A & W

The meat-​centric burgers are always filling but do NOT go near anything with the word «chubby» in the name at this place… TRUST ME!

My last visit here was only because I didn’t have enough time before my movie’s start time to get something good and nobody showed up at the little Asian place.
This place is dead and the two times I’ve visited, the person was working alone so had to work register and then make food. I’m always wary about that and the first time got very upset that the cashier went directly from the cash register to the food without stopping at the sink. I’m only slightly ashamed at my reaction which prompted a glove grabbing and bun replacement. The service is mediocre at best. It’s a basic pay cheque for the employees and it shows.
Okay, last visit. I ordered a mozza burger combo and decided to try the sweet potato fries instead of regular fries. E wanted just a burger and drink and we accidentally got charged for the full combo so the lady gave him sweet potato fries instead too to make up for it. It didn’t. They’re not very good and over half got wasted. I do like the fact that they don’t bother with ice, I have a tendency to forget to say no ice and I keep seeing those articles in my head talking about the nasties in ice machines when I take a sip.
It’s a bit like visiting the fast food joint that was forgotten at some point. It doesn’t try very hard and I’m sure passing by it on your way to the GoodLife gym isn’t very difficult.

I’m not a big fan of fast food restaurants to be honest. Mainly because when I go out to eat I want my food to be fresh and hot and I find that’s pretty rare at a fast food joint.
I have NEVER had that problem at this particular A&W, located downstairs in the Park Lane Mall. It’s close to where I work so sometimes it’s a quick and easy option for my lunch break… and I actually don’t dread it! Every single time I’m told it will be about 5 – 10 minutes for my order which might bother some people since it IS a fast food place but I’m okay with it. I like knowing my meal hasn’t been sitting around waiting hours for me to come and eat it. My food has always arrived hot (usually I have to wait for it to cool a bit) and properly prepared.
This place is A-​Okay in my books!

Since I went vegetarian, I sometimes miss fast food. No, really, I do. ‘Cause a lot of fast food is meaterrific. Thankfully, A&W has their «Swiss veggie deluxe» burger.
Which is good. Nice to have an option. And I do love the A&W onion rings…
Though, I’d much rather it be simply a «Swiss veggie.» The «deluxe» part means a special bun, special cheese, special sauce, etc. I just wanna regular burger but with a veggie patty! (And, yes, you can request exactly that but it usually throws the counter staff completely off their game.)
So, specifically: this place is okay. I don’t eat here very often but when I do the service is efficient (if not always the friendliest). There’s limited seating and on weekdays, you may have to fight with high school kids for the few seats there are.
If you are a fast food junkie (like I used to be) it’s an easily overlooked spot as it’s hidden within Park Lane. But surely, you don’t want the more noticeable McD’s every time right? Surely, you want to mix it up. Surely?

I’m an uncle so naturally I’m going to want the «Uncle Burger.»
I really do love their Uncle Burger. I don’t know if its because I am in fact a proud Uncle of a beautiful three year old Niece or not. But either way, this is one good Burger.
This particular A&W is located right beside a movie theater, gym and a dollar store among other businesses, which are all inside Park Lane Mall. So its a great area with consistent heavy traffic. You would think given the amount of people who order from them every day, that they would be faster at what they did. Unfortunately this is not the case. The Staff are in fact quite slow and Customer Service does not seem to be at the top of their list.
Luckily I don’t need to talk to them for too long since all they need to do is make my food and run through my order. But a smile or some friendlier service would help make the experience a four or even five star experience. Instead, A&W will get a respectable three star rating for being in a strategically good location and having good, bad for you fast food.