OptimusPhillip t1_iuaazyt wrote on October 29, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Is that not normal for convenience stores?

redwall_hp t1_iub2v2x wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:28 PM

It is. That's exactly what Cumberland Farms, In and Out, or 7/11 is. Maine is just twenty years behind the curve usually, and has more surviving rural ones that haven't been paved over by big chains yet.

I just moved out of state and there's no shortage of gas station convenience stores that sell pizza, chicken and whatever. Hell, konbini are a huge deal in Japan and go all in on the food.

goPACK17 t1_iubntrr wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:19 AM

This is a bit of a rarity throughout New England. Like ya, Cumbies is a thing, and you'll find other spots that do this as well, but it's the minority. I found going out west or south basically every gas station can be assumed to have hot foods.

Vryimpatnt t1_iucrgby wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:15 AM

In and Out? Is that something other than a SW burger chain?

lsdrunning t1_iud2bza wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:28 PM

Yeah it’s like 7/11

ewoek2 t1_iufpf8k wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:42 PM

One of the best regional burger chains based in the West

1cooldud t1_iudged5 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:28 PM

The Curve sucks those places have terrible food lol

ArtemusW57 t1_iucz26g wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:52 AM

It is in the South, but throughout most of New England, most gas station convenience stores sell chips, candy bars, and beverages, but most do not have hot food like pizza or sandwiches, though I think it is becoming more common. Even the places that do have hot food are often chains, and so the food isn't as good as the convenience stores in Maine and northern New Hampshire that are locally owned and operated independent shops with pizza and sandwiches comparable to a local pizza joint, often a good local pizza joint.