Texans' favorite roadside oasis, Buc-ee's, is set to expand to Arizona, with Goodyear city officials approving rezoning for a new 71-acre complex. The site is located at the southeast corner of Bullard Avenue and Interstate 10, but the construction start date is still unknown. The complex aims to bring Buc-ee's renowned clean restrooms and a variety of food options to the Grand Canyon State.
But the beaver is no stranger to expansion; Buc-ee's has been spreading its reach beyond Texas for years, having conquered territories as diverse as Alabama, Florida, and even Tennessee, where it erected the world's largest gas station, as grand and illustrious as the empire of comfy rest-stops they are building the frenzy for fuel the franchise a phenomenon that hardly shows signs of slowing down. AZFamily notes that the chain's aggressive Southern expansion has been well-documented by C-Store Dive analysts, with eyes already set not only on Arizona but Colorado too.
Now, Buc-ee's is much more than a mere pit stop. It's a road warrior's respite famed for its mascot and mouth-watering brisket, snack walls, and unique offerings like beaver nuggets, but away from the kitsch and the oddities, it’s the pristine restrooms that won it the title of "Best Restroom in America" in 2012. And in an entrepreneurial spirit that's authentically American, you might even find a car wash that can scrub up plenty of honest, six-figure revenues at the travel center chain, fame and fortune await for those ready to tend to the transport-tied traveler.
And for those driven by the belly, Buc-ee's beckons with barbeque and baked goods, from 12-hour smoked meats to Dr. Pepper Icees', from the depths of the Lone Star State to the heart of a southern grandma’s kitchen, customers will surely find their fill of the familiar and the fanciful when the Goodyear location finally opens its doors, bringing a slice of Texas right to the roadside of Arizona, an emporium built on the promise of full tanks and fuller stomachs beckoning from the beckon of the buzzy billboard’s claim.
