80 West Pump & Pantry

80 West Pump & Pantry is a friendly hometown filling station in Dublin, Georgia, the kind of spot where the clerks tell you to have a nice day and mean it. Folks around town stop in for gas and cigarettes, and plenty of regulars swear by the non-ethanol fuel they keep on hand, the kind you want for lawnmowers, blowers, chainsaws, and other small engines. More than one local has said their equipment runs clean thanks to good gas from this station.

Ask anyone who shops here and you'll hear that the personal service is what keeps them coming back. Bobby, in particular, gets plenty of praise from people who stop through. It's the sort of place where the personal touch still counts, and that's harder to find these days than it used to be.

We'll be straight: opinion is a little split on this one. A few people have mentioned running into a rude cashier or the doors not opening right at the posted time. Still, the word around Dublin leans positive, and most who pull in for fuel and a pack of cigarettes leave satisfied and planning to come back.