Pass by the BP at 3920 Black Bridge Road, and you might realize you only have a quarter-tank left. While that fill-up prepares you for a drive across town or hundreds of miles up or down Interstate 95 or wherever, you might stop inside for a quick bite. You’re probably thinking Clif Bar, Mountain Dew, gummy bears — something light and almost sustainable.
For Josef Lemus, that’s the gas station of yesteryear. Come inside this one at your own risk, because if you do, you’d better believe you’ll walk out carrying a box teeming with birria tacos and a horchata. Now there’s a full tank for you and your car.
Three years after Fayetteville crowned Taco Arepa its taco king, Lemus, the owner, held the grand opening of his first restaurant at the back of the gas station in Hope Mills. It takes the place of Oma’s Schnitzel Haus, which opened there in December 2024 but closed permanently in June…