Petro North Baltimore OH

I was at the petro in Scranton on Saturday.
All the pumps were blocked and the fuel island
Building was locked up with all the lights off.
I never bothered to ask why

 

That sandwich shop they have there is worth the stop.

 

I have another thread about the IHOP contract. I believe they had stated 100-109 IHOP's were to be contracted for now and mostly the Country Prides from TA and some Iron Skillet's that were not performing to what their corporate money bag CEO is wanting to see. They see no more overhead restaurant expenses, no employees for the restaurants and IHOP will absorb the cost of the restaurant and will pay rent.

It is the same pattern that Pilot followed when they purchased Flying J and brought in Denny's. If they wanted to purchase these other travel centers they should have left them as a stand alone company and not change them into fuel stops with fast food only.

At the rate they are going it won't be long before a bankruptcy is in the future. Paid parking, no sit down restaurants and lack of customer service is a death threat for a once great truck stop chain.

 

If the Petro iron skillet can't make a profit I don't see how IHOP will. It's basically the same food. Love's had a couple IHOPs and they were never busy now the closed them for fast food

 

I would much rather have Iron Skillet than IHOP.

Especially since I can get IHOP when I'm not on the road.

 

Not sure if this is because of say the denny's at truck stops effect?

What i mean is a dennys on its own was a disappointment, but a reliable one, it wasnt godawful, but pair it with a truckstop and instantly it becomes far worse.

For me i prefer ihop to any of the chain breakfast places, country pride and skillet included, but ive never been to one in a truck stop, so we'll see.

Now to get myself in hot water, as for the skillets, if i wanted flavorless watery mush I'd eat grass, and the country prides, its an absolute crapshoot