I’ve been breakfast sandwich shy for the past few weeks since eating the ugly named BagelBelt with it’s equally ugly taste. But eventually I found the courage to visit my local Country Style Donut store (Ontario’s 2nd largest chain of coffee and donut stores) for their morning sandwich, “The SUNRISER”, a 5-layer egg ‘n cheese BLT.

It started out like a replay of the Belt disaster. A precooked egg hockey puck was plucked off the top of a teetering tower of patties along with a few strips of precooked bacon. Both appeared microwaved into submission. Instead of a bagel, this sandwich is held between a freshly toasted and lightly buttered English muffin. With the addition of a few ripped leaves of crispy lettuce and thinly sliced tomato, the sandwich was prepped and ready for the final ingredient, a slice of *real* medium cheddar cheese. I’d expected the standard processed plastic-textured cheese-product so this indicated things were looking better, and maybe headed for a positive review.

Indeed, I enjoyed it. The warm English muffin was good bread, the heated egg and bacon were better than expected, the cheddar was melted slightly, and it gave the sandwich a rich, quality taste. My biggest surprise was the satisfying mouth feel, the taste and texture of this sandwich. The egg was actually juicy! Bacon was nice and salty. Melting cheese mixed with crisp cold lettuce and moist tomato in each bite. Each ingredient tasted good, and together they combined to create something great.

This sandwich has given me the confidence to start reviewing food again knowing that fast-food can be done well. It’s a great breakfast for an affordable price.

Price: $3.29 / Website: CountryStyle.com

Fast Food Critic Score: A

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Nutrition Facts - Country Style Donut Store, Sunriser Sandwich.

Calories - 350
Calories from Fat - n/a
Total Fat - 20 gramsCarbs - 28 grams
Saturated Fat - 9 grams
Trans Fat - 0.3 grams
Cholesterol - 180 milligrams
Sodium - 630 milligrams
Protein - 14 grams