A few local restaurants are making it even easier to grab a meal while on the go.

These eateries have set up shop inside (or in the same plaza as) gas stations. They don’t serve the lukewarm hot dogs or congealed nacho cheese you may be picturing — feast your eyes on these descriptions.

DaJen Eats Cafe and Creamery

Vegan eats with a Jamaican flair? It's a delicious combination that literally spices up meatless (and animal product-less) fare. Diners will find the cafe — with some seating — inside a Citgo gas station.

The build-a-bowl option lets you top rice and peas with piquant jerk chick'n, crispy chick'n and/or cauliflower bites.

For those who are curious about the “creamery” part of DaJen’s name: dairy-free desserts called Irie Cream are churned out regularly for a treat that somehow keeps the creaminess of its traditionally milk-based equivalent. Grab a to-go half-pint at the cafe.

Go: 4845 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando; 407-286-4983; dajeneats.com.

DG Doughnuts

A word of caution: Fans may find themselves visiting DG Doughnuts regularly to try the ever-changing doughnut lineup. Just get there early — this small-batch shop has been known to sell out of the goodies.

Inside a Chevron gas station, the bakery case has featured flavors such as sweet green tea, peanut butter cookie dough and Nerds. Classic-doughnut fans, never fear: Vanilla glaze, powdered sugar and cinnamon sugar are regulars along with “old-fashioned” varieties.

Go: 16131 W. Colonial Drive, Oakland; 407-656-3869; Facebook. DG does not have seating — but it does offer a drive-through window

Lauren Delgado / Orlando Sentinel DG Doughnuts crafts quirky, creative doughnuts in a Chevron gas station. DG Doughnuts crafts quirky, creative doughnuts in a Chevron gas station. (Lauren Delgado / Orlando Sentinel)

La Cosecha

Colombian street food makes its way from this small to-go eatery with only outdoor seating in a Citgo gas station plaza. Think burgers, salchipapas (a french-fry-hotdog combination), tostones (fried plantains) and empanadas.

Masarepa, the cornmeal dough that’s used for arepas, forms the crust of La Cosecha’s empanadas (hand pies). It makes for a crispier shell than its flakier flour-based counterpart. Grab a guava, cheese, beef or chicken-filled type. Another tasty dish: The slightly sweet arepas (described by La Cosecha as corn pancakes) that sandwich filling such as cheese, shredded beef and shredded chicken.

Go: 1006 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs; 321-972-3670; Facebook

Piñones en Orlando

One of the best mofongos (fried mashed plantains) in Orlando is sold out of a food truck stationed at a Sunoco gas station.

Piñones en Orlando serves Puerto Rican cuisine, with an emphasis on seafood dishes such as octopus salad, whole fish, and a shrimp rice soup (asopao). My go-to dish, the wonderfully garlicky mofongo mixto, is packed with octopus, shrimp and conch.

Non-seafood dishes such as fried pork, chicken soup and fried chicken are available, too.

Go: 4316 Curry Ford Road, Orlando; 321-594-0116; pinonesenorlando.com.

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