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In British Columbia

McDonalds Canada: Western BBQ Burger

June 17, 2015

Throughout June, McDonalds is featuring 5 different ‘Canadian’ menu items for a limited time. It’s supposed to show off the flavour profiles of Canada.

Western BBQ Burger represents Alberta because they are best known for their beef. It has a quarter pounder patty, BBQ Sauce, crispy onions, bacon, and white cheddar.

The bun is the same as the Cottage Country Chicken with the sesame seeds and poppy seeds.

It tasted like a quarter pounder with BBQ sauce. There could have been a bit more onions to it too. It didn’t seem like anything special. I probably wouldn’t get this again. But then again, since it’s only available till June 16th, I can’t get it in the future anyways.

In British Columbia

McDonalds Canada: Maple and Bacon Poutine

June 16, 2015

Throughout June, McDonalds is featuring 5 different ‘Canadian’ menu items for a limited time. It’s supposed to show off the flavour profiles of Canada.

I’m not sure why I’m so compelled to try these all, but I find the new items pretty cool especially the McLobster.

Maple and Bacon Poutine is similar to their poutines in the past, but it has bacon and maple gravy on top. The Poutine is supposed to represent Quebec for their love of poutine and maple syrup.

When I opened the box, it smelled insanely sweet. The taste was actually ok, but I don’t like sweet and savoury mixing in my meals. I wouldn’t order this again.

In British Columbia

McDonalds Canada: Cottage Country Chicken Sandwich

June 13, 2015

Throughout June, McDonalds is featuring 5 different ‘Canadian’ menu items for a limited time. It’s supposed to show off the flavour profiles of Canada.

For the first week, we went to grab the Cottage Country Chicken Burger that represents Ontario’s Cottage Country. I’ve never been there, so I really have no idea what it’s like there. One day I’ll make my way there, but in the meantime, I’ll eat this burger.

Inside the toasted bun is the fried chicken patty, lettuce, tomato, and smokey Muskoka sauce.

Overall, the Cottage Country Chicken Burger was pretty good. The chicken is moist, the cheese and that Muskoka sauce is awesome. M could eat that sauce with everything.

I can’t wait to try the McLobster! It’s always only been available on the East Coast, but finally I can give it a try without flying all the way there.

In Coquitlam

Wendy’s Canada: Jalapeño Fresco Spicy Chicken

May 3, 2015

Wendy’s Canada just released the Jalapeño Fresco Spicy Chicken Sandwich. It has five layers of spice with diced jalapeños, ghost pepper sauce, Colby pepper jack cheese, and spicy chicken breast on a jalapeño bun.

While we were there, we thought it would be fun to upgrade our fries to the Ghost Pepper Fries and their Poutine.

Ghost Pepper Fries has their regular fries with ghost pepper sauce, cheese, and jalapeño peppers. It’s not too spicy because the cheese really balances out the heat.

Ghost Pepper Poutine is their combination of ghost pepper fries and poutine. I thought this was AWESOME! Its much more saucier and the ghost pepper sauce, cheese curds and gravy work well together. A nice surprise.

Jalapeño Fresco Spicy Chicken Sandwich has five layers of spice with diced jalapeños, ghost pepper sauce, Colby pepper jack cheese, onions and spicy chicken breast on a jalapeño bun.

The sandwich was spicy and I was sweating a little bit. It’s the combination of ingredients that really bring out the punching spice. The chicken itself was pretty bland, but that ghost pepper sauce is great.

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

In American

Burger King Canada: HP Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger

April 17, 2015

Burger King Canada has a new burger called the HP Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger. M loves to try new items at Burger King since he’s a huge fan of their Whoppers. He loves the taste of the smokey patties.

We were having a super lazy day, so we decided to grab a quick bite at Burger King.

Inside the HP Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger, you will find two ¼ pound beef patties, melted cheese, bacon, sliced white onions, and HP sauce served on a toasted bun.

When the burger arrived, it was actually pretty small. The HP sauce really shines in the burger, but all the other ingredients in the burger was quite tasteless. The bacon wasn’t very crisp either and was limpy. The burger was missing that signature charbroiled taste.

The onion rings are a funny thing, you can’t find any onions inside of it. It really makes you wonder what you’re eating.

M would prefer to have the Whopper as the patties are much larger. HP Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger was an interesting invention, but it can’t beat the Whopper.

Website: http://burgerking.ca/content/hp-ultimate-bacon-cheeseburger

In American

In-N-Out Burger: Not So Secret Menu

March 2, 2015

As a Canadian, one of my goals in life was to have a taste of In-N-Out Burger. I know, it’s a really sad goal but I love trying different fast food restaurants out. Vacations are a good reason to pig out.

In-N-Out Burger is located mostly in the South Western States. When we were in Hollywood, we decided to come here for a snack. The line ups were quite long.

Their menu is quite limited with only 3 types of burgers – hamburger, cheeseburger and the double double. There are a few hidden item on their menu like the Flying Dutchman, 3×3, 4×4, grilled cheese, protein-style and animal style.

Double Double with Animal Fries.

Double Double has 2 patties, 2 slices of cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, secret spread on a toasted bun.
Animal-style fries come with two slices of melted cheese, spread, and grilled onions on top.

Protein Style Cheese Burger is their regular burger wrapped a lettuce. Great for those who hate carbs.
Cheese Burger has lettuce, tomatoes, onion, a patty, and secret sauce in a grilled bun.

You can grab some ketchup and hot peppers.

My first few bites of In-N-Out Burgers and they were good for Fast Food Burgers, but not the best out there. It was a good experience, but I still prefer A&W in Canada.

We Rate In-N-Out Burger:

Address:
7009 West Sunset Boulevard,
Hollywood, CA 90028, United States

Website:
http://www.in-n-out.com/

In Anaheim

Corn Dog Castle in Disney California Adventure Park

February 18, 2015

Disney California Adventure Park was our first stop to really reliving my childhood before I get married. There’s not too many varieties of items to eat in the park, but my girl friends and I found a secret love of corn dogs.

Of all things, it was corn dogs. The first stop was Corn Dog Castle.

We just stumbled upon Corn Dog Castle near Goofy’s Sky School in Paradise Pier.

At this medieval-themed boardwalk stand, the corn dogs rule! Why? Each one is made to order, hand-dipped and deep-fried at your command. Choose from original chicken-beef, hot link or ooey-gooey cheddar. All cometh with apple slices or chips.

The prices are decent, but it’s definitely not the most healthy item in the park, but then again it’s hard to find anything healthy in Disney California Adventure Park.

Original Corn Dog ($7.69) comes with a choice of chips or apple slices. My friends thought it was the best corn dog they have ever had. They had this everyday!

Hot Link Corn Dog ($7.99) comes with a choice of chips or apple slices as well. I chose the chips since apples don’t belong in a vacation. Plus, I haven’t had chips in a while, so I was craving them.

The Hot Link Corn Dog was massive and very spicy. You will even see the chilli flakes inside the sausage. Stick with the original corn dog and you’ll have a good time.

When you are at Disney California Adventure Park, definitely grab a corn dog as a snack!

Website: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disney-california-adventure/corn-dog-castle/

In Fast Food

TacoTime: Mexi-Fries Poutine

January 26, 2015

I love going to food courts and having a quick meal. I love it even more when a fast food joint is offering up limited time offer menu items. When I was at TacoTime, I saw they were selling the Mexi-Fries Poutine. I love their classic Mexi-Fries with their signature hot sauce, but I wasn’t quite sure how it would taste with cheese and gravy.

Mexi-Fries Poutine ($3.99) is basically mexi-fries, cheese curds and gravy. At first inspection, the mexi-fries look very crunchy like as if they were double fried. I got a forkful of the poutine and the mexi-fries were stale. It wasn’t fresh at all.

If I wasn’t focused on the mexi-fries, the cheese curds and gravy were decent. It is a fast food poutine, so it kinda reminded me of the McDonalds Poutines but with larger cheese chunks.

Would I order it again? I would be open to it, but I will avoid the Lougheed Mall location.

Website: http://www.tacotimecanada.com/

In British Columbia

McDonalds Canada: Baked Butter Tart Pie

November 13, 2014

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One new item landing on the McDonalds Canada menu is their Baked Butter Tart Pie and ginger cookies with a few of the holiday drinks. I was curious to try it since I love butter tarts for the holidays. I could eat them all day especially if they have pecans.

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It looks like any of their usual McDonalds pies. The crunchy exterior houses their butter tart filling.

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You will notice they put raisins to add a bit of texture to the tart, but it doesn’t really do much as they are squishy. Taking a few bites, it was ok, but it was not great. It’s really lacking the essence of what a butter tart tastes like. It tasted more like caramel pie.

Website: http://www.mcdonalds.ca/ca/en/promotions/mccafe-holiday-favorites.html

In British Columbia

McDonalds Canada: Mighty Angus Burger with Jalapenos

November 10, 2014

Earlier this month, McDonalds Canada introduced the Mighty Angus Burger with Jalapeños. It is made with grass and grain-fed cattle from Lewis Farm in Alberta. We were not sure what was so mighty about this burger, but M really wanted to give it a try.

Besides this burger, their Angus burger line-up also includes:

Bacon and Cheese Angus Third Pounder
Deluxe Angus Third Pounder

In the past, they used to have a mushroom and swiss Angus Burger, but it seems like it was discontinued.

It comes in their regular Angus burger box.

Mighty Angus with Jalapeños has creamy BBQ sauce, jalapeño pepper slices, jalapeño crisps, hickory smoked bacon, Monterey Jack cheese, onions and the beef patty n the sesame seed bun.

The burger comes at a whopping 810 Calories and 1160mg of sodium…..ouch!

Apart from the addition of the Jalapeños, nothing about this burger is new or amazing. The patty seems to have shrunk a little bit too and the circumference of the bun is a bit bigger making the patty seem tiny. The bacon has been improved and grown in size compared to the bacon in the other type of burgers. It actually resembles real bacon.

M thought the burger was decent, but it still doesn’t compare to the Angry Whopper from Burger King.

Website: http://www.mcdonalds.ca/ca/en/promotions/mightyangus.html

In Fast Food

LA Chicken: Church’s Chicken + KFC

October 18, 2014

LA Chicken has been around for many many years and has been Richmond’s hidden gem. If you haven’t heard of LA Chicken, now you have. You won’t find them on social media and they also don’t have a website. People seem to stumble upon this place or just hear about it from a friend.

The interior is very outdated and if feels like you’ve walked back in time. When was the last time you saw wallpaper on walls? Most people do take out.

8 pieces of Chicken with fries and medium gravy ($23.00) you get to choose the option of spicy or regular chicken. We got a mixture of the to see the differences.

Original flavour is exactly like KFC but with the crispiness of Church’s Chicken. The first few bites were really great, but some pieces had a crazy amount of salt in the batter. Perhaps it wasn’t mixed properly.

Spicy Flavour is pretty amazing. It wasn’t as salty as the original flavour. It has the right amount of spice, the texture and the flavours were all there. Yum.

Fries were great too. Pretty firm and not soggy. We did eat it in the restaurant, so it was hot and fresh.

Overall, they did combine the positives of both Church’s Chicken and KFC, but my friends and I still prefer Church’s Chicken.

We Rate LA Chicken:

Address:
160-11780 Thorpe Road
Richmond, BC

In Downtown/Ryerson University

Chipotle Mexican Grill: Toronto

August 25, 2014

No matter where I go in the world, there’s always time to stop at a Chipotle for a quick meal. There are currently only 4 locations in Toronto and the one I went to was just right near Eaton’s Centre. I’ve had Chipotle’s in New York, Seattle and in Vancouver…. and now Toronto.

They serve up Mexican fast food and you can find things like tacos, burritos, salad or a burrito bowl. All their ingredients are local and organic, so it is not 100% the same as the other Chipotle locations around the world.

You start by ordering from one end to the other creating your meal. The staff are always nice and friendly. They will try to go out of your way to make sure you have a great meal.

We ordered a variety of Soft Tacos and the Bowl. My favourite meats are the Barbacoa and the carnitas. I always ask half 2 kinds of meat instead of one. Then I add everything on top. Yummy!

If you want to get the most bang for your buck, definitely get the bowl as you can fit more ingredients inside.

We Rate Chipotle:

Address:
323 Yonge St
Toronto ON

Website:
http://www.chipotle.com/

In Downtown

SKK Canada: Mediterranean Fast Food

August 22, 2014

SKK is a Mediterranean Restaurant on Robson Street across from the Vancouver Public Library. They are a chain restaurant that originated from Italy, where they provide customers with healthy fast food dishes inspired by the Mediterranean regions.

I received a SocialShopper voucher- $10 for $20 worth of Mediterranean food and drinks for two at SKK. I came after work with CanucksGirl for a quick dinner.

Turco Beef Wrap ($7.49 +$3) has beef shawarma, tomatoes, onions, pickles, cabbage, hot sauce and secret sauce wrapped in a tortilla. The wrap is then grilled. The wrap was tightly wrapped together and held nicely without falling apart.

It’s packed full of ingredients and is very filling. I split half of it with my friend and we were already quite full eating half of this. The beef shawarma was ok, but it was missing some flavour to make the wrap pop.

Shawarma Chicken Plate ($9.49 +$3) has Chicken shawarma, pita bread, hummus, tabbouleh, hot sauce, and another sauce that might have been tzatziki. I felt the chicken was a bit dry and lacking flavour. Pretty average flavours but it seemed it was lacking the freshness that I was looking for.

For our combo, we got a can of pop and a greek salad. We didn’t realize the meal already comes with tabbouleh, so we would have gotten a dessert if we knew. We just took it home and ate it the next day.

Arabella are grilled tortillas smothered with Nutella. I came with 2 sticks, so it was good to share as each one is quite long. I got this as part of the other combo. Best idea ever!

I cut one in half and you can see all the layers separated with Nutella. It was the perfect dessert to end the meal. Mmm Mmm Mmm you really can’t resist Nutella.

Overall, the staff are quite friendly, but I found the food to be quite average and lacked a bit of freshness. My favourite item was the Arabella!

We Rate SKK:

Address:
386 Robson St
Vancouver, BC

Website:
http://skkcanada.com/

In American

Taco Bell Canada: Doritos Locos Tacos

August 9, 2014

Taco Bell Canada finally introduces the Doritos Locos Tacos permanently on their menus. When my relatives were here, they really wanted to go to Taco Bell. I was surprised that they wanted Taco Bell, but it was on their list of places they really wanted to eat at. So I agreed to go.

When we were there, we saw they had two Doritos Locos Taco meals they were offering:

Doritos Locos Tacos Big Box ($8.99)
Doritos Locos Tacos Crunch Combo ($6.99)

With these combo’s you can choose if you want the Nacho Cheese or Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco flavours.

M and I like to try everything so we got each of the combos.

Just as a note, I’m not exactly sure what happened here, but it seems that the described combo and what came out for our order were inaccurate. I didn’t realize this till after our visit. The person that took our order barely knew how to use their POS system and seemed super confused about everything. SO, our order was all jumbled up.

It all came and clearly we have a lot to eat among 4 people. hahaha.

Doritos Locos Tacos Big Box ($8.99) came with 2 Doritos Locos Taco Supreme, 1 beef burrito, 1 Doritos Nacho Supreme and a soda. There’s a lot of food in this box.

Somehow M managed to finish everything.

Instead of the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos for the Nacho Supreme, M got the Nacho Cheese Doritos shells for it. Not a bad combination. The Nacho cheese of the Doritos definitely enhanced the taste a bit.

Doritos Locos Tacos Crunch Combo ($6.99) comes with a Doritos Locos Taco Supreme, fries, a cheesey gordita crunch and a drink.

Even though me tacos were labeled the Nacho cheese Doritos shells, it was actually the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco.
Also, I never got my cheesy gordita crunch, but I got the two tacos instead. This was kinda annoying.

The taco is the same as their usual tacos but the shell just taste like Doritos Nachos.

We somehow got this too and it didn’t come with my combo since it was supposed to be regular fries, but I didn’t mind. It’s basically the Fries Supreme with the meat, sour cream, cheese, tomato and chives on top. It definitely tastes better than regular fries.

All the food is pretty standard for a Fast Food restaurant. The Doritos Locos Taco and Taco Bell teaming up together to spice up their taco shells was pretty neat, but it didn’t really add any alluring taste to the food.

Of the two flavours – Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch, the Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco was far more tastier. The Cool Ranch taste was too subtle. The only thing different about these tacos is just the shell. All the ingredients are the same.

Address:
2991 Lougheed Hwy Coquitlam, BC

Website:
http://www.tacobell.ca/

In British Columbia

McDonald’s Canada: Spicy Buffalo Poutine

July 12, 2014

Last year, McDonalds Canada introduced the poutine. Now, they have poutine 2.0 – the Spicy Buffalo Poutine. This got me curious because I would not expect spicy buffalo sauce and poutine to ever mix together.

The Spicy Buffalo Poutine ($4.99) has fries, cheese curds, gravy, green onions, chicken and the spicy buffalo sauce. You can get the chicken grilled or crispy. We went with the crispy chicken because we might as well indulge.

The poutine doesn’t look attractive, but once you dig in, you get a mouthful of the buffalo sauce and it is similar to Franks Red Hot Sauce. The vinegary taste from the hot sauce compliments the richness from the curds and gravy.

It’s not bad at all.

Website:
http://www.mcdonalds.ca/ca/en.html

In Fast Food

Tim Hortons: Kettle Chips

June 10, 2014

Tim Hortons recently released Kettle Chips. I found that it’s not a bad combination with their sandwiches. Sometimes you want that extra crunch in your meal. When I ordered it, it came out warm, which was a nice touch.

A small bag is $0.99 and a large one is $1.89.

They are probably not cooked on-site as they need to keep standards consistent through all their locations.

The kettle chips were alright but after a while, I thought their chips were a bit too salty. It’s probably a personal preference. I love chips and I always tend to finish the bag if it’s Miss Vickie’s or any other crunchy type of chips.

Nice addition to the menu if you like chips, but it’s not revolutionary different that what you see in the grocery stores.

Website: http://www.timhortons.com/ca/en/menu/menu-products.html

In British Columbia

Panago: Nacho Pizza

May 27, 2014

Earlier in May, Panago was promoting the Nacho Pizza. This was an interesting pizza they were promoting since a few years ago, they launched the Beef Taco Pizza and it’s still on the menu.

It’s a nice pizza to spice up the Summer. Unfortunately, they seem to have discontinued the pizza and is no longer on their website. I am sure if you really wanted it, you can request it by putting the same ingredients together.

Nacho Pizza (Medium $13) has fresh salsa, ground beef, red onions, jalapeño peppers, tomatoes, black olives, mozzarella, cheddar cheese served with a side of sour cream.

M and I thought this was pretty good. The spiciness of the jalapeño, went well with everything else. It’s like a nacho but without the chips. Panago is always coming up with different pizza themes and should be interesting to see whats next.

Website: http://www.panago.com/

In American

KFC Select: First in Canada

May 14, 2014

KFC Select is a new concept restaurant to attract younger customers. This location close to Younge and Bloor is the first location to pop up in Canada. They are still sticking with what they do best … making chicken. Except, you won’t find any big buckets of chicken here.

The location opened last December and the exterior is mostly black to give it a modern look.

You can even find images of Colonel Sanders inside.

The interior reminds me of Chipotle. It’s very very similar.

They have 5 main items:

Chicken Burgers
Burritos
Bowls
Salads
Chicken Strips

Then you can choose to make it a combo or add any extra desserts. Interesting desserts – Kream Ball and Strawberry Cheesecake. I would have thought they would have chosen something more healthy.

You order like an assembly line, similarly to Chipotle.

Double Decker ($4.99) has two hand-breaded crispy chicken fillets with their special sauce and pickles between toasted sesame seed bun. Double crunchiness and M did enjoy it. Who can say no to fried chicken? I sure can’t.

Fresh Deluxe ($4.99) has one hand-breaded crispy chicken fillet with cilantro mayo, salsa roja, mild cheddar and crisp lettuce, freshly stacked on a toasted sesame seed bun. It is the same price as the double decker sandwich, but this one just has a single fillet.

To make it a combo, just add $3. You get a drink and a side. The sides you can choose from are:

Waffle Fries
Coleslaw
Side salad

Waffles fries was the side we got and it was pretty darn good. So addictive too. I like it crunchy.

California Chicken Bowl ($5.99) you get grilled chicken over cilantro rice topped with Guacamole, cilantro mayo, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

The bowl was ok, but it just contained so much sauce. It didn’t have a very healthy look to it.

They have a pretty awesome beverage fountain. I haven’t seen this in Vancouver yet, but it’s SO cool.

The pop dispenses through a touch pad. You will find all different Pepsi products like 7 Up, Brisk , Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper and Dole.

When you select pepsi, you can have regular, cherry, lime, vanilla, lime or strawberry. M really loved this machine!

Overall, KFC Select is great because they know they need to evolve to suit their consumers tastes. Unfortunately, there were so many ways of making their food healthier, but I just didn’t see it. It seemed like a weird mishmash of KFC and Chipotle. I would have loved to see some grilled chicken in their burgers rather than the crispy fried ones.

We Rate KFC Select: