Sharonda D.
Yelp
DO THE TURKEY JERKY!!!
Heading back home to Houston from Canyon Lakes, Texas, I had so much fun capturing the various Buc-ee's billboard signs. There were so many good ones, I just couldn't help myself! This was my second visit at this location. The first time was when hubby and I were leaving Houston heading to Canyon Lakes. It was super crowded which made it extremely difficult to enjoy the great Bucee's shopping experience. I don't function too well in massive crowds where people have no respect for others' personal space. Therefore, I didn't get the full experience of what this particular location offers.
However, upon our return to Houston, we decided to give it another go and it was a little better this time. It was crowded but not so much to where I couldn't move a muscle. I was actually able to walk around without someone rubbing up against my buttocks. Geez! I discovered that they have miniature shopping carts and hand held shopping baskets. I was so relieved when I looked up and saw the shopping carts ahead of me as hubby and I were walking around struggling to hold our items in our arms. I've never witnessed shopping carts at any of the Buc-ee's that I've ever visited. They have them located in random areas of the store which makes it convenient to just get one. They also have them at the entrance of the store when you walk in, but I didn't take notice due to the fact that I've never seen shopping carts at Buc-ee's. Because it was super dee duper dee crowded during my first visit at this location, I didn't notice the shopping carts at all. I was trying to get the hell up out of there because too many people were swarming around like bumble bees. I guess we need COVID to come back again in order for people to respect other people's personal space.
Nevertheless, my absolute goal when stopping at Buc-ee's is for the food. I always enjoy their icees, the pre-made salads, and the fruit cups. Occasionally, I will over indulge and enjoy their brisket sandwiches, breakfast brisket and egg tacos, and the Turkey jerky. My husband favorites are the XXL chopped brisket sandwich, the fried chicken sandwich, the chicken tenders with fries, the turkey jerky, and the breakfast brisket and egg tacos. The food is always hot and fresh no matter what Buc-ee's we visit. Their consistency is what makes them great in my opinion. It's not that it's a massive gas station and convenience store all in one that captures my attention. I love it when an establishment is consistent. The turkey jerky that we purchased was extremely fresh and delicious! Kudos to them for that.
Overall, my shopping experience wasn't too bad considering the crowded store. I'm fully aware that they do not have any control over how many people stop to visit the store. However, there should be some kind of maximum capacity rule that they follow because during my first visit, it was scary to see all of those people swarming around like bumble bees. There were children running around like chickens with the heads cut off. Parents were not supervising the little ones at the Icee machine or the coffee machines, which was a total turn-off for me. All I could think about were germs, germs, and more germs. Since this is the Katy location and Katy is pretty popular and massive in population, it would probably make sense for them to hire more workers to assist with insuring that small children are not playing with the icee and coffeee machines, coughing and sneezing all over them. Ewww. In addition to this, the staff wasn't all too friendly and welcoming at this location which was a surprise to me because I've always known the staff to be super friendly and helpful at any Buc-ee's I have visited in the past. The man that assisted us with the Turkey jerky and smoked sausages was not friendly at all and was a bit rude to us. I guess he was having a bad day. I really don't know what his problem was but I'm not concerned. I won't be returning to this location. Don't get me wrong, the food was delicious like all Buc-ee's location and they were fully stocked with millions of trinkets and items to shop for your family and friends. However, it's just too darn crowded for me with loads of unattended children running around coughing and sneezing all over the icee and coffee machines. They really need some type of law and order at this location before something awful happens. Because of this, I rated them three stars. Not a fan for this location. It's too chaotic. My all time favorite one is still the Baytown location and has been for quite some time. It's really huge and gets crowded too, but not so much where people are running into each other accidentally and nearly kissing each other in the face, yuck! It's a much calmer atmosphere and it's easier to walk around and shop.