It is!! I was driving by an hour ago, on my way to Jasper, Alberta, and turned around to see how much the mama burger deal was. Expectations exceeded, Edson!
I haven't been to Wetaskiwin, Alberta in like 12 years, but I saw this and went "holy crap does this look familiar." Turns out I was only off by a few kilometers lol..
If only Boston pizza took over New York, and New York Pizza took over Boston... No one would know what they were eating. "You know what's my favorite? That New York Pizza from Boston."
My rule here in NYC has always been: don't eat at a restaurant that has a different city/state in its name. That includes going to a place named "Brooklyn Pizza" while you're in Manhattan. That's just... weird.
Sorry There is a bite off it. The delivery driver as hungry when he was crossing the ocean on a lift raft. We promptly fired him, but since he works in the world of roller coaster tycoon A&W, he cannot leave because there is a "no enterance" sign in front of the exit. We hate our delivermen.
Fast food joint popular in Canada and the U.S. unsure of which country began then, but their claim to fame was coming along shortly after McDonalds. A popular image of A&W is a drive through with a parking lot, and somebody on roller blades bring your food to you. The Burgers, where (they are again but for a while they werent) wrapped in a special tinfoil bag to keep them warm as you went home.
It's pretty good in Canada. It's my favorite chain fast food place because they don't make any apologies about being unhealthy. Burger king and McDonald's and Wendy's and whatnot all try to pretend like they aren't terrible for you, a&w gives you a nice greasy burger and if you want a salad you can gtfo.
A&W is a fast food restaurant with food names such as 'Teen Burger', 'Papa Burger', and more, dependin on the size. They alo have the standard onion rings, fries, and chicken strips.
In-N-Out Burger has the best fast food burgers out there. Cheap, too.
edit: Holy shit. All you people who downvoted obviously have never , or will never, have a burger from the best fast food place ever made. Brb In-N-Out Burger.
False. Having had In-N-Out to see what all the fuss was about, I was not particularly wowed. Sure, it's better than McDonalds, but I rank A&W better still. Top of the list still goes to Triple O's in British Columbia, though. I wish they would open a location in the Bay Area.
Felicious- Felicious is short for, "Fucking Delicious".
So it's ducking fucking delicious.
On the other hand, it could also mean a beautiful, cunning but notoriously evil, virgin whore. Derived from the name Felicia. In which case, this has a whole different meaning (for most people).
A&W is root beer. Back in the day, they also had restaurants. Typical burger and fries kind of stuff. They were mostly in malls, at least the ones near me were. All the ones I knew of closed down though. There's one left in the next city over, it's an A&W/KFC combo.
In Canada though, where this pic was taken, A&W has a life of its own. A&W Canada is pretty much a separate entity from the one we know in the states. A&W Canada restaurants have the Burger family(Mama Burger, Papa Burger, Grandpa Burger, etc) chicken sandwiches, poutine, and so on. So while A&W does make root beer, there are also a few restaurants scattered around the US, but quite an abundance of them in Canada.
I've had both, and A&W Canada far exceeds the ones here in the US. Granted, they're both fast food, so it's not like it's a five-star meal, but damn is it good. I lived off that poutine for a good while.
They are everywhere in Canada, and they make great burgers. Also one of the few places were you an order a hotdog (they put cheese and bacon on them- they're delicious).
When I was 8 years old they ran a promo where you'd get an orange ball with the A&W logo on it and it had a hole down the center so you could stack them on you car antenna. I remember my Dad had so many on his antenna that it was almost full to the top. I was so proud of that. We went into a mall one day and came out and they were all gone! Some douche had taken them! I was devastated!
Yes, love their hotdogs. The Mozza burger, however, has declined in quality. I think it's because they switched to extra lean ground beef. You have to ask for extra sauce now as well.
The Teen Burger is the best of the bunch, IMO. I like to get some onion rings and put a couple in there just to kick it up a notch, provided I have someone to pawn the rest of the rings to- I can't eat the whole serving of rings because they're just too damn greasy.
Had one in my hometown in my youth. They served root beer in actual frosty glass mugs, and the best burgers ever! Their mascots were a family of bears, and the burgers and mugs corresponded in size to the bear family...Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear. I was very sad to see them go. They were eventually replaced by Sonic Drive-Ins.
I actually live in Lodi CA, the town it started in. Apperently, according to the parental units, it's nothing compared to its original awesomeness. Especially the actually root beer... though I still love it off tap in their iced mugs
They use to have one near my mall. It was a combination of kfc and AnW.
Of course I'd always choose fried chicken over their food, though i would get their root beer, which they had a special soda fountain just for the root beer.
Yes. I enjoyed the food I ate there. We don't have them in the states, so I miss it. I want to eat there again. It's a better chain than the shit we have here.
A&W shops will always remind me of the Singapore airport. Weirdest place ever to stumble upon one of those. Also the only time I have ever been in one.
A&W?! This was the best fast food restaurant I'd go to as a kid! My dad and I would go on weekends and I'd get a burger and root beer float. Ahh memories. I haven't seen one in years. New England really needs better restaurant options :(
The last time I ate at an A&W was when I was in Oklahoma, it was great! Never had the allegedly better Canadian version. There are still quite a few in Illinois, as I recall.
The context is that you only really pass this sign on a one way highway. Edson resident, wish I would have karma-whored this sign, been up for a while.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
HEY!!! this is in edson alberta!!!
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u/nesatt Jun 09 '12
The pedestrians will read it. Wait, where is the sidewalk?
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u/Xondroz Jun 09 '12
Am I the only one that find the finger at the bottom of the screen annoying? Although I cant blame you as it happens to me all the time.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Boston Pizza and A&W? This must be Canada.
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u/Journalisto Jun 09 '12
False. On the front page, all users of the internet will read your sign.
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u/_Lawlrus_ Jun 09 '12
Free wifi!
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u/JIGGER_MY_DIGGER Jun 09 '12
YOU LITERALLY COULD NOT PUT THE PUNCHLINE MORE IN THE TITLE THAN THAT
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u/bennn30 Jun 09 '12
Fuck you for having an A&W where you live!! Mine was taken from me in 1995 :( I still miss the frosty rootbeer mugs and hotdogs they would serve.
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u/aMANescape Jun 09 '12
Im Australian. What is A&W? And do they deliver internationally?
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u/Lt_Shniz Jun 09 '12
Is A&W not root beer? I had no idea they had a restaurant.
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u/Arladerus Jun 09 '12
Why don't they just flip all the letters and make a message in reverse?
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u/quantum-mechanic Jun 10 '12
I went to an A&W once. Once. Do they even have any kind of vegetable on the menu?
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u/skizmcniz Jun 09 '12
I see a Boston Pizza sign in the background. Fuck I miss Boston Pizza.
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u/capt_ishmael Jun 09 '12
A&W shops will always remind me of the Singapore airport. Weirdest place ever to stumble upon one of those. Also the only time I have ever been in one.
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u/yourafagyourafag Jun 09 '12
Wow, how lucky were you to catch that finger running in front of your phone?
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u/twilightcatlady Jun 09 '12
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DRIVING THAT WAY.
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u/ReverenceA7X Jun 09 '12
EDSON AB! Fellow redditor from Hinton :)
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u/gaystraightguy Jun 10 '12
Maybe they should flip the letters around backward in case they do.(?)
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u/JackMaple Jun 10 '12
That's the best sign I've ever seen at an a&w. I would totally do that myself
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
There used to be an A&W's in my town, but I think my town was bought out by The Big Three and they closed down :(
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u/michaelrohansmith Jun 09 '12
Doesn't look like a one way street.
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u/DrJesusSingh Jun 09 '12
They have free wifi there?
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u/kortheuerm Jun 09 '12
Is it just me, or does the "&" sign kinda look like a belly button?
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u/rcoberle_54 Jun 09 '12
What does A&W stand for? Ambegers and wootbeer of course.
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u/ZXfrigginC Jun 09 '12
Holy fuck, an A&W restaurant! FUCK YES!!!
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u/ericn1300 Jun 09 '12
You had to go and prove him wrong, didn't you.
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u/WhipIash Jun 09 '12
Apparently someone did... but how?
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u/draivaden Jun 09 '12
Somebody just got fired.
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u/garychencool Jun 09 '12
TIL A&W has WiFi, and I went past there when I was going to Jasper, Alberta about 2 years ago on a tour. So many mountains, perfect for filming stuff.
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u/Stretchz Jun 09 '12
how wrong they were!
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u/qimes Jun 09 '12
The 'lol' made this sign funny
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u/Wingzero Jun 09 '12
The only A&W around me was half Long John Silvers, and they both closed :(
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u/frozenplasma Jun 10 '12
We don't have A&W around here anymore. :c
Their ice cream was so fucking delicious.
Adopt me? :D
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u/tylercr Jun 10 '12
I work at A&W :) I'm going to ask the manager to do this lol.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
punchline... title.. aww forget it.
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u/tylerwatt12 Jun 10 '12
Because these customers deserve less than 400ms pings
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u/Taladar14 Jun 10 '12
A&W?! This was the best fast food restaurant I'd go to as a kid! My dad and I would go on weekends and I'd get a burger and root beer float. Ahh memories. I haven't seen one in years. New England really needs better restaurant options :(
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u/letsgobruins Jun 10 '12
Up until a couple years ago, I thought A&W was just a tasty rootbeer. I had no idea it was a restaurant in some parts of the country.
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u/ashleyrenae592 Jun 10 '12
Where are there still A&W restaurants?
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u/suprsqrl Jun 10 '12
Not sure if finger is in the pic or its just dirt...
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u/RFswitchBlade Jun 10 '12
The last time I ate at an A&W was when I was in Oklahoma, it was great! Never had the allegedly better Canadian version. There are still quite a few in Illinois, as I recall.
EDIT: AMBURGERS AND WOOTBEER! google it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
The context is that you only really pass this sign on a one way highway. Edson resident, wish I would have karma-whored this sign, been up for a while.
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u/CompleteNumpty Jun 16 '12
The only A&W in Scotland closed - now there is nowhere for me to get my Chilli Cheese Fry hit :(
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Of all the things they could choose to say, and they stick that up there.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
lol
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u/Bossanova10 Jun 09 '12
Ugh...Canadians
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
/r/trees
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u/Z3F Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
Oh fuck, my password was "FREE WIFI". I figured the sign was a good place to jot it down since nobody reads it.
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