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Chicken World just opened their newest location in Downtown Vancouver near English Bay. Their first two locations are in Surrey and now, they have expanded. You don’t have to travel to Surrey to get a taste of Chicken World.

We were invited to give it a try to see how it compares to other fried chicken shops in town.

Menu

Gabbar Chicken Burger

This beast of a burger has two pieces of chicken, lettuce, and sauce. You get to choose between mild or spicy. We went with mild to get a good taste of the chicken. The chicken was fried nicely and remained juicy. It’s a pretty solid chicken burger and we would highly recommend it.

Bewafa Beef Burger

Another double beef patty burger and it comes with melted cheese, lettuce, mayo and tomato. You can choose between mild and spicy, but it’s recommended to get mild. It was decent but their chicken burgers are superior.

Fried Chicken

The fried chicken is nicely battered and fried to a crispy perfection. The inside is very juicy.

Peri Peri Oven Roasted Chicken

This has a nice kick of spice to it and it is a touch more dry than the fried chicken.

Chicken Poutine

The fries have a nice texture and flavour. The gravy consistency is thick and a touch on the salty side. The chicken bites have a nice kick of spice but all together its a bit salty for our personal preferences.

Arabian Rice

It’s a nice side to accompany the chicken if you want the meal to be more filling.

Chicken Wings in Honey Garlic

The wings have a nice batter and fried well. The sauce is very thick and sticky so it coats all over the chicken. There was a touch too much sauce. These wings go well with rice.

Mango Ice Cream Sheikhs

It’s a pretty sweet ending to the meal. As there is a caramel drizzle on the sides of the cup, it is sweeter than we would like.

Final Thoughts

Overall, the chicken is fried well and has a great batter. The flow of traffic at this new location is quite steady so the food stays fresh. This is major comfort food and it’s a great addition to the neighbourhood. Great for fried chicken.

Address:
1181 Denman St. Vancouver, BC

Website:
http://chickenworldbc.com/

Popeyes Canada has been teasing us with the release of their new Chicken Sandwich for about a week now. KFC Canada just released their new KFC Famous Chicken Chicken Sandwich, which uses similar ingredients too.

We had to get Popeyes Canada’s new Chicken Sandwich as it launched today to see how it compares for a better chicken sandwich.

What’s in the New Chicken Sandwich?

It is made with tender all-white meat chicken breast fillet, marinated in an authentic blend of Louisiana seasonings, then hand battered and breaded in our all new buttermilk coating. Served with crisp barrel-cured pickles and Classic or Spicy Mayonnaise, served on a warm and toasted buttery brioche bun.

Classic Chicken Sandwich Taste Test

The brioche bun was very pillowy and soft. The chicken breast fillet was actually still crispy even though we got it for take out and drove 35 mins back home. The pickles were nice and meaty slices, which was nice. There could have been a bit more mayo.

Spicy Chicken Sandwich Taste Test

It’s only the spicy mayo that is different. We did like the extra kick of flavour but it wasn’t too spicy. Our personal taste preferences gravitate to spicy when eating fried chicken.

This was always really good and you can’t go wrong with either classic or spicy.

Final Thoughts

We were pleasantly surprised how good it was for fast food chicken burger. We highly recommend giving it a try. We are a fan of their other menu items and glad this one lived up to the expectation too.

Website:
https://www.thesandwich.ca/

KFC Canada launched their KFC Famous Chicken Chicken Sandwich in original and spicy options. It features KFC’s extra crispy seasoning and Canadian ingredients that set the standard for what a truly famous fried chicken sandwich should taste like.

The KFC Famous Chicken Chicken Sandwich is available in Canada only.

When we saw the news that it launched, we had to put in an order right away to see how it is. If it has the word ‘famous’ in the title, it’s worth a try. We love trying new fast food items to see how it compares.

What’s in the KFC Famous Chicken Chicken Sandwich?

It is made with 100 per cent Canadian farm raised chicken; it is buttermilk marinated and hand breaded in KFC’s famous Extra Crispy seasoning, and is then topped with sweet chunky pickles, creamy mayonnaise and sandwiched between a lightly toasted potato bun.

Original KFC Famous Chicken Chicken Sandwich

The KFC Famous Chicken Chicken Sandwich was pretty good. The mayonnaise and pickles really compliment it very well. As for the chicken, it was juicy and flavourful. The only complaint was the batter around the chicken. By the time we got home, the batter wasn’t as crisp.

As for a fast food chicken sandwich, it’s pretty good because it’s actually chicken meat.

Spicy KFC Famous Chicken Chicken Sandwich

The sandwich also comes in spicy. The chicken itself isn’t spicy, but they use a double spicy mayo instead of regular mayo. It’s not very spicy but it adds more dimension to the sandwich. Both were great and one wasn’t better than the other. It just comes down to personal preference.

We did notice that this chicken was HUGE compared to the other.

Final Thoughts

If you’re a KFC fan, you’ll love this. It’s a solid chicken sandwich for a fast food company. Everything was great but that batter needs to be crispier.

Website:
https://www.kfc.ca/

KFC Canada now has launched their new plant-based chicken sandwich and popcorn chicken across Canada. It is 100% Canadian and made by LightLife, which also supplies other fast food chains like A&W with their nuggets.

The ‘chicken’ patty and popcorn chicken are made with soy, wheat and fava beans. It’s the first plant-based chicken substitute to be served at a chicken chain in Canada. KFC did have a veggie sandwich, but has now been replaced with the plant-based Chicken Sandwich.

After an incredibly successful pilot with plant-based partner Lightlife in 2019, vegetarians and flexitarians everywhere can now experience KFC’s delicious taste at their local restaurant starting August 10, 2020. It is permanently on the menu and isn’t going away.  Plant-Based KFC Popcorn will be available for a limited time while quantities last. The duo can be ordered individually, as part of a combo, or as part of a box meal.

Taste Test

KFC chicken sandwiches have always been very very average for us, so we were very excited to try out the Plant-Based sandwich and KFC Popcorn. Upon first look, they both look like a regular chicken sandwich and popcorn nuggets.

Both the nuggets and the chicken patty were very very similar, just different sizes. The exterior is crispy and has the signature KFC spices embedded throughout. The texture is a bit on the dry side, but it didn’t turn me off.

We’ve had a lot of plant-based sandwiches and this was actually pretty good for KFC. It won’t be the best sandwich you’ve ever eaten, but it satisfies the KFC cravings.

Final Thoughts

Overall, we were pleasantly surprised by both the Plant-based Chicken Sandwich and KFC Popcorn. We definitely recommend it if you’re curious about them. Best to get the box meal so you can try both items.

Website:
https://www.kfc.ca/

Starbucks Canada is expanding its summer-inspired menu by adding Cold Brew and Nitro Cold Brew with Cinnamon Almond foam to it’s line up. We’re definitely more fans of their coffee than their other beverages, so we had to give it a try.

These new beverages are intended as a lighter-tasting, subtly sweet option with coffee-forward notes. The non-dairy cold foam layer is made from flavourful ingredients like almond beverage, vanilla syrup, and cinnamon. Their regular cold foam has egg in it.

Cold foam is frothed cold instead of hot and blended until smooth, creating layers of creamy texture and flavour without the cream. Cinnamon Almond Foam is airier than other cold foam options and can also be modified with soy.

Cold Brew with Cinnamon Almond Foam Taste Test

Upon first sip, you can taste the cinnamon in the foam. The foam is very light and does dissipate quickly. There is a bit of sweetness from the vanilla syrup, but I wasn’t a fan of the almond beverage. That paired with the cold brew just didn’t jive as well with my personal taste preference.

It’s a great option for non-dairy drinkers, but not for me.

Other plant-based options at Starbucks

Here are some other plant-based options as well as non-dairy drinks they have on the menu.

Making its debut in Canada first this week, the new Kiwi Starfruit Starbucks Refreshers Iced Beverage is lightly caffeinated and full of tropical kiwi and starfruit flavour, then shaken with ice.

A feast for the eyes thanks to its bright green hue, the drink’s pop of colour comes from a blend of fruit juice, green coffee extract and kiwi fruit inclusions mixed with water. 

Imagine it like the dragonfruit refreshers or the other berry refreshers but with kiwi. The drinks can also be customized with lemonade or coconut beverage in place of water. 

Kiwi Starfruit Starbucks Refresher Taste Test

We ordered a grande with coconut beverage. On the menu, you’ll see it as ‘Star Drink’. It has the starfruit and kiwi flavoured juice and real kiwi fruit pieces added to coconut beverage and shaken with ice.

The coconut beverage really throws it off and looks like it curdles in the drink. We are really not a fan of the coconut beverage at all. If you want to try the Kiwi Starfruit Starbucks Refresher, skip the coconut beverage.

If I was to have it again, I would just add lemonade to it.

Other non-dairy beverages

The Kiwi Starfruit Starbucks Refreshers is the latest non-dairy beverage to join Starbucks summer lineup, which includes: 

Dairy Queen has a new Cotton Candy Dipped cone which launched at participating locations. This has their classic vanilla soft serve dipped in a a sweet cotton candy coating. We saw it on the menu and had to give it a try while we were here. The cone comes in 3 different sizes – small, medium and large. I ordered a medium and it was huge.

They also released a cotton candy blizzard on the menu as well, but we didn’t get it this time.

Taste Test

I was expecting to hate this but it wasn’t bad at all. The cotton candy coating was sweet, but it was balanced out nicely with the vanilla soft serve. I still prefer chocolate over this cotton candy flavour, but it all comes down to personal preferences.

It’s definitely a fun and colourful treat for the Summer.

Website:
https://www.dairyqueen.com/ca-en/?localechange=1

Dairy Queen came up with yet another limited time only treat – Piñata Party Blizzard to celebrate their 80th birthday at participating locations. It’s essentially a birthday celebration in Blizzard format like a confetti cake.

When I heard about it from a friend, I just had to check it out. How could I not give it a try?

What’s inside the Piñata Party Blizzard?

It has vanilla soft serve ice cream with icing, pieces of confetti cake and multicoloured-white chocolate stars embedded inside. Then, it is topped with whipped cream and sprinkles.

It comes in mini, small, medium, and large.

Taste Test

The one I got from my local Dairy Queen definitely did not look like the images, but that’s just poor training and it’s just too bad. They seemed have put the sprinkles into the ice cream instead of on top.

The chocolate stars aren’t vibrant, so when I tried to scoop them out, it just looked like vanilla ice cream covered globs.

It is sweet and very reminiscent of a confetti cake with lots of surprises inside. My husband is a sweet-tooth so he gravitated towards this. I personally was indifferent about this flavour of Blizzard since I don’t like overly sweet desserts. It all comes down to personal preferences.

Final Thoughts

If you love the taste of Birthday Cake or Confetti Cake, you’ll love this flavour. It’s very fun and vibrant Blizzard. Catch it before it’s gone.

Website:
https://www.dairyqueen.com/ca-en/

Summer is here and Wendy’s has their 99¢ Frosty promotion. No coupon or special codes needed. Just put in your order and it will be 99¢ with no hassle at all.

A lot of other fast food companies have great promos throughout the summer to get us through the hot weather. I’m all for it.

The 99¢ Frosty applies to their small size only. If you want a junior size, it’s 79¢, which isn’t bad either if you just want a small taste of their chocolate frosty.

Website:
https://order.wendys.com/product/30541?referrer=category%2F107

Krispy Kreme has been coming up with a lot of limited edition donuts lately. The last one was the strawberry glaze, key lime glaze, and then the lemon glaze. Now, they released their trio of dessert donuts – Banana Pudding, Coconut Cake, and Mississippi Mud Pie. These are available now at select locations in North America. Luckily for us in Vancouver, their Delta location has all the latest donuts available.

You can get these donuts until June 24, 2020.

We made sure to get there 30 minutes before opening so we didn’t have to wait hours in line. It’s funny how the Covid-19 Pandemic is making people go crazy over sweets.

Banana Pudding

This doughnut is filled with Banana Pudding and topped with fluffy creme and vanilla wafer cookies. Just like a banana cream pie, what’s not to love? There is a good amount of filling inside too.

Coconut Cake

A delicious coconut flavored cake doughnut topped with cream cheese icing and shredded coconut. This was my least favourite just because of my own personal taste preferences and its not as exiting as the other ones.

Mississippi Mud Pie

A light and fluffy doughnut with Chocolate Pie creme, dipped in chocolate icing, and topped with cookie and graham crumbles and marshmallow drizzle. This was my favourite of the bunch as there was a great ratio of creme to donut. It worked very well together.

Final Thoughts

Overall, a fun trio of donuts to try. Banana Pudding and Mississippi Mud Pie were great but the Coconut Cake didn’t make the cut. Clearly, we love our sweet filled donuts.

Website:
https://www.krispykreme.com/promos/dessertdoughnuts

Dairy Queen Canada has rolled out their Summer Blizzard menu with 6 limited time only Blizzards – Oreo Cheesecake, Frosted Animal Cookie, Raspberry Fudge Bliss, Wonder Woman Cookie Collision, Cotton Candy and S’mores.

2020 Summer Blizzard Menu

Oreo Cheesecake 
Oreo cookie pieces and cheesecake pieces blended with vanilla soft serve.

Frosted Animal Cookie
Frosted animal cookie pieces and pink confetti frosting blended with vanilla soft serve.

Raspberry Fudge Bliss 
Real raspberries, soft fudge pieces and chocolate chunks blended with vanilla soft serve.

Wonder Woman Cookie Collision
Chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolatey cookie dough and fudge blended with vanilla soft serve.

Cotton Candy
Cotton Candy sprinkles blended with vanilla soft serve.

S’mores
Marshmallow filled chocolates and graham blended with vanilla soft serve.

Wonder Woman Cookie Collision Blizzard Taste Test

Our attention was on the Wonder Woman Cookie Collision Blizzard and how can we miss this? It is made of chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolatey cookie dough and fudge blended with vanilla soft serve.

It’s hard to distinguish between the 2 types of cookie dough, but the added texture was nice. It wasn’t overly sweet and it’s a nice treat in the summer.

Website:
https://www.dairyqueen.com/

Tim Hortons Canada has finally released their Fruit Loops Dream Donut and Timbits. It was slated for earlier this month but it was delayed a few weeks for unknown reasons. Either way, it’s out now and we had to try them out. You know how crazy we are for cereal.

You can get them in-store or you can order via UberEats for delivery. Our baby was taking a nap, so we ordered from UberEats to save some time even though there is a delivery fee attached to it.

How much is it?

The Fruit Loops Dream Donuts retail for $1.99 while the Timbits will cost $0.29 each. The prices can vary by region.

Taste Test

The base of the donut is just a plain vanilla donut, topped with a strawberry frosting, Fruit Loops and then more vanilla frosting piped over top to hold the Fruit Loops together.

It has a strong artificial strawberry flavour with hints of the classic Fruit Loops flavour. As the donut has a hole in the centre, some of the Fruit Loops can fall through when you’re eating. The texture of the Fruit Loops was a nice addition.

The texture of the donut was light and fluffy, but all the frosting made it a bit too sweet for my liking.

Final Thoughts

The Fruit Loop Dream Donut is very fun and great to try, but I wouldn’t pick it up again. It just wasn’t a good pairing with my personal preferences. I’m more of a Honey Cruller and Boston Cream fan.

I can see the Fruit Loops TimBits a great item to share among a group.

Website:
https://www.timhortons.com/

Tace Bell Canada is currently featuring the Triplelupa – three chalupas stuck together where you just tear and enjoy. It resembles a taco sub more than anything.

People kept sending me the ads for it and so we decided to pick up the Triplelupa for lunch to give it a try. I love how people associate use with fast food and snacks. It’s very humbling.

What is the Triplelupa?

The Triplelupa has 3 chewy chalupa shells filled with double seasoned beef, crisp lettuce, diced tomatoes and their blend of three cheeses. It is then topped off with nacho cheese sauce at one end, chipotle sauce at the other, and a delicious combo of both sauces in between.

All you need to do is tear and enjoy.

Taste Test

The size of the Triplelupa isn’t as large as I imagined. It’s a bit small and is the size of a small baguette. The Triplelupa is great for sharing as you can tear it apart into 3 pieces. Good for kids with smaller appetites.

it didn’t taste like anything special. It tastes like any other taco but in the chewy chalupa shell. The dominant flavours are the nacho cheese and seasoned beef.

Final Thoughts

Overall, interesting and fun concept for the Triplelupa. I just wish it was bigger.

Website:
https://www.tacobell.ca/en/food/featured/triplelupa/

I didn’t realize Burger King has a fish sandwich. Since I really wanted to compare it to McDonalds Filet-O-Fish, I had to give it a try.

Burger King’s BK Big Fish Sandwich has an Alaskan Pollock fillet topped with tartar sauce and shredded lettuce on the potato bun. It looks just like the Filet-O-Fish but without the slice of processed cheese and there is lettuce inside.

The taste is alright, but the tartar sauce is sweet and there is a tang to the overall sandwich. The potato bun is nice and soft. There isn’t a lot of lettuce compared to their promotional images. I’ll probably pass on this next time as Burger King is known for the flame-broiled burgers.

Final Thoughts

It’s still a good option for those who are at Burger King with others and want some options beside beef and chicken.

Website:
https://burgerking.ca/menu-item/big-fish-sandwich

It’s been a while since I have had Burger King in Canada, so I decided to order a bunch of items to give it a try. My husband adores Burger King a lot for their flame broiled burgers, but I usually go for another option. When we ordered delivery this time, I had to check out their Jalapeño Cheesy Bites.

It’s one of the limited time only items available right now. Each order comes with 5 pieces for $1.99

This has a golden crispy coating and inside is cheese and Jalapeño pieces.

It wasn’t very spicy at all. It was mostly cheesy so I didn’t care much for it. It’s good for those who like their Jalapeño poppers more mild. I just think it doesn’t live up to it’s name. I do have a higher spice tolerance, so maybe it’s just me.

Have you tried these yet?

Website:
https://burgerking.ca/menu-item/jalapeno-cheesy-bites

Burger King Canada is promoting their Spicy Chicken Strips and I had to give it a try. I got them delivered through Uber Eats as they have a promotion for $0 delivery fee if you order over $20. As it’s not advised to go outside, this was the best option to get delivery.

The Spicy Chicken Strips are made with seasoned Canadian white meat chicken. The interior is soft and the outside coating has a nice kick of spice to it. It’s not too hot, but just a tad.

The chicken strips are small, so a combo with fries and a drink isn’t going to fill you up. You can either order 3 or 4 strips as a combo or a la carte.

I would have liked more pieces either 4 or 6 option would be good. It’s not cheap either.

Website:
https://burgerking.ca/menu-item/spicy-chicken-strips

McDonalds Canada has introduced chicken to their breakfast menu. This is the same chicken patty used in their Junior Chicken sandwich. It’s not a grand addition to their menu but at least it gives you more options than pork or egg. They are promoting the Chicken McMuffin and Chicken McGriddle for $2.49, but don’t forget your McDonalds Coupons to use.

The Chicken McMuffin and Chicken McGriddle sandwiches are only available until 11am on the breakfast menu.

I would have thought a plant-based burger would be the next step as other major fast food chains have started introducing veggie burgers to cater to vegetarians and flexitarians.

We bought the Chicken McMuffin and Chicken McGriddle for breakfast for a taste test. Also, I made my own creation too because a McMuffin isn’t complete without an egg.

Chicken McMuffin

The chicken McMuffin has breaded seasoned chicken patty, made with chicken raised on Canadian farms with mayonnaise style sauce, a slice of processed cheddar cheese on a toasted English muffin.

We did notice the chicken patty is salt and pepper heavy.

Chicken McMuffin with Egg

I thought the Chicken McMuffin was a bit basic, so why not complete with a good ol’ egg. What came first? The chicken or the egg? Why not both?

The egg makes the Chicken McMuffin most filing and satisfying. The egg helped dial back the amount of salt and pepper to the overall taste. Definitely recommend adding the egg. The egg is $1.30 extra, so it comes to $3.79.

Chicken McGriddles 

The Chicken McGriddle has a breaded seasoned chicken patty, made with chicken raised on Canadian farms, and between two maple-flavoured griddle cakes.

Once you take it our from the bag, you can really smell the maple in the griddle cakes. It is sweet but it pairs nicely with the chicken. Imagine chicken and waffles from McDonalds.

Final Thoughts

Overall, I personally still prefer the sausage patty over the chicken patty. If you don’t eat pork, this is a good alternative. Perhaps a grilled chicken patty would have been better to reduce the amount of salt, but thats just my personal opinion.

You can also get a Junior Chicken Sandwich and add an egg to it if its past 11am.

Website:
https://www.mcdonalds.com/ca/en-ca.html

A year ago, Starbucks Canada launched their Cloud Macchiato beverages featuring whipped cold foam made by combining 2% milk with Cloud Powder. This year, they put a twist on that by adding a few extra touches.

The Cocoa Cloud Macchiato can be served hot or cold and it is made with milk blended with Cloud Powder, layered with espresso and Toffee Nut syrup, finished with Caramel and Mocha drizzle. You can also get the milk alternative with soy if you’re lactose intolerant.

The Cloud Powder does contain eggs, so it’s not for those who are vegan or allergic to eggs.

The hot version doesn’t look like much but it’s all about the taste.

The Cocoa Cloud Macchiato does have quite a bit of foam and it’s very milky. The toffee nut syrup, caramel and mocha drizzle add a good amount of sweetness.

It was alright but I personally prefer my coffee to be more bold and less milky.

Website:
https://www.starbucks.ca/menu/product/2123059/hot?parent=%2Fdrinks%2Fhot-coffees%2Fmacchiatos