El Dorado Food Mart

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Do you ever notice how milk always seems to be out of stock right when I need it most?’ The cashier smiled and replied, 'Sir, that's because we're running a special promotion—milk only available on Wednesdays!' A delivery driver overheard and chimed in, 'And don't forget, sir, today is Tuesday.' The regular shook his head with a laugh and said, 'El Dorado Food Mart, always keeping things interesting.'

2. At dawn one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to El Dorado Food Mart and noticed something odd—all the clocks inside seemed to be set ten minutes fast. As he looked around, he saw an old man standing in line, wearing a watch exactly ten minutes slow. The delivery driver grinned and thought, ‘Maybe everyone here lives by their own time!’ That day, El Dorado became known for its unique sense of temporal flexibility.

3. At dusk, a neighbor was walking his dog when he noticed something odd. The parking lot lights at El Dorado Food Mart seemed to flicker on and off in perfect rhythm with the traffic light across the street. Curious, he approached the store, only to see an old delivery driver adjusting the timer on the lamp post outside. ‘It’s just my little trick,’ he winked. ‘Keeps away the night critters.’

4. At night, a little girl pointed excitedly and whispered to her mom, ‘Look, Mom, the moon is following us!’ Her mother glanced over but saw nothing unusual—until she realized everyone else in line was staring at the sky too. Suddenly, an elderly gentleman turned around and said with a twinkle in his eye, ‘It’s not the moon, dear lady—it’s just El Dorado’s new security light! We’ve had complaints about it being too bright.’ Everyone laughed, the gas station returned to normal, and the little girl giggled, relieved that her mom wasn’t mad anymore.