the glass door entering the restaurant was so dirty I could not bring myself to go in. We choose to go elsewhere. There was not a clean floor, clean surface, anywhere in this building. What a disservice to their patrons. Dust everywhere and signs of don’t give a damn in every corner. Crap, where is the health inspector! And as a previous review, we experienced the loud knocking on the door. Does not feel like a safe place at all. What a shame because I know a lot of money went into building this place. Oh, the pantry doors were open so patrons could see into the laziness. We won’t be back to this one!

I have been here many times and the price is consistently competitive if not the lowest in town. The parking lot is wide enough to keep the wait at a minimal amount when you are in a hurry.
There is a truckers lounge and showers on property and a Denny’s in the same building. Since this is a truck stop as well it can get pretty busy inside, but the truck traffic is in a separate parking lot.
My biggest and only complaint is the parking lot for the trucks flows out into a busy portion of the street and the trucks ALWAYS block traffic coming from I-​65. I would love to see something be done to minimize the trucks blocking on coming traffic such as make them turn right out of the parking lot and not give them an option to turn left or put a light at that the exit or the trucking lot. This issue is only going to get worse and could easily cause a serious wreck.

Great place to stop for gas. They have a large number or pumps with gas and diesel. Not to mention they usually have one of the cheapest prices per gallon around. Plus it’s clean and the people have always been friendly.

Truck stop/​gas station that it at a convenient location just off the interstate.
They have always had clean bathrooms when I stop there. Their food has always been fresh and tasty also. This is a great place to stop if you will be traveling through the Birmingham area.

Very clean, and plenty of fuel stations. Great stop to/​from Florida.

I would like to preface this review by saying that I don’t make eating food from gas stations a habit. .. but the bean burritos from this Flying J are amazing (hence my 5 stars).
I know what you’re thinking — ‘Gas station burritos?!? Groooosssss!’, but seriously, don’t knock it till you try it! They’re not too messy to eat in the car (leave it in the little plastic bag to avoid bottoming out) and I’m pretty sure they’re fried in oil from heaven.
Next time you’re headed north out of town and need to fill up on decently priced gas, hit up this Flying J (just before Gardendale) and get a bean burrito.
As far as other gas station type amenities go, they’re spot on. It’s clean, there are plenty of pumps (although it’s a fairly busy place), bathrooms are better than the typical, staff is friendly etc.
(Stop judging me and try the freaking burritos!)

Great place to stop while traveling. Great convenient store. Also Subway is located inside. Always well lit and clean. Restrooms are big and clean. Lots of parking. Lots of gas pumps.
The flow of traffic is a little strange, but it stays a busy place.

Just off I-​65 at exit 264, Flying J has gas, diesel, an attached Denny’s restaurant, extensive C-​store, and some truck stop amenities (showers and such).
A lot of people use this exit leaving downtown after work, and there are several lights between the exit ramps and Flying J, so it may take some patience to get there. Things are fairly clean, but there’s that unmistakable dinginess present that most gas stations and truck stops seem to inevitably get over time.
Pump prices are generally the lowest or one of the lowest in this stretch of interstate.