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| - One of the perks of my job is I get to do a lot of travel. I love to try new restaurants whether they are mom and pops, fine dinining, chains or fast food. They all have a place in my enormous belly.
One dirty little secret that I can now share with the world: I like gas station food. I do have standards, barely, in that I generally only would eat at 7-11, AM/PM and Circle K. Although I did find a great place in Illinois called Casey's General Store that I would happily add to my standards list. Here is a new one to add, QuikTrip. We don't have them in California.
They put my favorite, AM/PM, to shame. They are so clean and have everything that you could want from a convenience store but what really sets them apart is the made to order food (sandwiches, pizza) and their "Roller" grill. There they have a bounty of items like hot dos, egg rolls, taquitos and the like and it is fully loaded. It looks like they take great pride in their food.
I have visited a handful of QT's in my travels but just got water and fuel. After a long day I was tired and ready to get food. After spending way too much time deciding I went for a Country Sausage Dog doused in cheese sauce and a Kolache.
The Country Sausage Dog is what you might think it is, sausage rolled like a hot dog on a bun. It was delicious. If you like breakfast sausage you will love this treat. I classed it up by dousing it in the cheese sauce. The Kolache was next level. A spicy hot dog rolled in this sweet bread and baked. It reminded me of being a kid and making hot dogs wrapped in the Pillsbury Crescent Roll dough. Delicious!
Ultimately, this place hits the mark. Friendly, clean, tons of selection and fuel. This place is a must for any road trip.
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