Memphis convenience store grub not just cheap, fast, but also diverse and tasty

Memphis convenience store grub not just cheap, fast, but also diverse and tasty
Published September 29, 2010 in the Commercial Appeal

It's not exactly fast food, nor is it exactly casual dining. Eating in a convenience store is some unnamed culinary genre that will eventually snag a catchy label as its popularity continues to grow.

In Memphis, that could be soon. It wasn't that long ago that convenience store food was a candy bar, a bag of chips, or maybe a prepared sandwich sealed in a plastic triangle. Today, our counters runneth over.

Sandwiches? You betcha.

A hot meal? Fill up on home cooking after you fill up your car's tank.

Burgers? Natch.

But there's more. Mexican. Japanese. Korean.

Here's a look at a few...(Read more)