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| - 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!
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