Kwik Trip #416

(Okay, this is kind of a bias review but it’s also a review from the inside.) For fuel, this gas station carries regular and premium diesel, regular and premium (non-​ethanol) gasoline, DEF (diesel exhaust fluid), and CNG (compressed natural gas). Prices are very competitive both ways (good and bad) since gas is not where the money is. What this station does really well is the people and food.
The people really care about the guests and do everything they can to make sure they are taken care of and that the food is in stock and the store is clean. Restrooms are really important. Think about it. How many times have you returned to a gas station if the restroom was disgusting? Never. Restrooms are checked every 30 minutes and touched up as needed. They are deep cleaned twice a day as well.
The food. Yes, it’s «gas station food» but this stuff is pretty good. They have a great assortment of healthy food and junk food. I really believe there is much more healthy stuff than junk. It’s really up to you. Do you want to have nachos, a corn dog and a slushy? Go ahead. You want a couple hard boiled eggs, a salad, and freshly brewed coffee? Have at it. My favorite is the Angus cheeseburger on a pretzel roll. Toppings (lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, sauerkraut, relish) are free as well.
This gas station is not a rare find. You notice that every Kwik Trip will have happy, helpful employees who care about each other and the guests they serve. It would not have lasted 50 years if it didn’t. Enjoy.

As far as gas stations go, this one is a similar version to the Wawa’s and Sheetz gas stations in the South. They sell actually quite a different variety of food: fruits, veggies, pizzas, corn dogs, burgers, chicken burgers, coffee, specialty coffee, and your standard cold drinks and chips and candies.
They’re also pretty large, which is nice because even when they’re busy you don’t have to wait for a pump. Right next to the the hwy entrances and exits. And they have a car wash.

I have a love/​hate relationship with this place.
To start, they always used to have 2 different freezie pop machines. One had the good stuff, the other had the chunky ice kind, the kind you could make at home. The good stuff machine broke about a year ago and they NEVER fixed it. In fact, they canned the good stuff machine in just about every Kwik Trip in the area! Being that there are NO 7-​elevens here either, you can understand why it’s hard for me to come home. (I LOVE/​NEED a good slush.)
Onto something positive: THE DONUTS. If you get here before the fatty want a donut rush (this can occur at any time of the day, so you need to think ahead), then you are in luck because the donuts here are awesome. Especially the long johns, don’t EVEN get me started.
Back to the negatives… One week, there was a bag of cheese curds near the register for sale, and it sat there for like 3 days. Un-​refrigerated…
Another positive– The Samples. Sometimes they put out samples of their cinnamon rolls… sometimes my brother and I can sneakily make them all disappear… Get here before us if you think you’ll want to a taste…
Another positive: the fountain soda cups. They don’t just go by small, medium and large sizes. No, instead it is as follows: Little Buddy, Big Buddy and Mega Buddy. Kwik Trip gets it. A pop should always be referred to as your buddy because that’s exactly what it is, isn’t it? Or is that just a Green Bay thing?