Last week, A&W introduced their new line of burgers called the “Buddy Burgers“. These are smaller burgers that are under $3. Pretty good prices and good for people who don’t wanna eat so much. Their images look really good, but in reality they don’t look very appealing. I think A&W is starting to run out of names.
They have 4 different burgers, but the variations don’t really vary too much.
Little Buddy Burger ($1.75) they messed up my order…imagine this without the cheese. It has one patty, mayo, and caramelized onions between the toasted buns.
Little Buddy Burger with Cheese ($2.25) is similar to the one above but WITH cheese.
Buddy Burger ($2.45) has 2 patties with mayo and the caramelized onions between toasted buns.
Buddy Burger with Cheese ($2.95) is the same above but with the cheese.
You can make any of the above a combo by adding $3 for fries and a drink. If you are wondering if I ate all 4 of these with a combo…yes I did…I was way too full afterwards. A normal person will be ok with just 2 burgers to get full.
The burgers were ok, but I did like the addition of the grilled onions. The 4 burgers don’t vary much except for the extra patty and cheese. Even though these are cheap, I probably wouldn’t order them again.
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gotta admit …. it doesn’t look as good as mama fiesta! damming i miss the mama fiesta!!!!!! =(
Mmm… they do look good in the pictures:)
Hmmm, haven’t noticed these, I rarely eat fast-food. Are they like sliders-sized ?
$3 just to add fries + drink ….. highway robbery !
They are bigger than sliders but smaller than a normal burger, which makes the burger a good price. Ya, I gotta agree…$3 is too much for the drink and fries.
If I go to A&W for these (starting to contemplate), I’d be very tempted to order their onion rings and put one or two inside each burger, they seem to be perfectly-sized for each other
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That sounds really good actually! No one can beat their onion rings.
It’s been awhile, but memory serves that Red Robin has some of the best onion rings 🙂
Onion Ring tower really catches a lot of attention! A&W is still have favorite …something about it just makes it so good. Hmm Now you have my mind on onion rings…I think i’ll have to stop by for some onion rings.
can you compare them to say, a teen burger? onions vs. lettuce/tomato. i know the meat is smaller. also, are the toasted buns different from their other burgers? i can’t remember.
Prime rib burger was good and what only $3. They don’t have them anymore – they were the grandma or great grandparent burger, I think.
Seems to me that A&W is involved in false or misleading advertising. The TV ads show Buddy Burgers for only $1.75. So I go to A&W and order 2 Buddy Burgers. Turns out the Buddy Burger is not $1.75 but actually $2.45. If that’s their value menu, I’ll stick with McDonald’s burgers for $1.39.
oh god you must be deeply broke i hate to see you even think of buying in realestate or better yet takeout a date HAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
A&W seems not to understand that if you’re in the fast food industry, you CANT charge exorbitant prices compared to the other Big Kids on the block. It’s like a Bank charging 15% interest on loans while ALL others charge 6%. I don’t get how anyone would fall for this, especially considering the quality is about equal, and the flavour is over-salted crap.
Has anyone noticed that 2 teen combo’s are now almost 12.00 with a coupon? This is a ridiculous price considering what other chains have to offer. I also agree that A&W has run out of ideas, looks like they may be in trouble.
Tried the buddy burger the other day – love the teen burger and the ads say its the same beef – was so disgusted thought I was at McDonalds and couldn’t eat it – hope this keeps others from wasting their money
here’s a name for the images of those burger pics its called the DESTITUTE BURGER
Went to A&W usually I get my son a buddy burger with only cheese. Was suggested I do a baby cheese as it’s the same product. The total for a buddy cheese is cheaper than a baby cheese. The buddy has mayo, mustard, ketchup and carmalized grilled onions and option of cheese. The baby is just a cheeseburger with ketchup, so why is it more expensive to buy off the KIDS menu than it is the better burgers???
you must understand ..the parent company a&w has formulas for burger s and for there breakfasts. the problem is the franchisees .they think that they can serve burgers that are not made fresh…there is a mentality among …not all… but many burger places in calgary. it started with wendys…old dried out burgers hot off the heat rack.then dairyqueen.i have no idea why any one …managers ? workers ?owners ? what ever happened to the overseers ? secret diners ? who s accountable ?it seems the answer is who cares ? they …the lazy ones should be re-trained there are standards that should be followed .. if they dont comply fire them …remove there franchise licence..why should should the franchise name be tarnished or sullied..there are some trying to make good food. i mean really does anyone understand about a good name or a good brand?
Hi Diana, I live in Vancouver part of the time. Why do I like Buddy Burgers better than all their others and by far. 1 Their taste reminds me of the old White Spot Nat Bailey era burgers and their buns are far superior imho to their bigger burgers. Can you email me your version of knock off ingredients for the sauce and bun. Stuck in Calif for now unless I push the border with Nexus, but soon enough this will be over. Thank you