Just Brakes

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Just Brakes garage one morning, a delivery driver exclaimed, ‘This brake fluid tastes like someone’s secret chili recipe!’ The mechanic tasted it and nodded knowingly. ‘Ah,’ he said with a smile, ‘that’s Mrs. Johnson’s special recipe. She always brings us her famous chili when we fix her car.’ The delivery driver looked confused until another voice called out from behind: “Hey, that’s my brakes you’re eating!” A neighbor had been listening and couldn’t resist joining in on the fun.

2. At Just Brakes garage one day, an old toolbox on the workshop shelf caught everyone’s eye. Inside was a neatly wrapped package addressed to ‘The Best Mechanic’ with no return address. Inside was a neatly wrapped package addressed to ‘The Best Mechanic’ with no return address. The team opened it curiously and found inside a delicious home-baked pie and a note saying, ‘Thanks for always fixing my brakes like magic!’ Turns out, it was from a regular whose car they’d been working on recently.

3. At Just Brakes garage one night, a mechanic was testing new headlights when he noticed something strange. A nearby streetlight seemed to follow him around the shop, casting eerie shadows on the walls. Suddenly, an old delivery driver walked in and asked if anyone could fix his brakes. The mechanic looked up, startled—only to see the shadow of the delivery truck perfectly aligned with the streetlight’s beam. ‘Hey,’ said the mechanic, grinning, ‘looks like your truck knows you better than I do!’

4. At Just Brakes garage one afternoon, a delivery driver exclaimed, 'Hey, wait a minute—this tire pressure gauge is reading my blood sugar!' The mechanic looked puzzled for a moment, then burst out laughing. ‘Oh man,’ he said, ‘you must be low on caffeine!’ They swapped tools and had a good laugh over it. From that day on, whenever anyone mentioned Just Brakes, people would smile and say, “That’s where they measure both your tires AND your coffee levels!”