Chevron Stations Incorporated

I bailed Interstate 5 and was going to do Highway 99 — so I came to Firebaugh. I like to drive through Firebaugh because it is one place in California where one can wonder if they have finally found «the end of the earth». Did you know that steam boat paddle wheels use to go up the San Joaquin River to Firebaugh from Sacramento? Well, they did and it is one of those bits of information that is as astonishing as finding Grizzly Bears in Napa… but those things happened when California was a toddler in American history.
Yes, tons of pumps fueling up car loads of travelers with worried and lost looks on their faces giving doubtful glances at this place called «Firebaugh». When I was a kid, Firebaugh was the end of the earth for me. I could not dream of being more remote and lost than living in Firebaugh. I still feel that way when I go there. Have you had a poison oak rash and wondered about that the discomfort being enjoyable because of the pleasure of scratching? Firebaugh is kind of like that.
Valley fog drove me back to Interstate five. I had forgotten about that depressing cold-​to-​the-​bone fog that hangs in the valley. Cars having head-​on crashes in thick so fog thick all sound is instantly absorbed. Glad I came to Firebaugh so I could remind myself why I don’t live in the valley any more.

There is an Extra Mile convenience store and a McDonalds all in one building with the gas station. There is a good beverage selection including 4four different flavors of Naked smoothies and a variety of juices. The soda fountain in the Extra Mile store has four different diet soda options including Diet Coke, Diet Dr. Pepper, Diet Mountain Dew, and Coke Zero. The drinks in the McDonalds are all $ 1 no matter what the size. They are cheaper than in the convenience store but the only diet soda option is Diet Coke, so you get what you pay for. I bought a Rockstar sparkling Energy peach soda which kept me awake the rest of the ride home. There are also four flavors of icee. Yes, I was quite thirsty on this stop, can you tell?
There is a all point ATM if you need cash.
The restrooms are outside, and there is a shady grassy area with picnic tables just South of the restrooms. All in all not a bad place to stop and fill up on snacks and drinks.

Pass forward a week later the Chevron corporate confirmed to me that it was indeed a $ 20 bill, after they reviewed the camera, that I had handed to cashier and NOT a $ 5 bill. The Chevron corporate said that the store manager will contact me to give me the money back and give me a gift card for my inconvient but I have NOT heard from the manager. The whole point to this review is that I want everyone to be careful with this place. They are very rude and cheat u of ur money. If you could, go to the other gas stations and NOT this Chevron.

A typical off the freeway gas station that offers convenience and takes advantage of that fact by charging commuters higher gas prices. We began the first day of our road trip vacation by having to stop for gas, purchasing snacks, and utilizing the facilities. Several businesses share the same area along with a few other competitive stations such as 76 which happened to be a few cents cheaper. There is plenty of space and pumps to accommodate travelers, so waiting was not an issue.
This Chevron has the Extra Mile Mart on one side and a McDonald’s on the other. The rest rooms were clean and a nice relief to us all. Nearby, is an Apricot Tree Restaurant and even a little store that sold fruits and nuts. We didn’t have time to visit any of these other places, but all in all, stopping here was not a bad experience and might have been a fun place to explore further if we weren’t in a hurry to continue our long drive ahead…

I love me some Chevron gas!
This chevron is located off the freeway headed near the 580w. Tons of pumps but seems to be the busy «rest area». There is a Shell gas station across the street but who needs that when they can have Chevron with Techron?
There is a McDonald’s and Mobil near the Chevron as well which I think is SO convenient when taking a road trip and in need of food!
I learned from doing my first road trip that whenever there is a gas station that is in the middle of no where,.be prepared for the prices to be high! Man oh man! All the gas stations around this area are around the same price.
Overall, very good station and I wouldnt mind stopping here if I was in «desperate» need for gas!

How the heck are you «closed» at 5am? Doesn’t even make sense. Went and got gas at the Mobil across the way.

This place isn’t bad. Restrooms are clean. The store is clean and there’s a McDonald’s right inside. The service isn’t bad either. The people are nice. They aren’t jump at you with customer service but they aren’t rude either. It’s a pretty okay rest stop if your kids were hungry and you also needed gas.

interesting story… paid for gas with credit card. purchased $ 28.50 worth of gas and $ 101 was held on my credit card. the next day, I called and spoke with manager which is why they are 3 stars because Maria was ver competent and knew right away that this was not uncommon. the charge disappeared within 24 hours. But, I was irritated about hold on my credit card for such a large amount. my suggestion is to pay with cash.

High price and Horrible Servise .
Cashier are very rude to you and keep talking to each other while they serving customers. Prices are very high for gas and for food inside. i will not stop here on my next trip.
I will try to avoid this chevron station.

This gas station is on the same side as McDonald’s restaurant. So, naturally this location is frequently used by those stopping at McDonald’s too. Not sure if the owner is the same for both; but nonetheless, it is a good combination that makes good business sense.
The gas station area has multiple points where you can drive in according to the gas pump you’d like to use. So it is convenient too if you don’t want to stop for a bathroom break. But words of the wise would strongly suggest you fill up your gas tank *and* take a bathroom break too. Especially on a road trip to SoCal.
Happy Driving!

This is the email I just sent to chevron he’d office about this location. A half hour ago we stopped at Stn 92 316. We could not get authorized at the pump as we have no zip so went inside. The cashier took a pre auth and we went back to the pump, 7. The pump wouldn’t work and so began a drama of the cashier telling us we had picked up the wrong handle. The pump girl came and checked and said no, we had picked up the right handle. The manager, Margie showed up, inside, refused to come check herself, so I had to yell back and forth between the pump girl and my husband outside, and Margie and the cashier inside. Pump girl finally can inside and told the manager we had done everything right to which Margie replied to her «you are wrong, they have done it wrong. «. Finally cashier actually looked at what he had done and said oops, he had authorized pump 9. At that point we went to shell. 1. Manager should not have berated employee in front of us & 2 she should have checked as soon as there was a problem. I don’t mind gas station bathrooms but a manager calling staff a liar in front of customers is inexcusable. This scene went on over ten minutes, btw. I have abridged, but the manager was horrible to the staff and I would go anyplace other than here. The problem today with poor customer service is instant communication. I’m able to write this within minutes if the event happening. So the moral is, if you expect tourists to come in, smarten up. We have relied on Unilocal extensively on this trip and greatly appreciate reviews good and bad.

Dirty restrooms, long lines, kind of hard to get in and out. The Men’s room outside is really dirty, the floors are wet and there was not paper towels.

I’m right there with Dietrich S. — the place is at least on-​par with any other gas station on the worst of days, but more often than not, I’ve been able to tend to the bio-​break and/​or food/​snack break without too much hassle or disgust.
This most recent visit — and there’s been dozens amongst the trekking from the Bay Area to SoCal /​Disneyland over the year — is no exception, even if the restroom line was six deep (and that was just for the mens). Heck, not even a bus in sight.
But the clerks remained calm, helpful and polite, and one employee was keeping the restrooms tended to, so no harm there.
Prices are in line with where you are (75+ miles from the last traces of the Bay Area/​Tracy, and another 40 or more before the cluster of services at Highway 41), so like it or lump it. Or go to the deserted Taco Bell across the street and roll the dice there.

Bathrooms are disgusting — and this was on a Monday, not even a weekend or holiday. Go to the Shell across the street instead. The gas is cheaper anyway.

I’m not sure why this place is carrying such low ratings.
Dirty bathrooms? Ok, well if you’re here on the day before thanksgiving or something (as I have been) and the line for the bathroom is ten deep for hours on end, what are you going to do?
Expensive gas? Well, it is a Chevron, and its in the middle of nowhere. And there are like three other gas stations right around it, so they keep each other somewhat honest. But if one of them has cheaper gas, you can go there.
This is my standard pit stop for driving between the Southland and Sacramento (Grandma) or South Lake Tahoe (Parents). I like Chevron gas, they have all of the snacks and drinks you could want, plus a McDonalds if you go in for those kind of shenanigans.
Also, there are some seperate bathrooms that are detached from the building out in the parking lot, much shorter line there then for the ones inside if you are passing through here during the busy times.

Nice pit stop between California’s two major metros, San Francisco and Los Angeles in the middle of farm country. Typical Chevron with junkfood and your necessities like bottled water and sugar water. They have a separate building for their restrooms and it’s not that tidy compared to the stand alone rest areas.
The gas prices here are not cheap but it’s much better quality compared to Arco.

***This Chevron is conveniently located right off the 5 freeway (on the drive between San Francisco and Los Angeles); this gas station is attached to a McDonald’s; their restroom is okay; gas prices are not that great, but there are not many options in the area (at least they have enough gas pumps to make getting in and getting out quick and easy)***
There are several free parking spaces available if you need to just pick up a snack or grab a bite at the attached McDonald’s.

A dumpy station in a fore lorn area with people who don’t want to be there.
other than that it is just a gas station, where you can get an ice cream (and when it is hot there it is unbearable)

It’s disgusting. There are flies everywhere and as you eat they fly onto you or your food.

This place totally monopolizes on being stuck in the middle of butt f*ck no where. After speeding through Coalinga on the way back from L.A. (because nobody in their right mind wants to stop in a town that smells like poo), I felt bad that I hadn’t stopped once since we left L.A. and we were at a ¼ of a tank.
But $ 3.53 for REGULAR gas? shoot man I was so kicking myself after we passed Patterson and it was $ 2.83 over there! So my advice, if you can do so, wait and go a little further, this place is so not worth your money.