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| - Let me be clear: if you told me I had to have a Harvey's burger every single day for lunch, that would be OK by me, I love them that much. I wouldn't have to have bacon on it although that's always nice, I wouldn't have to have fries although I like Harvey's fries, and I wouldn't have to have gravy to dip the fries into, though that's always nice too! My daughter prefers Harvey's poutine, but I particularly like the crispiness of Harvey's french fries and I don't want that excellent taste drowned.
I have seen some comments from Harvey's customers that they wish Harvey's had kept their lettuce the old way as opposed to shredded but personally I think it tastes better shredded. What else do I like? I love the variety of toppings and sauces offered, better I would argue than most fast food chains. It's such a variety that I do change up how I top that sizzling unmistakable perfectly charbroiled Harvey's burger. 3 dill pickles (and they must be dill, dammit, I despise sweet pickles and relish on a burger or hot dog), plus some red onions is always on my cheeseburger or cheese bacon burger.
I usually have at least 4 crunchy fresh cucumber slices, and when I have those, I really don't need any lettuce. Then I may add black olives with or without jalapeƱo peppers or pickled hot peppers. If they had mushrooms, I'd have those too (for your suggestion box, Cara Operations?), but I'm quite happy with the toppings offered.
My daughter was over the moon with joy when she saw guacamole had been added to the toppings choices recently, so on this occasion I tried it, and it was pretty good. As my daughter pointed out, the avocado in guacamole is a healthy choice for us both. (Small halo magically materializes over my head at this point. A hedonistic gourmand like me needs all the halos she can get LOL!)
The sauces are all the usual ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise and relish, plus Dijon mustard, which I like, hot sauce, which I also like, tzaziki which I love, and the Louisiana moderately spicy sauce which I also love. It's really an embarrassment of riches.
I was as thrilled when Harvey's introduced warm lime spiced mini doughnuts to the dessert menu as my daughter had been about the new guacamole topping. The trouble is, it is SO hard to share them; they are TOO good. I also like it that Harvey's offers slushies in different flavours as an alternative to soft drinks or shakes. I can't resist a slushie, especially in hot weather.
This Queensway Harvey's isn't my usual Harvey's location, my nearest one is on the airport strip on Dixon Road, which has excellent staff, as does the Queensway location, but the Queensway has nicer scenery from the windows onto Queensway and for some reason, a more relaxed ambience with more young families and elderly patrons enjoying the food. The airport strip location tends to attract workmen taking a quick lunch break. It's a different atmosphere. I have been here twice and would happily drop by this Harvey's again.
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