Culinary Experience: Hey team - want McDonald’s - again?!?!?

Posted on October 6, 2007
Filed Under 2 Stars, CE |

So we all like [tag]McDonald’s[/tag], most will probably not admit it and seldom not feel guilty after a visit - but we DO like McDonald’s. All of us have new way of referring to a quick stop as Micky D’s. Ever since the movie Super Size Me from [tag]Morgan Spurlock[/tag] we refer to McDonald’s with euphemisms: “grabbing something quick” or “getting a burger”.

So that being said I distinctly remember several specific McDonald’s visits which are almost perfect, this week was not one. I had the opportunity to welcome our new son into the world this week so I spent a good deal of time in a hospital for this great event. So because of the great way my week started I got to eat 4 meals over 2.5 days in the hospital cafeteria.

Meal 3 was where it hit me for this post. I clearly loved the first [tag]Double Quarter Pounder[/tag] with cheese and my second, but meal three was about those chicken wrappy things. Meal 4 - a chicken sandwich. Oh how I longed for the McDonald’s I was in last week with a McDonald’s which had bier and mayonaise tubs in Italy. Then I realized I have 2 other almost magical McDonald’s experiences which are clearly in my head:

1. My first McDonald’s in like 4 months after working my way around Central America in Guatemala City during college - 2 [tag]Big Macs[/tag], fries and Coke

2. A late night stop at the one on times square - [tag]Quarter Pounder[/tag] w/ cheese meal

So since I made this a culinary experience post, I will use my average McDonald’s experience from a rating perspective and honestly not such a good good rating. The inconsistency of freshness, preparation and service are making it one of the low end vendors in the space. Not lovin’ it.
You want consistency, go to [tag]Wendy’s[/tag]. I know the fries suck, but the other stuff is always the same.

Location: McDonald’s

Rating: 2

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2 Responses to “Culinary Experience: Hey team - want McDonald’s - again?!?!?”

  1. spatially relevant » Blog Archive » Did Morgan Spurlock Damage the McDonald’s brand? on October 6th, 2007 2:10 pm

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