Problems of McDonald's

[Cuz]

Originally Posted by FireFly

It could be more like the service at DQ...

After our last visit to DQ (I was craving a blizzard and feeling lazy so we went for dinner,) my husband asked the manager on duty if they only hired people who got fired from McDonald's.... it was that bad. At least a 15 minute wait for a smushed burger coated in mustard. Gross.

But really, Wendy's is the cat's pyjamas when it comes to fast food. They seem to have the freshest ingredients, the greasiest burgers and they've upped their fry game substantially. They aren't McDonald's fries but I think I like them better now.

With DQ (whose burgers are quite underrated IMO), I've always found it depends on the location. Some are really good while others are piss poor.

[MRCboicgy]

Originally Posted by Cuz

With DQ (whose burgers are quite underrated IMO), I've always found it depends on the location. Some are really good while others are piss poor.

The DQ on 17th Ave and 37th St, over by Westbrook Mall is consistently great.

[Table 5]

Hmm, I could go for a McRib right now.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Isn't Edmonton a test market?

I know Columbus Ohio is the test market for the US because it's the most average city in America. Average immigrant population, average household income, average age, average education level...

[TorqueDog]

1. If the prices of McDonalds' food causes you hardship, you should use it as a motivator to make healthier choices.
2. If you do want to eat it and price doesn't cause you to make threads about it on message boards, McDonalds make available all of their nutritional info. So long as you keep on top of your calories (and macros), fitting McDonalds into your day isn't impossible. (In fact, it's easy as hell.)

[Tyler]

I love how we applaud McDonald's for using a real egg. Bravo!

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

So long as you keep on top of your calories (and macros), fitting McDonalds into your day isn't impossible. (In fact, it's easy as hell.)

This is not good nutritional advice. Don't listen to this

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Tyler

This is not good nutritional advice. Don't listen to this

Yeah, listen to the guy who says the advice is poor then gives no reasons for his dissent.

I'm not saying you can or should eat it regularly, and only an idiot would take my comment as such. I'm saying if you decide one day "I want a Bacon McDouble today" for example, you can still stay within your daily calorie goal and eat one so long as you stay on top of your calorie intake and your macronutrients for the rest of the day.

If you disagree, you're literally disagreeing with the first law of thermodynamics (and then please explain this: Professor of Human Nutrition loses 27 pounds eating mostly Twinkies.)

Calories in, calories out. End of discussion.

[FlamesAddiction]

I probably eat at McDonald's twice a year. It's not that I hate it, I actually really like it. But it really does make me feel like garbage after. As I get older, I find that food choices affect my energy levels much more than they did when I was younger.

My personal "fast food" vice is greasy spoon Chinese food. You know the ones that usually have names like; "Lucky Restaurant" or "Golden Wok". You pay like $30 and feed yourself for 3 days (even if you order chow mein and get chop suey).

The last time I went to McDonald's is when I was babysitting my niece. It was almost $30 to feed 2 adults and a kid and we were all hungry after.

[Nage Waza]

The best secret out there is the A&W breakfast. They serve a legit sit down breakfast served to your table. The place is packed with old folks reading newspapers eating bacon and eggs.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

I wouldn't be surprised if a Chipotle pops up soon . They just opened up one in Vancouver. They are a coming folks.

Originally Posted by troutman

Is Mucho Burrito close?

IMO Chipotle is way over rated. Its good and all, but not much different than a mucho burrito or Taco Del Mar. I like those places, so I'm not saying its bad, but when I ate there I wasn't blown away.

[Derek Sutton]

Originally Posted by FireFly

It could be more like the service at DQ...

After our last visit to DQ (I was craving a blizzard and feeling lazy so we went for dinner,) my husband asked the manager on duty if they only hired people who got fired from McDonald's.... it was that bad. At least a 15 minute wait for a smushed burger coated in mustard. Gross.

But really, Wendy's is the cat's pyjamas when it comes to fast food. They seem to have the freshest ingredients, the greasiest burgers and they've upped their fry game substantially. They aren't McDonald's fries but I think I like them better now.

Like the DQ commercials say, "It's not fast food..." and they are right, its slow AND it sucks, and its over priced to, you can buy a whole pail of ice cream for the price of one little treat off of their menu.

[GGG]

I love Mcdonalds, Bacon McDoubles an jr Chickens. It's so consistantly, everyone is the same. They perfected the delivery of fake flavour salt, fat and carbs made from the constituents of food marketed to children like cigarettes.

It's really masterful, the staff training is fantastic. If you could turn the performance in that kitchen to the real world you'd double efficiency.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by ernie

When something is cooked fresh you don't actually want to eat it...I love it when they pour egg powder on a griddle and add water to make the scrambled eggs. (note the website says they are fresh eggs...I've seen multiple franchise restaurants prepare these fresh eggs and let's just say i beg to differ with the website).

Actually, the eggs are not claimed to be fresh for all egg products at McDonald's in the United States. The only egg product that is claimed as freshly cracked is the Egg McMuffin.

It would be too expensive to replicate an unbeaten egg artificially so they use real eggs for it. They did try with powdered whites and powdered yolks treated with a chemical to allow them to keep their shape when reconstituted and dropped into the egg white but apparently it made them taste so unlike eggs that it was abandoned. DO NOT put it past them to try again as technology improves.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack

Since we don't have Chipotle here, does Mucho Burrito count as a viable substitute?

Bite your tongue. No comparison.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by Komskies

It would be nice if we had Chipotle in Calgary. Like the salad from Subway, you can get a double meat burrito bowl, saving the empty calories from the tortilla and getting good carbs from the beans and good fat from the guacamole.

Or you get the burrito bowl with tortillas on the side and it is two meals.

[goodyear]

But its good enough for Olympians!

As someone said, their coffee is supreme. McDonald's breakfast is still miles better than Tim's, especially the hash brown.

However, A&W is my fast food place of choice!

[boogerz]

Originally Posted by GGG

I love Mcdonalds, Bacon McDoubles an jr Chickens. It's so consistantly, everyone is the same. They perfected the delivery of fake flavour salt, fat and carbs made from the constituents of food marketed to children like cigarettes.

It's really masterful, the staff training is fantastic. If you could turn the performance in that kitchen to the real world you'd double efficiency.

I'm in the camp that only eats McD twice a year, but at $1.90, you'd be hardpressed to make a dozen, homemade Jr. McChickens for that unit cost.

It's easy to see why people of lower social status flock to McDonalds. Just ridiculous levels of consistency and efficiency

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

Wait until you try Sbarro's during your world travels!

It's where I go for a real New York slice.

[darklord700]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

1. If the prices of McDonalds' food causes you hardship, you should use it as a motivator to make healthier choices.

Last night I fed 4 adults and 2 kids on $35 of KFC. It would have cost me more had I bought Mickey D's. KFC is always more expensive than Mickey D's in the past but not anymore. That's not right and that's why Mickey D is unreasonably pricey nowadays.