What’s the best 7-Eleven food, you ask? Well, we ordered all of their prepared menu items, from 7-Eleven hot dogs to chicken strips to something called a “buffalo chicken roller,” and made one sad little Sporked writer (aka me) eat all the hot 7-Eleven food currently available—including one of the most popular menu items from 7-Eleven in Japan.
Let’s go on a journey. A journey to your local 7-Eleven. Walk in, and you’ll see taquitos and hot dogs spinning on rollers like a carnival stand. Slices of pizza laid out for you to grab and go. Chicken, in its various forms, ripe for the plucking. It’s a veritable feast—if you’re a broke college student stumbling in at 2 a.m. For everyone else, 7-Eleven food is a questionable form of sustenance that, hey, may or may not just have a bad rep. That’s why we’re here, putting it to the test.
Also, if you weren’t already aware, 7-Eleven started rolling out some of their Japanese prepared foods in U.S. stores a few months ago. I take a little pride in knowing Sporked was one of the first foodie news outlets to report on this—we’ve been on top of this story from the get-go! Our very own Jordan Myrick visited Japan earlier this year and hasn’t stopped raving about their food selection—especially the Japanese 7-Eleven egg salad sandwich. Now the rest of us finally go to try it for ourselves. But will it actually measure up to the Japanese version? Only time and a taste-test will tell. Here’s all the prepared 7-Eleven food we recommend for your next grab-and-go meal.
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- 7-Eleven Egg Salad Sandwich
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Naturally, since Jordan is the only one on the Sporked team who’s had the original Japanese 7-Eleven egg salad sandwich, I made sure to get their opinion on America’s version of this beloved convenience store staple. Plenty of people online have already compared the two, with disappointing results—and Jordan had a similar reaction. The U.S. version of the sandwich definitely pales in comparison to Japan’s. The milk bread isn’t as soft and fluffy, and the egg salad isn’t nearly as flavorful. Our version uses reduced fat mayo instead of Kewpie mayo, which puts it at a huge disadvantage already. Jordan also noted the lack of egg yolks in the filling. Since egg yolks are naturally more flavorful than egg whites, we’re once again taking away what makes the Japanese version so special. Not to mention, we have to buy these at twice the price of Japan’s—which probably says more about America’s economic issues than anything else, but I digress. I will say: I tried the 7-Eleven Egg Salad Sandwich for myself, and I still thought it was pretty soft and fresh-tasting. Nothing to write home about, but still good enough to include on this list of 7-Eleven food that actually tastes good.
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- 7-Eleven Roasted Chicken Wings
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When I opened the box of 7-Eleven chicken wings, the sight spooked me. They looked like bland chicken wings that had been sitting out on a potluck table for too long. (In a way, that’s not too far off from the reality of the situation.) But, honestly? These were surprisingly moist, tender, and nicely salted. I actually came back for bites of these a few times as a palette cleanser, so that should tell you something. While I can’t recommend these against wings you would find at Wingstop or other popular chains, I would say these are on par with good frozen chicken wings. For 7-Eleven hot foods, they definitely aren’t bad.
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- 7-Eleven Chicken Strips
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I expected the 7-Eleven Chicken Strips to taste like cardboard. And, yeah, I was kinda right. But again, what do you expect? A miracle? We’re talking about 7-Eleven food, here. The breading is the best part. It’s crispy and very peppery, and imbues the meat with a zesty flavor that keeps things interesting. The chicken was pretty tender and not dry. I would absolutely eat a full box of these—and I bet you would, too.
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- 7-Eleven Cheeseburger Bite
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Story time! We had the 7-Eleven taste test order delivered to the office, and none of the food items were labeled. We had to determine what we were eating by process of elimination. There was one item in particular that was stumping us. It looked, well…like a charred turd in a hot dog bun. (You can see it pictured left.) Eventually I realized it was the 7-Eleven Cheeseburger Bite (a confusing name), which is basically a burger patty in the shape of a thick hot dog, infused with a cheddar cheese flavor and charred a bit on the outside. If I were grading on presentation alone, this 7-Eleven hot food would be dead last. But ultimately this thing was juicy, super savory, and pretty tender. It reminded me of a bratwurst.
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- 7-Eleven Chicken Sandwich
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For a fried chicken patty between two pieces of bread, 7-Eleven’s chicken sandwich is pretty darn flavorful. I was shocked. The chicken is juicy, seasoned with black pepper, and fried in an oil that tastes like it’s not good for you, in the best way. The bun looks shiny and brioche-like, but taste-wise, it’s a little tough in some places (which is unsurprising, since we’re not talking about the freshest ingredients here). Overall, though, I would totally order this again. Add some spicy pickles and mayo, and you’re set.
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- 7-Eleven Jalapeño & Cheese Taquito
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There’s a wide variety of 7-Eleven taquitos perched nice and pretty behind the glass display, and you know what? None of them are bad. Should the coating be crispier? Yes. Could they be a bit hotter when they come off the rollers? Sure. But for a quick snack on the go, they totally do the job. Their Jalapeño & Cheese Taquito is particularly creative. With its spicy cream cheese filling, this is basically a jalapeño popper in taquito form. You don’t see this everyday—I’d recommend grabbing one the next time you’re in. Probably on a pee break.
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- 7-Eleven Buffalo Chicken Roller
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I have a shameful secret, guys. The week after I conducted this taste test, I went back to 7-Eleven to buy the Buffalo Chicken Roller on my own dime, for my own enjoyment. That isn’t to say you should be ashamed of eating 7-Eleven food on the regular—I’m just saying, only days prior was I scarfing down all their hot food in one sitting. I thought it would be hard to set foot inside the store again. But that’s the beauty of the 7-Eleven Buffalo Chicken Roller. It’s so simple—just a spicy buffalo coating over juicy chicken, with a little bit of melted cheese inside—yet so ingenious.
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- 7-Eleven Boneless Orange Chicken
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When I ordered this weird little orange chicken kebab, I expected it to be the worst thing I would taste all day. Nope. It’s strange but delicious—two things to always expect from the best 7-Eleven hot food. Sometimes, orange chicken suffers the pitfall of being too sweet and overly tangy. 7-Eleven’s orange chicken is super savory, with a hint of citrus and nice char on the outside that really brings an umami quality. Instead of being smothered in wet sauce, the sauce is sticky and evenly coated. This is genuinely very yummy, and not just for 7-Eleven food.
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- 7-Eleven Spicy Bite Hot Dog
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“This is actually really good,” manager editor Gwynedd Stuart said when she took a bite of this 7-Eleven hot dog. I know that doesn’t sound like the ringing endorsement we usually give to our #1 ranked products, but what she means is, this 7-Eleven hot dog is actually, like, really, really good. It’s spicy and salty, with savory juices sealed into every bite. Seriously, if you told me this was from a trendy food truck, I would believe you. You can see orange pepper flakes and seasonings in the meat. It’s also completely obscene in that it’s approximately twice the size of a normal hot dog. Who knew 7-Eleven hot dogs were novelty hot dogs? Not me, that’s for sure! Maybe, just maybe, my suffering was worth it.
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Other 7-Eleven hot foods we tried: 7-Eleven Pepperoni Pizza, 7-Eleven Steak & Cheese Taquito, 7-Eleven Taco & Cheese Taquito, 7-Eleven Cheese Pizza, 7-Eleven Breaded Boneless Chicken Wings, 7-Eleven Pepperoni Pizza Taquito, 7-Eleven Cheeseburger Bite With Bun, 7-Eleven Chicken Nuggets, 7-Eleven Pizza, 7-Eleven Stuffed Pepperoni Pizza
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