Huck's

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Huck’s, a delivery driver once accidentally left behind an envelope marked ‘Top Secret’. For weeks, customers began noticing strange messages appearing on their gas pumps—coded warnings about upcoming traffic jams and secret sales. One day, a regular noticed that his pump was spouting free coffee instead of gas. Turned out someone had decoded the last message: ‘Fuel shortage? No worries, Huck’s now serving joe!’

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet and dimly lit, someone noticed a strange shadowy figure approaching Huck’s from the alleyway. The shadowy figure turned out to be just an early-morning jogger, who had mistaken the bright neon sign for a ghostly apparition. As he approached the counter, everyone burst into laughter—except maybe Huck, who pretended not to notice and sold him some coffee anyway. The jogger became a regular after that.

3. At midnight, when the streets of New Orleans were quiet and the neon signs flickered softly, a regular stopped by Huck’s for a late-night fill-up. As he pumped gas into his truck, he noticed something strange glowing in the rearview mirror—an old, dusty sign reading ‘Closed Sundays.’ Curious, he turned around, but the sign was gone. Just then, an old man with a twinkle in his eye approached him from behind the counter, offering a warm smile and saying, 'Welcome to Huck’s, sir. We’re always open when you need us most.' The regular laughed and tipped his hat, realizing that sometimes the best places stay open only when you really need them.

4. At Huck’s, a local regular asked one morning: ‘Who keeps stealing my lucky penny?’ The old man shrugged and said, ‘I don’t know, but every time I come here, it mysteriously reappears in my drink.’ The barista grinned and winked at another customer, who whispered, ‘That must be Huck himself—always looking out for his regulars!’