James A.
Yelp
Situated between Los Angeles and Las Vegas in the city of Yermo, California, EddieWorld is the largest gas station in California and markets itself as having the cleanest, public bathrooms in the desert. Yes, it is a good stop for gas or bathroom break, if needed...which we have taken advantage of in the past. It is also a good place to pick up candy, jerky, and other finger snacks. But what impressed me the most was the quality of the fast casual food served here. It was great...definitely way above gas station quality.
We left Las Vegas in the late morning, driving about 2 hours to stop here for lunch. I didn't know if the food was carry-out only, but a little investigation showed there was a decent size dining area towards the back, with a large self -serve soda machine. This immediately let me know we could order whatever we wanted and eat it dine-in. You place and pay for your order in the back, receiving a number which is what you use to pick it up (no table service). They had beer on tap, so made pizza a must. Also tried some of their other dishes, between the three of us.
Signature Pizza ($14.99) - they have a dedicated pizza oven, similar to what they use at a place like Blaze Pizza. It also has the same concept of individual pizza like Blaze with as many toppings as you want, or choosing their signature. My wife decided to try the Hawaiian, and it came out within 10 minutes. There is also choices of just cheese ($9.99), one topping ($11.99) or two topping ($12.99) if you don't want the unlimited. For the price, it was a really good pizza...completely unexpected from a gas station.
Pacifico Draft 24oz ($9.95) - ice cold and went great with the pizza and sandwich.
3 pc chicken basket($11.99) - Big sign proclaims that the chicken for their chicken fingers is fresh, never frozen...and it certainly showed. My mother-in-law was really impressed with her meal, recognizing that the chicken tenders seemed to have been hand breaded. I shared a small piece, and I liked it better than Raising Cane's. It came with a layer of battered fries.
Eddie World Philly Sandwich ($15.95) - this was the clear winner for me: a sandwich much better than a sum of its parts. Not sure if the bread was a Amaroso (I don't think so?), but it went perfectly with the sandwich: solid enough not to disintegrate but soft enough to meld with the filling. Everything in the filling (grilled steak, onions, peppers, mushrooms) was chopped very fine...and there were hard, gristly steak pieces letting you know this was real steak, not Steak-Ums. But what surprised me was the use liberal use of mayo...along with the provolone and nacho sauce, it created a sauce that made every bite scrumptious. It was big enough for me to take home, and it was just as good the next day.
There is only one bathroom for each gender here, and it is hidden to the side. But it certainly is big enough to close off one portion for cleaning while the other half was being used. And as described, the bathrooms were indeed as clean as advertised.
It's just crazy stupid how good the food was here.