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    A&W

    3.1 (14 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, Burgers
    Open Open 24 hours

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    Good for kids

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    Carmen G.

    Standard Canadian breakfast that is a great option before a flight at Pearson International Airport. At the crack of dawn when you're hungry and waiting to board your flight, what better way to start your journey than to get some breakfast. I opted for A&W breakfast at Pearson International Airport and it didn't disappoint. Got the All-Canadian Special which consisted of two eggs, two strips of smoke bacon, two sausage links, hashbrown, tomato and your choice of bread. It's the standard Canadian breakfast items that you can't go wrong with. Wait times are long and the service is kind of slow. Perhaps it's because it was super early in the morning (we're talking about 7AM here) and the day was just getting started for most. Jam can be found on the side of the cash and you can grab it yourself. Ketchup is also self serve. The containers that hold this breakfast is like a large cardboard plate that you cannot throw away into their garbage bin, since their garbage bin is just a small hole. So I had no choice but to leave it ontop of the garbage Overall, it's your standard breakfast place that is great to grab before a flight!

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    Arlene B.

    Nice to have some no nonsense, reasonably priced food choices at the airport, and A&W delivers in terms of reliable options. There was a line when I got there, but it moves quickly. They call out your order numbers once they are ready for pickup. I ordered a Mama burger without cheese. The burger was fresh and tasty. I appreciated the light toasted texture on the bun. I also appreciated the paper packaging for less environmental impact. Currently during pandemic there isn't seating in the immediate area.

    Double Uncle burger 10oz of pure 100% ALBERTA beef
    Gino B.

    My view of A&W was that it is a greasy spoon and you need a coupon to go there; in fact, it still is. However, they have changed the perception of how bad of a greasy spoon they are by being the first to claim That their beef is steroid free, that their fried chicken is antibiotic free and that their coffee is organic amongst many other basic "claims" which are all true - BUT all beef, sold at even the smallest of the burger chains, is steroid free and all chickens served at Canadian restaurants are free of antibiotics etc. Being the first to make such claims in multi-million dollar ad campaigns on tv, radio, billboards and in-store has given A&W an image of a reinvented, wholesome, healthy fast food. Well, it's all about perception, and it is working regardless of The fact that it is a greasy spoon and you need a coupon to get in there; enough said. Now why am I still a fan? It's because A&W has, hands down, the industry's best (new) biggest single patty burger: the uncle burger. Everything else on the menu is crappy and greasy. But the 6oz uncle burger is burger-goodness-at-its-best. All other chains need two patties to make it a great big burger; the uncle burger changes the game and with the pepper seasoning and a diet coke to go with it, I'm in burger heaven for the ten minutes it takes to chow everything down and get the hell Out of there! It's still a greasy spoon and everything else on the menu is horrible, overpriced and... Greasy! (Hence why they put out buy one get one coupons in the mail Practically every month of the year lol) Located At the Pearson airport's Terminal1 post-security (at domestic gates D38-42), they have these nifty self-ordering automatic stations which let you customize the order and pay in seconds on the screen and wait till your order is called out and then delivered really fast. Which is great as the fumes of the fryers and grease from the open kitchen are starting to invade my lungs; time to scoot over to the gate and board the plane without needing a jar of gravol to calm down any nausea lol. Damn, this is a great burger!

    All Canadian breakfast 6.95 plus tax. Good deal

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    4.2(15 reviews)
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    Came here last year for a Yelp Elite event and so glad we could come back here again!…read more The restaurant is very nicely decorated and the staffs were super friendly! They even kept smiling at my daughter while we dined in. We ordered the following tacos: - Birria - Bang bang shrimp - Carne Asada - Pescado - Chorizo - Fries We were worried that our experience would not be as good as when we came for the Yelp Elite event and I was so glad to be wrong! The food was just as delicious as I remembered it to be. The portion was very generous. They really loaded up our tacos with a lot of meat. The flavour is great and the meat was very tender, I really love the complimentary salsa as well. Our fav is the Carne Asada, Bang Bang shrimp and Pescado. The fries appetizer costed just 2.5 dollars but was impressed by how much they actually gave us. Overall we were very happy with our experience and surely will be returning.

    Was introduced to this place by a Yelp Elite Event and enjoyed the tacos so much I came back…read more I got some of the bang bang shrimp tacos and the tacos themselves were fantastic. Fresh ingredients, great flavor, and the sauce goes so well with the shrimp. I unfortunately underestimated the wait time for this place. I ordered via UberEats on a weekday evening, after finishing work in the area and was floored by the 40min estimated wait time, for 2 whole tacos. I really should have cut my losses and cancelled my order I was only about 10 minutes away but very far from home so I went ahead to double check if the wait time was accurate. They did take the full 40 mins. There were 2 staff on site, but only one person that seemed to do the cooking. Great tacos, but 40 mins is crazy. It's pretty pricey (like restaurant pricing equivalent) so combined with the long wait and slightly out of the way location, Im not exactly dying to come back. If you do decide to go, definitely order in advance. There's lots of parking there and lots of seating. What's odd is when I went, there were only 3-4 tables out of 10+ in use and it wasn't that busy inside the store, so who knows if it's a one off thing or they are always understaffed?

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