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Pro Chefs Rank 7-Eleven vs. ampm

2025-09-21 Entertainment
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The Ultimate Convenience Store Snack Showdown: 7-Eleven vs. AM/PM

Determine which convenience store chain—7-Eleven or AM/PM—delivers superior snack quality across nachos, hot dogs, donuts, and more. Learn how corporate structures affect menu availability and taste profiles.

Short Summary

  • 7-Eleven excels in donuts and provides uniquely regional items due to location-specific stocking (e.g., LA's Quesadilla Salvadorian).
  • AM/PM delivers a superior, albeit thinner, hot dog experience and is favored for its cookies' homemade texture.
  • Coffee quality significantly improved at both stores, moving them closer to success in the specialty coffee market.
  • Discussion highlights how 7-Eleven’s franchise system creates barriers to rapid corporate menu standardization.
  • This comparison pits established convenience reliability against the sometimes chaotic innovation found at competing chains.

This episode pits the dominant convenience force, 7-Eleven, against its competitor, AM/PM, through a rigorous taste test of core snack offerings. Josh and Nicole evaluate texture, flavor accuracy, and overall eating experience, revealing how business models influence what ends up on the heating rollers. Understanding these subtle differences helps you navigate your next urgent snack stop.

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Today, Josh & Nicole are pitting convenient stores against each other for the ultimate snack stop destination. Which one will win out? Leave us a voicemail at (833) DOG-POD1 Chapters 0:00 Gas Station Convenience Store Fashion 1:10 Comparing 7-Eleven & AMPM Foods 1:40 Going To 7-Eleven In Japan 2:43 Current 7-Eleven Initiatives 3:45 TOOMGIS 4:46 7-Eleven Rollers 7:40 Nachos Taste Test 12:05 Hot Dog Taste Test 18:11 About Josh's New Hairstyle 20:11 Coffee Taste Test 23:23 Donut Taste Test 25:18 Cookie Taste Test 27:50 Opinions Are Like Casseroles 28:19 Guacamole & Kiwis 33:08 Celery Salt Question 37:29 How To Eat A Sandwich Want more Mythical Kitchen? Check out these playlists: Last Meals - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oLPu4rowq_WOqg6nJ_oToRN Food Battles - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oKvNweUd0NzXBTUgmVDXbTe Meals of History - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oJzDtzkhoE_KeH_macdrpHJ Check out our podcast, A Hot Dog Is A Sandwich! Apple Podcasts: https://mythic.al/ahdias Spotify: https://mythic.al/hotdog Pick up official Mythical Kitchen merch at https://mythical.com/collections/mythical-kitchen Check out Sporked, Mythical's new website dedicated to helping you find the best food on the shelves! - http://www.sporked.com Submit your Dreams Become Food photos here: https://forms.gle/cBopySaTXdzG7RFr5 Join the Mythical Society: https://www.mythicalsociety.com Follow Mythical Kitchen: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythicalkitchen Facebook: https://facebook.com/mythicalkitchen Mythical Chef Josh's Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythicalchefjosh Check Out Our Other Mythical Channels: Good Mythical Morning: https://youtube.com/goodmythicalmorning Rhett & Link: https://youtube.com/rhettandlink Ear Biscuits: https://applepodcasts.com/earbiscuits Good Mythical MORE: https://youtube.com/goodmythicalmore In the spirit of minimizing food waste associated with the filming of this series, Mythical is donating to the Hollywood Food Coalition who provide daily, nourishing meals to underserved communities in the Los Angeles area.

Top Comments (10)

@palexanderrice 2025-09-21

“You yap too much, be comfortable in the silence!” Josh, I adore your adhd food facts

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@jackorourke1684 2025-09-21

Josh's new haircut is giving mob boss's lawyer vibes

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@alexszabo8661 2025-09-21

The new haircut is modern Johnny Bravo and I'm here for it.

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@PalmelaHanderson 2025-09-21

I've been really remote places in southeast Asia where there's like one paved road, no McDonald's, no chains, no nothing... but you bet your ass there's still a 7-Eleven close by.

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@dclarkmusic 2025-09-21

Josh looks like a firefighter

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@RoseoftheWood 2025-09-21

I love how Nicole and Josh bring all their culinary knowledge and enjoyment to all types of food!

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@EngiNBiz 2025-09-22

Josh ranting is the whole reason I watch. Do not silence the GOAT

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@personreviewslife 2025-09-21

6:00 That employee was unaware of the joy of having things like a Jamaican beef patty in coco bread with cheese. 🤷🏻 sad, really

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@djdumont_ 2025-09-22

Josh rocking the Gavin Newsom cut was not on my 2025 bingo card

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@jeffpiner8836 2025-09-21

Nothing wrong with Buddy's partner, it's called getting full but making sure you keep room for the $$$ stuff and not filling up on the bread. If anything that's a plus! You finish the lobster before the roll amirite folks?

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