More Buc-ee's!!

[jrd1964]

Buc-ee's, the bigger-than-life (and getting bigger than that) chain of travel stops, just announced another north TX location (to go with Terrell and north Fort Worth): Ennis. It will be on I-45 (exit not stated) and have 86 gas pumps.

https://www.dallasnews.com/life/texana/ ... nned-ennis

Others are coming to Denton, Melissa, and Royse City (on I-30, exit 79: http://www.heraldbanner.com/news/bucc-e ... 496cd.html )

[Tnexster]

This is a fascinating place, lots of gas pumps and the large and very clean restrooms are very welcome. However, for me it is a huge collection of inedible junk food.

[exelone31]

Just stopped there yesterday on the way back from Austin. I dig it, even though it's incredibly hectic, plus my son loves spotting the Buc-ee's signs in the miles leading up to it.

I like Slovacek's in West a little better, though. Smaller and more dense product placement, so you don't have people flying around in all directions.

[tamtagon]

I've only ever been to the Buc-ee's in Luling... it's the designated meeting and consolidation spot for us when traveling between CenTx and the Golden Crescent. I love the place and am fascinated by the retail extravaganza. The novelty candy selection is surprising -- they have horehound candy my mom likes, much better than what Cracker Barrel sells but not as good as she can get in Indiana. I don't remember ever buying anything else at Buc-ee's, maybe a soft taco (fresh!).

There's a convenience/grocery in Cuero that has best kolaches!

[jrd1964]

I've been to both the Terrell and north Fort Worth locations. The size and scale are just amazing. Tons of folk art and country-style tchotchkes. If I had a house, I probably wouldn't mind having one of their outdoor grills. I bet the north Fort Worth store does a ton of business on TMS race weekends. I ended up with beaver nuggets from the Terrell store. If I'd had more time and $$$, they probably could have gotten me for more than that. I saw a guy working on cleaning the bathrooms at one of them; I asked him was that all he did was keep the bathrooms clean. He said no, but almost all

[itsjrd1964]

The Ennis location is due to open in May or June of next year, at I-45/Creechville Road.

http://www.waxahachietx.com/news/201803 ... y-mid-2019

Not to be outdone, Waxahachie will get its own Buc-ee's, at I-35E/Butcher Road. Neither article mentions a construction or opening timeline there.

http://www.waxahachietx.com/news/201807 ... 3-cottages
http://www.waxahachietx.com/news/201806 ... or-buc-ees

Looks like TX isn't big enough for Buc-ee's...they're branching out into Florida (Fort Myers, Daytona Beach) and Alabama (Baldwin County and in Mobile) also.

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/new ... n-u-s.html

[Tnexster]

I stopped by one of these one time on the way back from Houston. 75 gas pumps and lines at every one of them, had to move on.

[itsjrd1964]

Amazing. I would think with that many pumps, there would almost never be waits or lines.

[Tnexster]

Amazing. I would think with that many pumps, there would almost never be waits or lines.

I think people plan to stop at them, clean restrooms and the lack of food between Houston and Dallas makes this the perfect place to plan a stop. Get fueled up, load up on crap food and move on.

[itsjrd1964]

The Royse City and Melissa locations are set to open later this year, while the Ennis location is just getting started on its construction--it's now due to be completed next year.

http://www.fox4news.com/news/buc-ees-st ... ening-soon

[itsjrd1964]

The Melissa location opened this week. The DMN got a photo-op. Now there are 4 in north TX, with 2 more (Ennis, Royse City) to come. A third has been locally talked-about in Waxahachie, but nothing very definite has come of it.

https://www.guidelive.com/texas-yall/20 ... ear-dallas