Every once in a while I get a weird craving for gas station chicken. Anyone who’s been on a road trip knows that gas stations in the middle of no where have the best fried chicken. I’m not saying you won’t need some Tums to get you through afterwards, but it sure is tasty.
It’s no different here in SW Orlando. The best fried chicken can be found at Dodge’s Store on highway 50 in Winter Garden. The address is 12961 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden, FL 34787 if you wanna get directions. I swore to myself never to eat gas station food again when I got sick from a Blimpies sub that I got at a gas station once, but gas station chicken is another thing altogether.
With gas prices around $4 a gallon, it makes the fried chicken at Dodge’s seem like an outright steal. For $1.99, you can get 2 hot wings and a chicken strip which make for a quite a tasty snack. You can also get plenty of zings, dings, jo jo’s, fries, turkey legs, and of course, good old apple pie for about the same price as a gallon of gas. The price of gas is getting out of hand.
Everyone there is super friendly and it feels like you’re in a small town eatery where everyone knows your name and they’re glad that you came yet you’re at a gas station. There’s just something about the smell of car fumes and fried chicken that appeals to me I guess.
The Dodge’s Store is the reason I crave gas station chicken.
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8 responses so far ↓
1 Bill Hackett // Jun 10, 2008 at 11:56 pm
In California, “gas-station chicken” means that you’re afraid to drive up to the pump to see the almost daily increase in price per gallon.
-Bill
2 Steve // Jun 11, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Where I live, we have a local convenience store with a built in chinese restaurant. You can get gas and lotto tickets and chinese food all at the same stop. But what the people passing through and making fun of it don’t realize is that it is quite possibly the best chinese food in a 20 mile radius (regardless of location). I’m not much on the chicken, but I can vouch for don’t underestimate the convenience store food.
3 Keahi Pelayo // Jun 11, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Thought provoking. Made me smile.
Aloha,
Keahi
4 The Upfront Mortgage Broker - Joe Bartolotta // Jun 12, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I’ll just have to stop by Dodge’s this summer after playing a round of golf out that way. I have been known to partake in convenience store prepared food from time to time.
5 akeorlando // Jun 12, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Very entertaining. Certainly a weird craving…but hey, we all have ‘em. Mine: TGIFriday’s chicken nuggerts you can find in your local grocer’s freezer. (SO bad for you.)
6 Hojin Chang // Jun 12, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I’m gonna have to try the Friday’s nuggets. It’s a good thing I have a gym membership.
7 owen // Jun 12, 2008 at 5:49 pm
perfect I have hungry!
8 Brenda // Jun 13, 2008 at 10:51 am
Well since we are a chicken store that sells gas, this article works just as well. This is the best food that you will ever eat and customer service with a smile.
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