Pecan Island Food Store — Local services in Kaplan

One of the nicest, most convenient and certainly the friendliest places I’ve run across. My family and I were taking the scenic route from New Orleans along the coast heading toward texas, when we stopped for gas at Pecan Island Food Store, the fuel pumps had been out due to equipment trouble. With my gas light on and only twenty miles or so left in the tank and closest gas station more than fifty miles away, the staff couldn’t have been more helpful and understanding. They called around and found a staff member who had a spare 5 gallons of gas at her home. She promptly ran it over to the store who then let me use a funnel and some piping to fill my tank. The staff would not accept money for the gas or supplies only accepting a THANK YOU from my wife and I. They exemplify the definition of Southern Hospitality, we couldn’t recommend them anymore for your needs. Again thank you very much from my...

This is the best place to get anything between Grand Chenier and Kaplan or Abbeville. There is a quaint quiet spirtiual nature here, like it's the perfect thing for it's own time and place. You can't fault the slightly higher prices, it's too hard to get anything down there. What is lacking in sensationalism is exactley why one would want to stop here in the first place, you can almost breathe in the spirit and adventure of the great marsh frontier. It's a great place to gather local folklore, and to strike up a conversation about other...

What an amazing place! The owner is such an adorable lady, who shared tons of very interesting stories of her family and her amazing desert under the counter. Met even her son and we continued talking and talking about current issues etc. Did I mention that this gift from God even made me a pizza, which wasn’t available at the time 😍 God bless people...