An Eastern Southern Girl’s Review of Buc-ee’s
Alright. As you may or may not have heard, in the big ol’ state of Texas, there comes a chain of gas stations known as Buc-ee’s (pronounced Bucky’s, like the Avenger). This gas station/convenience store has been a Texan staple for quite a few decades. But if you asked anyone closer to the east coast, we wouldn’t know what you were talking about.
Until now.
Looking back, I probably should have taken more pictures, but you’re gonna have to roll with it.
I didn’t even know what a Buc-ee’s was until one popped up Calhoun, GA, and everyone and their mother decided to pay their respects to the beaver like he was a saint.
Suddenly, every native Texan crawled out of the woodworks and started floating about their proud establishment. I, not exempt from this, heard many-a stories about it at my local college from out-of-state students. And for about a year now, my family has been planning to go, but always delayed. Until today.
It wasn’t that long of a drive to the place (my keyboard wants to auto-correct the name every time I type it and I’m growing frustrated) but it was still a nice little pilgrimage. My family arrived at peak lunchtime, which was not a good idea. But hey, the place is open 24/7. We got time.
But holy moley, this place was hoppin. Like I stated before, everybody and their mother was there to witness it. I even spotted a whole group of middle-aged Eagle Scouts walking around the place. So, if you’re overwhelmed by crowds, I would advise avoiding peak eating times. (Although, later sitting in the car, I was entertained by a dilf in like classic greaser clothing letting his toddler burn some energy while his other kid bought an airplane set that was the size of him. So, lose some, win some)
Of course, the first thing I did was use the bathroom. I have heard from many sources, including @just-here-for-the-moment , that these bathrooms are no joke and the cleanest around. Given the high volume of people coming in and out of the bathrooms, I was skeptical. I’m happy to report that they were spotless. Like, almost all the toilets were occupied and the floors weren’t even grimy. Each toilet is in its own little room. It has enough space for you to take a breather or have a meltdown before you head out on the road again. The wildest thing, however, was the fact that they had toilet cleaner you could dabble on some toilet paper and wipe down your seat AND hand sanitizer before (and after) you touched the doorknob. 🤯🤯🤯
Apparently, this is in the men’s restroom and y’all…
Are men finally going to hand sanitize themselves after touching their penis? This is revolutionary. So many sanitizers it’s hard for them to ignore it. And yes there are sinks with soap. But if you’re like me and you just wanna get out of there bc there’s so many people, sanitizer will do. (Also just before the bathrooms, this is where they try to sell art, and that’s just weird and unsanitary to me)
After relieving myself, I made my way over to the snacks section to get one of my favorite snacks: beef jerky. Now, this place is know for having a beef jerky bar, but like I said, so many people. And they had a wide variety of prepackaged selections so I don’t feel cheated in the slightest. I found out later they had a whole beef jerky wall but even then I still had my own little corner of beef jerky heaven.
I decided on peppered jerky (since that’s my favorite Jack Links flavor). It probably wasn’t the best flavor they had, but the jerky was still jerky and I’ve eaten half of it already.
I went searching for watermelon gummy rings but they were sold out 🥺🥺🥺 Very sad. This just gives me another excuse to stop here again. My mom got Beaver Nuggets, which I don’t know exactly what they are. They seem like puffed up corn with a sugary glaze on them. And I’m going to have to apologize to the Texans hyping these up. I didn’t think they’d be great, but I tasted a few and they were really good, not too sweet, just right. I will definitely be getting those next time I go.
Then, I went to go search out their tacky merch section for my own tacky beaver shirt and found this lil beauty
It was a little bit expensive for just a t-shirt ($17) but t-shirts are practically my wardrobe so…it’ll pay for itself. It was when I got this shirt that I started noticing people taking pictures of the place and vlogging in the store. Wild. The only other time I’ve seen someone vlog in a store was in and around Disney World (one video of which my family was caught in it lol)
Finally, it was lunchtime. The most popular item they have for lunch and dinner is the in-house bbq brisket sandwiches…of which I also didn’t get 😂😂😂 I was gonna get it but then I saw thick-cut bbq turkey. “But Abs! Turkey is normally dry.” Yeah, I know. I just wanted something less greasier and something that goes easier on my stomach. Those sandwiches were expensive, about $7-8 and the bbq sauce was mediocre. Trust me, you are better off going to your local bbq place if you live in the south. I hear they have breakfast biscuits and tacos in the morning. I would hold out for that more than this. I also had their in-house chips. They were pretty good, reasonably priced. It’s a good road snack. The best deal however were their drinks. You could get a oversized extra large American to-go cup filled with Pepsi products, Arizona tea, Gatorade, and store branded sodas for less than a dollar. Now that’s a bargain. And for good measure, I got a homemade rice crispy treat because they’re my weakness.
All in all, it was worth to see what the commotion was about. If you’re driving down the interstate and see a beaver head, take a moment to stop, and pay your respects to the beaver.









