Why the hell is the BBQ flavor of Old Dutch chips different when it's in the box compared to the bag?

 

The bag flavor sucks.

A&W used to have great fries & then they switched to the ones they have now. Fail.

Finally something I can agree with Mike on.

 

Good work Mike.

 

Nice sub-section on the burgers!!!

OMG, LOL, FYI, TTYL, GGFU its NATE!!!!!!!

 

Hi Nate.

What's the deal with Smarties in general?  About 10 years ago they started tasting different, and I can't even say stuff like "Hey Guys, our Smarties are so much better than your Smarties" to my American in laws anymore because I hardly have a case. Sure ours are chocolate and covered in candy...but it's gross chocolate covered in gross candy now. 

The A&W onion rings are very tasty but you consume a salt factory by the time you finish. You'll get 4 days worth of sodium intake in their 5 onion rings. Blech!

 

Good God man. If you're worried about excess sodium, you shouldn't be eating fast food, period.

A&W is way too expensive. I don't go to a lot of burger joints but I don't go there even though I like the Teen Burger. Just won't pay their outrageous prices. And the fries, yeah....

 

That's a good point.  I can go to a local family restaurant and get a massive burger platter for 9.99.  Fast food has become a rip off, especially MD with their tiny burgers.

 

However, if prices are a concern, get yourself some coupons. A & W has coupons that get you two combos for $10 - they're usually in our local paper.

 

A&W is way too expensive. I don't go to a lot of burger joints but I don't go there even though I like the Teen Burger. Just won't pay their outrageous prices. And the fries, yeah....

 

That's a good point.  I can go to a local family restaurant and get a massive burger platter for 9.99.  Fast food has become a rip off, especially MD with their tiny burgers.

 

However, if prices are a concern, get yourself some coupons. A & W has coupons that get you two combos for $10 - they're usually in our local paper.

 

 

The 9.99 burger platter is quickly disappearing.  I'm not a fan of cheeseburgers, so I'd ALWAYS get just the plain burger wherever we went, and could often get it for said $9.99 price tag.  No more.  It's at least $10.99 in any place you look, and in some places it's even more (nevermind the $2-3+ they charge you for a soft drink with it).  It's tough to come away from a family restaurant without spending $14.00 after tax, and at McDonalds (if you order wisely) you can get a lot of food for under $10.00 (double hamburgers, anyone?)

 

 

A&W is way too expensive. I don't go to a lot of burger joints but I don't go there even though I like the Teen Burger. Just won't pay their outrageous prices. And the fries, yeah....

 

That's a good point.  I can go to a local family restaurant and get a massive burger platter for 9.99.  Fast food has become a rip off, especially MD with their tiny burgers.

 

However, if prices are a concern, get yourself some coupons. A & W has coupons that get you two combos for $10 - they're usually in our local paper.

 

 

The 9.99 burger platter is quickly disappearing.  I'm not a fan of cheeseburgers, so I'd ALWAYS get just the plain burger wherever we went, and could often get it for said $9.99 price tag.  No more.  It's at least $10.99 in any place you look, and in some places it's even more (nevermind the $2-3+ they charge you for a soft drink with it).  It's tough to come away from a family restaurant without spending $14.00 after tax, and at McDonalds (if you order wisely) you can get a lot of food for under $10.00 (double hamburgers, anyone?)

 

 

Two or three dollars more but far more food on the plate. $9.99 @ Barney Gargle's in Selkirk. If you don't want to pay for pop, order ice water with lemon.

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately the Five Guys on Regent in Winnipeg is god awful,  way over priced and very bland and greasy.   

 

A & W *used* to be way more over priced then the other fast food chains but for some reason McDonalds (sorry McCafe now lol) has really started jacking up the prices and the food taste more and more fake.    At least A & W and Wendys taste like real meat and has a lot of flavour while McCafe and Burger King simply gives you gut rot lol.

 

For the biggest rip off in town Ace Burpees Market Burger on Corydon was hilariously bad...  our table of 8 had to wait an hour and 45 minutes to get our order....  my burger with 2 slices of cheese and bacon and sauteed onions was $13.50 for the burger itself... it was served on an cold bun and had not an ounce of seasoning on the patty.   By far worst Burger place that I've seen. 

 

Most of the greasy spoons now in town are at the same price if not cheaper then the fast food chains and the portions and quality usually are much higher...

Johnny's Maples Pizza has very good burgers and fries. 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately the Five Guys on Regent in Winnipeg is god awful,  way over priced and very bland and greasy.   

 

A & W *used* to be way more over priced then the other fast food chains but for some reason McDonalds (sorry McCafe now lol) has really started jacking up the prices and the food taste more and more fake.    At least A & W and Wendys taste like real meat and has a lot of flavour while McCafe and Burger King simply gives you gut rot lol.

 

For the biggest rip off in town Ace Burpees Market Burger on Corydon was hilariously bad...  our table of 8 had to wait an hour and 45 minutes to get our order....  my burger with 2 slices of cheese and bacon and sauteed onions was $13.50 for the burger itself... it was served on an cold bun and had not an ounce of seasoning on the patty.   By far worst Burger place that I've seen. 

 

Most of the greasy spoons now in town are at the same price if not cheaper then the fast food chains and the portions and quality usually are much higher...

 

I expected more from Ace cuz his reputation in town is very solid and he does tons of charitable work. (sometimes for hire)

Too bad he's so busy he doesn't have time to audit his own burger joint and force the product better. btw Isn't Doug Brown a partner in Ace's Market Burger.

 

Had a nice experience a couple months back with Unburger on Stradbrook. Was definitely a B+ to A- burger with B- fries but last time I went (2 weeks ago) the Burger was red, the fries were dead but the bill was still $12.50

 

Didn't know Market Burger was owned by Ace Burpee.

 

I keep meaning to try Unburger, but it was closed for renovations or repairs of some kind the last two times I checked it out.

 

 

 

A&W is way too expensive. I don't go to a lot of burger joints but I don't go there even though I like the Teen Burger. Just won't pay their outrageous prices. And the fries, yeah....

 

That's a good point.  I can go to a local family restaurant and get a massive burger platter for 9.99.  Fast food has become a rip off, especially MD with their tiny burgers.

 

However, if prices are a concern, get yourself some coupons. A & W has coupons that get you two combos for $10 - they're usually in our local paper.

 

 

The 9.99 burger platter is quickly disappearing.  I'm not a fan of cheeseburgers, so I'd ALWAYS get just the plain burger wherever we went, and could often get it for said $9.99 price tag.  No more.  It's at least $10.99 in any place you look, and in some places it's even more (nevermind the $2-3+ they charge you for a soft drink with it).  It's tough to come away from a family restaurant without spending $14.00 after tax, and at McDonalds (if you order wisely) you can get a lot of food for under $10.00 (double hamburgers, anyone?)

 

 

Two or three dollars more but far more food on the plate. $9.99 @ Barney Gargle's in Selkirk. If you don't want to pay for pop, order ice water with lemon.

 

Plus $5.00 for gas to drive out there.

 

plus, I want my diet coke.

Thoughts on the Poutinerie?

Thoughts on the Poutinerie?

 

Didn't even like it when I was **** faced.

Haven't been there since the Fall so I don't know what they stock now, but Giant Tiger on Regent had a plethora of boxed Old Dutch chips, all kinds of flavours I hadn't seen for ages.  Might be worth checking out.

 

Thoughts on the Poutinerie?

 

Didn't even like it when I was **** faced.

 

 

What's not to like?  

I miss Kelekis

 

 

I keep meaning to try Unburger, but it was closed for renovations or repairs of some kind the last two times I checked it out.

 

"Renovations"

 

http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/environmentalhealth/protection/docs/hpr/closures.pdf

 

 

 

I keep meaning to try Unburger, but it was closed for renovations or repairs of some kind the last two times I checked it out.

 

"Renovations"

 

http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/environmentalhealth/protection/docs/hpr/closures.pdf

 

 

 

That list is kind of disturbing to read.....  ignorance is bliss.

I've been away from Winnipeg for 24 years.... Let's discuss the best pizza restaurants in Winnipeg. There used to be a restaurant that my friends & I would go to after the bars closed down at 2 am back in the 80's as it stayed open until after 4 am & the pizza was great. It was a sit down restaurant. It was (I think) in a renovated house on Osborne St at or near River Avenue. Great pizza.... Anyone remember the name? Is that place still around??

Anyway, tell us your best pizza joint, why & where it is located? And if someone can answer my question, I'd appreciate it.

That was Papa George's on Osborne. It just closed down recently.

My favourite pizza is from Dal's in Transcona.

My favourite is Spanky's in the strip mall on the corner of Munroe and Panet. Its a hole in the wall, really shady place but it has really good pizza. Its a thin pizza with good sauce and I love the fact that they bacon slices not bits.

That was Papa George's on Osborne. It just closed down recently.

My favourite pizza is from Dal's in Transcona.

Yes! Papa George's. That's the one. Sorry to hear that.... But lots of things change in 30 years.... 

I've been away from Winnipeg for 24 years.... Let's discuss the best pizza restaurants in Winnipeg. There used to be a restaurant that my friends & I would go to after the bars closed down at 2 am back in the 80's as it stayed open until after 4 am & the pizza was great. It was a sit down restaurant. It was (I think) in a renovated house on Osborne St at or near River Avenue. Great pizza.... Anyone remember the name? Is that place still around??

Anyway, tell us your best pizza joint, why & where it is located? And if someone can answer my question, I'd appreciate it.

 

Actually it was Pasquale's that was in the old house. The original Pasquale encountered tragedy when his son dived into an empty pool and became a parapalegic - lives in Vancouver now. Pasquale sold his name and recipes to another guy who moved the store to St. Boniface (where it still exists) but started becoming a human hoarder. I remember when I had the bookshop on Osborne Pasquale would drift in the odd time, start ranting and foaming and then try to sell me some soiled comic book for $100. Kinda sad but the restaurant was just as good, if not better than Papa Georges down the street (which also closed in 2013 and just re-opened as something else)