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We made the mistake of stopping at the one in AL on I10 on a Friday afternoon. I've seen less traffic during Houston rush hour.
But, it's the only one east of Baytown on I10, so the hype keeps it busy.

Driving back from Santa Rosa Beach we stopped at one. I waited almost a half hour for a gas pump... and they had a hundred of them.

I don't know about the food. The place was a zoo. I will avoid it next time.

I've been to 2 of them. One in Texas and one in Alabama. We always stop for gas a junk food.

The two guys who started Buckys are from the county where I lived and worked for 25 years. A couple of guys who owned a convenience store started the chain. One of my employees knew one of them well. Couple of small town good ole boys who thought that immaculate restrooms, good customer service and cheap gas would draw customers. They pay their employees more than other similar stores and expect employees to be respectful of customers.

whenever we take a trip down the Texas highways, if possible without going out of our way, we always plan our rest and gas stops at a Buc-ee's. Not so much for the food, but the restrooms. As compared with the State run rest stops it's night and day. Unless it's an bowel emergency my wife will not squat at the state places. They also have ethanol free gas although it's only the 92 octane version and of course more expensive.

We made our first stop at the one on 75 south of Macon right after Christmas. At roughly 8 a.m. it was a madhouse at the pumps, with parking, and inside but there was no wait in the restrooms. My son liked the brisket taco/burrito; he ate mine too.

It was a chore getting out of the parking lot without getting hit. Never again during rush hour whenever that is.

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We made the mistake of stopping at the one in AL on I10 on a Friday afternoon. I've seen less traffic during Houston rush hour.
But, it's the only one east of Baytown on I10, so the hype keeps it busy.

Been to that one, we stopped in on a Motorcycle trip in the area a few times, always busy, the big problem is the entrance combined with tired, hungry drivers with kids and a wife that needs to use the facilities.

The brisket and other BBQ has been decent enough, sure it's not Franklins but then again you don't have to stand in line at 4 am and they are not out by 9am.

Clean bathrooms, lots of gas pumps, good enough snacks and food to get the kiddos to be quiet and full.

Heck of a lot better than Billy Rays Sinclair Station with a bathroom that's dirtier than the oil pit under the truck ramp with 3 year old candy and chips in a vending machine.