I tried breakfast sandwiches from Dunkin’, Starbucks, and Tim Hortons. My favorite tasted fresh and flavorful.

• Ideally, I’d like a sandwich with Tim Hortons’ egg, Dunkin’s sausage, and Starbucks’ English muffin.

Next, I visited a Dunkin’ location across the street.

So, I was excited to try the sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich again.

The Starbucks sandwich came on a delicious English muffin.

I thought the Starbucks English muffin was the tastiest of the three I tried. It had an enjoyable toastiness and a chewy density that helped it stay intact while I enjoyed the sandwich.

The bright yellow disc of melted cheddar and egg, however, didn’t taste like much of anything besides salt. Starbucks’ sausage was decidedly the spiciest of the three, which I didn’t expect, but also the driest.

Before tax, this sandwich cost $5.45, making it the cheapest one I tried.

Overall, the option from Tim Hortons was my favorite.

At the end of the day, these sandwiches were difficult to rank, as each had some points in its favor and some against. Ideally, I’d like a sandwich with Tim Hortons’ egg and cheese, Dunkin’s sausage patty, and Starbucks’ English muffin.

But as they were, I liked Tim Hortons’ sandwich the best. It tasted the freshest of the three, even though it was the first one I ordered, and the ingredients seemed fairly high-quality across the board.