I tried one of the most infamous gas station sandwiches in America - here's the verdict
All in all, if you're a Turkey Day fan, you'll probably enjoy the gobbler. This surprisingly balanced, filling sandwich is a good treat for the cold autumn days leading up to Thanksgiving. Just make sure you have plenty of napkins available when you eat it.
Otherwise, however, the gobbler was a great seasonal meal. I particularly loved how the turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and gravy didn't taste like someone had just thrown everything but the kitchen sink into the sandwich — the flavors all really complimented one another.
If I had one quibble, eating the gobbler was a bit of a messy process. The gravy dripped everywhere — although that was probably compounded by the fact I was trying to eat and photograph the food at the same time.
I was shocked how much I liked the cranberry sauce, in particular. I don't even touch the stuff on Thanksgiving, but the unexpected sweetness complimented the taste of the stuffing and turkey. Plus, it wasn't sugary, red paste. There were actually whole cranberries in this sandwich.
The four main components of the sandwich — fresh-tasting cranberry sauce, savory gravy, spicy stuffing, thick turkey slices, and sweet wheat bread — balanced out each other nicely.
I was pleasantly surprised, though. The gobbler wasn't quite what I expected.
On first glance, the gobbler looks like a lot to handle. I was worried it'd be too rich for my taste. Plus, I had already eaten pancakes for breakfast, so I was reluctant to chow down on anything too heavy.
Next, I wandered around trying to find a spot where I could eat the hefty sandwich without look too much like a dazed, hungover casualty of William and Mary's homecoming celebrations. I ended up hunkering down at a deserted picnic table with two jolly jack-o-lanterns.
The cost of the sandwich came to $5.19. On the store's touch screen menu, I selected a smaller "Shorti" roll. I also requested that the sandwich be toasted.
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