7-Eleven at Dowdell and Kuykendahl

Stopped into this new 7-Eleven in our neighborhood to see if it's worth grabbing lunch while you fill up.  The store is nice and clean, and well stocked.  I got a hot dog and a pepperoni slice with 16 oz can of Coke.  The store has an incredible array of drink machines, you can get anything you want and some things you have never heard of, but weirdly no soda fountain.

The experience was a bit spotty.  The roller grill Big Dog looked good and tasted that way too.  But the bun in the individual wrapper was so stale that it fell apart and didn't function as a bun.  And their ketchup dispenser was out--given the hour I figured it had not been filled that day.  The pizza wasn't too bad, decent frozen pizza quality.  They have a wide variety of food (including donuts) on display.

The bathroom was having issues when I was there.  They have been open for a few weeks but I would still say there are growing pains.

My Yelp Review

Angels On The Way at Gosling and Spring Stuebner

This gas station in our neighborhood recently renovated so I stopped in to check it out.  They advertised that their kitchen is open so I got lunch.  

The kitchen setup is the same as the previous iteration, perhaps with the same proprietor.  There were some challenges at the start.  The only food I saw prepared were some sad-looking taquitos and wings.  No menu visible.  But the proprietor listed off several things she could make or had ready, including breakfast and lunch tacos and hamburgers.  I went for the burger.

She made the burger up fresh, diner-style with the bun toasted on the grill.  I had everything on it.  It was quite a good burger--nicely seasoned and all the toppings (lettuce, tomato, cheese etc.) were fresh.  Also made the fries fresh, and they were nice and crisp on the outside.  Total was $8.45 which is not bad for what you get.

There were some challenges.  In addition to the lack of menu and sad first impression, the drink machine wasn't working properly--fortunately convenience stores have lots of options for drinks.

The store sells every virtue and vice commonly available at convenience stores, and some more unusual ones.  They even have two machines that form a Bitcoin exchange (Bitcoin to Dollars and back) if you want to do some cryptocurrency speculation.  If you have a few minutes to wait for the burger it's a good call, and I'm sure the other fresh food is good also.