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What that company did to Tim Horton’s was basically an act of war against Canada.

themitigating 4y ago
I'm from NY so I consider myself a bagel snob. The bagels at Tim Hortons in Ontario are worse quality than anything I've ever had in the states. They are similar to packaged bagels from the supermarket
- kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
  Tims has gone downhill since they got bought out by an American holding company.
- BoorishBears 4y ago
  Fun fact: there's a few Tim Hortons locations in NYC
  - VBprogrammer 4y ago
    Weird fact: there are dozens in Glasgow, Scotland. There was a recent announcement that they will be opening the first one in London soon. We don't visit for the quality of the food or coffee. When we RVed around Canada a Tim Hortons was a great opportunity to get online and plan our next steps. It now had a kind of sentimental attachment which reminds us of the trip.
- donthellbanme 4y ago
  NY bagels, and pizza, are always the best. I used to work for Marin Bagels. Hated the owner, but that's not my point. Making bagels last more than a day is difficult task. Real bagels need to be boiled. These boiled bagels that are only flour, water, and salt. (there's so much yeast in the air of a bagel shop they don't need to add anymore.) These bagels are only fresh for a few hours, and need to be freezed if you want anything resembling a fresh NY bagel. My point is bagels are hard to make. That is good bagels. Good bagels need to be made daily. Bagels in the store are basically white bread. I still think there's a market for fresh bagels flash frozen. I noticed one company doing it, but the price point was too high.
imposterr 4y ago
To be fair, even before that acquisition, the quality had been going down. The biggest jump imo was when they went from making the donuts in-house to having them delivered and just heated at the location.
markus_zhang 4y ago
I haven't been to a TH for ages. Their coffee tastes badly and the food is ... merely food. Back in 2005 when I first arrived in Canada TH was the first store I visited.
- marcus0x62 4y ago
  I went to a TH in Toronto in 2018 after hearing about it from Canadian friends for years… I would describe the food at that time as ‘technically food.’ The coffee, well, I threw that away and went to another shop.

I'm from NY so I consider myself a bagel snob. The bagels at Tim Hortons in Ontario are worse quality than anything I've ever had in the states. They are similar to packaged bagels from the supermarket

kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
Tims has gone downhill since they got bought out by an American holding company.
BoorishBears 4y ago
Fun fact: there's a few Tim Hortons locations in NYC
- VBprogrammer 4y ago
  Weird fact: there are dozens in Glasgow, Scotland. There was a recent announcement that they will be opening the first one in London soon. We don't visit for the quality of the food or coffee. When we RVed around Canada a Tim Hortons was a great opportunity to get online and plan our next steps. It now had a kind of sentimental attachment which reminds us of the trip.
donthellbanme 4y ago
NY bagels, and pizza, are always the best. I used to work for Marin Bagels. Hated the owner, but that's not my point. Making bagels last more than a day is difficult task. Real bagels need to be boiled. These boiled bagels that are only flour, water, and salt. (there's so much yeast in the air of a bagel shop they don't need to add anymore.) These bagels are only fresh for a few hours, and need to be freezed if you want anything resembling a fresh NY bagel. My point is bagels are hard to make. That is good bagels. Good bagels need to be made daily. Bagels in the store are basically white bread. I still think there's a market for fresh bagels flash frozen. I noticed one company doing it, but the price point was too high.

imposterr 4y ago

To be fair, even before that acquisition, the quality had been going down. The biggest jump imo was when they went from making the donuts in-house to having them delivered and just heated at the location.

markus_zhang 4y ago

I haven't been to a TH for ages. Their coffee tastes badly and the food is ... merely food. Back in 2005 when I first arrived in Canada TH was the first store I visited.

marcus0x62 4y ago
I went to a TH in Toronto in 2018 after hearing about it from Canadian friends for years… I would describe the food at that time as ‘technically food.’ The coffee, well, I threw that away and went to another shop.