Who knew Cracker Barrel was a restaurant and not just a cheese make ?
Let’s face it: much of the reason why Canadians take trips to the U.S. and other countries is to try out their food chains. Well, Redditoru/JackMaverick7asked: “What’s one store/restaurant chain you visited in another country you wish existed in Canada?” And here’s what people said:
1.“Trader Joe’s, although I’d be weary it would get the Target treatment and lose its magic.”
– u / Jules1029
2.“Sonic. I want all those drinks, shakes, and slushies I’ve seen on TV.”
u / rockoutboobs
3.“Cracker Barrel, and bring back Olive Garden for Ontario!”
" delete to add ' for Ontario , ' since those lucky SOBs out western United States still have Olive Garden . "
– u / jax_md
4.“Pret a Manger and Costa from the UK. Apparently Pret is coming to Canada, and Costa did a weird gas station only roll-out a few years ago, but a real coffee shop would be nice.”
– u / esdubyar
( Pret a Manger in reality does exist in Canada now , but between the two of us , I ’m not sure if it lives up to its UK locations . )
5.“I can’t believe nobody’s said Waffle House yet.”
– atomic number 92 / Jillredhanded
" It ’s about sentence we have a conversant 24 - hour place to go to ! Tim Hortons is always out of the good stuff past 9 . "
– u / dsonger20
6.“P.F Chang’s. They don’t have any where I’m from; just Edmonton, Quebec, and Winnipeg.”
– uracil / mayannadior
7.“Yoshinoya in Japan.”
– u / DeepForSale2022
8.“I wish Target came back, but actually replicated the American model they had. The reason it’s so popular among Canadians is because of how great it is in the U.S.”
" When Target come to Canada it was a complete disaster . Undergrad business student have Target case studies . That ’s how high-risk it was . "
– [ erase substance abuser ]
" I liked Target in the US . It ’s like Walmart or Canadian Tire but just a touch more upscale . "
– uranium / zixingcheyingxiong
9.“This might be a bit obscure, but the hotdogs in Iceland are absolutely unbeatable. I’d love to have some Icelandic hotdogshere in Canada.”
– u / Whatshername_Stew
10.“Xi’an Famous Foods. Need some hand stretched noodles drowned in hot chili oil.”
– u / BrownHornet42
11.“The pizza shops from NYC. The ambience, the food, the people in there — IDK, I like them.”
– atomic number 92 / Jasymiel
12.“Whataburger. I was in Houston for a week and ate their bacon and avocado on toasted sourdough burger every night I was there.”
– u / GoochyGoochyGoo
" I go in Texas for a few age , and I reeeeaaaalllyyy miss Whataburger . "
– uranium / MrSloane
13.“Jack in the Box. There’s one like less than 10 minutes across the border in Washington. Just make the jump already!”
– u / Wafflelisk
14.“Pie Face from Australia. We need pie shops here that are cheap and delicious.”
– uranium / One_Impression_5649
15.“In-N-Out Burger.”
– u / C_HVAC , u / sanchez198,u / Frosty_Gas_2070,u / BananaBeach007
16.“People have already mentioned In-N-Out, so I’ll go with El Pollo Loco. Their BBQ chicken is fantastic!”
– u / jamiefriesen
17.“Five Below.”
– u/_Elon_Muskrat _
18.“I’ve said it before, but Hillbilly’s. It’s a chicken shop in Ireland, and it has THE BEST fried chicken I’ve ever had anywhere.”
– u / Gallalad
19.“Red Ribbon bakery. They are from the Philippines and all over California. Good cakes and desserts.”
– u / RogueViator
20.“Raising Cane’s.”
– u / TieWebb
" I wanna test Raising Cane ’s . "
– uranium / SnooDucks1241
21.“There was a Johnny Rockets in Vancouver till 2021. They closed. I never got to try them, but the online reviews were pretty good.”
22.“Oregano’s. I still dream about the deep dish chicken pesto pizza I had there in Phoenix.”
" It takes an 60 minutes for them to make it , but it ’s wholly worth the postponement . It does n’t feel like long when you ’re with a acquaintance and you both wish margarita anyway . "
– uranium / shepurrdly
23.And lastly, of course, “Shake Shack.”
— u / MissMariese , u / sweetnuts416,u / MackTO
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