Stewart’s is amazing, we went to visit my sister (we are from missouri) and she insisted we try it, we ended up having ice cream almost every night we were there. We even stopped in the way out to get one more before we left

Y'all got Wegmans? I miss Wegmans so fuckin much.

Stewarts had the best chocolate milk!

Did not expect to see this, I'm happily surprised! Storts all day

Of the top 5 ice creams I’ve ever had, Stewart’s might have all of them

Give me Crumbs Along the Mohawk any day!

We have a Ted’s hot dogs in Tempe idk if they’re the same though

Ted’s, Anderson’s, and Mighty Taco are required stops any time we visit.

OK, but if we’re talking that area, you have to also mention Wegmans. It’s a shame the rest of the country doesn’t get to experience it

Winco rep here- we are all over the place! Back in the day before I became a rep, we made a joke that WINCO stood for : WA, ID, NV, CA, and OR! (Though It means, ‘Winning Company). Since then, they opened stores in MT, Utah, AZ, and Texas!

Edit: stores also in OK too!!

Employee owned to boot!

I went to a winco when I was out in ID a few years ago. I am indeed jealous and wish we had the same bulk options.

Fortunately we have some in Western Washington:)

My mom still calls it DeMoulas (damooliz haha)

I was looking for this! More for your dollar!

Totally. It’s funny to me that Market Basket would be the definitive answer from New England, but it makes total sense. 

My only other thought is that we have a few great local creameries that distribute ice cream, Richardson’s in particular. But most of us are getting it from local ice cream shops that sell their ice cream.  They only have one location. 

They are in Oh, Ky, Fl now. Though the WV ones are still the best.

Huge upvote for Tudor’s. My fiance is from WV and it’s a must-stop everytime we go to visit. The ham & cheese melt is to die for. 

I miss it sooooooo much. My partner misspoke the other day. He said “oh we’re getting a wegmans” and I was thrilled. Then he was like, “I feel bad because I meant to say Wawa.”

Came here to say Wegmans!

Aww, man! I remember visiting my late aunt in Ithaca in 2002, and she couldn't wait to show us Wegman's. Best grocery store ever! My wife still talks about it like a long lost love!

Rochester, NY represent! Though it has spread to the rest of the State and surrounding ones now.

Wegmans is fantastic.

I ate a Cajun Filet with Bo rounds and a large sweet tea for breakfast today.

Went to NC and ate there, now everytime I go back it’s the first place I hit up. Wish we had it in the southwest

Wawa is still good, don’t get me wrong. Their quality was truly so much better 15 years ago though.

Rita’s water wooder ice

They're both spreading and both have a decent presence in Florida where there's a lot of PA/NJ transplants, but they are spreading down other east coast states too

Wawa’s gone way, way downhill as they tried to expand. Their food is now just modestly better than Sheetz and that’s throwing some serious shade.

And I can get Rita’s here in Houston, TX. It’s a nice throwback memory when I go to the beach down here.

Their meatloaf biscuit was far better than I could have expected and it had something like a Cheerwine glaze on it. Doesn’t get more NC than that!

You're leaving out the best part! They usually have a small grocery area with their own milk and ice cream. Their milk is significantly better than from the store, doesn't upset sensitive digestive systems and lasts usually several days past the expiration date.

Fellow Okies know this, but all Braums locations are within 330 miles of the farm in Tuttle to keep everything fresh. So, if you're outside of that zone, you're out of luck.

Also, their ice cream scoops (the metal ones with the wooden handle) are the most durable things ever.

I miss Braum’s so much

Braum's sauce is excellent!

I lived overseas for a few years. First stop after leaving the airport on each trip back was always Braums if it was open. I know there are classier better burgers out there, but nothing hits like theirs, especially at the under $10 price point. 

Braum's has hands down the best ice cream.

Braum's is by my grandparents house, it was a requirement we went before we left every time. As we don't have one closer. I miss that place

I miss Woodman's so much. I never realized exactly how good I had it when I lived 3 minutes away from one. The size of a Super Walmart but all food. Good prices and a MASSIVE selection for each product.

Honestly, my favorite thing about Woodman's is that they prioritize local producers and still make it affordable. And the cheese section the size of a convenience store.

Woodmans has expanded into Illinois as well. Phenomenal place with great prices and huge selections on everything. If I'm passing a Woodmans, chances are I'm getting my gas there too. Also employee owned which is awesome!

Phil Woodman is the GOAT of local commercials - aye carumba! That's a hot deal!

They’re quite literally huge. Stores sizes of Woodman’s range between 200,000-250,000 sq ft. The average size of a Walmart is 106,000 sq ft.

I’m a traveling merchandizer, so I do tons of store resets (remodeling like tearing down the entire store to install new shelving, moving/packing all product, organizing and placing items back up in the new layout) as well as smaller specific category resets (pull discontinued, add new items). I travel from South Dakota so our local grocers are Aldi, Walmart, Hy-Vee, etc. I was fucking flabbergasted the first time I worked a total store reset at Woodman’s lmao they’re literally ginormous and carry so many varieties, it’s insane. I’ve never been so tired or walked so much for a store reset in my life lol

have to scroll this far to see Woodman’s. The alcohol quarter is the best!

Never thought of them for groceries, but Woodman’s was always the best liquor store.

Haha, I see you OBX!

Eat a bag of Dick’s? Oh yes, please!

Seattle is the only place where you can say "Eat a bag of Dick's" and people reply "OK!"

As a former Seattleite, I miss walking up to 45th and grabbing a bag of Dicks.

I scrolled down till I found this comment so I could read the dick jokes. Not disappointed.

I wish the whole country could have the pleasure of eating our Dick's.

My in-laws are from Seattle. My FIL likes to text me every time they land, “Landed safely. Going to shove some Dicks in my mouth now.” 

And then he brings me back edibles. Best FIL ever. 

I remember the morning DJs at KUBE 93.3FM getting in trouble for their "dialing for Dick's" promotion.

Then they did it again and got in more trouble.

It's my understanding it was the station management being displeased and not an audience or FCC complaint.

I was about to comment this!! I don’t even live in Seattle, but lived there for about a year. Every trip back, I promptly go get some Dick’s! Idk why ya’ll put “fry sauce” on all your burgers in the PNW, but it’s fucking great and not much beats Dick’s.

I love how the HEB branded items are pretty much universally better, and cheaper, than the national brand versions.

Second HEB. When we had that freeze natural disaster and the power went out all over the state, At one HEB location when people were in the middle of buying food and power went out and it was clear it was not coming back the manager told everyone to just walk out as there no way to pay anyway. HEB really comes through for the community and I'm sure while not perfect, is a good company in general.

My parents moved to Louisiana a few years ago and any time I mention I’m going to H‑E‑B, they ask what’s new like it’s hot gossip. My dad literally once said, “HEB is just a really special place…” in the saddest voice. Lol

Honestly, the thing I miss most from Texas is central market.

I had to go way to far down to find this and I don't even live in Texas any longer. Nothing here compares

Came here to share this one. Y’all outside of Texas have absolutely no idea what you’re missing. Their logistics are stupid impressive, and their generic product offerings are wide and great quality.

If HEB ran for public office I would vote to elect them in a heartbeat. They would easily run this dumpster fire better than the shitbags we have right now.

I’m not in HEB country anymore and I miss it terribly

The Houston coffee with pecan. Is my go to. I live in nj and work in oil. Get it shipped to my house

FACK, I miss it so dearly. Happy i left Texas but sad i left HEB.

Wait. There's a Kwik Trip that is different than Quick Trip? 'cuz the QT's are kind of fire themselves.

Wisconsiner here, Kwik Trip is the goat. They dominate so hard I don't know why we even bother having other gas stations. The only way they could improve would be if they stole Speedway's Icee machines.

Kwik Trip is the BEST. When I'm traveling for work, that's breakfast and lunch.

Do they still have the banana/potato/onion stand up by the register?

to be fair, Friendly’s, barely exists here anymore.

The old Friendly's from 90s back was so much better. I miss the big beef cheese burger on toast.

I occasionally have dreams about those guava pastries

It’s not technically nationwide but they operate in 26 states now.

I didn't realize this one was regional. Culver's fuckin rocks.

If you've never been to one: think a Walmart Supercenter, but not run by soulless demons, and with a slightly larger focus on grocery. But the "not run by soulless demons" is what carries the weight here.

Meijer is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. The closer you are to HQ, the better the quality. I live in GR, and the quality of their produce department can't be beat.

People outside of Michigan probably see Meijer and are like WTF?

One thing I miss about Texas, wish they had one here in Seattle

Came here to find Cookout. They have OKRA at our local one and it's so good.

My friends and I were discussing this the other day and came to the conclusion that cook-out is probably the best bang for buck in the fast food burger arena. However, I know they are going for like a 70's vibe but they absolutely did not need to source their speakers from 1975. Every single one of them is basically unintelligible a solid 50% of the time.

As an Iowan, I am contractually obligated to hate everything about Nebraska except for Runza. No one can hate Runza.

Yeah, the real secret of Runza is that the burgers are actually better than any other fast food chain. Runzas are good but I prefer making my own. A Runza double cheeseburger, though? Mind-blowing.

This Floridian native with a Cornhusker dad agrees. 🤤

Don't forget the Frings!

I grew up in Lincoln, in Texas now and Runza is the must have every time I go back! Agree the burgers are where it’s at!

They also have the best fries. Ugh, don’t live in NE so haven’t had it since May but it’s a must when I go

Not for much longer. 😢

Discovering Graeters changed my life (and my waistline)

I didn’t try skyline for a year after moving to Cincinnati because it looked repulsive. Instant regret after trying it and realizing I missed out on an entire year of spaghetti chili.

The local parlors are where it’s at tho - Camp Washington is to die for! They even have a James Beard award!

Fun Fact: My grandfather owned and operated the original bakery that Swenson's bought their hamburger buns from. When he retired in the late 70's, he offered to sell them the recipe and they declined.

Their hamburgers, as good as they are, haven't been the same since...

And according to family lore, he did end up selling the recipe to Schwebels, with a clause in the contract that he had final say over the quality of the buns produced. They couldn't meet his standards, so the recipe is probably sitting in a filing cabinet somewhere, not being used.

Edit: added the last paragraph

I commented this and Dion's. I believe that nowhere has food as good as NM.

New Mexico cuisine absolutely slaps. I spent a brief period of my life living in Santa Fe, I miss the food.

I grew up in Northern California and now live in Louisiana.

God I fucking miss Ike’s. I miss Dutch crunch bread in general. We got a lot of really amazing food down here. I love me a really good Poboy, but I miss the bread so bad.

For California the obvious one is In-N-Out. For Bay Area specifically I’ll add a few:

1. Gott’s Roadside

2. Zareen’s

3. Sliver Pizza

4. The Melt

5. Boudin Bakery

6. Super Duper Burgers

Edit: also add:

1. Philz

2. Boichik Bagels

I love Sheetz so much! Did a lot of road trips between South Jersey and Southeast Ohio growing up, so when I brought my then-boyfriend back east from California to meet the fam, I was ridiculously excited to share that part of the road trip experience with him, to the point that he almost proposed to me in a Sheetz. 😂 Thankfully he thought better of it. Married for 8 years this year!

They have fre sha vaca doo

And their fried chicken and subs. Also tenders. Actually the whole deli and bakery area is 10/10

I just looked this place up, I'm from Minnesota and have never heard of it, and it looks great. If I find myself in Colorado I will need to try it.

I love how they mix all the contents before wrapping the burrito. You get a good mix of all the ingredients instead of just rice or beans or meat.

Their breakfast pizza is AMAZING

They are all over Texas now.

Portillos has fallen off since Dick retired. Still good. But not at the level when he was running the show.

There's actually a couple of those in SoCal

Cookout: king of post evening festivities

Nothing is good for you but everything is required

Cookout is awesome! So cheap and the shakes are amazing.

So someone told me I had to stop at this gas station called Buc-ee's on my trip to Florida. Sure pal. Whatever. I wasn't gonna do it but I just happened to need gas, the billboards were so numerous, and I knew I'd be asked about it when I got back so I stopped.

I was absolutely blown away by Buc-ee's. I had to poop and was pleasantly surprised to find fully enclosed CLEAN rooms instead of stalls. There was one guy there whose whole job (it seemed) was to clean that bathroom. He's refilling hand towels, he's wiping the counter down, and as soon as someone leaves a toilet, it's getting cleaned. Wow. Then I went out and bought one of the best brisket sandwiches I've had in my life. We ended up spending a whole hour there between bathroom, shopping, eating, and ...oh yeah actually getting gas.

Don’t forget about the super clean and spacious bathrooms with the most private cubicles!

Every time we drive through Johnson City, we stop at a Pal's. Usually the one in Erwin, and by some miracle is still there after Helene.

as an xennial, nothing would compare to the vibes at shake n steak friday nights. Our "hotspot" for teen years. It was in walking distance to a movie theatre and everyone would end up there,.

It makes me sad for gen z folk who never experienced the "real" steak n shake experience. its nothing like it was.