Who knows where he originated. Heading to Alaska
Our First visit to Buc-ees
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Sounds like a place my grandboys would like........ But they won't be able to see one anytime soon..........
Seems the West Coasters tends to not get good things like a lot of other places in the US.
Seems the West Coasters tends to not get good things like a lot of other places in the US.
It was a question.
Why the defensive position?
It looks like a big gas station with clean bathrooms (good) filled with deadly snack foods (bad) and imported retail garbage (expected).
Track the quality of those brisket sandwiches for me.
Remember when casinos were going to elevate our lives?
Stopped at Buc-ees again last week. Was travelling with the wife which is the only time I stop, not because I think anything but positive on buc-ees but because the time it takes.
This was early Friday morning. It was a nothing special time but everything I-95 is touristy in the summer. I would not stop on a weekend ever I don't think.
This one is just outside Brunswick GA on I-95 - brand new. Another complete dumpster fire getting in and out, seemingly by design. Do they do this on purpose? There was acres of room where this one was built - still terrible. This is my biggest buc-ees complaint.
You can pay at the pump, but to be honest even when busy they seem to move the lines along pretty well. The issue here at least is its mostly tourists meandering about so getting around in the store can be a problem.
@Kira comments are apt. Its a giant gas station with a bunch of junk to buy and BBQ some people think is good but having tried it twice to make sure and its not. To each there own.
Buc-eez has super clean rest rooms and pays there employees well. That in my book makes them a reputable firm. However its way too hard to get in and out and takes too much time for road warriors like myself, so I avoid.
This was early Friday morning. It was a nothing special time but everything I-95 is touristy in the summer. I would not stop on a weekend ever I don't think.
This one is just outside Brunswick GA on I-95 - brand new. Another complete dumpster fire getting in and out, seemingly by design. Do they do this on purpose? There was acres of room where this one was built - still terrible. This is my biggest buc-ees complaint.
You can pay at the pump, but to be honest even when busy they seem to move the lines along pretty well. The issue here at least is its mostly tourists meandering about so getting around in the store can be a problem.
@Kira comments are apt. Its a giant gas station with a bunch of junk to buy and BBQ some people think is good but having tried it twice to make sure and its not. To each there own.
Buc-eez has super clean rest rooms and pays there employees well. That in my book makes them a reputable firm. However its way too hard to get in and out and takes too much time for road warriors like myself, so I avoid.
I plan my trips around Buc-ees if possible. The bathrooms are always clean and their gas is fresh since they go through so much. I have one local to me that I frequent. Their food prices are high, but they need to pay for all those employees and square footage somehow. The brisket tacos are good as well as the BBQ sandwiches. I do think that they need a larger variety of can/bottled sodas, they have just a few options.
Why all the empty speculation?
4wd
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Yeah, mass produced and finished by heat lamps …
But, they sell and end stomach growl … and, there are far worse options for a quick hit …
I’m more likely to be chewing some jerky and sipping tea on the road - then stop at a restaurant …
I have to highlight the shout-out earlier in this thread about the Texan chain. In my experience they have exceptional food for a travel center, especially if you hit it when the food is freshly served. In additon to wrapped sandwiches, pizza, etc, the hot entrees with sides are exceptional. Not to mention they have an ample dining area.
If they were located side by side with Buccees, and I weren't Christmas shopping for that special rhinestone encrusted birdhouse made from turtle shells, I would choose Texan in a heartbeat.
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The charm of a hole-in-the-wall find on the edge of town or the middle of nowhere isn't possible at today's scales of business.
A specialized sandwich, jerky and what.....?
After visiting two near Houston, relatives report the size doesn't loan to a quick "16th letters of the alphabet".
Building expansive convenience stores with scores of pumps is one thing.
Branding the operation with such a narrow band of originality is the disappointing part.
A specialized sandwich, jerky and what.....?
After visiting two near Houston, relatives report the size doesn't loan to a quick "16th letters of the alphabet".
Building expansive convenience stores with scores of pumps is one thing.
Branding the operation with such a narrow band of originality is the disappointing part.
4wd
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Those darn successful people just don’t know anything 
CleanSump
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Lot of hate for someplace people don't have to go to. One isn't compelled to go like MVA for a driver's license.
They just built one 5 hrs east of me in Az.
You call it speculation. I call it spot on. That is about how I would describe the Buc-ee's that I visited. Oh, and add insanely crowded. I've been to amusement parks that are less crowded than Buc-ee's.
I look at all the fools eating in all the fast food chains and would suggest fresh cooked food at Buc-ee’s is miles more healthy such as their brisket sandwich.
Compare that to the ultra processed garbage at that famous Chicken place where the cars line up outside the multiple drive ups or any other chain for that matter.
It’s all good, everyone has different tastes. I eat at none of them, though the one place my wife will is Buc-ee’s once or twice a year while on the road. I did myself once or twice.
Either way Buc-ee’s is a rare place that one can actually eat non ultra processed garbage and pick up a fruit cup as a dessert. Its success is a statement to the crowds. Which I agree can be insane yet the lines move fast,
As far as the success of most other places … well, there is the reason for high health care costs, a nation metabolically sick and 70% of its population overweight.
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Last two visits they've become such tourist destinations; those who just want clean bathrooms, easy pumps, and edible food, seem to have to navigate the chaos of people enthralled with a gas station. When I visited the one in Calhoun GA I saw something I never expected, there was a line for the men's restroom, despite the substantial supply or urinals and stalls.
Buc-ees has fallen into the same category I place Walmart and Florida, I'd have a lot more use for them if it wasn't for the people inside them.
Buc-ees has fallen into the same category I place Walmart and Florida, I'd have a lot more use for them if it wasn't for the people inside them.
Did someone say Buc-ees? That combination is quite a conversation starter 
4wd
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Well, uh, the pink flowers almost match
Your take on the health of the food at Buc-ee's is different from what I observed. To me, it seemed not that much different than any other fast food joint. Just a slightly different menu. In fact, I personally was overwhelmed on what appeared as anything but healthy, in what they were serving, and shocked at the masses gathered all around, just to get their serving of fast food.
I couldn't out of there fast enough. My wife however, was a little in love with the place, and is looking forward to her next visit to one of the joints.
GON
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As someone who eats out excessively, not because I want to, I can state Buc-ees food options are significantly better that fast food. They are in different categories.
Last Monday I ate lunch at the McDonalds in Juneau, AK. Had the seven dollar meal deal of a double cheeseburger, four McNuggets, a small fries, and small drink.
What I felt I ate at McDonalds wasn’t even food. Just some excessively processed material, masked from being tasteless by ketchup and ranch sauces.
At buc-ees, after 11am one can always get, with zero wait a hand cut, hand pulled piece of freshly cooked protein.
Understand your observations of Buc-ee’s. Originally, I had like observations. Now, I view Buc-ee’s as the most efficient way to get something not ultra processed while traveling around in a tight timeline.
