Buc-ees, the Great American Adventure

 

      This is one review that I have needed to write for quite a while.  We have visited Buc-ees across Texas for about 10 years now, yet their legacy is much larger.  Buc-ees is an American chain of country stores, gas stations, and Tesla Superchargers created and owned by Arch Aplin 111, headquartered in Lake Jackson, TX.  The chain was first founded in 1982 in Clute, TX and began expansion with its first travel center in Luling, TX in 2001.  

      What makes Buc-ees so famous?  It is a myriad of things. First of all they are a gas station with plenty of pumps to satisfy everyone with 'remarkably below average' prices.  

       The experience goes much deeper than that, however.  From the moment you enter the store you are engulfed in a selection of items you cannot possibly imagine.  'Souvenir clothing, items, snacks, jams, jellies, jerky, canned exotics such as Bread n Butter Jalapenos, seasonings, rubs, and the center of the universe........the food selection.  

      The main food court is the biggest attraction.  You can surf and graze, pick up items just prepared, order fresh online via one of the kiosks, or at the counter.  Cheese, crackers, nuts, cookies, pierogies, kolaches, deli sandwiches, tacos, and many other favorites.  

      

      The center of the Buc-ees Universe has to be the Texas Fresh Meat Counters.  Cooked fresh while you watch, and you can wait for your order or pick up one to go already wrapped.  Pulled Pork or Chopped/Sliced Brisket.......your choice.  

        My personal favorite here is either a bag full of fresh kolaches or if I'm really hungry I go with their famous brisket sandwich, served with chopped or sliced.  'Barb loves any of their deli sandwiches or an array of cheese, nuts, and sausage. 

      Recently Buc-ees offered a 1-pound brisket sandwich, but the price tag scares many folks off.  At $13 this sandwich, although delicious is drawing criticism for its price.  I would answer that with a challenge to check out the ala carte price for BBQ brisket at any of Texas famous BBQ joints...$22+ per pound.

      Regardless, this chain of travel centers is one of our favorite stops and we nearly always plan our trips around them.  Buc-ees has expanded into Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, 

Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, and soon in Missouri in addition to their 34 locations already in the Lone Star State. 

      During our travels across the US the past 10 years, we have stopped at Buc-ees many times not only for diesel fuel but for preferred snacks or food.  Hard not to rate this place as one of our favorites.  I invite you stop at Buc-ees the next you're traveling through the south.  I promise you won't regret it.  

"Meet me at Buc-ees, the best rest stop in America"

Bon Appetite Magazine

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