alan7147 Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 'DonRocks said: "Holy Mother of God!" Ursula shouted. (Garcia-Marquez) That reminds me of a couple of years ago when BK & McDonalds were offering Lobster Rolls in Maine
Meaghan Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 That reminds me of a couple of years ago when BK & McDonalds were offering Lobster Rolls in Maine It's just frozen lobster, right?
bilrus Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 I recall McD's offering a crabcake sandwich here in the DC area a few summers back.
alan7147 Posted June 16, 2005 Author Posted June 16, 2005 It's just frozen lobster, right? I think so, but Lobster and McDonalds are two words that don't belong in the same sentance
TedE Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 I recall McD's offering a crabcake sandwich here in the DC area a few summers back. I think they still might be doing it. I recall a billboard from last year on the way to the DE shore advertising the McD crabcake. But then again it could have been 2-3 years ago. Those drives tend to blend together.
shogun Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) The McDonalds in Mystic, CT has had the lobster roll for as far back as I can remember. Furthermore, I have been a little sketched out about it as far back as I can remember. We tended to stop there on family trips to the aquarium and seaport. Somebody must be buying them, though. Edited June 16, 2005 by shogun
Meaghan Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 Is no one else appalled by the Fruit & Walnut salad at McDonald's? I think they should maintain their killer image and stop with these salads. Who wants rancid berries and lettuce leaves when they're looking for a happy meal?
monavano Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 I remember years ago they came out with carrot and celery packets. Problem was, the celery DISSOLVES after a few days. They couldnt figure out how to stabilize it so it got discontinued. Much to my shagrin.........not.
Barbara Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 "Holy Mother of God!" Ursula shouted.(Garcia-Marquez) I pity the fool who has never had a decent crab cake before and decides they aren't as good as a Big Mac.
MelGold Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 Lobster Rolls at McD's?! Blech! Another favorite McD invention that should have stayed in the test kitchen - the McRib. I've never heard of an animal with a boneless rib cage!
MissCindy Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 Is no one else appalled by the Fruit & Walnut salad at McDonald's? I think they should maintain their killer image and stop with these salads. Who wants rancid berries and lettuce leaves when they're looking for a happy meal? I know what you're sayin' BUT I was hungry in the midst of a looong road trip recently. Stopped at one of those convenience store/gas station places that had a few "food" options inside, one of which was a McDonald's. I couldn't quite bring myself to go for the fruit and walnut salad--I really hate apples that aren't crisp--so I decided on a "parfait." Yogurt, strawberries, blueberries and some pathetic "granola" to sprinkle on top. At that moment, I felt truly grateful to all those fat fucks who've sued McDonald's. That's the only reason I was able to find something to eat that wouldn't give me a tummy ache and get back on the road. Tort reform, who needs it?
DCMark Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 Lobster Rolls at McD's?! Blech! Another favorite McD invention that should have stayed in the test kitchen - the McRib. I've never heard of an animal with a boneless rib cage! Mmmmm..Krusty's Rib-which anyone?
bkeith Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 I think so, but Lobster and McDonalds are two words that don't belong in the same sentance "My cousin works at McDonald's, and she lobster new Lee Press-on fingernail in the pickle bucket."
DanielK Posted June 18, 2005 Posted June 18, 2005 I remember being on my honeymoon in Alaska in 1993, and seeing "Halibut McNuggets" on the menu at McDonald's. And they have the McOz in Australia, which, best as I can tell, is a quarter pounder with a slice of pickled beet on top.
tenunda Posted June 20, 2005 Posted June 20, 2005 The McDonalds in Mystic, CT has had the lobster roll for as far back as I can remember. Furthermore, I have been a little sketched out about it as far back as I can remember. We tended to stop there on family trips to the aquarium and seaport. Somebody must be buying them, though. It's probably the same damn pile of lobster-roll they had the last time you were there.
hillvalley Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 Rocks is probably going to kick me off the board for this post...... Out of sheer desperation and hunger Friday morning (and the need for grease to absorb the beer I had consumed the night before) I had my first McGriddle. Cheese, bacon and egg sandwiched between two pancakes, McD style. It's a brilliant combination. Everything a hangover needs, grease to absorb the alcohol, sweet to satisfy one half of the tongue, pork and salt to please the other. Conveniently but together in sandwich form so you can consume discretely during another boring conference lecture. If any other breakfast joint in the city had it on their menu the line would be a mile long.
monavano Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 (edited) I'll tell you which breakfast sandwich is the hangover buster. It's the Micky D's steak and cheese bagel. It has enough sodium, grease, cheese and onions to either cure you, or kill you. Edited August 29, 2005 by monavano
mxyzptlk Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 Another favorite McD invention that should have stayed in the test kitchen - the McRib. I've never heard of an animal with a boneless rib cage! I love McRibs. One good thing about living in Germany was I could get them for breakfast.
Joe H Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 Once upon a time (forty years ago! Ouch!!) McDonald's had legitimately good food: hamburgers (fresh hamburger), french fries (fresh potatos sliced in house and cooked in 70% animal fat with the skin on) and real milk shakes made with frozen custard, milk and syrup. That was the complete menu and the slogan was "Forty five cents for a three course meal...at McDonald's." In 1967 the french fries were replaced with frozen and McDonald's had a lengthy marketing campaign to try to convince people that their new FROZEN potatoes were better. They weren't. Today, there is literally one place on the face of the earth that still has McDonald's original french fries, Dick's in Spokane, Washington. This is not to be confused with the Seattle Dick's which is a different owner. But in the late '50's the owner of Spokane Dick's (today) tried to buy a McD franchise and was turned down by Ray Kroc. Not to be outdone he travelled to So Cal and worked in a McD for a month or so and then returned to Spokane to open "Panda's," a McDonald's clone. Somewhere over the years he changed the name to "Dick's" and today, according to USA Today this is the second highest grossing fast food restaurant in the U. S. (behind the Varsity in Atlanta and ahead of Spartanburg's Beacon). The french fries at Dick's/McDonald's/Panda's are unbelievable! They actually are superior to the original Thresher's on the boardwalk in Atlantic City! There was a very real reason that McDonald's grew to the size that it has. That reason can be tasted in Spokane, Washington at Dick's Drive In. The 1990's era McDonald's down the street does a literal small fraction of the business serving food that McDonald's in the '50's and '60's would have been embarassed to serve.
bilrus Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 If any other breakfast joint in the city had it on their menu the line would be a mile long. If everybody in the city who ate at McDonald's every morning had to go to one location I bet the line would be more than a mile long. And every once in a while I'd be in it.
Heather Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 (edited) Egg McMuffins. I always ask for no cheese so that they have to make one fresh. English muffin, fried egg, canadian bacon. Simple, I can eat it while driving, and every now and again they forget to hard cook the egg and it's a little runny. The one thing I avoid at all cost if McDonalds coffee. One must have some standards. Edited August 29, 2005 by Heather
JLK Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 I start most business trips with a sausage biscuit at the National Airport location. Usually with a nice greasy hashbrown. Yum. Question: why won't McDonald's serve breakfast a little later on weekends? 10:30 comes awfully early after a night out.
rvanrens Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 Once upon a time (forty years ago! Ouch!!) McDonald's had legitimately good food: hamburgers (fresh hamburger), french fries (fresh potatos sliced in house and cooked in 70% animal fat with the skin on) Until my apartment fire a few years ago, I actually had one of the old McD's tater slicers...thing worked better than anything else I've ever tried for reducing veggies to 1/4 inch square sticks. Rob
Joe H Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 Until my apartment fire a few years ago, I actually had one of the old McD's tater slicers...thing worked better than anything else I've ever tried for reducing veggies to 1/4 inch square sticks.Rob McDonald's has a "museum" in their Downey, CA store (original structure from the early'50's) that has numerous photographs and equipment from that era. Included in this are the detailed instructions for making french fries the way they were made back then. I am surprised that no one else has done this. Those were great french fries. I also remember in the '60's that the McDonald's on University Blvd. (near Ledo's) would liteally have lines that started at the windows where you placed your order and stretched all the way to the far side of the golden arches. This was about 50 or 60 people in each of two lines.
tripewriter Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 Several years ago, the Mickey D's I drove by in Minnesota and South Dakota were running a regional promotion where they served grilled Johnsonville brats. My father and I ordered a couple each; they were served up with toasted buns, soft-cooked onions and mustard. We agreed the only thing missing from that meal were a couple of 16-oz. McPilsners. Craig
brendanc Posted August 30, 2005 Posted August 30, 2005 Several years ago, the Mickey D's I drove by in Minnesota and South Dakota were running a regional promotion where they served grilled Johnsonville brats.My father and I ordered a couple each; they were served up with toasted buns, soft-cooked onions and mustard. We agreed the only thing missing from that meal were a couple of 16-oz. McPilsners. Craig summertime on the way to Rehoboth the McDonalds just before the Bay Bridge would often be running crab cakes, I did not eat them, the whole idea makes me want to induldge in arsonistic fantasies....
Joe H Posted August 30, 2005 Posted August 30, 2005 (edited) McDonald's has "local" food in many of its restaurants such as lobster rolls in New Hampshire and Maine, crab cakes on Maryland's Eastern shore, even pizza used to show up in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. Overseas, the menus can be very different with ketchup mandating an upcharge, a kind of tartar sauce offered with them in Belgium and part of France and Germany. Even a totally different kind of french fries that here would be similar to the cottage potatoes served at Chick Fil-A. Germany had a grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, thinly sliced raw onion and a garlicky low calorie mayonnaise that was delicious and less than 500 calories. I virtually lived on these for lunch on a number of trips last year and the year before. This year they disappeared! It is embarassing to note how much I miss them-but I do. I should also mention the fear that I have unintentionally inspired in McDonald's counter clerks in Italy and elsewhere when they, not speaking English, realize that an American is trying to order a "quarter pounder with cheese, french fries and a diet coke." Most speak some English but occasionally, especially in Italy, I've found terror in the eyes of the person on the other side of the counter. WHAT is a "quarter pounder?" "Extra pickles?" WHAT are pickles? I've learned that "McRoyal" is pronounced the same regardless of the country it is in and to live with one "pickle" on any hamburger that I might get. And, yes, "Coke Light" is sweeter than Diet Coke and "catsup" tastes the same when it is made in the Netherlands as it does when it's made in Pittsburgh and spelled with a "K." I must admit that it SEEMS to taste better when I am not charged for it, though. And for those who laugh at me for eating at McDonald's overseas, well, I can just imagine how well an In 'n Out Burger would do in Heidelberg! Or on the Champs d'Alysee! Or even in Reston.... The history of McDonald's....in German! http://www.mcdonalds.de/html/index_frame.h..._uns/start.html Edited August 30, 2005 by Joe H
Meaghan Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 Like this will do jack shit. Though, their stock did go down a bit. Hahaha.
Mark Slater Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 Like this will do jack shit.Though, their stock did go down a bit. Hahaha. That's OK, Chipotle's stock rose 300% in the last year.
Meaghan Posted October 29, 2005 Posted October 29, 2005 That's OK, Chipotle's stock rose 300% in the last year. Can I play into the illness a little bit?
Ferhat Yalcin Posted October 29, 2005 Posted October 29, 2005 Last time I was at Mcdonalds (very long time ago), after paying my bill , I asked if I can get a ` free smile`. (This was the time before their current vision `everyone`s lovin it`. They used to say `smiles are free` ) The girl behind the counter looked at me like Im a maniac. She said `what do you mean ? . This wasnt the only reason I stopped eating Mcdonalds.
Meaghan Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 The Horrors of McDonalds, I said. Population control, I guess. No coincidence that "Willy" Wu contributed to this article.
Heather Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 The Horrors of McDonalds, I said. Population control, I guess.By far the most disgusting thing I've read all week, although"inject protein and vitamins into your trendy body" is quite a pickup line.
treznor Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 I start most business trips with a sausage biscuit at the National Airport location. Usually with a nice greasy hashbrown. Yum.Question: why won't McDonald's serve breakfast a little later on weekends? 10:30 comes awfully early after a night out. McD's to consider all-day breakfast Looks like you may get your wish. The only thing I'll eat at McDonald's is their breakfast, or possibly the chicken selects (at least they vaguely looks chickenish as opposed to the nuggets) but a big bucket of grease is rarely what I want to start the day with (unless it's to sop up the alcohol the day after a long night). But now lunch and dinner are seperate stories.
Mark Slater Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 Can I play into the illness a little bit? Meahgan, must you always be the spoil-sport? Everyone has eaten McDonalds at least once. It's all over Europe. It's just logical they want to get into China. I mean, a billion plus people market, how can you ignore that? My favorite line from Fast Food Nationwas the fact that the meat from perhaps 1,000 cows was in your one burger. Now that's crazy.
Nadya Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 My favorite part of the article is how operating in the developing world allows you to write sexy, edgy, out-there ads that would have NEVER EVER run in the neutered U.S. sissy-TV environment. Reminds me of home and early ads of fax machines. On billboards. All over the city. Yes, it played on exactly what it sounds like they should have. Anyone who wants our ad of condoms that ran in Kenya, PM me.
JLK Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 I get to LA for work twice a year, most years. Each time, I strive to get to In & Out, but each time, I have been stymied in my efforts. "This time," I thought, "I will not be denied. If all else fails, I'll find one en route to San Diego from LA!" Surely along that stretch between Huntington Beach and La Jolla, I'd find an outlet, right? Around San Juan Capistrano, I found myself famished and frustrated. I had missed an In & Out or two, not realizing that they were near the exit...but just beyond and thus several u-turns away. Stopping in at a Starbucks near the Mission, I asked and got shrugs from the cashier. A barrista unhelpfully pointed north. I gave in and ate at McDonald's, the other options being Taco Bell, KFC and something equally noxious. The fries were hot and salty. My quarter pounder with cheese arrived without pickles, as requested. But I drove off without my bottle of water.
cjsadler Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 It's just logical they want to get into China. A very interesting article on McDonald's and China.
Spiral Stairs Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 God I love it when people here fess up to stuff like this. It makes me feel so much less like a heathen. I periodically have a McDonald's itch that I have to scratch. It's been a few months, but it's lurking. I attribute this to the fact that I worked at McDonald's in high school. Whatever addictive substance with which they infuse their food still resides in my muscle tissue in high concentrations. P.S.: I had two frozen burritos for dinner last night. And they weren't any kind of friendly organic version branded with the possessive form of a woman's name. P.P.S.: That felt good.
DonRocks Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 P.S.: I had two frozen burritos for dinner last night. And they weren't any kind of friendly organic version branded with the possessive form of a woman's name. Why fret over Amy when it's so easy to make Patty O?
synaesthesia Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Why fret over Amy when it's so easy to make Patty O? I second the Patio burritos. The extra hot. Mmm..
Heather Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Big Mac! Why fret over Amy when it's so easy to make Patty O?Takes about a minute and a half, by my estimate.
Tweaked Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 I ate some McDonald's a couple weekends ago for the first time in maybe 5 years. The Days Inn by the Ohio State Fairgrounds shares a parking lot with a 24 hours MickeyD's. Catch was only the drive thru was open after midnight, hey we decided to try walking through the drive thru, nope we were told that was breaking McDonald's Laws. We eventaully flagged down a car of young lasses who appeared to be as equally inebriated as us and convinced them to buy us some food. 20 piece nugget at 1am when you are drunk mighty fine eating. Best part was when I went back up to the drive thru window and demanded more sweet and sour dipping sauce from the manager. He gave it to me and I told him that he just broke his own fucking law. Drunk and harassing the overnight McDonald's manager...priceless.
ol_ironstomach Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Takes about a minute and a half, by my estimate. No staying power...where's the satisfaction? (spoken after having improvised taco seasoning for lunch today...which is all about more cumin)
rkduggins Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 All you had for lunch today was homemade taco seasoning? That's pretty weak.
Al Dente Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 I, Al Dente, do solemnly swear, I will never eat at McDonalds again for the rest of my life. Every day, on my walk from White Flint metro to my office and back, I take a shortcut behind McD's. The smell I pick up when walking by the ass-end of this establishment is enough to keep me away. I have visions of various evil acts committed behind those locked red doors. I wonder what gruesome sights there are in those dumpsters. I'm certain McD's is the primary cause of all the world's woes. I'm begging you, don't take your children there. They'll only grow up to destroy Western Civilization.
hm212 Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 Meahgan, must you always be the spoil-sport? Everyone has eaten McDonalds at least once. It's all over Europe. It's just logical they want to get into China. I mean, a billion plus people market, how can you ignore that? My favorite line from Fast Food Nationwas the fact that the meat from perhaps 1,000 cows was in your one burger. Now that's crazy.Fast Food nation should be required viewing for all middle school students.
monsterriffs Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 Fast Food nation should be required viewing for all middle school students. I had the craving for a chocolate milkshake from here a few weeks ago. That was a mistake. I felt like a sack of crap afterwards. What's worse is that, when I was still in college and my friend who had graduated came into town, we would go out drinking and THEN end up at the 24 hour McDonald's on M St. and I'd get the milkshake at like 2 am....ugh.
MelGold Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Not sure what possessed me to be one of the billions who will take advantage of the free "southern style" chicken sandwich giveaway today, but let me save the rest of you the time & trouble. Yes, you get free food, but it's not worth the calories. It's not atrocious, and the pickles are more plentiful than a Chick-fil-A Sandwich, but that's about it. The seasoning isn't there, the bun is pedestrian and like the nuggets, I'm not sure how many pieces of chicken were pieced together to make this cutlet. For my money, I'm sticking with the original chicken sandwich place - even if it means I can't have one on Sunday because it's the Lord's Day. For those of you who don't trust one person's opinion who just took one for the team, stop by any of the quadrillion Micky D's today until 7 PM...all it will cost you is the price of a medium drink, gas money (I walked so there's something), and a ton of wasted calories.
dcs Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I had the craving for a chocolate milkshake from here a few weeks ago. That was a mistake. I felt like a sack of crap afterwards. I read somewhere that McDonald's cannot call them milkshakes because there is not actually any milk in them. Perhaps it is just an urban legend, but if you look on the menu, they are just called "Shakes." God only knows what is in them.
DonRocks Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Not sure what possessed me to be one of the billions who will take advantage of the free "southern style" chicken sandwich giveaway today, but let me save the rest of you the time & trouble. Yes, you get free food, but it's not worth the calories. It's not atrocious, and the pickles are more plentiful than a Chick-fil-A Sandwich, but that's about it. The seasoning isn't there, the bun is pedestrian and like the nuggets, I'm not sure how many pieces of chicken were pieced together to make this cutlet. For my money, I'm sticking with the original chicken sandwich place - even if it means I can't have one on Sunday because it's the Lord's Day. For those of you who don't trust one person's opinion who just took one for the team, stop by any of the quadrillion Micky D's today until 7 PM...all it will cost you is the price of a medium drink, gas money (I walked so there's something), and a ton of wasted calories. I'm embarrassed to say that I had one of these a couple weeks ago (it was late, I was on the interstate, and I was desperate). MelGold describes the sandwich perfectly: It's a sterile, bland imitation of Chick-fil-A - a little black pepper in the batter would have gone a long way. Cheers, Rocks.
Robert Rymarz Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I ate two a few minutes ago. Someone smack me as I should have known better.
SeanMike Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I had one as well (thanks for the coupon, AMAZON.COM!) and found it completely without merit, but honestly, without much to detract. It just was. A very zen sandwich. However, $.59 cheeseburgers? Sign me up. I flash back to childhood each bite.
dcandohio Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I read somewhere that McDonald's cannot call them milkshakes because there is not actually any milk in them. Perhaps it is just an urban legend, but if you look on the menu, they are just called "Shakes." God only knows what is in them. "Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream: Milk, sugar, cream, nonfat milk solids, corn syrup solids, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, dextrose, sodium citrate, artificial vanilla flavor, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, disodium phosphate, cellulose gum, vitamin A palmitate. CONTAINS: MILK. Vanilla Syrup: Corn syrup, water, natural flavor (plant source), caramel color, citric acid, pectin, sodium benzoate (preservative), yellow 5, yellow 6. May contain small amounts of other shake flavors served at the restaurant, including egg ingredients when Egg Nog Shakes are available."Here are the list of ingredients in the 12 oz. vanilla "shake" from the Micky D's web site. Sure, there's milk in there, along with so many other yummy ingredients...it should be called a "corn syrup" shake. Yikes.
deangold Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 "Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream: Milk, sugar, cream, nonfat milk solids, corn syrup solids, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, dextrose, sodium citrate, artificial vanilla flavor, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, disodium phosphate, cellulose gum, vitamin A palmitate. CONTAINS: MILK. Vanilla Syrup: Corn syrup, water, natural flavor (plant source), caramel color, citric acid, pectin, sodium benzoate (preservative), yellow 5, yellow 6. May contain small amounts of other shake flavors served at the restaurant, including egg ingredients when Egg Nog Shakes are available."Here are the list of ingredients in the 12 oz. vanilla "shake" from the Micky D's web site. Sure, there's milk in there, along with so many other yummy ingredients...it should be called a "corn syrup" shake. Yikes. Please note that cellulose gum is a nice was of saying sawdust derived goo...
Sthitch Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Frankly I am shocked that the Egg Nog shakes might actually contain real eggs, I don't even think that ingredient can actually be found in an egg mcmuffin.
Dr. Delicious Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I love McD's shakes and I don't care who knows it. I also thought that the gelato at the McD's by the Spanish Steps was some of the best i had, so take that snobs!
MelGold Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I also thought that the gelato at the McD's by the Spanish Steps was some of the best i had, so take that snobs!I am the first to admit that one of the greatest meals I had in Madrid was a Quarter Pounder with Cheese (granted I was young & naive, but I still think of that burger), so no need to be calling anyone a snob. Anyone who has eaten MickyD's abroad could probably attest, they ain't sourcing from the same distributors as they do in the States!
laniloa Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I'm sticking with the original chicken sandwich place -These caused quite a stir in Tallahassee when they first arrived claiming to be southern. Some folks at work and I did a side-by-side of the chicken biscuits with the CFA and hands down the CFA were better. The biscuits were lighter and without a pronounced shortening taste. The chicken had some zip to it. What cracks me up are the advertisements for a homemade tasting biscuit. I sure hope these aren't like what you have to eat at home.
mtpleasanteater Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Anyone who has eaten MickyD's abroad could probably attest, they ain't sourcing from the same distributors as they do in the States! I have to say I was pretty disappointed with the Big Mac I had in New Zealand. The beef tasted a lot more like beef & the special sauce was better but the bun was so much worse it ruined it for me. They heavily advertise their use of NZ ingredients but I guess part of the appeal of the real Big Mac is the way the beef doesn't taste like beef.
mtpleasanteater Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Only in NYC The one near me delivers to businesses!
DonRocks Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Does this joint do OpenTable? I think they use OpenSesame. Only in NYC There's one in NYC with a grand piano in it. By the way, has anyone ever vetted the unoriginal nerd-wonks who overuse the annoying term "vetting?" Vet this.
qwertyy Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Anyone who has eaten MickyD's abroad could probably attest, they ain't sourcing from the same distributors as they do in the States! The lamb burger they serve in India is really pretty tasty. And they give you chili sauce for the fries!
monsterriffs Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Lou: You know, the funniest thing though; it's the little differences.Wiggum: Example. Lou: Well, at McDonald's you can buy a Krusty Burger with cheese, right? But they don't call it a Krusty Burger with cheese. Wiggum: Get out! Well, what do they call it? Lou: A Quarter Pounder with cheese. Wiggum: Quarter Pounder with cheese? Well, I can picture the cheese, but, uh, do they have Krusty partially gelatinated non-dairy gum-based beverages? Lou: Mm-hm. They call 'em, "shakes." Eddie: Huh, shakes. You don't know what you're gettin'. The Simpsons speaketh the truth.
dcs Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 If you can believe it, apparently in Maine they sell something called the McLobster Roll. I am sure that is some treat.
plunk Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 "I go to MacDonald's and Burger King on occasion. What else are you going to do when you're on the road and you have to dash in for some food? They are pretty good; they're clean, and you know what you're getting. I don't know why anyone would think I always dine on hummingbird tongues or something." - Julia Child
Al Dente Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I have not "dined" at a major fast food joint in nearly two years. I'm sofa king superior to you all. Humbly, Al
Mark Slater Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I have to say I was pretty disappointed with the Big Mac I had in New Zealand. The beef tasted a lot more like beef & the special sauce was better but the bun was so much worse it ruined it for me. They heavily advertise their use of NZ ingredients but I guess part of the appeal of the real Big Mac is the way the beef doesn't taste like beef. After eating multi-course meals for 8 days in Champagne, the first thing I did in Paris was hit the McD's on Avenue de Wagram for a Special or whatever they call the fromage-burger. It was surprisingly decent, excellent frites, the place was clean and full of terminally chic peeps. I love Paris!
mtpleasanteater Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 After eating multi-course meals for 8 days in Champagne, the first thing I did in Paris was hit the McD's on Avenue de Wagram for a Special or whatever they call the fromage-burger. It was surprisingly decent, excellent frites, the place was clean and full of terminally chic peeps. I love Paris! I have a feeling that the rest of the food you ate in France was also better than the food I had in NZ.
goodeats Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 When I was in China last fall, they had a delicious Spicy Chicken and Spicy Fish sandwich there that was very yummy. I still get strange looks when I tell people that McDs in China & Taiwan have at least 2 stories and are very busy at all times. Of course, they don't know that in China, you still have to squat in their bathrooms....aim well!
JPW Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 After eating multi-course meals for 8 days in Champagne, the first thing I did in Paris was hit the McD's on Avenue de Wagram for a Special or whatever they call the fromage-burger. It was surprisingly decent, excellent frites, the place was clean and full of terminally chic peeps. I love Paris!The best thing about McD's in Paris is the ability to order a beer.
legant Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Although the Super Size Me segment turned me off of the french fries for almost a year, I do still get a craving every now and then.
pizza man Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 If you can believe it, apparently in Maine they sell something called the McLobster Roll. I am sure that is some treat. Went to high school on MDI, (closest McD was in Ellsworth, about 20 Minutes away from Bar Harbor). Had the Lobster roll thing once. I wouldn't call it a treat. Mostly surimi and Mayonnaise. However, if they could do the Maine RED hot dogs...
Sthitch Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 I am not sure if any food has ever scared me as much as the first time I saw someone eat a McRib sandwich, and the Simpsons parody of it in "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can" where the Ribwich was made out of some unknown animal is how I always saw the McRib.
1000yregg Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 When I went to Japan last year- they had the Mega Mac- a double big mac with 4 patties. I think they market this in Japan and Asia to fatten up Asia since America has been conquered already.
Kibbee Nayee Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 I'm actually sorry I'm writing this, and I wouldn't eat there at gunpoint, but I bought McD's stock at $30 just 3 years ago and it's at $60 today....! I did go to one in Munich once, but I only ordered a beer.
selihc Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Not sure what possessed me to be one of the billions who will take advantage of the free "southern style" chicken sandwich giveaway today, but let me save the rest of you the time & trouble. Yes, you get free food, but it's not worth the calories. It's not atrocious, and the pickles are more plentiful than a Chick-fil-A Sandwich, but that's about it. The seasoning isn't there, the bun is pedestrian and like the nuggets, I'm not sure how many pieces of chicken were pieced together to make this cutlet. For my money, I'm sticking with the original chicken sandwich place - even if it means I can't have one on Sunday because it's the Lord's Day. For those of you who don't trust one person's opinion who just took one for the team, stop by any of the quadrillion Micky D's today until 7 PM...all it will cost you is the price of a medium drink, gas money (I walked so there's something), and a ton of wasted calories. It's hard to find Chick-fil-A sometimes and if I've got a craving for that style of sandwich the Micky-D's version isn't awful.
eating out Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 I was sucked in by the Southern Chicken ad campaign - particularly the image of the chicken biscuit next to the perspiring sweet tea. I tried the biscuit last week, and admit that I enjoyed it. Since SuperSize Me, I have avoided Mickey D's, succumbing to a weakness for fries or an Egg McMuffin once or twice a year. I will definitely go with the Chicken Biscuit over the Egg McMuffin now, but hope that I can stay strong and limit it to rare occasions. I've avoided Chick-Fil-A since viewing a revelation regarding their ownership on this board. As they say, ignorance is bliss.
Lydia R Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 Since SuperSize Me, I have avoided Mickey D's, succumbing to a weakness for fries or an Egg McMuffin once or twice a year.Maybe not necessary. Interesting reaction from corporate.
hm212 Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 At Bethany Beach a few years ago they were selling McCrab cakes. I don't know if they still are, but tried them once - didn't think they were real crab meat. If you can believe it, apparently in Maine they sell something called the McLobster Roll. I am sure that is some treat.
DPop Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 At Bethany Beach a few years ago they were selling McCrab cakes. I don't know if they still are, but tried them once - didn't think they were real crab meat. I'm gonna go out on a limb and agree with you here. I would find it hard to believe that they would serve real crab meat when the authenticity of their hamburger meat is still in question (at least in my mind)....
SeanMike Posted June 20, 2008 Posted June 20, 2008 I have avoided Mickey D's, succumbing to a weakness for fries or an Egg McMuffin once or twice a year.I've avoided McDonald's for the most part since I went on a diet about two years ago, save one unfortunate time I succumbed to a craving for a Big Mac and got rather sick.However, when dealing with a hangover recently, I went to one near me and got two of the little $.99 cheeseburgers, some fries, and a Coke. Man that hit the spot just right. And will probably last me through next year some time...
edenman Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 Pretty hilarious defense of McDonald's. I don't need abs, I just need salt and pickles and stuff.
Ericandblueboy Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 When I'm in foreign countries, I look for McDonald's just to see what's on their menu that's not available in the U.S. For example, in the French caribbean, they have the McHomard, some kind of lobster sandwich. I was most disappointed not to see McKebab in Morocco. Chances are, they are mobbed and I have plans to dine elsewhere so I never get to try these outrageous products.
mtpleasanteater Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 My favorite part of eating at McDonalds is that its really fast. Like 3 courses in 5 minutes fast.
Ericandblueboy Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 My favorite part of eating at McDonalds is that its really fast. Like 3 courses in 5 minutes fast. How can you possibly eat 3 courses in 5 minutes? Are you able to taste the food?
Xochitl10 Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 When I'm in foreign countries, I look for McDonald's just to see what's on their menu that's not available in the U.S.Happiness is a milk tea and Oreo McFlurry.
ScotteeM Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 How can you possibly eat 3 courses in 5 minutes? Are you able to taste the food? I think that's the point: Eat it fast enough that you don't HAVE to taste it.
Tweaked Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 While in Bangkok last week, I was dining at the Siam Paragon Mall food court (don't laugh, the malls in Bangkok have great food...braised pig knuckle anyone? Pork limb with noodles? at the mall, I kid not) and a severly obese middle eastern family sat down behind us...kids 50 pounds over weight obese...and yes they had two platters of McDonalds piled high, super sized fries all around...needless to say, very few of the Thai mall rats tucking into the local food were over weight. It was a stark example of food culture.
LLMIX Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 I ate at one in Rome a couple years ago and because friends wanted to see if it was the same. It seemed a little better, maybe because we were on vacation? And the larger of the three in Dublin is pretty fantastic, great fries, chips of course!
hm212 Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 My favorite part of eating at McDonalds is that its really fast. Like 3 courses in 5 minutes fast.Last week we were driving down route 17 to the beach (NC - SC). Ran into a stretch of about 100 miles with NOTHING - I had promised the kids 1/2 hour earlier we would stop at the next place down the road for break. Finally saw the arches in the distance have never been so happy to see a mcdonalds - They even had clean bathrooms.
wolverine Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 Eric Ripert seems to like McDonald's... http://www.gourmet.com/restaurants/2008/07/ripert_burger
Xochitl10 Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 I finally got around to actually eating at McDonald's in Japan today, not counting the previous consumption of various randomly flavored McFlurries (although I skipped the blueberry and Oreo one). The Ebi-Filet-O is terribly bland, a pale shadow of the golden, shrimpy goodness that is Mos Burger's shrimp cutlet sandwich. The fries were nice and crisp, and quite tasty. It was the last day for the Caramel Macchiato McFlurry, which was big on coffee flavor, short on caramel flavor, and only sparsely populated by little chocolate covered crispy bits. I can't vouch for it, but every now and then I find Azami eating a "Mega Tamago" burger. The cylindrical "fried egg" (the eponymous tamago) on it freaks me out.
goldenticket Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Not sure what possessed me to be one of the billions who will take advantage of the free "southern style" chicken sandwich giveaway today, but let me save the rest of you the time & trouble. Yes, you get free food....McDonald's latest freebie is a Medium Cup of "Premium Roast" Coffee - throughout the month of February, 5-9 am. More details: Get a Free Medium premium roast coffee or vanilla, hazelnut or regular iced coffee between 5-9 AM all month in February. Valid only at participating locations. Only one item per person per visit. Offer good February 1 - 28. Not sure if "participating locations" are limited to certain areas, but I can confirm that the Route 1 location at the North end of Old Town is participating.
dcs Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Built to Last. This is actually fairly incredible. McDonald's Happy Meal didn't decompose after six months.
SeanMike Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Awesome. And the McRib is coming back! http://consumerist.com/2010/10/mcrib-sandwich-returning-from-mcexile-on-nov-2.html
DonRocks Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Awesome. And the McRib is coming back! I had my first McRib in 1984.
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