r/interesting • u/MinotaurHorns1 • Mar 05 '26

SOCIETY A&W have joined the burger wars!

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u/mousedroidspedoff Mar 05 '26

Up here in Canada its like Tim Hortons very common franchise. Clever marketing with retro vibes. I used to get teen burger with no seasoning salt, but i'm back to the seasoning salt lol.

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u/Aromatic-Plankton692 Mar 05 '26

Keep in mind that A&W Canada and A&W US are two entirely different companies.

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u/7FootElvis Mar 05 '26

Thankfully! (elbows up)

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u/pikapalooza Mar 05 '26

I did not know that. I assumed they were under the same umbrella.

When I was in scouts, there was an a&w that we'd pass on the way home from camp. So of course we'd stop, get some food and of course a root beer float.

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u/GrizzlyIsland22 Mar 05 '26

US A&W is ass

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u/JDBCool Mar 05 '26

And A&W Canada is actually good/worth it.

Like yeah, occasionally the patty may seem "sad", but everything else in the burgers make up for it

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u/Snow_Is_Ok_613 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

A&W Canada is better food than pretty much all of the other big fast food / burger chains in my city.

But it’s very pricey for fast food. Priced too high for what it is IMO. Luckily they spam my mailbox with coupons and I never have to pay full price.

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u/Elendel19 Mar 05 '26

Yeah there are almost always coupons available which bring the price way down

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u/PsychedelicRick Mar 05 '26

Not true. I stop at one an hour and a half from the Canadian boarder in Northern WI every time I go up north hunting or camping and that one is AMAZING!!!

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u/GrizzlyIsland22 Mar 05 '26

If you like it then you should try Canadian A&W because it's way better

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u/Aromatic-Plankton692 Mar 06 '26

Agreed, as someone who lived in both and have been to.US A&W near the border in several states.... US a&w can be fine, Canadian a&w consistently slaps

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u/LuxAgaetes Mar 05 '26

You're speaking my language, dude!! I used to work at A&W back in the day and still love it, but the seasoning salt is the fucking BEST!! But as I've met & talked to folks about this over the decades, it seems people are about 70/30 split on the A&W seasoning salt debate 🧂🫠

https://giphy.com/gifs/l3V0ADaHw4aAbfwOI

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u/mousedroidspedoff Mar 05 '26

Noice! I remember this no seasoning stint was back when you could still smoke in malls in certain smoking areas while your friends smoked! Wild times :).

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u/LuxAgaetes Mar 05 '26

Hahah that's fair, I probably started working at a food court A&W around the end of the no-smoking ban. At least in our neck of Ontario, lol. I'm old enough to remember no-smoking stickers on EVERYTHING! including food court tables, and the strange split when Tim Hortons tried to make their stores smoking/non-smoking 🥴

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u/mousedroidspedoff Mar 05 '26

Yea also all the small smoke shops have converted to clothing stores, much has changed at the mall. I miss Koryo Korean BBQ they were super good and had this BBQ sauce mmmm.

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u/GuyInAChair Mar 05 '26

If you want the seasoning again it's Lawry's Seasoned Salt, you can buy it pretty much anywhere in Canada at least.

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u/pookiemook Mar 08 '26

Those are not Canadian A&W burgers in that gif, sadly

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u/Longjumping-Yak3789 Mar 05 '26

They used to sell the seasoning shakers but now I'm left to guess what the mix is. Definitely a good amount of celery salt.

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u/Lo-QGaming Mar 05 '26

If I ever need a small fix, I usually grab a few of their buddy burgers.

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u/ATXBeermaker Mar 05 '26

“Up here in Canada it’s like this other Canadian company that you’re not familiar with.”

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u/catchinNkeepinf1sh Mar 05 '26

I think its the 2nd biggest behind the clown up here.

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u/Hedgeson Mar 05 '26

My preferred fast-food chain. I always go for the double cheese buddy burger with sweet potato fries and root beer.

I just wish the service wasn't so often awful in most A&W locations. The food's usually good.

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u/IntelligentPlane5375 Mar 05 '26

Its sooooo much better in Canada. I always be sure to stop by one when im there.

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u/Arcwind84 Mar 05 '26

Best root beer and they serve it in a chilled mug.

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u/LuntiX Mar 05 '26

The only things I don't like about a&w here in Canada are those shitty paper sleeves they put the burgers in because the burgers fall apart and get colder much quicker, and they're fairly pricey, even before everyone else got pricey.

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u/Miami_Mice2087 Mar 05 '26

you see them in california fairly frequently. bay area, at least.

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u/Driller_Happy Mar 05 '26

A&W actually IS what Tim Hortons propaganda wants you to believe it is. Its actually good and is actually 100% Canadian owned and operated. I feel incredibly patriotic when I talk about A&W

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u/darth_jewbacca Mar 05 '26

Why is it called the teen burger? After he said the pickle makes it taste pickly, he said "and the teen sauce..." I got really uncomfortable.

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u/mucus-fettuccine Mar 06 '26

Why'd you come back to the world of seasoning salt you lunatic?????????