Bojangles has an arrangement with Loves to develop locations outside their usual territory.Brian Lutz wrote: ↑December 29th, 2023, 7:23 am QuikTrip does actually have some pretty decent food and a ridiculous number of drink choices ( the typical QT has an entire wall for sodas and frozen drinks and another wall for teas and coffees), and in the Western US Maverik has pretty good food as well (although I mostly stick to the breakfast stuff there.) Unfortunately I'm in Sheetz territory, and Sheetz is not a place you go for good food. Sheetz is a place you go because it's 2am, you skipped dinner and the last time you went to the Waffle House some drunk guy threw a chair at you. The closest QT is about 60 miles down I-85 heading toward Charlotte, and we generally try to make a stop when we are heading that way.
One thing I've noted recently is that Bojangles has taken to a strategy of building freestanding locations next door to larger gas stations and truck stops, which would presumably get them the traffic from the gas stations (although truckers might need to cross the road) without the hassle of co-locating. There are a few truck stops with Bojangles in them too, but not a lot.
In Normal, IL is a Bojangles with Loves.
This Bojangles doesn't even serve bone in chicken; it only serves chicken strips and chicken sandwiches.
Quik Trip does an excellent job. The app has great deals and often if you order food on the app you get a free item if you click through their instant win game. The only thing that is a little clumsy with their app is after you order on the app (or kiosk in store) you do have to "pay inside" at the cashier for your order. I guess it is the same on the kiosk in store and this is like Sheetz/Wawa.