I love me some Root Beer. Always have. That being said the A&W fast food chain has always held a special place in my heart. Every shop makes its own root beer in house and serves it in big frosty mugs. But the question on all of us low carbers minds is how do they stack up in the world of low carb foods. I can sum it up in two words:
Shredded lettuce.
Hard to do anything wrapped up with that. So what you get is more of a burger salad. Now I have alway said that if I had my first choice a burger should always be wrapped but a few places can pull off the burger salads. A&W is one of them. And to be honest they are saved by one thing, delicious burger patties. There is something about their meat and the patties that come off nice and fresh from the grill. Every one I have is super juicy and thats a great thing in my book. Enough to over look the pile of lettuce they sit on. The burgers are a little small, so I was still a little hungry afterwards, but there is always a second burger to help fill the hole if one wont do it. You won find many other health options at this place. No salads, yogurts, or grilled items here. Just drive-in food. So be prepared.
Shredded lettuce.
Hard to do anything wrapped up with that. So what you get is more of a burger salad. Now I have alway said that if I had my first choice a burger should always be wrapped but a few places can pull off the burger salads. A&W is one of them. And to be honest they are saved by one thing, delicious burger patties. There is something about their meat and the patties that come off nice and fresh from the grill. Every one I have is super juicy and thats a great thing in my book. Enough to over look the pile of lettuce they sit on. The burgers are a little small, so I was still a little hungry afterwards, but there is always a second burger to help fill the hole if one wont do it. You won find many other health options at this place. No salads, yogurts, or grilled items here. Just drive-in food. So be prepared.
