This A&W is the closest one to my home. It's located inside the Petro-Canada's Neighbours store on the southwest corner of Kennedy Road and Highway 7.
Last Thursday, I fasted before getting some bloodwork done. Afterwards, I needed to grab some breakfast. Before the pandemic, I would show up at the lab when it first opened at 9 am. These days, I need to get an appointment and mine was at 10:30 am. I tend to hit McDonald's afterwards, but it was too late to get my beloved sausage and egg McGriddle. Instead, I paid this A&W a visit to satisfy my hunger pangs.
It's odd that I have never been here before. I love A&W for sentimental reasons. There was one within walking distance from my apartment in Winnipeg. I'd often get a sausage and egger sandwich after a midnight shift, and eat that for dinner.
I sat in the parking lot of my doctor's office, which also has the lab. I pulled out my phone and used the A&W app to place my order. It was my first time using it.
I ordered the following items:
- Classic bacon and eggs, which comes with toast
- Double cheese, double bacon papa burger
I ordered breakfast and lunch together. Why not?
What's weird with the app is that it tracks how far away you are from the restaurant. When you are five minutes away, your order gets placed.
I find that it should have been ten minutes away from the restaurant or some adjustment depending on the traffic flow. At this hour, there weren't too many folks out and about. I also have a lead foot.
I arrived at the drive through in roughly three minutes. I let the woman know that I had an order. It was not a surprise that my order was not ready. She asked that I park in front of Neighbours and she'd bring me my food. Cool!
My food didn't take long to prepare. She came carrying a plastic bag with my food. I thanked her and drove home.
I immediately had the classic bacon and eggs. I got brown toast and my two eggs over-medium. The breakfast at A&W is pretty decent. The toast was lightly buttered and came with strawberry jam. The triangles were toasted perfectly. The fried eggs were just the way that I like them. The bacon was crispy and so good.
For lunch, I had the double cheese, double bacon papa burger. It's here for a limited time. I also craved bacon more than usual that day. I got the lettuce wrap version. First, it's messy cutting the carbs. The lettuce was iceberg, so it disintegrates quickly with each bite. I'd rather have romaine or that curly green lettuce that holds up better. Second, iceberg lettuce is bland!
The burger patties were tasty. I enjoyed the bacon and cheese with the tomatoes and whatever else was there.
Next time, I'll give the gluten-free bun a try. I enjoy customizing my food on mobile apps. It's fun. I'm sure that it's phase for me. It brings me great joy these days.
I'd come back here again. I didn't get a root beer. I should have!
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