best tasting take-out coffee?

[Sandie5]

It looks like fast food restaurants are starting to make some really good coffee to get a portion of the caffeine business.

I'm surprised at how good McDonald's coffee is and now Wendy's has a great gourmet coffee too. My favorite used to be Starbucks but now I head over to McD's for theirs (a muffin is only 22 cents with a coffee btw).

So which is your favorite?

[errorinexcellence]

Mcdonalds doesnt really taste like coffee, but havent tried it in a long time.
Timmies is what I usually grab just cuz its everywhere, cheap, taste alrite and quick with a drivethru as well.
Starbucks, cant afford it on a daily basis and gotta make it right yourself.

[patriot]

Timothey's dark roast is a treat for me. I can't be bothered with Starbuck's nor the bland Tim Horton's (except roll-up time).

[Initial_C]

i always get Timmie's half hot chocolate, half coffee. It's midly sweet and chocolatey and yet has a nice caffeine taste. i've yet to find others that do this combo (and for a cheap price) and hence why I stick to Tim Horton's.

[Grassgreen]

I have at least one Starbucks Grande Dark Roast every day. When I first tried Starbucks, I found it to be bitter and way too strong, but now everything tastes like water.

Starbucks Anniversary Blend is easily my favorite coffee of all time.

[Nikita]

Starbucks grande cappucino, bone-dry....daily. (BTW Urban Poet, that's medium to you...hehe...sorry, couldn't resist.)

[telman]

I just returned from Australia and boy that's a place where they know how to make coffee. The only place that had a pot of coffee was McDs, everyone else had those big machines that made expresso, capps, etc, including gas stations and fast food joints. The price was a little steeper but it was sooo much better, aww for a "long black" right now, better than a americano from Starbucks. I haven't had the stomach for a timmys since I have came back.

[MoonDoggy]

Generally I make my own (french press) but if I have to choose a franchise store coffee, it would probably be Starbucks' bold coffee.

But then again, it's not that hard to find good non chain coffee shops or smaller franchise coffee shops (i.e. Balzac's, Bridgehead, etc).

On another rant, how come Canadian owned Second Cup's large coffee is more expensive than Starbucks these days?

[duckdown]

StarBucks is american garbage

[JAGpilot]

Tim Hortons is good for a cheap fast coffee but its bland. I usually get a half coffee/half hot chocolate with dbl cream
Starbucks is good, but its more robust and stronger (even the mild) which some people do not like.
McDonalds coffee is slightly better than Tim Hortons.
I prefer french press coffee but I am too lazy to grind the beans, make the coffee, etc so I just grab a cheap Timmies :P

[Pete_Coach]

Consumers Report did a blind taste test this past spring (in Canada as well as in the US) and surprisingly, MacDonalds won. I can't remember what month that was but it surprised me until I went and got a coffee at MacDonalds. They changed their coffee and it ain't so bad.
I have to say though, that I seem to be one of the few Canadians not addicted to Tim Hortons. Ever get into an discussion about coffee with a Timmie addict? Whew, brutal

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/f...rchTerm=coffee

[Phr3sh]

Consumers Report did a blind taste test this past spring (in Canada as well as in the US) and surprisingly, MacDonalds won. I can't remember what month that was but it surprised me until I went and got a coffee at MacDonalds. They changed their coffee and it ain't so bad.
I have to say though, that I seem to be one of the few Canadians not addicted to Tim Hortons. Ever get into an discussion about coffee with a Timmie addict? Whew, brutal

Wow that is suprising...personally I love my timmies in the morning but im not addicted to it. I only "need" it when I didnt get enough sleep and I feel exhausted.

[Papagorgio]

second cup coffee is not as strong as starbucks.. but it is tastier.. no comment on timmies... *cough*

[nalababe]

Tim Horton's vs Starbucks or Second cup is like comparing a big mac to a nice steak. Cheap, covered in crap to mask the lack of taste...and preferred by the young. Now, if you grew up with the crap that many of us did in the late 70's and early 80's then Tim's is a step up from that...otherwise, get a nice espresso maker and new drink Tim's again.

[jonkaho]

Starbucks for sure.