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man2010 t1_ixi746v wrote

Gas station food is what this area is really missing

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desertsidewalks t1_ixjh9bw wrote

When GM/Honda start mass producing electric vehicles in a few years, gas station/charging stations with restaurants and good bathrooms will have a competitive edge while people wait for their batteries to charge.

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man2010 t1_ixjhtn8 wrote

I have a feeling people will prefer charging at home or in an EV spot at work than going to a gas station

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MotheringGoose t1_ixjxlim wrote

I'm pretty sure that they are referring to when people are on a trip, and need to recharge. Like at lunch time on a road trip.

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Shelby-Stylo t1_ixivia1 wrote

I have a friend who is a serious foodie. He swears WaWa has a throughly decent breakfast. I can not verify this information but I intend to the next time I’m in New Jersey.

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protexblue t1_ixj48er wrote

I am maybe your friend, but if not, let this separate person tell you it is true. Their make to order breakfast is outstanding. I'm often near Wawas for running / frisbee tournaments and I refuse to start my day any other way.

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nejaahalcyon t1_ixjfeye wrote

breakfast hoagies from Wawa are a great start to the day

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jimx117 t1_ixki5j6 wrote

I spent a couple days in Philly a few years back and while I never tried their sandwiches, their breakfast hash browns were 💯, giving McDonald's a run for their money

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mgzukowski t1_ixjqh8l wrote

I mean buc-ee's literally smoke meat on site. Those places are a fever dream.

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SynbiosVyse t1_ixjz9uc wrote

Went downhill as soon as White Hen got bought out by 7/11. Not technically gas station food but it's the same concept.

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fuckitillmakeanother t1_ixjhtgb wrote

I went to school down in the Philly area. The amount of people who apparently believe it's Anthony Bourdain back there putting their sandwich together is unbelievable. It's gas station food. It's decent, but it's still gas station food.

I see no need for it here.

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GrassCandle t1_ixjszye wrote

Get off your high horse. Dunkin’s food is certainly lower quality than Wawa’s, but people still love it. There’s always room for more quick and cheap options.

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lunisce t1_ixir420 wrote

Fuckin love Wawa

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SwingPrestigious695 t1_ixi7v5j wrote

You know, I always thought the newer Cumbys were pretty good, but after travelling more, I'll tell you: those bigger Wawas are really getting after it.

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Otterfan t1_ixidlak wrote

Cumbys are usually very clean and well-appointed, but their food game is beyond weak.

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homeostasis3434 t1_ixivahx wrote

Yeah the newer Cumbies are stepping up their game but the food is still not nearly on par with Sheetz or Wawa. The shitty pizza and whatever they have on those roller things aren't even close to the fresh sandwiches and sides at those other chains.

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itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_ixi980m wrote

I’d be down for a Sheetz too.

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Luvkamel t1_ixiewlh wrote

I lived in PA for a few years, sheetz had their shit down. A well oiled machine.

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Pointlesswonder802 t1_ixihd26 wrote

I will personally start a GoFundMe to get a Sheetz or Wawa out here asap

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ari_iaccarino t1_ixm9eim wrote

Just went to Sheetz for the first time last week in North Carolina; actually impressed with the coffee.

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Pointlesswonder802 t1_ixnniex wrote

My apartment in college was a block from Sheetz. Best hangover food and coffee around

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dante662 t1_ixib2w3 wrote

The real hotness is Stewart's.

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milky-dimples t1_ixisl34 wrote

I love Stewart’s. I reached out to them Instagram a few years back asking if they’ll ever expand into Massachusetts. There answer was no.

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ATPVT2018 t1_ixj0z7d wrote

I moved to VT and it's unhealthy having one 1/3 of a mile away.

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BloodySox t1_ixjo81g wrote

Stewart’s is now in Vermont? When I lived there, they were right across the line in New York but I never saw one on our side of the line.

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ATPVT2018 t1_ixjoxo2 wrote

They're in VT west of Rt 7! I know Arlington, Manchester and Rutland have them

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theshoegazer t1_ixjt5z3 wrote

There's one on Route 7 in Pownal VT, less than a mile from the MA border in Williamstown.

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ifucantbeatemsweetum t1_ixjzz0n wrote

Used to travel a lot for work and whenever I was in VT I would hunt down a Stewart's for their iced coffee, it is incredible. Probably for the best I no longer have easy access to it as I'm sure it's a sugar bomb.

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ich_habe_keine_kase t1_ixoi4rz wrote

There's not a lot I miss about living in Upstate NY, but Stewart's is definitely high on that list.

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MyRespectableAlt t1_ixiit1l wrote

This is just going to become an arms race, bigger, more pumps, more services, spiraling to the bottom, until finally, there's a fucking Bucees in New England. Then you'll all be ashamed of yourselves. But it'll be too late.

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robots_WILL_kill_you t1_ixiww7v wrote

My friend and I have inquired numerous times with Wawa corporate about franchising, and sadly they are not interested. Imagine how much they would clean up with a location next to BU!

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_lainan t1_ixiynpu wrote

i am a slut for wawa. i'll do whatever it takes to get a wawa here.

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chops65 t1_ixjsaan wrote

or a sheetz, their food is bomb

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phlukeri t1_ixice5q wrote

*their

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riski_click t1_ixikdey wrote

dude's a wawa fan, don't bother.. i'm surprised they spelled "Boston" right

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marmosetohmarmoset t1_ixj9eye wrote

There’s a Rita’s Italian Ice in Wapole now. New Jersey is slowly spreading north.

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GrassCandle t1_ixjycrt wrote

Both Rita’s and Wawa were started and headquartered in PA. They just spill over into Jersey.

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marmosetohmarmoset t1_ixk1hsc wrote

Yes but I’m from NJ, so i like to think that NJ is coming to join me up here.

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_lainan t1_ixmun9x wrote

oh fuck yeah, this is EXCELLENT news. I love Rita’s.

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jimx117 t1_ixkij9q wrote

There was a Rita's at the mall in Leominster in the mid-00's but IIRC it didn't even last a year. That mall was already in its death rattle back then

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Psirocking t1_ixohiaj wrote

There used to be Wawas in CT. Long gone though.

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siwmasas t1_ixik4eh wrote

I really don't understand WaWa. Their food is mediocre at best, their facilities are not usually clean, and they're always mobbed. I'll pass

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fuckitillmakeanother t1_ixji3wd wrote

It's gas station food, but it's all they have in NJ. Remember their idol got famous for singing about a highway and you'll realize they're not playing with a full deck of cards

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Few_Radish_8423 OP t1_ixnf41m wrote

How is there food mediocre when Cumberland farms is selling you stupid roller bites and plastic pizza, have you ever had there chicken bites??

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siwmasas t1_ixnok82 wrote

I'm not comparing to cumbies, their 'food' is another level of terrible. Only gas station food I'll take is a dunks. Even that's still a last resort.

I guess I'm just anti gas station food

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PikantnySos t1_ixiuv7f wrote

Fuck that. We need Portillos

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partyorca t1_ixjuyd9 wrote

No, nobody needs an inferior suburbanite reproduction of what ought to be a beef stand.

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snickerdoodIed t1_ixk0hr4 wrote

This former Pennsylvanian would LOVE to have a Wawa

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eddiejugs t1_ixj1yed wrote

WAWA. May need jughandles on the road though.

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SpringLoadedScoop t1_ixirl4g wrote

This is all Cumberland Farms has managed to step up so far. You can probably some of the old-style concrete bunker Cumbies around: Five years ago or so that was what they all were like.

I'm not sure if they're on a continued trajectory from here, or figure they're at a level that you'll pick them over whatever else you can find around here

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MomTRex t1_ixjplgm wrote

How about Sheetz or Buc-ee's?

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littleepatina t1_ixjqx9e wrote

SHEETZ > WAWA

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ipsumdeiamoamasamat t1_ixkczii wrote

Sheetz’s menu is far more extensive. Wawa’s hoagie options are damn good. They each excel in their own areas. I could do without Sheetz adding a -z instead of an S on every pluralization, but that’s a losing battle to fight.

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aShittierShitTier4u t1_ixkxmgw wrote

Why don't they just make one of those things that they have on the Star Trek enterprise space ship, you say, "Alexa make me a sandwich just like how Jane Alden used to make for the pilgrims way back in the day" and Abra cadabra ipso facto you all of a sudden have a sandwich. They just want to make robots that kill when they should make a Roomba transform into a gourmet chef when it's done cleaning up the floors. You can have it go to the store for you while you go deer hunting or fishing.

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pchaderton t1_ixiwl3w wrote

Their breakfast sandwiches and stuffed pretzels got me through many rough early mornings. I would love to have them up here.

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Academic_Guava_4190 t1_ixjxn5h wrote

Wawa chicken soup, unbeknownst to me at the time, got me through Covid. Apologies to those employees but at least I was wearing a mask.

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partyorca t1_ixjuu83 wrote

No. There is only one hero that this city needs.

And it is Stewart’s.

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BeerAndWings4 t1_ixjz8mq wrote

I’ll sign whatever I need to sign to get Wawa here. Also, there was an awesome Cumberland farms in Quincy a while ago that was very similar to a Wawa

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ipsumdeiamoamasamat t1_ixkcr4p wrote

Are you thinking of the one in Weymouth?

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BeerAndWings4 t1_ixkos0z wrote

No it was the one on Quincy Ave, it’s actually an Indian food store now.

It had touch screens for sandwich making and they had a grill.

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JasperDyne t1_ixk6rbx wrote

Even Florida has Wawas now. Why can’t The Bay State get a few?

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Depressedaxolotls t1_ixk93b8 wrote

I moved here from Maryland last year. The two things I miss the most: crab and Wawa

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thejosharms t1_ixj2gd1 wrote

You will get a Richdale's taking over for a 7-Eleven location, keeping all of their equipment in the store but never actually using them or offering those items for sale.

Slushy? Out of order. Fountain sodas? Out of order. Hot station? Maybe out of order, maybe not. There's no sign but it's completely empty. Coffee? Fuck you, get a cold brew Starbucks from the cooler.

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wallet535 t1_ixjbfde wrote

RIP 7-Eleven here if they ever decide to come.

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aenteus t1_ixjd832 wrote

Got a jughandle AND a 7-11 in Nashua. Maybe that will summon a Wawa…

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Granolapitcher t1_ixje53k wrote

Go to the Cumbys on Methadone Mile. Every other Cumbys is like a dream

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Quincyperson t1_ixjugac wrote

It was well intended, but it never had a chance

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ipsumdeiamoamasamat t1_ixkd8fi wrote

It opened just as the shelter opened on Southampton. That area was headed in a far different direction before that happened.

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mgzukowski t1_ixjqbpb wrote

If your going to go for a gas station monstrosity why go for a Wawa. Go for the gold, go for a buc-ee's.

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ipsumdeiamoamasamat t1_ixkd4tg wrote

There are Wawas without gas stations, and a lot of their gas stations/C-stores aren’t a huge footprint.

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littlebutcute t1_ixjxyxd wrote

I was in Philly visiting my brother and so excited to go to Wawa, but unfortunately I just didn’t have the time and I’m still sad about it.

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bcopes t1_ixk8brv wrote

Amen x 12. I know they’re subpar by the standards of others, but I love Wawa iced tea and soft pretzels.

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The_Spectacle t1_ixka7dc wrote

I’m in Albany but I feel your pain. Except for the Stewart’s thing. Stewart’s really is a gem.

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dble-u t1_ixkmp8s wrote

i believe in stewart's supremacy

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WhoDat44978 t1_ixlhr8y wrote

OP must be from south Jersey or Philly…the WaWa addiction runs deep

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nebirah t1_ixmble0 wrote

Wawa? Sheetz? Bucees?

I never heard of three places.

Why not suggest a Piggly Wiggly while you're at it?

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ipsumdeiamoamasamat t1_ixkck35 wrote

There is so little late-night food here. A few non-gas Wawas in Allston/Brighton or on Huntington Ave would get steady foot traffic. The issue here is acquiring the real estate. Wawa owns a lot of its lots. Does Wawa want to spend a premium entering a new market to get sales that probably won’t be like those in Philly?

Also Cumby’s is so much better than what we used to have around here. 10-12 years ago there was nothing in that vein near Boston. I want Wawa/Sheetz too, but you gotta have some perspective.

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Few_Radish_8423 OP t1_ixnfhjd wrote

Dude if i can go to wawa and have value and options compared to our cumbys 99 cent coffee and shitty roller bites how is that better??

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ipsumdeiamoamasamat t1_ixngesn wrote

I agree, but Cumby’s didn’t even have that. At least they have something now, works in a pinch.

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archdukefranzferd3 t1_ixk09dp wrote

Recently moved to Boston and tbh the most disappointing thing so far is there’s not any great food spots - like there are a lot of mid restaurants but good ones are sparse

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CoolAbdul t1_ixiyg0u wrote

>Wawa

Helen Keller's favorite convenience store.

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