Geez, thats some expensive McDs
Around here:
McDouble $1
McPick 2 is $2
Big Mac is $3.something and the whole combo is $5.
Around here:
McDouble $1
McPick 2 is $2
Big Mac is $3.something and the whole combo is $5.
4. The McDouble is $1.70 and a Big Mac is $4.40. The only difference is that the Big Mac has lettuce, an extra bun in the middle, and special sauce. The Big Mac is way overpriced. The McPick 2 for $5 was a good deal, since you can get 2 Big Macs for $5.
Went there for dinner after my kid kept insisting on it. My observations:
1. They have their menu on screens. The problem is that they rotate screens every five seconds. It's really hard to order when what you're looking at keeps disappearing. WTH were they thinking?
2. There were five separate screens with no rhyme or reason on how they were organized. I stood there and watched as they cycled through. To top it off, they didn't even have all the menu items on there.
3. That McPick is a not a good deal. I found that I saved a whopping $0.08 by ordering two items off the McPick 2 for $2.50 menu as opposed to just ordering them individually. It was however, really hard to tell this since the menu screens kept changing. Perhaps that why they do it.
4. The McDouble is $1.70 and a Big Mac is $4.40. The only difference is that the Big Mac has lettuce, an extra bun in the middle, and special sauce. The Big Mac is way overpriced. The McPick 2 for $5 was a good deal, since you can get 2 Big Macs for $5.
#3. "the mcpick is not a good deal"
#4. "the mcpick is a good deal"
There are multiple McPicks. The one that is not a good deal is the McPick 2 for $2.50. The one that is a good deal was the McPick 2 for $5, but this one expired.
Why go to McDonald's anymore when there are so many better quality fast casual restaurants now
The real mistake here is in your lack of effort at convincing your children that In-n-Out is superior to McDonald's in every way and that they should never want to make that choice again, considering you actually have access to InNOut
I've traveled a little bit, and everywhere I've gone if they have a McDonalds I try the big mac + one other item that I've never tried. Big Mac for baseline purposes.
These are my subjective experiences, thank you for reading my blog.
UK (London, Bristol)
Way too messy. I must have gotten unlucky with don't-give-a-crap schoolkids manning the McDonalds, but the Big Mac was just a gross, over-sauced mess and soggy. From what I hear from buddies and family in the UK, you're more likely to get super gross McDonalds than even average stuff.
US (Chicago, Seattle)
Bic Mac was way too salty. Saltier than anywhere else I've had it before. I don't know if it was user error or the way it's meant to be, but it ruined the burger for me. It was messy, too, but not on the scale of the UK ones I had. I didn't enjoy it at all, but forced myself to finish the damn thing, to hell with sunk cost fallacy.
Japan (Tokyo)
This was actually pretty great. Burger was tidy, staff were prompt and weren't gum-chewing kids who couldn't give a rats ass, and the burger tasted fine. The thing is, everything went very smoothly, and everything was very satisfactory. This, to me, robs McDonalds of some of it's "gambling charm", as typically in a McDonalds, you always have to expect at least one sacrifice / corner cut. The question is: Where? It's like a game.
When everything is perfect, it no longer feels like McDonalds. Just an imitation. Odd how that goes, huh?
Australia (Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns, Sydney)
All experiences were pretty similar. McDonalds manned by high-school kids working for pocket money is never very good. Melbourne was the best experience with a tidier burger, Adelaide the worst, and Perth surprisingly good. Come to think of it, that's basically a great representation of the country, because seriously, Adelaide sucks, and Perth is surprisingly good. Great beaches.
Hong Kong
A little messy and dry, but otherwise fine. Few high school kids and almost always two managers on scene, and each restaurant is always so busy they don't have time to fuck around. Too little lettuce, though. Perfectly acceptable.
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
Similar to above. Messy, too little lettuce and hence quite dry. Stingy on the sauce two, even though I assume they're those fixed-amount dispensers. Either way, wasn't particularly impressed, but it was fine, if I was stuck on a desert island I'd definitely pick a Bic Mac from KL over the ones I tried in UK and US.
Singapore
A better version of Hong Kong's Big Mac (hey, here's another great analogy as it applies to the cities as well). Tidier, tastier, and the atmosphere was better and less rushed. Definitely enjoyed my Big Mac here.
The Netherlands (Amsterdam)
This was fine, apparently good by Western European standards according to my buddies who are certified Big Macxperts. Mayonnaise with chips (fries) was novel for me. Not a bad experience, but I was also really hungry, so this is a more subjective result than the others.
Canada (Vancouver, Toronto)
Again with the salty burgers. Definitely more salty than any of the burgers in Asia or Europe. What the heck is up with that? Ruined it for me, but again, finished the whole thing for testing methodology purposes. Otherwise tidy, though, and staff were friendly.
And that sums it up. I one day hope to submit a book to the lonely planet for publication called Big Max Out Your Life: A Comprehensive Guide to McDonalds Around The World.
So far, they've not replied to my emails and sample chapters, but I'll never stop believing and hoping.
Yes, I am a little overweight, why do you ask?
1. They have their menu on screens. The problem is that they rotate screens every five seconds. It's really hard to order when what you're looking at keeps disappearing. WTH were they thinking?
France (Paris): The girl behind the counter was a total knockout with large tracts of land, so maybe my whole experience was subconsciously biased to be better than it otherwise would have been.
He lives in a bloody swamp! He needs all the land he can get.You asked the girl behind the counter at McDonalds about her real estate holdings?
He lives in a bloody swamp! He needs all the land he can get.
I've traveled a little bit, and everywhere I've gone if they have a McDonalds I try the big mac + one other item that I've never tried. Big Mac for baseline purposes.
These are my subjective experiences, thank you for reading my blog.
Japan (Tokyo)
This was actually pretty great. Burger was tidy, staff were prompt and weren't gum-chewing kids who couldn't give a rats ass, and the burger tasted fine. The thing is, everything went very smoothly, and everything was very satisfactory. This, to me, robs McDonalds of some of it's "gambling charm", as typically in a McDonalds, you always have to expect at least one sacrifice / corner cut. The question is: Where? It's like a game.
When everything is perfect, it no longer feels like McDonalds. Just an imitation. Odd how that goes, huh?
Australia (Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns, Sydney)
All experiences were pretty similar. McDonalds manned by high-school kids working for pocket money is never very good. Melbourne was the best experience with a tidier burger, Adelaide the worst, and Perth surprisingly good. Come to think of it, that's basically a great representation of the country, because seriously, Adelaide sucks, and Perth is surprisingly good. Great beaches.
In London, and I presume the rest of England, they have Double-Sausage versions of the egg McMuffin. Now I love sausage but the one time I tried to eat one of those double's I couldn't finish it. Not only was the sausage paddy larger than in the US, but there were two of the fricking monsters.I like the sausage egg mcmuffin before a furnace install.
In London, and I presume the rest of England, they have Double-Sausage versions of the egg McMuffin. Now I love sausage but the one time I tried to eat one of those double's I couldn't finish it. Not only was the sausage paddy larger than in the US, but there were two of the fricking monsters.
BTW, I went to three different McD's in the UK during my three week trip a year ago last December. I was surprised at how clean the place was, how none of them had kids working there, and that all of the women were wearing company skirts! Not a one of them was wearing pants. Amazing.
Things get ruined when you upsize. Double quarter pounder? Too much meat, not enough bun. Ginormous Reeses cup? Too much peanut butter to chocolate. It's especially bad with candy. If it doesn't have standard proportions, it's wrong.
It's made up of fish parts.
BTW, I went to three different McD's in the UK during my three week trip a year ago last December. I was surprised at how clean the place was, how none of them had kids working there, and that all of the women were wearing company skirts! Not a one of them was wearing pants. Amazing.
France (Paris): The fries were exactly as I expected, but the big mac and chicken nuggets were pretty different. I don't typically eat at McDonalds, so I don't have a good basis for comparison, but I found both of them to be similar in quality to what I've had in Texas and Colorado. The girl behind the counter was a total knockout with large tracts of land, so maybe my whole experience was subconsciously biased to be better than it otherwise would have been.
Interesting story because I do travel oversea a lot too and I have been to more than a few American fast foods, McD in particular.
I also visited the new McD in Vietnam (Saigon/HCM City) - the place was brand new and there were some "modifications" on the menu for the local folks such as rice and soup and icecream. There were so many young kids that the place was so crazy loud. The newly rich in Asia (especially the youngins) think American fast food joins = cool and awesome. They did have several birthday celebrations at McD, KFC, and so on while I was there.
I was in Hong Kong and Singapore but did not have time to stop at any of the fast food joins, maybe next time.
4. The McDouble is $1.70 and a Big Mac is $4.40. The only difference is that the Big Mac has lettuce, an extra bun in the middle, and special sauce. The Big Mac is way overpriced.
Nobody is forcing you to eat there.......My favorite discrepancy is:
Sausage McMuffin (Sausage, Cheese, McMuffin) is $1.00 flat - $1.20
Sausage Egg McMuffin is $2.80 - $3+
So you are paying about $2 for an egg
My favorite discrepancy is:
Sausage McMuffin (Sausage, Cheese, McMuffin) is $1.00 flat - $1.20
Sausage Egg McMuffin is $2.80 - $3+
So you are paying about $2 for an egg