Review Visit: July 12th, 2015
A&Wwwwwww yeah!
First off, I want to let it be known that there are A&Ws in the United States but I have never seen one as an independent locale. Plus, we were hungry and needing a quick bite after Tim Hortons.
Thinking this was going to be your standard fare fast food place, I didn't go in with wild expectations. We headed in and started to look over the menu. The food offering was about what I expected from a place like this. Burgers, wraps, french fries and other typical fast food... food.
BUT!!! Have no fear! They have poutine here! Yes, they do serve the National Food here. No worries there. Did I get it? No, I didn't want my first ever tasting of poutine from a fast food place. I did have poutine later in this trip but that is a story for another day.
We eventually ordered, took our seats and waited for our food to be made. It only took them a few minutes to have our food ready to go and the cashier brought it out to our table. I ordered a spicy chicken sandwich and was not ready for what I got. I was expecting just a chicken sandwich with spices in the breading. What I got was a chicken that was served on a ciabatta bun(?) with a slathering of spicy sauce on top of some lettuce. Being surprised by the actual sandwich, I was excited to see how it tasted.
Let me tell you. This was the best chicken sandwich I've ever had from a fast food place. The flavor, maybe due to it being a spicy, was WOW! It had a nice slight burn to it without needing the fire department on standby. The chicken was juicy and complimented all the toppings/bun. Each bite was pure bliss... and followed by a sip of water to cool down the slight burn.
I have a conspiracy that the food sold and served in Canada has stricter food regulations they have to follow than they do in the States. The food at this A&W and the rest of the food I had in Canada had this... jump in quality and flavor. It's hard to explain unless you try the food yourself. Even my cousin agreed that the food had a better quality and flavor to it than the food back home.
Any who, that spicy chicken sandwich was incredibly delicious and only slightly singed my taste buds. I want to visit another A&W but I don't know if the ones in the States will have the same quality as their Canadian counterpart. read more