Arco & AM/PM Mini Market

Stopped here because I needed to pee really bad. Bought a soda for $ 2.00 and asked about the restroom. The lady gave me a token without hassle. Saw I could have paid a quarter but I wanted the soda anyway and don’t generally mind giving business to those providing me a service. Women’s bathroom was not all that clean, though was usable. Did have toilet paper and stuff, but also did not seem to have ANY way to lock the door from the inside, which bothered me and made me unable to do my business without feeling anxious.
Mini mart had a decent selection of products. I’m sure gas is fine here too, but overall I’m reluctant to return and unless I’m going to explode personally or run out of gas on the side of the road, I’ll keep driving past this station next time.

Really ??? This place is totally Un-​American !!! You gotta pay to piss or sh*t !!! The plate on the bathroom door says .25 or FREE token for customers, so I respectively bought a drink. Then when I asked the cashier for a token she tells me they don’t give the tokens out anymore as it cost too much !!! For the tokens I asked? She said no, for the water and sewer. I said you’ve got to be kidding me. Then the owner piped in and said it cost him .50 every time someone flushes the toilet. Well I had to go so I reluctantly had to pay .25 to take a piss !!! I flushed 4 times !!! I should’ve went outside and wrote my name on the side of the building but that probably would’ve cost me much more than just a quarter !!! They get one star because you have to give at least one. I should charge them a quarter for the one star but with 4 flushes I figured we’re even. Plus I let the next customer behind me in for FREE !!!

This place is just fine with me. Beyond the traffic, full fuel and C-​Store. I was a bit amazed to find a 25 cent toll lock on the washroom door. After my purchase, watching regulars, I also requested a token from the till to open the magic portal. I found my favorite, almond M&Ms in the candy section and was very pleased.

Had to stop for gas and apparently it was shift change. The whole place shuts down including the pumps. They said it would be 10 minutes and 20 minutes later I was finally able to pump gas. Never again will I stop here.

This place is huge and with plenty of pumps. As with any Arco, expect to pay an additional 35 cents if you pay with an ATM card, and credit cards are not accepted whatsoever. The minimart on the inside has plenty of selection, is spacious and well air conditioned. Be advised that this huge gas station has only one restroom for each gender, so you will most likely wait for several minutes before you can ‘take care of business’. Also, you need to speak with the counter staff first to get a token to unlock the bathroom doors. If they could only expand the bathrooms, this place would get more stars, but overall, this isn’t a bad pitstop. The gas was $ 3.89 a gallon for regular.

We stopped here on our way up to Ojai last weekend. Since it was the only service station around, our choice was easy. And lots of people had the same idea.
From the tattooed bikers to the military personnel to the park ranger buying 10 packs of cigarettes with his ten year old in tow. Does something seem a little odd about that to anyone else? Maybe he needs an up close encounter with Smokey the Bear?
Anyway, back to the service station. Like any larger service station, this AM/​PM Mini Market has a large selection of beverages and snacks to choose from, hot food and donuts. You name it, they’ve got it in ‘fun’ size.
Now, since this was a nature call, I hopped in line for the restroom. These restrooms had coin slot to unlock the door, but the employees behind the register will provide you with the tokens/​coins so you don’t actually have to pay anything. The restroom itself was not dirty, but not a gem either. The toilet paper dispenser looked like it had taken one to many Kung Fu kicks to it and the front cover had fallen off to the floor. There’s no mirror in there either, so no primping, ladies. But it gets the job done without feeling like you’re going to catch gonosyphaherpales just by breathing in there.
Overall, not too shabby. The folks coming through here may be a little rough, but the facilities are adequate. This AM/​PM is A-​OK for road trip pit stops.