# Regional cuisine at 7-11 (US only, I think) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 20, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861 "2018-11-20T19:05:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/1 "2018-11-20T19:05:20Z")
So I’ve noticed that 7-11 convenience stores seem to have inexpensive local specialties that are often pretty good. In the DC area, and I presume anywhere else with a significant Jamaican-American population, they have Jamaican beef patties, which I love. In Hawaii, 7-11s have manapua (similar to Chinese buns), spam musubi, dumplings, and a few other local specialties that are also surprisingly tasty. What local specialties are available at 7-11 in your area? I assume 7-11 is US only, but I could be wrong about that. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/2 "2018-11-20T19:07:40Z")
They’re all over the place in Japan, and serve several Japanese type lunch items, that you probably don’t see in your usual Japanese restaurant in North America. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/3 "2018-11-20T19:10:30Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > I assume 7-11 is US only, but I could be wrong about that. The US is actually 7-Eleven’s _third_ biggest market, behind Japan and Thailand, and South Korea almost has as many locations as the US. ETA: [Here are the numbers](https://csnews.com/7-eleven-hits-milestone-60000-stores-17-countries): > [@](#): > > The company currently has the most stores in Japan (18,860), followed by Thailand (9,278), the United States (8,378), South Korea (8,238) and Taiwan (5,057). So Japan has more than double the locations the US has (at least back in 2016 when this article was written.) As for the OP, I can’t remember seeing anything Chicago- or local-ethnicity- specific at my 7-Elevens, but I never took a very close look at their prepared food offerings. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/4 "2018-11-20T19:11:39Z")
Didn’t know that! Thanks for learnin’ me about 7-Eleven’s international presence! ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/5 "2018-11-20T19:12:41Z")
The 7-Eleven on the college campus where I work (in Chicago) is practically a Halal establishment, catering to the wide range of Middle Eastern population on the campus. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/6 "2018-11-20T19:24:27Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > The 7-Eleven on the college campus where I work (in Chicago) is practically a Halal establishment, catering to the wide range of Middle Eastern population on the campus. How is the food? ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/7 "2018-11-20T19:57:32Z")
Youtuber Mike Chen has several videos about 7 Elevens in Asia: [9 AWESOME Things You Can Do & Eat in Asian 7-Elevens - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEMr-RY4gdU) - jump to 3:18 to hear them talk about food. [Eating BRUNCH at Taiwan 7-ELEVEN - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP6aYDssDSE) - 7 Eleven Taiwan [Brunch at 7-ELEVEN VS LAWSON in Tokyo Japan - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuTE12qGmz8) - 7 Eleven Tokyo [BRUNCH at 7-ELEVEN in Seoul South Korea - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uIs5OVG9HI) - 7 Eleven Seoul And iiandyiiii, you didn’t mention the bentos, some of which (I really like the hamburger steak and loco moco) are really good! ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/8 "2018-11-20T20:00:29Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > How is the food? I just eat the hot dogs. They’re pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/9 "2018-11-20T20:24:00Z")
My guess is that the taquito-type things spinning in the rollers with the hot dogs around here are probably a Texas specific thing, but I don’t have a frame of reference to really know one way or the other. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/10 "2018-11-20T20:25:35Z")
> [@bump](#): > > My guess is that the taquito-type things spinning in the rollers with the hot dogs around here are probably a Texas specific thing, but I don’t have a frame of reference to really know one way or the other. No, they have those in the midwest, too. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/11 "2018-11-20T20:31:06Z")
7-11’s in Australia too. Our local ‘specialty’ is the meat pie or sausage roll, with tomato sauce. Not my favourite fare by any stretch of the imagination. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/12 "2018-11-20T20:32:13Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > No, they have those in the midwest, too. In DC too. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/13 "2018-11-20T20:58:33Z")
The 7-11 near me has pizza, which I’ve never tried. I don’t know how special that is, though. Do most American 7-11s have pizza? ETA: I would guess that my top 3 purchases from my 7-11 would be gasoline, beef jerky and chap stick. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/14 "2018-11-20T21:06:35Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > The 7-11 near me has pizza, which I’ve never tried. I don’t know how special that is, though. Do most American 7-11s have pizza? > ETA: I would guess that my top 3 purchases from my 7-11 would be gasoline, beef jerky and chap stick. They have pizza in the midwest. Basic flat pizza that looks like it came from the freezer section of a grocery store. It’s edible but nothing to go out of your way for. ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/15 "2018-11-20T21:08:43Z")
I’ve had it a few times. I’m sure it’s frozen Tombstone pizza from the taste and crust. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/16 "2018-11-20T21:29:58Z")
There aren’t any 7-11 locations in South Dakota. The last one I’ve ever seen was in Mitchell but that changed to something else a long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/17 "2018-11-21T08:16:12Z")
> [@bump](#): > > My guess is that the taquito-type things spinning in the rollers with the hot dogs around here are probably a Texas specific thing, but I don’t have a frame of reference to really know one way or the other. They’re also in Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-cuisine-at-7-11-us-only-i-think/824861/18 "2018-11-21T08:27:17Z")
In Dallas, Cheese Stuffed Doritos is what passes for “fancy eat’n” at 7-11.