Jj Peppers Food Store

JJ Peppers… you’re weird, but you’re in the Bridgeport ‘hood, & we love you for providing us with cold sodas, lottery tickets, candy & motor oil.
You’ve got it covered!

This is a standard run-​of-​the-​mill gas station mini-​mart.
I give them credit for being one of the biggest gas station mini-​marts in the neighborhood, in the grand scheme of things they’re really in the middle, size-​wise and variety-​wise.
You have your standard snacks, a little section for pastries that are «totally fresh». A little freezer section for ice cream treats and the saddest meal options for you have nothing for dinner but «the frozen pizza puff I got at the gas station mini-​mart».
They have automotive supplies, and some cleaning supplies and other household items for neighborhood folks who need someone to run down to the nearest ANYWHERE and get some freakin’ TOILET PAPER because this is embarrassing! Oh, and magazines.
The counter is higher than your standard ones for paying, probably because they have the cigarettes and liquor back there and it creates a better line of defense for would-​be robbers, I’m assuming. Or a bigger space for an arsenal of bats/​guns for defending against would-​be robbers.
But seriously, it’s a safe neighborhood and I haven’t heard of any gas station mini-​mart robberies. The police station is like 4 blocks away as well, not to mention the 8 police cars always in the area from the officers eating at Stages, Freddies or Pancho Pistolas.
The only reason why I’d ever really stop in here was to get something small and cheap, like some packaged honey buns, just to warrant asking them for a plastic bag to carry it, which I’d then use to carry the paper bag of food I’d be purchasing at Freddies for an easier walk home. Eventually they caught on and got protective of their plastic bags, so I took my plastic bag and cheap goodies business down to CVS.