Wawa in Tampa Bay

Wawa Hot Turkey Shortie

OK, this looks like a mess, but this is the last Wawa hoagie I ate, back in January. Yes, it was messy but it's one of the best things I ever ate.

It was a cold, cold, day. We stopped at the last Wawa southbound along I-95 before we reached The Land With No Wawa's.

For those of you not familiar with this concoction, imagine a soft roll with a slight crust (whole wheat in my case), thick-sliced oven-roasted turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and a liberal dose of hot turkey gravy. Good lord, it's freaking amazing!!!!! It's like an entire Thanksgiving meal that you can hold in your hands. If you combine it with the Pumpkin Pie Tastykake that's out that time of year, you have all the bases covered.

Once apon a time I used to get a similar hoagie from a deli near where I worked in Delaware. (Wawa was not nearby back in those days). The place was called Charlie's and Charlie made a fresh turkey sub with stuffing and cranberries. No gravy, and it was cold, not warm like the Wawa version. Still pretty tasty! One day I went into get one of these and Charlie was not around. Neither was the regular counter girl who made sandwiches. His wife, who we called Mrs. Charlie, was there and she said she was running the place now. Charlie had been involved in some extra-curricular activities with the sandwich girl, it seemed like. So now we took to calling her Ex-Mrs. Charlie. :-)

That would never happen at Wawa, since it's named after a Canadian goose.