Gas Station Restaurants and Food

[storewanderer]

They’re building a TA out in Wendover that’ll have Del Taco and Bojangles franchises, alongside a Black Bear Diner. That’s one of the first Bojangles stores anywhere in Northern Nevada.

https://www.westwendovercity.com/Home/C ... ws/2203/15

This should work.

There was a Taco Time in the Shell on the Utah side (was an R Place Truck Stop at the time) which was despite being a nice facility, horribly misrun, and ultimately closed. No Taco Bell currently in Wendover. I want to say there was an Express unit there at one time, in one of the casinos (wouldn't have been one of the Peppermill properties since they don't franchise things) but I think I am wrong. I'm not convinced Del Taco was the right brand, but maybe that was the best they could get. I suspect this Las Vegas based operator doesn't know what Taco John's is, would have been a better choice, with potentially better name recognition out that way.

No fried chicken there at all so the Bojangles should get some business if anyone knows what it is.

That was a decent TacoTime (like the one in Ely before it closed). I was sorta surprised to see Del too, but like you mentioned, it could be all they could get. As you mentioned elsewhere, we are getting Guthrie's chicken in a few places here - Silver Springs is getting one in their new TA Express being built at USA Pkwy and 50.

I almost think I'd have tried to throw a Jack in the Box franchise in instead of Del Taco if I was wanting to work with that group to buy a franchise. Maybe their management has experience with Del Taco. Currently this "LV Petroleum" operates some Sbarro counters in some gas stations in Las Vegas and has no other food service operations.

[wnetmacman]

Where I live in South Louisiana, Gas Station food is considered a delicacy; some are better than the average restaurant.

Most convenience stores worth their salt have a deli somewhere that serves hot food of all kinds, ranging from chicken strips, corn dogs, meat pies and other small fried items, to full fledged menus with burgers and fries. We even have a couple of shops fully dedicated to Boudin (if you ask what's in it, you won't eat it) that pull in folks for miles.

Also, Krispy Krunchy Chicken is from this area; headquartered in Lafayette.

[Alpha8472]

In California, the fried foods at convenience stores seem to not sell well. There are a large number of health conscious people here along with many young people who are vegans.

The people here want sushi, poke bowls, Asian foods, fruit drinks, salads, and even prepared sandwiches.

Often gas stations such as 7-Eleven don't even have any fried food ready to go. You can't even get a pizza, because the employees don't want to bother to make them.

The hip young crowd seems to gravitate towards avocado toast, coffee cafes, Jamba Juice, or Asian fusion cafes.

There are many food trucks that sell burritos and other Mexican inspired foods in the San Francisco Bay Area. People would rather go to food trucks than get food from convenience stores.

That could change if some better convenience store chains would open up stores in California with better food. It seems like California is stuck with 7-Eleven or some really awful no name convenience stores.

[SamSpade]

That could change if some better convenience store chains would open up stores in California with better food. It seems like California is stuck with 7-Eleven or some really awful no name convenience stores.

Oregon, too.

Some of the Jackson's here are just large enough under state statutes that they have to accept "all" returnable for deposit bottles and cans. One here has one of those automated 'reverse vending machines.' The prepared foods didn't look any better/different than 7-Eleven to me though.

[storewanderer]

That could change if some better convenience store chains would open up stores in California with better food. It seems like California is stuck with 7-Eleven or some really awful no name convenience stores.

Oregon, too.

Some of the Jackson's here are just large enough under state statutes that they have to accept "all" returnable for deposit bottles and cans. One here has one of those automated 'reverse vending machines.' The prepared foods didn't look any better/different than 7-Eleven to me though.

Jacksons if anything does less prepared food than 7-Eleven.

Jacksons was marketing a "Jacksons Bakehouse" or something program a couple years ago with photos of cookies, muffins, etc. in the windows. I thought maybe they invested in ovens (like Maverik). The pictures looked really good. Went inside. Nope. Old sealed plastic bag thaw and sell bakery items, not sure what is different from what they had before other than different labeling. I did try one cookie which was very good for a thaw and serve item (I actually ate it, usually just throw that thaw and serve cookie away), but I never bought any of those items again.