NoVA, DC Wawa Stores Make Best Sandwiches In US: Survey

WASHINGTON, DC — Road trip food doesn't have to be greasy, tasteless and dried out because it was nuked in a microwave. More convenience store chains are offering in-store baked pizza and sandwiches, competing head-on with other fast-food options like McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out and others.

The survey by Market Force Information recently ranked the Best Sandwiches In America for 2018. Contenders included Panera, Subway, Firehouse Subs, Jersey Mike's, Arby’s and Jimmy John's among others. But Wawa, a Pennsylvania-based chain with 790 locations on the East Coast, is known for its made-to-order sandwiches, which currently includes a Thanksgiving-themed Hot Turkey Gobbler made up of turkey, gravy, stuffing and cranberry sauce, all on a hoagie roll.

The best sandwich rankings are:

• Wawa, which rose four places to unseat the 2017 sandwich category winner
• Firehouse Subs, which slipped 15 percentage points to land in second place this year
• Jersey Mike’s was third
• Jimmy John’s
• Jason’s Deli
• McAlister’s Deli

A chain of over 640 convenience stores (many offering gasoline), Wawa stores are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Florida, according to the company's website. The stores offer a fresh food service selection, including Wawa brands such as built-to-order hoagies, freshly-brewed coffee, the “Sizzli” -- a hot breakfast sandwich, soups, sides and snacks, Wawa Wraps and hot, iced and frozen specialty beverages.

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Wawa also offers soups cheesesteaks, sourdough melts, wraps, flatbread sandwiches, quesadillas and burritos, plus deli sandwiches on white, wheat or rye bread, and layered club sandwiches as well.

Click here to find the Wawa location closest to you.

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This was the first time a convenience store landed in the survey. Market Force Information, a Georgia-based customer-experience management company, polled nearly 11,500 consumers for the 2018 survey.

Image courtesy of Wawa