tacklewasher Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Funny you say that. Went to A&W last night and the gf was quite dismayed at the one size fries. Simple solution: onion rings I ordered the onion rings a few weeks ago at A&W through the drive-thru and I get home and there's five onion rings in the bag. That's it. I'm never going back there again. We've got Carl's Jr, Five Guys and Fatburger here now, lots of good burger joints to choose from. Five Guys is definitely my favorite, their burgers and fries are miles ahead. Not too impressed with Carl's, Fatburger seems a pain to get to and Five guys is the wrong side of the bridge. Guess I need to go for a drive one night to try them out. A&W sure is a lot closer, but their fries are terrible. Still like the White Spot when I feel like fries. Just the small one with the drive through. And I made too many of those damn onion rings as a student. Still have nightmares about peeling onions. iso_55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 A&W used to have great fries & then they switched to the ones they have now. Fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty Nate Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Finally something I can agree with Mike on. Good work Mike. Nice sub-section on the burgers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
road griller Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 OMG, LOL, FYI, TTYL, GGFU its NATE!!!!!!! Hi Nate. road griller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samcanadian Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Mr. Perfect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samcanadian Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
road griller Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Johnny's Maples Pizza has very good burgers and fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty Nate Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samcanadian Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Thoughts on the Poutinerie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Thoughts on the Poutinerie? Didn't even like it when I was **** faced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Thoughts on the Poutinerie? Didn't even like it when I was **** faced. What's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I miss Kelekis Mr. Perfect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaosmonkey Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 That was Papa George's on Osborne. It just closed down recently. My favourite pizza is from Dal's in Transcona. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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