Tim Horton's seems to be Canada's favorite own fast food franchise. I would describe it as a cross between a Starbucks, Subway and Dunkin Doughnuts. We enjoyed Saturday lunch here on one of our visits to Windsor. Karen had the chicken salad sub and I tried the turkey club. Her's was a little better than mine, but both were good. You can't go wrong on any of the doughnuts. Tim Horton, for 22 years a star in the National Hocky League, founded the chain with his first franchise opening in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1964. The enterprise has grown until today it is "One of North America's largest coffee and fresh baked goods chains." There are more than 2,300 restaurants throughout Canada, and 180 in the United States.

On April 4, 1964, inspired by a sandwich shop in Point Pleasant, NJ, Tony Conza, Peter DeCArlo and Angelo Baldassare opened up their own submarine shop at 110 Washington St in Hoboken. Looking for a unique name, they turned to a dictionary and settled on the word blimp. With sandwiches ranging from 35 to 95 cents, they rang up $295 in their first day. Years later it has grown into a national chain with 1600 US franchises, trailing only subway and Quiznos.