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Gee, I have never heard the food was bad: in fact I have heard the opposite: always good old fashion food like grandma fixed on the farm. Yes, the coffee is usually strong, but we used to stop at truck stops when w did a lot of road trips when our kids were younger and my parents always used them when we were growing up. Of course this is before the days of so many chain restaurants.
It is not just bad, it is horrible, speaking of sit down restaurants, never again. They hit up or microwave the rock bottom "pre manufactured" food stuff, it is not like they cook much. Coffee is usual gas station swill but generally priced higher, truckers are limited in parking choices, so here is free market in action: inferior stuff at higher prices. Btw, there are only three (3) truck stop chains that dominate truck stop market so there is nowhere to run, it is all the same. Also, there are no truck stops anymore, those are family friendly "Travel Centers" now, an establishment openly calling itself "Truck Stop" is most likely a dump (literal meaning) teethering on the edge of survival and waiting for an offer by the big three (in the very best case), but those few remaining truck stops have no restaurants they are so dumpy, a few survivors may have a "deli" with limited selection of the scary "pre manufactured" deep fried stuff.
Last edited by RememberMee; 05-19-2016 at 05:46 AM..
In the 60's and 70's when I was in the Navy and did a lot of cross country driving we always looked for places with lots of 18 wheelers parked in the lot -- figured the truckers knew where the food was best. It consisted mainly of meat and potatoes with bread and butter, tasted really good and filled you up. I guess like all things in this country it could be different today. After all, Howard Johnson's restaurants used to be as common as gas stations on the interstates.
The coffee is only fit for those who need massive caffeine intake at the price of their tastebuds.
One of the greatest culinary creations I've ever seen on a menu was at a truck stop in the Poconos off I-80. It was called "Mountain of Sausage". And it was 12 breakfast links with an egg (your choice of style) and toast (white or whole wheat).
I can't imagine any trucker who ate that made it more than four hours to their next destination without stopping again.
Today's truck stops are most likely part of a chain, and their food might be Subway or Arby's. In days gone by, they were mom & pop restaurants that could be great or could be horrible. The advice to "eat where the truckers eat" was meaningless then and still is today. The biggest factor for truckers is finding a place to park their rigs and get back on the road as quickly as possible. They don't get paid for sitting in restaurants.
The best chicken fried steak in the world at a small truck stop in Nebraska. Cornbread and bacon greens at The Hub in Weedowee, AL. More please!
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