The latest in a collection of burger joints at the venerable Queen St. W. and Spadina corner, this A&W is the latest chain to establish itself. The old building that houses it used to be Gorilla Monsoon Lounge with Noise Annoys Record store upstairs and is right next door to the legendary Horseshoe tavern. It doesn't take much of an imagination to see how quirky Queen St. is changing to more of Canada's largest street mall with A&W taking over a profitable location across from McDonalds. The narrow space has a long counter with stools for catching a quick bite and sharing the experience with whoever else is there. In the middle is the order counter with more stool seating towards the back. The space is well lit, modern and has many graphics with nostalgic A&W icons from the past. On the wall there are coasters with more graphics from A&W that could be snapped up as 'souvenirs' of your visit. The interesting aspect to this location is the upstairs. To your left as you walk in there is a staircase that leads up to the 2nd level that has washrooms and a seating area if more privacy is preferred. Small windows from the old construction (glad they didn't do a full demo to change them) let you peer out over Queen St. This is what sets this location apart, good for you A&W !!