Lick’s Homeburgers & Ice Cream

Yeah, they’re not what they used to be. The fresh toppings, and they were, could not save my veggie shoe leather when I was there, a week ago yesterday. This chain failed to move with the times and I think either need to throw in the towel, or rebrand and reinvest and rebuild. They were once great. But now are just a sad memory.

If this location is anything to go by I now know why they are closing locations across Ontario. My son ordered a side salad instead of fries which was a .60 cent upgrade. It came in a tiny plastic container which was so small he couldn’t mix in the Rene’s packaged salad dressing they gave him (no low cal/​fat options by the way). They forgot to give him the water he ordered and when he went back the girl filled a cup from the tap!!!
The restaurant itself was completely deserted at 5:30 pm which should have been our first clue that something was wrong. The fruit bowls on display had only two or three bits of fruit left in them and the staff of three appeared to be looking ahead to closing because they were already emptying serving containers of toppings out. Ordered a weight less platter which included a larger salad with the remaining bits of fruit from those bowls I spoke about!!!
I asked for the bottle of water on the way out because with service like this I wasn’t leaving without it.

It’s like they’ve given up. Just passed by with my family. The food was okay but the service was sub-​par. No hello, no smiles, no thank you. It’s like they were doing us a favour serving us. Probably wondering why they are empty at 7pm. It’s too bad… I used to like the chain.

One of the better chain burger joints and the burgers are filling. I gotta say, at around $ 13 the burger/​fries/​soda combo is definitely far too pricey for a fast food restaurant.
I’m not a vegetarian, but I’ve tried their veggie burgers and they’re actually kind of unreal.