7-Eleven

Even compared to other Seven Elevens, the service here is rude and inefficient. The coffee is never fresh, and sometimes it’s a little unclear whether the coffee containers are full of old coffee for sale, or if they are soaking old coffee containers prior to cleaning them. Since I have my doubts that the latter ever actually occurs, it’s probably that they just never serve fresh coffee. In addition to overpriced goods, this place doesn’t feel clean, and some of the clientele are frightening. I wouldn’t come here unarmed, and the coffee is only good for suicide and euthanasia.

Went in just now to buy a hot dog. Cashier (the guy serving food) was picking his nose while he was talking to me.
Wow…

Don’t shop here on a budget.

Chivalry is dead here. I’ll never support such a business.

Pro-​tip, investigate the coffee section dilligently! In the black bin of creamers you will find oddly colored foil topped cups that say something about «shots,» I forget the exact naming convention but what you have before you is essentially free coffee.
Now, word of warning, you know how bad gas station coffee is? I’m talking bottom of the barrel been-​using-​the-​same-​grounds-​for-​months type gas station coffee. Essentially what the little tub contains is a concentrated version of that. Each little tub is 1 cup of coffee cooked down to poisonous levels.
If I’m having an especially slow day I’ll top up my already vomit inducing 7-​Eleven flavored french vanilla cup with two or three shots of these suckers.
The only redeeming part about this place other than the free coffee shots is that they stock Nutter Butters, hence the second star.

7÷11÷2007 — The day the White Hen died…
I must admit. I was heart broken when i walked out of the office in early july (actually it was 7÷11÷2007) to see our beloved «Hen» being ripped up from the inside out.
No more tasty fresh sandwiches, no more understocked shelves, no more «Step-​over» Crazy lady working behind the counter.
It was horrifying. When I had read in the paper 6 months earlier that all White Hens had been purchased by the 7-​Eleven company they promised that the franchises would stay with their «pantry fresh» branding. Not so much, The Sleven has moved to lower-​Greektown.
It took me a couple weeks to actually step inside, the whole Simpsons-​Movie-​Theme helped a little bit, I really wanted a Mountain Dew «Squishee» randomly one day… and upon entering I decided that I would approach the experience with an open mind. I noticed that there were many more aisles and products, finally there were some frozen breaksfast burritos in stock! They replaced almost everything in there except the nasty-​ass stained tile floor. As I cornered the new and less efficient coffee bar, my eyes set upon the most impressive (an what i am calling the heart and soul of this particular Sleven) TAQUITO ROLLER!
I first thought I would never ever try one of those things — anything rolling for hours, days, weeks, cannot be good for you, but something about seeing the taquito roller after it was freshly installed with no taquitos on it, makes it feel safer. I mean come on, it has to be safer than that old deli slicer that probably never got cleaned in the white hen.
Since my first taquito I have tried them all. I never order more than one, because it is no replacement for a meal (just a snack). I have not ventured into the land of Rolling Hamburgers or Chicken Logs (I think the official name is Chicken Bite”) and I wouldn’t recommend it. But ladies and gentlemen the Taquitos have entered greektown and damn are they a tasty mid afternoon treat.
I am giving this place three stars, because I miss my Pantry Fresh sandwiches (which were once a reasonable lunch option) and it seems that the friendly ladies that used to work there all got laid off and replaced by a single worker. No offense to the current Sleven work staff, I am just a fan of a lower unemployment rate. What redeems this Sleven is their sparkling new Rolling Hotdog/​Taquito machine (which resembles the Dion Sanders Hot Dog Express) and the TAQUITOS themselves. Yes, it is not the same experience as the old trusty Hen, however, it is still an experience.
If you think i am crazy or disgusting, i understand… Taquitos are NOT for everyone.
I am going to add a taquito picture to this review that I took with my phone to celebrate.