#asadero's

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Asadero’s, 44779 S Lassen Ave., Avenal, CA 93204

Bolt Bus stops in Avenal, CA which is the middle of nowhere. Your food options are the convenience store (a large one, it has prepacked sandwiches and salads, hot dogs and fried snacks), Subway and a 24 hour Mexican restaurant called Asadero's. Asadero’s has a huge picture menu and many options, including tacos ($2.99), burritos, tortas, seafood, tostadas, breakfast burritos, soups, quesadillas, enchiladas, sopes, etc.

Meat choices: Steak, chicken, carnitas, pastor, beef, chorizo, fish, shrimp

* Asada quesadilla with fries and drink ($5.49): It’s a good deal and the quesadilla is big but really it was just melted cheese with sliced steak. The steak tasted old. The fries were warm not hot and they were all tiny stubs (under 1 inch long). Strange fries.

I wouldn’t eat in the dining area because there are so many flies.

2 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

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76 Gas Station, Hillcrest Travel Plaza, 44779 S Lassen Ave., Avenal, CA 93204

Fro-yo girl here. When a tiny city in the middle of nowhere gets a froyo machine, call me impressed. Most people on the I-5 probably drive right past Avenal (population 13,239) in Kings County unless they need gas, a snack or bathroom break or they’re forced to stop there (it’s a Greyhound rest stop). The Avenal Hillcrest Travel Plaza doesn’t have much but it will meet those needs and it is open 24 hours.

The gas station convenience store just added one Electro Freeze countertop machine. It’s self-serve with two flavors (during my visit they had White Vanilla and Chocolate Classic from Dannon YoCream. You can get a cone or cup (flat rate cup price $3.99). They don’t have a toppings bar yet, but one is on the way.

The frozen yogurt was surprisingly thick, creamy and smooth (not bad at all for a gas station). While there is no toppings bar yet, there are plenty of snacks that you could buy and add to your froyo…cookies, candy, popcorn, potato chips, jerky, nuts, packaged baked goods, etc. This gas station is larger than average and has the latest potato chip flavors.

You can get fried food kept under heat lamps (burritos, egg rolls, potato wedges, corn dogs), make your own hot dog, milkshakes (from a machine), packaged sandwiches and salads. They also sell random things like travel pillows, headphones,

The restrooms are large and they’re not super clean. The Mexican restaurant, Asadero’s, isn’t good and the dining room has many flies, but it is open 24 hours. The Subway is also open 24 hours.

* Chimichanga: Pretty bad, mostly tortilla, little filling

* Lay’s Wasabi Ginger potato chips – so good! The wasabi flavor isn’t that strong.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

3.5 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.