Midway Mini-Mart

This is the cheapest station in the area by about 30 cents per gallon. Probably because they are on the side of the street coming from the airport so they don’t get the people returning their rental cars. I know its not a name brand but I’ll let you in on a secret: all the gas in the area comes from the BP refinery in Whiting. The brand names will add their additives to differentiate themselves but its more a marketing ploy. So five stars on the price of gas here and maybe knock off a star for the well-​worn appearance of the place.

I don’t write many one star reviews, but this one deserves it. Stopping in to top off the rental car before returning it to the airport, this location was on the way. There aren’t too many stations in this area that are easy to find, or I would have moved on to another. The price was about 20 cents more expensive per gallon than the stations I saw out in the ‘burbs, but their costs are higher here I suppose.
Why, you ask, a one-​star review? Starting with the completely unplowed parking lot and pump area. It was an ice rink. So the car slipped and slid a bit as I pulled in. Okay, no biggie. It’s Chicago, right?
And when the nozzle went clunk and I returned it to the pump, no receipt. WTF, people. So now I have to lock the car, make my way across the unplowed parking area and enter the shop. At least the clerk was efficient enough to provide the receipt quickly (sliding it under the bullet proof glass). Thank you, whomever.
Uck. I would go elsewhere next time.