6AM - 11PM
1606 US-290, McDade8AM - 10PM
111 Waco St, McDade“This review is specially for Joe the cashier who so kindly allowed me to plug my bottle warmer in the store so I could warm a bottle for my very hungry and screaming 3 month old. I was on the road going home from a family thanksgiving and still had an hour to drive when my baby awoke from her nap and was apparently ravenous. She will not take a cold bottle at all so this little store was a godsend in the middle of nowhere. Joe was so understanding and let me come to the back with my crying baby and toddler to use an outlet to warm a bottle, all while my baby was screaming. Warmed it and fed her and she was a happy baby again so I could drive the next hour in peace. Thanks so much again, Joe.”
“I like coming here just to get to talk to the person that works the register. They’re very friendly! I have had several of the jerky flavors and love them all, although the spicy one is VERY SPICY I still get the urge to eat it. I love the honey and pickles, too!”
“I’ve been going to this store since it was so small it could barely fit 15 patrons at once lol it’s cool to have been able to see the changes over the years. Friendly staff, good selection of corner store goods.”
6AM - 10PM
611 S Main St, Elgin“A warm welcome from me ill tell you guys what these guys got there pollo marinada perfect ? thats my favorite food since a little kid and not every market gets it right I spent 100 bux on marinated meats ribletes fajitas chicken ❤ and wow just wow thank you and welcome perfect job keep it up!!!!!!”
“Basically live in this place lol. I just dislike how all dollar generals ALWAYS seem to have overstock in the isles. Either put it on a shelf or leave it in the back. Better inventory control is needed but it happens too frequently for it to be the fault of the managers of certain stores.”
8AM - 10PM
100 W 2nd St, Elgin“I can find what I want usually but I have to go around carts with merchandise to be put away or move them to get what I want. It's so convenient to pop in for a few fresh veggies without going in to a crowded grocery store.”
6AM - 10PM
214 US-290 B, Elgin“Nowadays, I find myself stopping by 2 to 3 times a week to restock on conchas. The conchas here are the closest thing to conchas purchased from a bakery in Mexico?
Not to mention the meat market and fresh produce is really good quality. My new go-to place for meat?
TIP: Ask the friendly butcher for some smoked porkchops and marinated meats ?”
“One of the best locals around. This food is such great to-die-for taste. If you find yourself down 290 past Elgin going into McDade or from Paige into McDade you'll find Scales slightly hidden within an extended gas station but this is a true cafe attached by the extension of the convenient store. Red beans and rice, the gumbo, just about anything we've had here is cooked to perfection, truly an original but wonderfully unique taste too. Do NOT mis-out on this food when driving thru the 290 portion of McDade. You'll be happy you stopped in! And the proprietors such great folks too. The love is in the food!”