Originally Posted by Mutt

A&W broke my heart when they dropped the Coney Fries from their menu. they still have them where you are?

when i was a kid our next door neighbor was a close friend of an executive at A&W - and each summer he'd get boxes of the A&W hamburger patties from his friend and damn they tasted even better grilled on the BBQ.

the other reason Arby's got hurt worse by the recession than other fast food giants is that they have the most locations in Midwest states hit harder by the economy - Michigan, Ohio and some other nearby state.