Hercules Chevron

This is the best «dive» you will find. You wouldn’t guess from the gas station exterior that there is amazing food, but once you give it a chance you will understand why there is a huge line everyday of people. Amazing «home cooked» Cuban food, pulled pork and chicken, meatloaf with mashed potatoes… all made from scratch. A meal for $ 5.49 that can’t be beat.

There’s only one type of person that would make a special trip to eat Cuban food out of a gas station: a Unilocaler. As I happen to fit that criteria, that’s exactly what I did.
I walked into the gas station, made a quick left and headed towards the back. I told the awesome elderly Cuban gentleman that I wanted some pork, black beans and rice, and he delivered. «You want barbecue sauce» he asked/​demanded. «No, I’m good» came my reply. «You like barbecue sauce» he stated as he squeezed it over my pork. You win that round, awesome elderly Cuban gentleman.
I would have eaten there even though the seating was almost non-​existent, but there were a couple of the cook’s friends hanging out there, probably to rough anyone up that tried to refuse the barbecue sauce, so I took my order to the register (only $ 4.99) and then went home.
The beans and rice were average, not bad, but not exceptional. The pork was moist and juicy, but it could have used some more flavor, onions perhaps. For coming out of the back of a gas station, it was pretty tasty though, I would return.

It’s a awesome place with a cool Cuban guy cooking great food in the back. The pork is so tender and flavorful. He has different dishes every day. This place is a gem