Tim Hortons To Open Thirteen NY Stores On Monday

Pat Kiernan will be very happy: The Riese organization, operators of scores of NYC chain restaurants, is closing its 13 Dunkin' Donuts outlets on Friday and re-opening them as brand-new Tim Hortons on Monday morning. The Nation's Restaurant News' story suggests someone's maple leaf prophecy has come to pass. After being dropped from Riese's roster, Dunkin' released a statement yesterday that alleged, among other things, they're still awesome and "in the past five years 244 new Dunkin’ Donuts shops have opened in New York City." The company also explained that a 2004 lawsuit citing "health and safety violations" led to the "disenfranchisement" decision; Riese denies it and says a five-year contract expired. With Dunkin' dissed and Starbucks plugging away at yet another reformulation, expect an onslaught of free coffee promotions in the next few weeks from all sides, especially around Midtown. The announcement comes on top of previous news that Tim Hortons will open three more locations to be co-branded with Cold Stone Creamery in August, including one inside Cold Stone's flagship Times Square store. Tim Hortons is a megapopular Canadian coffee and snacks chain named for its founder, an NHL record-holder who died in a 1974 car accident.

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By Hugh Merwin in Food on July 9, 2009 8:50 AM

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team deuce wannabe

POUTINE!!!

Chow

Tim Horton's is awful! I went to TO for the first time last month and tried it, I thought the coffee was watered down and the timbits were so bland and dry. I don't see how anyone (except Canadians used to it) will enjoy this coffee. I will say the breakfast sandwich on a biscuit was tasty. But DD has better choices for breakfast sandwiches that are healthier and taste better.

canadian bacon

i just came seven times in my pants. nyc is now complete to me. just as i thought i was going to have to get used to the crap from dunkin donuts or the prices of starbucks. what a glorious day.

NannyState

That you came once in your pants has me questioning your canadian-ness.

uskyscraper

Yeah baby, anything to bring more Canada to NYC. Maybe McDonalds will start handing out white vinegar packets next.

Rrrrrrrroll up the rim!

pontiac

an everything bagel toasted with butter and a small double double for a little more than a toonie. oh canada!

really, the best thing about tim's is that their small coffee is actually SMALL and not 16oz.

did i just give myself away with that toonie comment? the invasion is here....

UpperEastSighed

Invasion from the north is imminent, I tell ya.

VanessaNYC

I live in NYC now, but I was born and raised in Canada. Tim Hortons coffee is horrible, burnt and tastes like cigarette smoke. Their doughnuts are fantastic however.

wobbleSmith

you're not from NYC and you live here???

HOW DARE YOU!

c'mon fellow gothamist commenters, let's our torches and pitchforks and drive that canuck back to Kingston or Sudbury or the nearest Tragically Hip concert!

jk

VanessaNYC

And I can't spell Tragically Hip.

wobbleSmith

hah, i grant myself a WIN for that

VanessaNYC

Dude, you got it right! I lived not far from Kingston and listened to Trajically Hip in highschool. Be calm though, I've had US citizenship since I was a wee babe as my mom and dad were Americans.

rosweed

Tim Hortons is a national addiction in Canada. Since we don't any Peets stores here in NYC, I'd rather spend my money on Timmys than Starbucks. I wonder if they'll know what a double double is?

smitty

I try to hit up local coffee shops but I'd much rather hit up a Peets over a Starbucks if one is not available. Can we get some Peets up in NYC??