A&W Restaurant: Yum! Brands' Red-headed Stepchild

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feeds@yuku.com (patrickofthewhite) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:40:26 GMT

Ours still has the frosted mugs. <3

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feeds@yuku.com (someonestolemyfries) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:34:24 GMT

Baby Please wrote:
oh dear god fries, I hope you didn't go to the one in Oneida!!!! that place is disgustingly dirty.

No, the one in Auburn. It's a block down from the spot where I wave my Goldberg's is going out of business sign.

Talk about a recession proof occupation!

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feeds@yuku.com (Frankie G Morris) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:31:40 GMT

Teen burgers were great. Has anyone mentioned Coney Dog Tuesday. Do they still do those?

A & W - Yummy Goodness.

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feeds@yuku.com (Sigvold) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:14:55 GMT

I would always order Teen burgers and think my shit don't stink

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feeds@yuku.com (SurvivorArctic) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:11:21 GMT

I remember them, too!
Gawd, I am old

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feeds@yuku.com (Screerider) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:40:10 GMT

I remember the one I used to go to came complete with roller-skating waitresses bring the window-tray to your car.

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feeds@yuku.com (SuitSnob) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:18:17 GMT

Some of the A&Ws are now selling deep-fried cheese curds too!

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feeds@yuku.com (scoop0) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:27:50 GMT

We've got a drive-in A&W here, but it's only open from April to October cuz of the shitty weather. Right now they're selling Christmas trees in the parking lot.

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feeds@yuku.com (Baby Please) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:42:52 GMT

oh dear god fries, I hope you didn't go to the one in Oneida!!!! that place is disgustingly dirty.

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feeds@yuku.com (FionaFlanagan) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:39:31 GMT

bluesboi wrote:
I always thought it was a Canookian fast food joint.

The Canookian one is it's own company. And we have poutine on the menu.

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feeds@yuku.com (MMMadcow) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:18:58 GMT

Do they still make the pizza burgers? They were fantastic. The deep fried goodness, the melted cheese inside dripping out with each bite. Gaaaa.

Every bite was an excursion in melted mouth, but damn worth the trip.

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feeds@yuku.com (extra tasty) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:37:48 GMT

Going to A&W used to be a special occasion when we went to the beach since it was the only one within 50 or so miles of my hometown. The real treat for us used to be Arctic Circle...until they closed down and an Arby's opened up there (gross). 2 years later a KFC/A&W combo opened up just down the street so wahoo!

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feeds@yuku.com (Suspiciously Anonymous) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:26:29 GMT

A&W used to be great. The one in my town is combined with LJS. NOTHING should be combined with LJS. The fishy smell and taste overpowers everything.

A&W's coneys are like rubber but they still have the kick ass onion rings.

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feeds@yuku.com (SmrtAss) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:23:42 GMT

I haven't seen an A&W in years. Didn't know they were still around. Root beer floats are the bomb.

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feeds@yuku.com (buried out back) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:19:52 GMT

You can buy the mugs, both the regular size and the baby ones. We have a baby one. It holds about a teaspoon of liquid it seems like.

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feeds@yuku.com (angelinab) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:18:30 GMT

The A&W near me (and it's an hour away) only gives paper cups, no frosted mugs. I've been getting ripped off!
It is self serve root beer in a draft beer type thingy though, which is kinda fun.

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feeds@yuku.com (WesternBulldogs1) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:16:07 GMT

I went to an A&W in a shopping mall in Jakarta Indonesia. I had my first root beer float in years. Yum.

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feeds@yuku.com (WiscBadger95) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:05:26 GMT

SurvivorArctic wrote:
Remember the old drive ins? Frosted mugs?

When I was in HS we used to go to the drive-in just so we could steal the mugs.

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feeds@yuku.com (PhoofeGirl) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:59:34 GMT

My family went to A&W in the late 60's. There were the frosted mugs and a "baby mug" for kids under 3. That was me since I was the youngest. I remember getting my first regular mug and how hard it was to drink it fast enough to keep up with my 3 older brothers. Rootbeer causes major bubbles in a little kid that's trying to woof it down. The rootbeer was SO cold and SO wonderful! *awww....fond memories*

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feeds@yuku.com (SurvivorArctic) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:29:40 GMT

ooooooo rootbeer floats! Delicious! And the cream soda...soooooooooooo good!

A&W Restaurant: Yum! Brands' Red-headed Stepchild

feeds@yuku.com (someonestolemyfries) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:03:44 GMT

Today, I enjoyed a nice Papa Burger combo meal at an A&W/KFC. While eating, I realized I have never seen an A&W commercial on television. Is Yum! Brands, which also has Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Long John Silver's, somehow ashamed of A&W Restaurant?

There's nothing to be ashamed of. It's a decent hamburger chain. It also has the iconic draft semi-keg of A&W root beer going for it. So what gives? Why does Yum! treat A&W like the asthmatic,...