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mbow30 said:
One of my undergrad roommates got me off of Harvey’s specifically because the burger was pretty good.

“I can make a burger that tastes like that at home. I can’t make one that tastes like a Big Mac, though.”
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yeah you can — secret sauce ain’t so secret
 
not the same. Even when mcd’s commercialized the Mac sauce - you can do an imitation but never the real thing.
 
Preston said:
Speaking of reheated dog food, I was recently given a bunch of gift cards that up to around $300 for Harveys/Swiss Chalet. I may hang on to some to gift but shit... Is there anything good at Swiss Chalet at least? Recommendations? I haven't been there in at least a decade. I don't know if I can do Harveys anymore. The drop in quality is tainting my memories of what used to be a decent fast food joint. This is a crisis. I need help.
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send it to LOF
 
CH1 said:
No SC for me since the 90s. That industrial chicken is sad and dry.

Harvey’s is somewhat edible (though I haven’t had it in 5 yrs, A-Dubs has replaced it in my rotation). You could probably trade your Harvey dollars to LOF for Delta points.
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I remember visiting a Swiss Chalet chicken farm as a young DP. Surprisingly no trauma, I don't think. Man was there a massive barn full of adorable little chicks though.

And A&W is my go-to fast food burger right now. Helps that Ms. Wayward likes their Beyond Burgers too
 
Preston said:
Shit. If Harveys is my best option I'm in trouble. I had it a couple of times last year and idk what the fuck happened but their meat went to complete shit. Like the buns tho.

Since I have a billion dollars worth I'm going to try Swiss Chalet at some point and report back. The sauce is very popular but I've always found it gross and nothing more than a pure sodium bomb. But I recognize I might be the crazy one with that since it's so popular.
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I mean you are correct about the sauce. I haven't had it in years so likely ought to defer judgment.
 
Preston said:
It used to be legit good! I swear to god!! They changed the beef! If I remember right it was more of a "premium" fast food joint back in the day. Now it's about on par with the others in terms of pricing. As it should be!

I'll give a chicken sandwich a shot at some point tho.
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this is also my memory!

in fairness though, a young DP's palate was likely much less refined so who knows
 
Preston said:
Holy shit that's as low as it gets. It has been awhile but I don't recall SC being as bad as pizza pizza or subway. Pizza Pizza in particular is literal poison. I am more excited than ever to try it!
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pizza pizza is even hard to stomach when blackout drunk
 
Preston said:
I had a whopper once last year when folks here encouraged me to try it and that tasted more like OG Harveys than current Harveys does. Still not quite there but I never thought I'd see the day where BK had a better product than Harveys!


Disclaimer: that was the 2nd time I've ever had BK in my entire life. I'm no expert.
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last time I ordered a whopper I did not finish it. which, for me, is a really big deal... waste not, want not.
 
Preston said:
Speaking of reheated dog food, I was recently given a bunch of gift cards that up to around $300 for Harveys/Swiss Chalet. I may hang on to some to gift but shit... Is there anything good at Swiss Chalet at least? Recommendations? I haven't been there in at least a decade. I don't know if I can do Harveys anymore. The drop in quality is tainting my memories of what used to be a decent fast food joint. This is a crisis. I need help.
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I've noticed that a lot of Swiss Chalets are shutting down and I don't believe that's related to the pandemic either. I think there's only one left in the Vancouver area, maybe two at most, and Harvey's doesn't exist at all in that province, except for the food court at the airport I think. There were a few Harvey's inside Home Depot stores a few years ago, but they were all replaced by Subway.

Even before SC bought the St. Hubert BBQ chain in Quebec their profile there was non-existent. They were in Quebec briefly about 30 odd years ago but couldn't compete with the real Chalet BBQ (started by the father of the guy who eventually moved to Toronto and started SC) or any of the other superior chicken joints there, both one-off's and chains, I still pick up from SC once in a while in Edmonton but they often manage to screw up the order and I wind up boycotting them for 6 months. The one near my place is a combination Harvey's and Swiss Chalet, situated across the parking lot from the rotting hulk of the long-abandoned stand alone Swiss Chalet from the 70's. It reminds me of the one on Eglington Avenue in Scarborough that I used to go to as a kid. It was always packed. You had to wait up to 45 minutes to get a table on a Friday or Saturday evening back in the 70's.

As for Harvey's I'm told they have a tasteless grilled chicken sandwich on their menu, for those persons who shy away from food with any discernable flavouring.
 
Preston said:
Shit. If Harveys is my best option I'm in trouble. I had it a couple of times last year and idk what the fuck happened but their meat went to complete shit. Like the buns tho.

Since I have a billion dollars worth I'm going to try Swiss Chalet at some point and report back. The sauce is very popular but I've always found it gross and nothing more than a pure sodium bomb. But I recognize I might be the crazy one with that since it's so popular.
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The sauce isn't as good as it used to be and is somewhat watered down nowadays (although it was always a pale imitation of Chalet BBQ in Montreal, which has the best dipping sauce on the planet. People literally go there just to buy the sauce and drink it like coffee)
 
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Preston said:
Well with the ULTIMATE DINERS GIFT CARD there are only really two choices where I can spend it. And I WILL try both; I may even try LOFs favorite Harveys burger although tbh it sounds horrible and less appealing than a dry ass rotisserie chicken. I've never been more excited to see what all the fuss is about with regards to SC tho.
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Isn't that the card that, in addition to Swiss Chalet and Harvey's, also allows you to sample delicacies from such exotic eateries as Montana's, Kelsey's and East Side Mario's? You could literally buy an entree from each one of those places, put on a blindfold, and not be able to tell what you were eating.
 
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