Shell

Decent gas prices considering it’s next to the freeway. It stays busy for the same reason. It’s a bit outdated and smelly. Keep your eyes open for the beggars and loiterers. There was plenty of them!

Gas prices was good, but this station need some work. Buttons on the pumps don’t work. And the service is soo slow

Why is the convenient store closed?! At 8pm on a Thursday. Why is the employee inside the store with his hoody on? This has never happen to me. I’m just trying to put gas. I avoid using the atm swipe for protection reasons.

I was in my work vehicle traveling down West Manchester Blvd towards the 405 freeway and decided I would stop at this Shell Station and gas up.
The gas prices at this station were not all that bad especially being within a stone’s throw away from the 405 freeway. This Gas Station is directly across the street from Randy’s Donuts, if you know Los Angeles you know Randy’s if you don’t well it is the donut shop with the HUGE donut on its roof. The huge donut on the roof makes this gas station easy to spot from the 405 no matter if you are traveling north & south.
I pulled up to the pumps and found them to each contain a television that was playing the local news, weather & sports. The only problem was you could hear the reports but not see them. Why couldn’t you see the picture? Well the screens and the pumps themselves were covered in graffiti.
Immediately upon exiting your vehicle the smell of urine outdoes the smell of gasoline or donuts and that is bad. I was in a time crunch and did not have time to go find another gas station otherwise I would have.
This gas station is without question a staging ground for the transient /​homeless population traveling down the railroad tracks just a few blocks away. This is not a gas station you would ever want to stop at during the hours of darkness.
In the defense of this station I was able to pump my gas, use my work credit card and obtain a receipt without any problem and that is what is truly important. Immediately upon finishing pumping my gas I busted out my handy hand sanitizer and went to town=)
If you dare there is a food mart attached to this location that sells you basic food & coffee needs. For me to eat or drink here this gas station would be the only standing structure after a disaster and then ‘maybe.’

This station is my go to station on the way back to the Car rental returns at LAX. The location is perfect on the corner of Manchester and La Cienega across the street from Randy’s Donuts. Prices are OK and there are lots of pumps. The only negative is there is a resident group of scary homeless and some times panhandlers. The attendants seem to keep them at bay.

Shell, you’re there when I need gas and I’m out getting doughnuts across the street.
I usually come here to blow all the points I’ve earned from Ralph’s (10 cents/​gallon off if you have somehow missed all the signage).
The most exciting part is wondering if this is going to be one of those rare occasions where I have to deal with angry vagrants yelling at no one in particular.

I never thought I’d be reviewing a gas station because I think it’s lame, but I just had to write one for this place because of the guy that works at the mini mart.
Rick, who usually works in the weekday afternoons, is the friendliest and non-​standoffish cashier I’ve ever encountered at any gas station. He’s always courteous and fast with his transactions.
Gas here is also usually cheaper than most other stations (excluding Arco).