McDonalds Canada is doing a soft launch of their new restaurant concept to evolve into a more casual dining experience. Their restaurants have slowly been shifting in the last few years by introducing the McCafe concept. Now, more changes are coming.
In Metro Vancouver, there are currently 3 locations – Langley (20037 84th Ave.), Surrey (8586 120th St.), and Burnaby (7360 Market Crossing) where customers can build their own burger from 30 different options through a touch-screen kiosk and have it delivered to their table.
The different options include:
- 3 buns: Black + White Sesame Seed Brioche-Style Bun, Artisan Style Bakery Roll, or Lettuce Wrap
- 5 cheeses: McDonald Classic Cheese, Monterey Jack Jalapeño, Natural Cheddar, Swiss, or Crumbled Blue Cheese
- 12 toppings: Tomato, Lettuce, Guacamole, Sundried Tomato Pesto, Caramelized Onions, Crispy Onions, Sliced Jalapeños, Long Sliced Pickles, Grilled Mushrooms, or Red Onion Rings
- 9 sauces: Ketchup, Garlic Aioli, Mustard, Smokey BBQ, Big Mac Sauce, Chipotle Aioli, Grainy Mustard, Mayo, or Sriracha Sauce
All these choices are super tough to make if you are indecisive. They have a few pre-built combinations like the Homestyle and Aioli Angus Burger, the Angus True Blue and Guac, as well as the Angus Sriracha The Bold.
At the kiosk, you can order your regular meal, or do the “Create Your Taste” option. By the end of 2017, they will have these kiosks rolled out to 1,000 locations across Canada. Currently, other countries like US, UK, and Australia have introduced these kiosks as well.
Right now you can only customize with angus beef patties. There is no option to add fish patties or chicken patties. This is where I got a bit disappointed since I wanted to build something super crazy like the Land Sea Air burger on the ‘secret menu’, but never wanted to ask staff about it.
After your customize you burger, you can add any sides you want like salad, fries or poutine. I went with the salad since I needed to balance out my 3 patty burger.
The customization starts at $6.99, but the more protein you add to your burger like patties and bacon, the cost will go up. In my case, I added 4 bacon strips and 3 patties….then added a coke, salad and brownie.
After you confirm your order and pay, you are given a tracking number. When your order is ready, the meal will be delivered to your table.
While you’re waiting, the kitchen is busy putting your handcrafted burger together. They start by buttering and toasting your buns. This is their cool butter roller that spreads a thin layer of butter over your bun before it goes for a toasting.
Then all the toppings get stacked on top.
Oh hello there.
Amy the Food Queen was there as well and she created a 2 angus beef patty, with various toppings in between the sesame bun. The fries come in a super cute basket similar to A&W.
On the other hand, I went a tad crazy and built this monster. 3 Angus Beef Patties, 4 strips of crisp bacon and kept the veggies to a minimum.
I went with the sesame buns as well. Pretty good bun compared to the other options.
I probably would only recommend up to 2 patties as 3 was a bit much. Anyways, the bacon at this location was very crispy compared to some other locations.
You can grab your custom burger to go. They have a special boxes for it.
McDonald’s McCafe option has been doing quite well in Canada, so they have expanded their bakery options beyond muffins and cookies to go with morning coffee.
They have a large display for all their pastries.
There’s butter croissants, chocolate brownies, danishes, lemon loaf, and chocolate croissants.
Overall, it’s a neat idea, but I wish there were a few more customizable options when it comes to the patty.
Address:
20037 84 Ave, Langley, BC V2Y 2B9
7 Comments
Ahh so this is what all the hype was about! Man that is some high-tech equipment with the bun-butterer — just add buns!
I got to try Create a Burger today and I think it’s quite a fun experience. It’s expensive, comparatively speaking, but if someone wants to try it out I definitely think it’s a fan and worthwhile experience to have at least once (or once in a while). We’re doing it again on Friday since my brother is taking me out for lunch for my birthday. I think I’m going to have the sesame bun, natural cheddar, swiss, lettuce, sliced pickles, grilled mushrooms, and possibly big mac and / or garlic aioli sauce. Should be pretty neat. 🙂
I was quite impressed myself as well, the quality of toppings was definitely higher than usual, loved the pickles and bun, but the meat still isn’t too great and man whys the bacon so expensive? :p definitely will do again and keep it a once in awhile thing and it’s the only reason I’ll ever go to a McDonald’s from now on 😀
got to try it today, very expensive and it was very bland, def not worth it, doesnt come with a drink or fries either you have to pay more for that.
Bland…you built it! Whose to blame there?
McDonalds obviously, its their flavors. Dont be an idiot
I bought one on Tuesday and quite enjoyed the taste over their standard bland fair, but unlike in the photos mine didn’t come with a way to staple the layers together, so I was in for a very messy surprise when I opened it up in my car later. The box is kinda cool, but it didn’t make it any easier to assemble the burger, and the bag they gave me to carry it out was bigger than what I get at a supermarket.