Stopped at a gas station outside Tulsa and noticed something about their hot bar

I was driving through Oklahoma last weekend and had to stop for gas at this little place off Route 66. Their hot bar had these little cardboard trays of fried okra for $1.50 each, and I grabbed one out of curiosity. Turns out it was seasoned with just salt and pepper, nothing fancy, and it tasted way better than the stuff I spend $6 on at the grocery store. Has anyone else found random gas station food that beats homemade for less money?

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taylor_wells3d agoMost Upvoted

Dude that brisket sandwich story is exactly what I mean. It's like the sketchier the gas station looks the better the food is lol. I swear there's some unwritten rule where the more random the spot the more love they put into the food. The grocery store stuff is all mass produced and frozen then thrown in a fryer. But the little gas station joints are usually somebody's grandma back there cooking with whatever they got. For real though, I think we overcomplicate home cooking when salt and pepper is all you need.

brooke_murray3d ago

Pro tip: always check the roller grill for stuff wrapped in foil, not plastic. The foil means someone actually prepped it fresh that day lol.

knight.uma3d ago

My buddy Kyle grabbed a gas station brisket sandwich somewhere in west Texas last year and he still brings it up every time we talk about road food. It was like $4 and wrapped in foil on a roller grill, but he swears it beat the $18 bbq plate he got in Austin the next day lol.