Tim Hortons

Coffee is good, food is delicious, and oh my god the star cookie donut… Holy cow it’s the best damn donut I’ve had in recent years

This morning on my way to work, I decided that a delicious bagel from our neighbors to the north, would brighten my early day. Pulling up to the drive through I queued up to a large white van currently making its order.
Looking back I observed my first indication this was not going to be the pleasant Canadian experience I was looking for. The gentleman in the van had placed his hand on his head and was shaking it in a very exasperated look. This lasted for several minutes.
Next was my turn. I pulled up, secretly hoping for an «How you doin’ today, eh». This was a very unlikely scenario living in the Midwest, but hey I’m a dreamer.
«Ya?» was the phrase that was uttered to me, and not in the accent I anticipated. More guttural southern. The short question threw me off, but I recovered.
«Yes, I would like an Asiago Cheese Bagel, with cream cheese.»
On the Tim Horton’s website its listed as: Sundried Tomato Asiago Specialty Bagel. So maybe this leads to the following confusion.
«What’s assgo? I think this guy is f**king with me. Come here man I…» he responded. Not being quick on the uptake (because I needed a bagel to help me get started this morning) I didn’t realized he wasn’t talking to me. He didn’t realize that he had left the microphone on, I don’t know if a bagel would have helped his confusion.
«Ah… A bagel with cheese on it.» I said. Silence for at least a full minute followed.
«Is that all you want?» the speaker barked at me finally.
Evidently the silence in this conversation is my fault; however I just don’t think that Canadians would be aggressive like this. This guy is crapping on the Tim Horton’s brand.
Feeling oddly guilty I try to bulk up the order to make it seem like I’m still in control. I quickly look around for something small to add. I notice one of the two dozen signs showing pictures of the new Salted Carmel Timbits (I just noticed spell check doesn’t recognize the word «Timbits». How single minded American is that?). Advertising works, and I figured this guys going to know what these things are. I mean Salted deep fried dough, with caramel. These things must be flying off the shelf, hell it must be the Canadian national food. That and beer.
«We don’t have those anymore.»
Not we are sold out, or we don’t have any ready yet. They are gone, and he seems to have a note in his voice as if I’m asking for Christmas themed specialty crab cakes.
This seems at odds with the «new» advertisement on the order board, the sign in the yard, and the static sticker of a Salted Caramel Timbit the size of my daughter in the window.
Though due to the length of this conversation I feel like I know Liam and what he is really saying is Mother Fucker its August. I know, and you know, the whole fucking world knows that August is the month it is illegal to sell Salted Caramel Timbits. Are you some sort of NARC.
Liam was born in British Columba and was forced to take over the Tim Horton’s in Lebanon Ohio, and has been gentrified. Hence the southern accent.
I quickly tell him that’s all, and pull up to the window. Liam is not wearing a Mounty hat, or any atypical Canadian caricature items, but a name tag that says Robert. I’m further saddened.
I pay and am handed my bagel. Now I didn’t know this, so take this as me being a consumer advocate to you, Tim Horton’s puts the cream cheese on the bagel for you.
I have a few issues here:
1. The exchange between Liam and myself so far, doesn’t make me think he should be in charge of putting anything on the stuff I will eat.
2. People who are in the business of selling bagels, should know the cream cheese to bagel ratio is a personal choice that should not be infringed upon. Isn’t Canada a giant liberal hippy commune, and here they are serving me totalitarianism on bagel.
So looking into the wrap I note that they have committed this atrocity (and I’m not even going into what kind of serial-​killer/​genocidal maniac would use this cream cheese to bagel ratio), they have only done it on one half.
«There is only cream cheese on one half.» I say. You would think I wouldn’t expect a response of «that’s a mistake» or «Sam hell, we sure didn’t. Here’s some extra». But I did.
«What? You want it on both sides?» he asks in a hurried voice. Please note there is nobody else in line behind me. Guess everyone else this morning is voting pro cheese choice.
At this point I have exhausted my word count for this exchange, so I just nod. He feels the same and shrugs. It is at this moment I see the manager come over. He’s going to solve this issue, he is going to bring my faith in the old maple leaf roaring back.
Liam explains the situation. «He says he wants more cream cheese.» pointing at me.
In order to help I remove the bagel from the wrapper and separate it like an Oreo cookie. True to my Oreo cookie analogy, one half has white the other does not.
He says to me «You have to wipe some from the other half.» I pulled away unfulfilled, but more awake.

I just wanted a light snack so I purchased an everything bagel toasted with double cream cheese. The bagel was quite good and the amount of cream cheese was just right. It’s unfortunate that I had to order double cheese to get the right amount of cream cheese. Service was a bit slow since there was only one employee on duty and she was manning both the drive-​through and the counter service.

This morning we had breakfast at Tim Hortons. To start, my order was taken 3 times and they still got it wrong. My egg white and turkey sausage sandwich on an English muffin, turned out to be a regular sausage, egg and cheese sandwich on a English muffin. The sausage looked like shoe leather and the egg and cheese where nasty and cold. It was inedible. Go to the Waffle House next door, always good there.

Absolutely horrible service this place is a joke do not waste your time trying to go. We travel and have been to multiple Hortons while camping and have never received since crappy service.

I was born and raised in Canada, moved to the area here about two years ago. Tim Hortons was always my favourite in Canada, especially the Iced Caps. I’m so happy there is one nearby kind of, but still sad it isn’t on every corner! It really deserves to be.
The donuts are so delicious, my favourite is that Canadian Maple. The Timbits are the best, especially the chocolate. If I wasn’t trying to watch what I eat I would literally go here everyday.
This specific location shares the building with a Wendys, so inside you can go to either. Back in Ottawa, Canada there were a few like that as well. It’s very clean, and there is plenty of room to sit. Also there is a drive through of course!

First and last time at Tim Hortons. Paid for two overprices panini combos and found a black hair in each. More disturbed on how the situation was handled. It took far to long to get someone’s attention. Then, the manager instructed the girls at the counter on how to handle the situation, which was to refund back the sandwich costs but not the full meal price (soup which we no longer had appetites for, and fountain drinks) Odd? She also did not acknowledge my presence at the counter or apologize for the pube sandwiches we were served :(

I love Tim Hortons. I first discovered them on a road trip around New England, and I was happy to find that there’s one within a half-​hour or so from my new home. The Iced Capp Supremes are super-​yum and the food always tastes fresh!

I have made several stops here on my way to and from Michigan. Reasons why we make this a stop on our way home:
1. Bathrooms are clean.
2. Service is wonderful & friendly!
3. Great selection of donuts and muffins even late at night.
4. Coffee is awesome.
5. They are open all night and there are tables to sit at to eat, etc…
Never disappointed and I am sure we will be back again.

As a native Canadian I am, of course, infatuated with Timmy’s. Don’t believe me? Ask the American customs agents that inevitably search my luggage every time I cross the border thinking the giant cans of coffee i’m smuggling back must be something illegal.
That being said, it was not surprising that I made my boyfriend drive 35 minutes out of the way of anything we were doing during our Cincinnati weekend so that I could get a little taste of home. Well… that fact that it shares a lobby with a Wendy’s is kinda weird, but other than that it felt like home :)
As far as I know, this is the furthest south that Tim has migrated. I have hope that he’ll make it to Tennessee one day.
Get an Iced Capp, a honey cruller and a box of Timbits for later and I’ll grant you honorary Canadian citizenship status.

I love timmys!!! The best coffee in my opinion around!! it’s smooth not bitter just delish!!! Great sandwiches and soups here too!!! Donuts– kinda suck

Located at an exit that offers the Hustler Hollywood store, Trader’s World, a giant outlet mall, and a prison, Tim Horton’s shines like a beacon of Canadian goodness amidst a landscape of depravity.

Tim Horton’s is conveniently located nearby the remains of Touchdown Jesus. On one our visits to gawk, we stopped by Tim’s for some of their famous donuts. There are dozens of different flavors available throughout the day, including my hard-​to-​find favorite: lemon filled.
Tim Horton’s is a cheap, quick place to grab some donuts and coffee. I would love to see a franchise open up further south in Cincinnati.