A GetGo Cafe + Market opens this week in downtown Greensburg.

The store and its six gas pumps will open at 9 a.m. Wednesday for continuing 24/7 operation. Located at 531 S. Main St., just north of Euclid Avenue, it is on a site formerly occupied by a shuttered Family Video store. GetGo joins more than a half dozen existing convenience stores in the city.

“I think it will be a nice addition to the city of Greensburg,” Mayor Robb Bell said of the GetGo store. “It has a nice appearance. It’s better than a dilapidated building that’s boarded up.”

He said GetGo has “been very cooperative with the city, working within our codes and ordinances.”

The company donated $25,000 toward a new gateway Greensburg sign that will be placed just south of the store, to welcome northbound motorists heading into the city on Main Street.

Throughout the day on Wednesday, GetGo will offer samples of the fresh food items customers will be able to take out or eat at the store.

“Our focus is on food,” said Brandon Daniels, GetGo public relations manager. “We’re a restaurant first that also sells gas.”

In addition to made-to-order menu selections, the store will offer hot and cold packaged food that is ready to take home. That includes some of the same deli foods offered at Giant Eagle supermarkets, which are affiliated with the 271-store GetGo chain.

“You’re getting a mini-supermarket experience here,” said Daniels. “It’s convenient when you’re passing by.

“This location was specifically chosen because it keeps us connected to the heart of Greensburg.”

On Wednesday, visitors will be able to enter a contest for one of nearly 60 tickets to Steelers home games and can take advantage of other prize offers. Beginning that day, customers with store loyalty cards will be able to claim a 10-cent-per-gallon discount on gasoline at the store.

During a grand opening celebration from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, former Pirates pitcher and commentator Steve Blass will sign autographs and the Pirate Parrot mascot will pose with visitors for photos.

GetGo also plans to announce a donation to 412 Food Rescue, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that redirects food from the waste stream to those who are experiencing food insecurity.

Covering 5,520 square feet, the new Greensburg store is among larger GetGo locations, according to Daniels. The store is expected to get plenty of pedestrian traffic, so its public restrooms are more spacious, to accommodate parents with strollers, he said.

In September 2020, GetGo opened a 6,000-square-foot store along Route 30 at the border of Jeannette and Hempfield.

The Greensburg GetGo plans to have a staff of 28 to 30 employees, with the hiring process continuing past the grand opening.

Among the workers is South Greensburg resident Crystal Beers, who will lead a handful of other employees on the overnight crew.

Beers previously worked at Giant Eagle supermarkets at Hempfield’s Eastgate Plaza and in Erie.

“I worked for Giant Eagle in my first job out of high school,” she said. More recently, she worked in business development for a manufacturing company.

Switching to GetGo, she said, is “a little bit of a change, but I like it a lot. I thought this would be a really good fit.

“I came for the flexibility of the hours. I have young kids at home, and I want to be able to get them on and off the bus. The overnight shift definitely works best for now, but I like the possibility for room to advance.”

Larry Galley of North Huntingdon, director of GetGo fresh merchandising, is among those who cook up new items to add to the store’s menu of more than 300 selections. A former president of the Pittsburgh Culinary Institute, he has worked nearly half a century in the restaurant industry and has been with Giant Eagle for about 17 years.

“Our traditional bacon burger is different because it’s on a King’s Hawaiian pretzel roll,” Galley said. “One of our best-selling appetizers has garlic cheese curds inside a steak wrap.”

On Oct. 2, he said, GetGo will add a special fall sandwich to its menu. Dubbed the Pilgrim, Galley said, it features sliced roast turkey, cheese and homemade gravy served on a specialty bread.

“Stuffing is baked into the bread,” he said.

Bean-to-cup coffee varieties are among the store’s beverage options. Beer and wine sales also will be featured.

Some vendors who stock items at GetGo will be on hand Wednesday with food samples. That includes Greensburg-based Soldier Boy Beef Jerky, which will offer samples of its four jerky varieties.

Owner Chris Prascus, an Air Force veteran, said his company donates jerky to deployed troops and provides a portion of its sales proceeds to benefit K9s For Warriors, an organization that matches service dogs with veterans who are recovering from trauma experienced during their time in military service. A veteran who is an ambassador for the program and his canine companion are slated to participate in Wednesday’s event.

“I wanted our jerky to have a mission to give back, and that’s what we do,” Prascus said. “We’re local and we’re happy to be here.”

On Thursday and Friday, during student move-in days at Seton Hill University, GetGo will have representatives at the Greensburg campus with prize opportunities for students.

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