If you ’ve been anywhere near the Rust Belt , you ’ve likely abuse at bottom of a Sheetz , a gas station / fast food hybrid that ’s been around since 1952 . Starting in Altoona , PA , it ’s since expanded to six states with 437 localization . Damn , Sheetz . It ’s safe to say that ramp up a honest bill of fare has been a top priority since day one . But let ’s put history aside for a moment and focus on the brute that this 1950s deli has morph into . You ’ve undoubtedly scroll through a touch screen to read the gargantuan card filled with item such as burgerz , fryz , saladz , and shwingz ( more usually known as wings ) . Do n’t even get me started on the customizable clobber .
With the help of six friends , I took it upon myself to determine the best and worst of Sheetz . Though we ’re all people with feeling and rent to pay , it may be easier for you to foresee us in the simplest , Breakfast Clubterms : the Neutral Party , the Vegetarian , the Food Snob , the Sheetz Loving Duo , the Food Allergy Sufferer , and I , the Sheetz Virgin , determined to break my proverbial cherry with an enviable gas post spread .
We picked only the things from the menu that we believe others may be too afraid to stress ( probably because of the bad puns for names – sorry not no-account , Walker Breakfast Ranger ) . Any signature recipes that contained one too many ingredient and might elicit the pauperism for Pepto - Bismol , we were trying it . And thus , we come back with a ranking of Sheetz most " unequalled " bill of fare items . allow ’s dive in :
Julian Dunn
11. Szechuan Fire Mac & Cheese
zesty Asian sauce , caramelise onions , ardor - poke fun peppers , & draw porc
We began our venture with the dish that struck the most fright in our hearts : the Szechuan fire mac & cheese . Sheetz carries a salmagundi of mac & cheese dishes , ranging from a classic three - cheese mac to something called " morning time mack " that contains chilly , pico de gallo , sour cream , caramelized onions , and a scrambled egg . And then , this : a dish with a combining of ingredients that sound like the good BBQ mac experience you could ever ask for . But upon its reveal , it became evident that something had gone abysmally unseasonable . Among many colorful descriptors , our group concern to the smasher as " a messed up casserole , " a dental plate of " Sriracha mixed with Gallic dressing , " a looker " perhaps containing canned volaille , " and , my personal favourite , " just Kraft mac with some shit on it . "
The world-wide consensus , though , was that Szechuan fire mac & cheese is not as spoilt as it looks , which is n’t enounce much . It was a morsel gloopy but , if you were urgently hungry after a long nighttime of drink , this would strike the daub .
10. Twisted Brunch
Pretzel gyre , pickles , moolah , fire - roasted tomato sauce , mayo , nacho cheese , caramelized onions , electrocute orchis , ketchup , and Roger Bacon
One of the " moistest " sandwiches of the bunch , the Twisted Brunch has us talking before we even tasted it : what kind of yellow-bellied sauce could maybe be ooze out of it ? Is it melted cheese ? Perhaps a nacho product ? Is it mixed with buffalo sauce ? I attempted to snub this sandwich into portions using a plastic butter knife and everything fall aside . We had to resort to eat this like messy toddler . " Is there anything twist about it ? " we asked ourselves . We determined that it taste like just about any time value menu sandwich from a fast - intellectual nourishment joint . The pickle and pretzel roll combination was a unspoiled move , but the egg , or ballock - like rubbery disc , brought it down .
9. Firehouse Dog
Pretzel bun , pico , diced onions , habanero sauce , sour emollient , and pepper jack cheese
We had been actively forefend the card of hot dogs on the mesa . But the clip had come to eat them and , much like our approach to sandwiches , we started with the " moist " of the bunch . The first opinion derive from Food Snob : " This is just lip rouge on a hog . " We concur ; this was simply a low - quality hot bounder with a dollop of mediocre pico de gallo . Even the ego - proclaimed Sheetz Lovers labeled the dog a " vaguely anti - Mexican concoction . " This Southwestern attempt fell scant in the end .
8. Boom Boom Pow Dog
Jalapeño wienerwurst , original hot bounder roll , zesty Asiatic sauce , and Boom Boom sauce
Before we started eating , Food Snob chimed in with , " ' Boom gravy sauce ' sounds like some repellent Guy Fieri creation , " and he was right . The Boom Boom Pow was lustreless and not very spicy despite its promise to " carry a punch . " Beneath all of the badly veteran goo , though , was a jalapeño cheese - fill up red-hot Canis familiaris that almost had that adorable snap you ’d expect from a honest raw - encase dog .
7. Bay Chili and Slaw
Jalapeño dog , original hot dog bun , Old Bay , chile , and coleslaw
The Bay Chili and Slaw end the sovereignty of the Sheetz red-hot dogs . This one also had the slenderly tastier jalapeño cheese dog , but was topped with a fallible chili and tasteless slaw . Although it did n’t know up to our prospect , we decided that it was the good of the hot dogs ; it mistily remind us of a chili cheese frump . This is one of Sheetz ’s attempts at using bolder flavor profile , and the crusade is take note and remember .
6. Walker Breakfast Ranger
Fire - jest at tomato plant sauce , reddened onion rings , pick cheese , guacamole , Baron Verulam , and fried egg
This card item , unlike others ( look at you , El Gringo ) , cope to maintain its structural integrity . But this was only because the bagel housing all the " shmagel ’s " contents was , in fact , a leathery , ironical travesty . Within this beigel abomination was a collection of delicious fixings that somehow got miss within one another , and was completely overwhelm by the fire - roasted tomato sauce . Our Neutral Party proclaimed he would deplete it for breakfast had he nowhere else to go . So , overall , not terrible .
5. El Gringo
Doritos , hot pepper cheese , chili , and BBQ sauce
El Gringo is the patron saint of Sheetz and , as is appropriate with any sandwich with a pile of Doritos on it , we had high expectations for this and bring through it for last . A magisterial close ! This materialise to be a mistake . After rest on a breeze tabular array for a adept 45 minutes , the Doritos had turn into soggy triangles of despair . Sad Doritos aside , the hamburger patty itself was reminiscent of a school cafeteria lunch , and the barbecue sauce would be well suit for spaghetti & meatball . It might be because Doritos secretly contain that " ca n’t have just one " addictive factor , but we in the end decide that El Gringo was n’t that bad . Is it a great ground beef ? No . Is it a comely sandwich ? No . Is it cover in Doritos ? Yes .
4. Atomic
Jalapeño spread , habanero sauce , pico , jalapeño peppers , and pepper jack cheeseflower on a crispy wimp patty
The Atomic is everything I personally desire in a fast - intellectual nourishment sandwich : girth and heat . When I first discovered this menu particular , I was so excited to essay it . And reader , it most lived up to my personal hype geartrain . But despite being extend in multiple assumed - spicy food items , the Atomic was somehow incredibly mild . We decided this was a decent enough sandwich , but resonant of something you ’d rank as a special at your favorite drive - thru in an effort to be adventuresome , but then rue it on behalf of your digestive pathway moment after finishing it .
3. Fried pickles
… fried picklesA much - welcomed palate cleanser , and last , something The Vegetarian could eat ! None of us were blown away , but we all welcome the simplicity and suppose this would be the perfect bite to satisfy a craving for something salty and crunchy . After we all had a chance to taste the electrocute fix , we let The Vegetarian eat the rest of the dish . In her vivid hungriness , she accidentally dipped a fry pickle into dark chocolate sauce , an experience which she described as " surprisingly not terrible . "
2. Wisconsin Cheese Bitez
… fried cheese
A number like poutine minus the gravy & fries . These would ’ve been much better had we eaten them when they were still piping - hot as oppose to scarce lukewarm . Our seasoned Sheetz Lovers informed us that these cheesy bites are actually delectable when eaten at the right temperature . However , we come to the consensus that they should likely be able-bodied to stand up to some delay time considering that most masses rust at Sheetz are taking their parliamentary law to - go .
1. The Big Mozz
Mozzarella cheese sticks , provolone cheeseflower , and marinara
Although The Big Mozz does n’t search like much , this fry , tinny pile is passably damn delicious . This is basically chicken parm in sandwich form , so messing it up would ’ve been difficult . food for thought Snob first rebuffed The Big Mozz , but immediately contradicted himself with , " I love it and I ’d whole eat the whole affair . " During the whole degustation , this was the only point that I saw taste tester fighting over . Everyone wanted to " offer " to cease eating it . Even Food Allergy Sufferer asked if she could eat the rest of the sandwich despite being lactose - intolerant .
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Twisted Brunch|Sheetz (edited)
Walker Breakfast Ranger|Sheetz
El Gringo|Sheetz
The Big Mozz|Sheetz
