Cathy2 wrote:A Casey's Gas Station has opened on the northeast corner at the intersection of 41 and 22 in Highland Park.
Cathy2 wrote:
My sister lives in a less populated area with a Casey's merely five miles from home. The best pizza nearby is Casey's. They also make their own donuts, which I have yet to try.
I was reminded of the deliciousness of Casey's watching a video of people biking across Iowa. When Casey's pizza was available at a stop, they were swooning over it.
Can't wait to check it out myself. Who knows, maybe I will like it or maybe not.
Regards,
Cathy2
ronnie_suburban wrote:Cathy2 wrote:A Casey's Gas Station has opened on the northeast corner at the intersection of 41 and 22 in Highland Park.
I *think* that's the Bucky's on the NE corner. I believe Casey's is on the SW corner but I could be wrong about that.
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Cathy2 wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:Cathy2 wrote:A Casey's Gas Station has opened on the northeast corner at the intersection of 41 and 22 in Highland Park.
I *think* that's the Bucky's on the NE corner. I believe Casey's is on the SW corner but I could be wrong about that.
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This change happened very fast over the last few days. Bucky's/Mobile is gone and Casey's is in that spot.
The SW corner remains a Mobil.
ronnie_suburban wrote:Cathy2 wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:Cathy2 wrote:A Casey's Gas Station has opened on the northeast corner at the intersection of 41 and 22 in Highland Park.
I *think* that's the Bucky's on the NE corner. I believe Casey's is on the SW corner but I could be wrong about that.
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This change happened very fast over the last few days. Bucky's/Mobile is gone and Casey's is in that spot.
The SW corner remains a Mobil.
Wow! Very fast, indeed. Appreciate the update.
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Dave148 wrote: I guess it's better than a roller dog.
lougord99 wrote:... They seem to have a formula for better than average ( or even best ) pizza in the smaller towns. That will not work in the Chicago metro area.
lougord99 wrote:There are some other huge Bucky's in the metro area. I often stop at one in Wheaton for gas.
lougord99 wrote:... They seem to have a formula for better than average ( or even best ) pizza in the smaller towns. That will not work in the Chicago metro area.
Exactly. That's why, in a town teeming with excellent family owned Mexican; Burger; and Pizza joints, Taco Bell; McDonald's; and Pizza Hut are practically non-existent.
Oh, wait...
Buddy
Cathy2 wrote:lougord99 wrote:There are some other huge Bucky's in the metro area. I often stop at one in Wheaton for gas.
Soon to be a Casey's!
Thinking about this a little more, Casey's is a 24-hour operation. If you want a fresh pizza at 3:00 am, they may be the only game in town whether it is tinyville or Chicago.
Regards,
Cathy2
scottsol wrote:The only northeast Illinois location with 24 hour pizza is in Addison. The others stop serving no later than 10PM.
jnm123 wrote:So...Casey's. It is the best pie you'll find at a gas station--quite cheesy, more than I like, but the underlying crust is strong, crunchy and beats anything Iowa has to offer by a long shot, other than an Iowa City college haunt of mine named Pagliai's, and, also in I.C., a small chain in the '70's that I worked called Felix & Oscar's, which was patterned after Uno's pan pizza and pretty decent.
ex-chicago wrote:jnm123 wrote:So...Casey's. It is the best pie you'll find at a gas station--quite cheesy, more than I like, but the underlying crust is strong, crunchy and beats anything Iowa has to offer by a long shot, other than an Iowa City college haunt of mine named Pagliai's, and, also in I.C., a small chain in the '70's that I worked called Felix & Oscar's, which was patterned after Uno's pan pizza and pretty decent.
There is still a Felix &Oscar's in Des Moines.....never knew they existed in Iowa City.
And, I strongly disagree with your statement that Casey's pizza beats anything Iowa has to offer by a long shot.
There are Casey's all over the place here in the Des Moines area (the chain is headquartered in suburban Ankeny), and I would never even consider getting pizza from there.
Casey's pizza is decent for gas station pizza, but not better than very many restaurants' pizza. To me, Casey's has always been a c-store/fast food restaurant that happens to sell gas, rather than an actual gas station. C-stores are pretty much the only place to find gas now in Des Moines, and we are saturated with them. I guess part of that is due to 3 of the 50 largest c-shop chains being headquartered here.
jnm123 wrote:
I am prone to exaggeration--I know there are pizza's better'n Casey's in Iowa. Please share as I am in Des Moines occasionally. Does tavern-style (crispy & thin) exist there?
So...Casey's. beats anything Iowa has to offer by a long shot
ex-chicago wrote:Sorry to take this thread off topic.
Cathy2 wrote:ex-chicago wrote:Sorry to take this thread off topic.
Always great to learn something new, plus I go to Des Moines from time to time, too.
Cathy2
ex-chicago wrote:Cathy2 wrote:ex-chicago wrote:Sorry to take this thread off topic.
Always great to learn something new, plus I go to Des Moines from time to time, too.
Cathy2
If you ever want recommendations when in town, please let me know.