![]() ![]() The company began expanding outside of Texas in 2018 with the opening of a location in Baldwin County, Alabama, and has since opened locations in Georgia, Florica, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennesee – so they’re encroaching into Yankee Country. The chain was first founded in 1982 in Clute, Texas, and began expansion with its first travel center in Luling, Texas in 2003. ![]() So I was intrigued to learn more.īuc-ee’s was created and owned by Arch “Beaver” Aplin III, headquartered in Lake Jackson, Texas. I’m a huge fan of the puffed snack – Cheetos and Cheewees, which are mostly savory and spicy. Many stores have a furry dressed Bucky the Beaver mascot on site for photo ops and you can take a cute stuffed Bucky the Beaver home with you.īuc-cees, while known for their brisket sandwich, deli sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and tortilla dogs on a stick, are also known for a signature snack called Beaver Nuggets – a caramel corn like puffed corn snack. They’re stores are have a cult following for their deli food, snacks, and apparel. Buc-cee’s is one of the biggest gas station roadstop companies in the U.S. This week my sister texted me some pics of them stopping at one of the Buc-cees Roadstops on their way to Atlanta and the snacks they bought while visiting. And one of the most important things about a road trip is being stocked up on easy to eat car snacks. Summer is the season of road trips to go camping, to the beach, to visit historic sites. For more fun, join the Let’s Eat, Orlando Facebook group or follow on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Want to reach out? Find me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or on the OSFoodie Instagram account. And if one of the pieces was missing, I don’t think people would love it as much.”īased on fan recommendations, here’s what I’m trying next time “Buc-ee’s really leans into its identity, and it’s just fun,” says Romero. We tried the White Cheddar (think Pirate’s Booty, only a million times better) and Bold n’ Sorta Spicy (reminiscent of “pizza” Goldfish), both feature air-puffed corn that’s very generously dusted with seasoning. Despite the difference, both Nuggets and Nug-ees are pretty addictive. The jalapeño element is almost solely decorative, but the toothy, savory sausage amid pillowy bread is something I’d grab instead of a sandwich on my next road trip. We checked out the cherry and apple pastries at the bakery counter, but back home it was this oven-warmed Tex-Czech treat that won the day. Your aim will help.”) - its virtually infinite racks were my playground. “And then there’s everything inside, which is an extravaganza.”Īnd following my celebratory visit to the loo - so spectacular that Buc-ee’s is known to tout its toilets via billboard (“Our aim is to have clean bathrooms. “The bathrooms are immaculate,” Romero agreed. ![]() Smart move since you can’t get any from your neighbor.” “Plenty of privacy (stick-built side walls go all the way to the floor, span all the way between the back wall and the door and not even Shaq could see over the top), clearly marked whether the stall is in use, so no guessing or unexpected interruptions, never a line, clean as a pin and not likely to run out of TP with, count ’em, EIGHT rolls mounted in each stall. “Second on the bathrooms,” opined another. “Consistent quality and the cleanest bathrooms on a road trip!” wrote one. Genuinely tasty and fortifying: the jalapeno-cheddar sausage kolache.
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