Harvey’s Restaurants

I have to come out and admit it; Harvey’s is a guilty pleasure for this Yank. I so wish they had it on this side of border. The staff at both Sarnia locations are great, they are always clean and well kept, and I love the fact that the do everything «your way». As mentioned, I have better poutine, but late night munchies are what this place is about, and the taste of their burgers is INSANE.

We we’re in town on a Victoria Day long weekend, so most of the restaurants were closed. We were hungry and decided to go to Harvey’s. I was not expecting much as this is a fast food joint, but to my surprise, I saw 2 of the servers wash their hands after writing down the order and not only wash their hand but put on gloves before assembling the burger. As this was a fast food, I am so used to seeing McD servers just touching the buns with bare hands (gross!), and I was expecting pretty much the same thing. Another server came from a room (I wasnt sure if it was a washroom or office) but as soon as he came out, he went to the sink and washed his hands. The washroom was outdated, but kept tidy and clean. I just thought it’s worth mentioning, just in case I am in the area and want a fast food, this Harvey’s location would be definitely be my to-​go place.

During the second week of our Health, Safety, and Environmental audit, our team was working long hours and anywhere up to 10 PM. On one such night, all we wanted to do was get something quick to eat and get back to the hotel. And after almost 2 weeks of mostly pretty good restaurant dinners at some of Sarnia’s finest establishments, fast food sounded pretty good.
We chose Harvey’s because it’s a Canadian chain and our lead auditor wanted poutine. I have had better poutine (the gravy was too heavy and they didn’t use cheese curds), but my burger hit the spot. Everyone else was similarly well fed and happy to get back to either relax or work some more.