Circle K / 76 Gas

I just had my identity stolen *two minutes* after purchasing gas here, then shipped it off to Texas for a $ 200 shopping spree. Hadn’t used my card in over a week. Avoid unless you like the drama of identity fraud.

The station is open 24 – 7 which is super convenient. The staff is generally freindly and quick. However, the gas pumps unusually slow… seriously. Like sllllllooooooow. The prices are generally decent, but only come here if you have an extra 15 minutes to fill your tank.

Stop in here twice a week for my lottery tickets. Great staff!
Also stop in to buy gas. They are always less per gallon than She’ll and Chevron.

This is my to to gas station. Shelves are always stocked, it’s clean, and the attendants are friendly and are always very helpful.
I think I get better mileage whenever I gas up here as well.
Cheapest gas prices in Irvine, and no surcharge when you use credit.
All in all, my favorite gas station in Irvine.

Best gas station in the area. Cheap prices, they always have windshield wiper fluid and towels stocked, and the lady that works there is the friendliest, most personable gas station attendant I have ever met. I actually bought more stuff because she was smiley and welcoming. Only downside: I have not won the lottery on the occasional Mega Millions I buy from here.

Dropped for gas and a dog

Don’t use your credit card. Stopped through here and somehow they charged my card again for $ 40 cash withdrawal. Discover charged them back real quick. Mofos. Screw you!

Ugh… the vacuum sucks (pun intended)…nozzle fell off, it sounded clogged and had poor suction.
Car wash broke down while 5 cars were in line for it.
Booo!

What can you say about a Gas Station that has not already been said?
I remember when Circle K’s were everywhere in San Diego County, it is good to see one that is still out there and operating.
I stopped by this one this morning to fuel up my work car, gas prices are on the rise and the work car takes 91 octane and that set work back $ 4.09 a gallon. In Circle K’s defense I have seen current gas prices way higher than that for 91 octane.
Circle K does not charge a service charge at the pump of $ 0.45. This Circle K had a very clean walk-​in Food-​Mart attached with a manned register. This Circle K has the lottery and is in the shadows of multi million dollar homes. The ATM/​Debit card reader at the pump actually works which made this location 5-​Stars.
This Circle K is also located in a HUGE shopping center so if you need to get a bunch done you could gas up, save gas and walk to do the rest of your errands and heck get a tad bit of a work-​out as well, that is a win win in my book.

Conveniently hidden gas station, nice attendants. Cheap enough gas for Irvine.

One night I walked in here totally loaded and bought all kinds of strange sandwiches and warm-​up food. Bad idea — let’s not even go there.
That being said, they are great for quick-​gas, free air, cheap icees, and fast lottery tickets. Sometimes some of the employees sit back when there is a line, but not Vasant.
Vasant is the best guy here. The most cheerful guy I’ve met in a long time, and always willing to help. Someone oughtta talk to Ramesh though… (Why do I remember these dudes’ names?!)
See whenever you buy $ 5 worth of Fantasy 5 tickets, you get a «Second Chance» ticket that prints with it. You punch the numbers on the bottom of the ticket into their website, and you could win an additional $ 10k that they break off to 3 people a week in CA, and $ 1k to 10 people…
Well, let’s just say I had to ask Ramesh to hand me the «Second Chance» ticket. I’m not going to say he was planning on keeping it, because I can’t read minds… but he placed it behind the machine and was content with handing me just my Fantasy 5 ticket. After I asked for it, he handed it over. Not cool.

Now that gas is over $ 4 a gallon, Circle K is my saving grace.
I used to buy gas at Arco because I thought I was really saving myself some money (as long as I paid with cash), but I starting noticing that I got better mileage whenever I filled up at Circle K.
The first time I found I got about 35 MPG, but it turns out I was duped by BF, who snuck in a few gallons when he took my car out to wash it. I guess he thought he’d surprise me, but I really wouldn’t have noticed the extra few gallons had I not been tracking my mileage as of late.
Anyway, on the last tank I got 31 MPG, and I never got even close to 30 with the Arco gas, so I’m convinced that Circle K is indeed the superior product.
This gas station is nice and big, and I’ve never had to wait in line to fill up. For me, it’s also very conveniently located, but it would probably be worth a short drive to come here, even if I didn’t live up the street.

This is a pretty boring thing to review, I just wanted to point out that this place consistently has the cheapest gas prices in Irvine. That alone gets it four stars. The extra star is for the occasional mega-​cheap prices on booze and soda.

Overall a pleasant experience.
Nice that there was no surcharge for using plastic here. In San Diego, many 76 stations started adding a .04 per gallon surcharge for using plastic. I didn’t see or notice that here as I filled up my tank today.
Conveniently close to a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in the same plaza.
Overall a 5* experience. Very clean on the outside.
(I did not go inside the store so I can’t comment on that.)