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Vegan Fast Food: Tim Horton’s Edition

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Considering how much of a Canadian staple this chain is, I surprised myself with the fact I hadn’t done it yet!

And yes, I know, Tim Horton’s is a cafe/coffee shop, not a classic ‘fast food’ restaurant, but they do serve food, and Canadian vegans deserve to know what offerings a Canadian brand has, instead of having to rely on Starbucks. (But if you prefer them, I made an article for them, too!)

Hot Beverages:

  • Original Blend Coffee
  • Dark Roast Coffee
  • Decaf Coffee

Tea

  • Bagged Tea
  •  Steeped Tea

Cold Beverages:

  • Sparkling Quenchers
  • Blackberry Yuzu Quencher
  • Orange Tangerine Quencher
  • Peach Quencher
  • Pineapple Dragon Fruit Quencher
  • Strawberry Watermelon Quencher

Lemonade Quenchers

  • Blackberry Yuzu Quencher
  • Orange Tangerine Quencher
  •  Peach Quencher
  • Pineapple Dragon Fruit Quencher
  • Strawberry Watermelon

Beverage ‘Additions’:

  • Cane Sugar Syrup
  •  Mocha Syrup
  • Vanilla Syrup
  •  Roasted Hazelnut Flavoured Syrup
  • Caramel Toffee Syrup
  • Toasted Marshmallow Syrup
  • Brown Sugar Syrup (may contain Milk, Mustard and Sulphites)

Classic Bagels (All say May Contain Milk + Eggs)

  • Plain Bagel
  • Sesame Seed Bagel
  • Everything Bagel
  • 12-Grain Bagel
  •  Cinnamon Raisin Bagel
  • Blueberry Bagel

Bagel Toppings:

  • Strawberry Jam Packet
  • Raspberry Jam Packet
  •  Peanut Butter

Breakfast:

  • Hash Brown

Lunch:

  • Potato Wedges
  • Cilantro Lime Veggie Loaded Wrap*
  • Habanero Veggie Loaded Wrap*
  • Cilantro Lime Veggie Loaded Bowl*
  • Habanero Veggie Loaded Bowl*
  • Soup Bun

Sauces:

  • Marinara Sauce

Pop/Other Cold Drinks:

  • Coke
  • Diet Coke
  • Sprite
  • Canada Dry
  • Spring Water
  • Gold Peak Lemon Tea
  • TH Apple Juice
  • TH Orange Juice

*Will need to ask for the non-vegan toppings to be removed. I believe the Wraps/Bowls just come with shredded cheese, so not too big of a modification.

I e-mailed Tim Horton’s and they said, You can find ingredient information for our menu items on our website or mobile app. Simply select the item you’re interested in, then scroll down and tap on ‘Nutrition & Ingredients’ to view a detailed list of ingredients.

Any menu item can be modified upon request (e.g., removing cheese, cream cheese, etc).

Within our Allergen Guide, items that are marked as ‘may contain’ do not contain the specific allergen (e.g., egg) as a direct ingredient. However, these items are produced in a facility that contains the allergen.’

I did of course check the Allergy and Nutrition Guides before I wrote in, but at least they gave a semi-helpful answer by letting us know the food items could be modified, if needed. (I suspected that was the case, but figured it couldn’t hurt to ask)


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Tim Horton’s Beyond Meat, Lettuce, Tomato Sandwich Review

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I finally got my hands on this ‘new’ Tim Horton’s sandwich Dec. 2nd, 2019. I was going to post this review last year, but I figured it would be kind of mean/unfair of me to post a review of a food you couldn’t go immediately try. Now though, that doesn’t really matter, since Tim Horton’s (apparently) stopped selling the sandwich in early 2020. So I figure it’s fair game now. Also, I’m glad I was able to try this sandwich before they stopped selling them.

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The first thing I want to let you know about this sandwich (and what you can tell from the above picture) is the fact that the English muffin it came on was a hexagon. I wasn’t expecting that, and was mildly surprised when I unwrapped it and saw the shape. For a minute, I actually thought they gave me the wrong sandwich. (I mean, c’mon, how often do non-vegan restaurants make vegan options cool shapes?)

After I got over the shape, the second thing I noticed was how much shredded lettuce they put on it. I know it’s called a Beyond Meat, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich, but seriously? There was so much lettuce! Half of it fell out when I picked it up, and the rest of it almost fell out after each bite.

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(Also, look at the difference between the one I got, and the promo pic – that’s bordering on ridiculous!)

Another thing about this sandwich I wish I knew/they said on the website before I bought it, was the fact it was spicy Beyond Meat. It tasted like the type of sausage you get on pizza – it was a very similar heat to the Chorizo sausage crumble that’s on PizzaPizza pizza. Aside from being blindsided, it actually tasted pretty good. I mean, it still mildly freaks me out how close to non-vegan meat Beyond Meat tastes, but it was still good. And even better I imagine for meat eaters who are looking for a close substitute.

While we’re talking about taste, the English muffin was also very bland, and was oddly enough pretty hard, as well. It was a lot more ‘tasteless’ than the English muffins I usually buy. Which sucked, because I thought the hexagon shape would make it taste better than usual. The sandwich was also quite small. My mom got a bagel something-or-other sandwich, and this one was half the size! Very disappointing.

Overall, the sandwich was pretty ‘meh’, and I hate to say it, but I’m actually kind of glad it got discontinued. Don’t get me wrong, I was over the moon to discover Tim Horton’s wanted to try getting on the vegan bandwagon – I just think they missed the mark with this one. Hopefully though, they won’t give up! Get back to the drawing board and see if you can come up with something better! Which I’m sure you can, because my mom was pretty happy with her (non-vegan) sandwich, so I know you guys don’t totally suck in that department.

And hey, if you ever need suggestions, I’ll be right here.


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