Wawa has finally achieved greatness - and it is all because of Miami

Miami is making Wawa great again.

Yeah, yeah, we know - you think Wawa was already great, and we are the dumb ones for not catching on right away.

We admit this is a possibility. Sometimes we are too hasty in our judgment.

But with a brand new Wawa just opened in Doral - at the intersection of 87th Avenue and 33rd Street - we are prepared to admit our mistake and praise the home of the hoagies. No, the free coffee (for 10 days), cheap gas and insanely delicious hot honey chicken over cheesy grits had nothing to do with our change of heart, why do you ask?

The first three Wawa stores in the 305 opened last year. More are opening later this year in North Miami (at the old Krispy Kreme location) and in Hialeah, with four other locations planned in 2021. The goal is to have 50 across the county and more than 200 in the state of Florida.

There are currently 250 stores in New Jersey. In a few years, Florida could potentially have more Wawas than NJ. Suck on that, Garden State.

Best of all, Wawa is embracing Miaminess. How do we know? In addition to various community programs, including starting a book club at Fairlawn Elementary, Wawa is paying attention to extremely Miami concerns, such as having a good supply of gas on hand for the next hurricane scare.

Clearly, Wawa knows the way to our eternal devotion.

In Miami, Wawa has an empanada ambassador. This mascot is a direct descendant of all the empanadas the brand has sold since opening stores in Miami. The empanadas were so popular they are now sold at every Wawa across this great land. You’re welcome, Philly.

Note: Wawa, which serves all sorts of Cuban coffee and even has a ventanita at its Coral Way store, has not yet exported its coladas. This is for the best because people who are not from Miami tend not to understand you can’t drink the whole thing. Wawa is not in favor of its customers staying awake for three days with heart palpitations.

Also, and this is crucial, the fine people of Wawa learned Miami Spanish from important local icons like DJ Laz, who taught them what a “guagua” is. Now Wawa has a guagua.

We know it’s hard to get used to calling subs “hoagies,” but now is the time to learn. Next thing you know Wawa will be experimenting with croquetas and spreading word of their supremacy throughout the mid-Atlantic region. We volunteer for the taste test.

Wawa Doral

3300 NW 87th Ave.