They deliver.
No, not nutritionally, but they'll actually schlepp your order to buildings nearby. Where else have you seen that?
If you decide to host a wedding here, there's 200 seats to be had, and the food's cheap. Your guests might me confused, but whatever. If Uncle Frank decides he wants chicken instead of fish, their kitchen will crank out his order fast no matter the time of day.
Yelp Users' Reviews of Various McDonald's Locations,
Yelp Users' Reviews of Various McDonald's Locations.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
New York, NY
This McDonald's is known as the "fancy McDonalds" because they have piano player, a doorman, granite table tops, and table service.
When I walked through the door my monocle fell out of my eye. I thought "ohh my word, this place is even too fancy for me!"
Unfortunately, I was woefully under dressed, but they luckily had a tuxedo for me to borrow. As I proceeded up the gracious stair case I admired the imported granite tables, I was impressed to hear piano player playing the moonlight sonata and shit. We were seated quickly in the "orchid room". This room was so fancy it made the Palace of Versailles look like a mere Buckingham Palace.
We choose the prix fixe menu consisting of four courses. The first course consisted of a breaded and fried chicken cutlets with a crisp batter. This was paired with a fine vintage Sprite. The second course consisted of frites presented artfully in red cardboard tube with a thick tomato like sauce. The main entree was an enormous sandwich consisting of two patties, pickles, lettuce, and a three layer bun. The "special sauce" included in this sandwich danced over my palate like a ballet. The somellier was helpful throughout this meal. He recommended Coca Cola to complement the complex flavors of our entree. The final course was a desert pastry. It was a crisp and cinnamon apple flavour pastry not unlike those found in the finest bakeries of Paris. Over all this restaurant was the definition of dining excellence, and sophistication.
The above is pure fiction. This in all actuality is McDonalds that looks fancy. Its just a McDonalds with the same lousy food you can get anywhere else.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
New York, NY
This McD location was the most generous of them all when it came down to handing out the free McCafe iced Mocha during the Summer. I recall people charging at the employees and walking away with two hands full. Needless to say I was one of those TYVM. BTW, I said no whipped cream, spammit! Fine, I'll add a star for that kickass promotion.
Let me see..5 McNuggets for $1 or 20 for over $5. Hrmm..tough call. Now why would they think you can't do math, especially when you are by Wall St? *boggle*
Their fish fillet here is awful - it's nuked and tastes like rubber afterwards. I hear their Angus burger is decent though.
Do people really write reviews of McDonalds'? Well, this one has a piano so on occasion, this is a live music venue. The food is generally served minutes after ordered which must mean it is all very fresh due to the fact that inventory moves so quickly. The staff here wear brets - clearly influenced by the French as evidenced by their French Fries. I often notice that McDonald's employees from other branches come here to order lunch so clearly, this location is superior to others.
Let me see..5 McNuggets for $1 or 20 for over $5. Hrmm..tough call. Now why would they think you can't do math, especially when you are by Wall St? *boggle*
Their fish fillet here is awful - it's nuked and tastes like rubber afterwards. I hear their Angus burger is decent though.
Do people really write reviews of McDonalds'? Well, this one has a piano so on occasion, this is a live music venue. The food is generally served minutes after ordered which must mean it is all very fresh due to the fact that inventory moves so quickly. The staff here wear brets - clearly influenced by the French as evidenced by their French Fries. I often notice that McDonald's employees from other branches come here to order lunch so clearly, this location is superior to others.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
New York, NY
Like the Crispy Chicken fingers, sometimes in a salad. There is no more doorman. There used to be 'table' service where someone would set a place for you. I can't remember the last time I had someone do that. Do love their iced coffee. But the piano is still there. And some evenings I will stop by to sip some cofffee and listen. But in the evening the upstairs is closed. A few homeless will meander in so hold your breath and watch your fries.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Kailua, Hawaii
I was babysitting and left with the Mom-van and $20 to take the kids to McD for dinner. This McDonalds has a slide/play place which was being used only by the 2 girls I was with - they had a blast before and after mealtime! That's why I gave 2 stars instead of just one...
TERRIBLE customer service! Before you judge me, please know that my very first job at the age of 15 was at McDonalds and I'm always more than kind to McD employees. I ordered myself a grilled chicken sandwich and ended up with a McChicken. No no no - not the $1 menu mystery chicken patty! I was trying to be moderately healthy. I told the guy who was getting my order together that it was incorrect. The guy who had taken my order mumbled something about "that's not what she said" and that was it, they both went on their McWay and ignored me. I saw someone who looked like the McManager and caught his attention, letting him know what was up, as politely as I could. I wanted GRILLED chicken and would be happy to pay for the difference. He didnt' apologize to me at all, just went to the order taker and told him to fix it. Then, Mr. McMumbles said "there are so many grilled chicken sandwiches! #5, #6, #7..." I had to speak up and tell him - ORIGINAL. GRILLED. CHICKEN. I paid the difference like I said I would, although I didn't think I should have to since it was his McMistake, but I didn't want them to do something yucky to my food.
The only thing the manager said to him after the whole ordeal was PAY ATTENTION. Nobody said sorry or offered me a delicious McFlurry to compensate for my troubles. Oh well...
I got my grilled chicken sandwich, the lettuce was wilted and the tomato was gross. I only ate half.
The kids were thrilled to play there, loved the milk, and ate half of their happy meals - which was good for those picky eaters!
McDonalds remains a need-to-eat place for me!
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Waimanalo, HI
Visit: 6/9/09 - Dinner. Had Quarter Pounder meal.
The french fries that came with my meal today were awesome. They must have just came out of the fryer and into my drive through bag.
Quarter Pounder was okay. I didn't eat it on my way home so it was not as fresh.
Love Micky D fries.
Price is always right at McDonalds.
I will come back.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Honolulu, HI
I'm telling you, sometimes I get so fucking SICK of eating well. I mean, shit, some of us have our heads stuck so far up Gary Danko's ass that we can taste his fucking liver (it's a delicious acquired taste!) but one can't live on a diet of truffles alone. PERSPECTIVE gives you the power of discernment; you've gotta know both class and crass, otherwise who the fuck are you to say x is "better" than y? This is EXACTLY why I watch Jerry Springer RELIGIOUSLY. And let's face it, this is ALSO why you read my worthless reviews: culture requires barbarism, so pull your fucking nose out of the air and swim in the shit with the rest of us you snob!
I guess what I'm trying to say in my typical maladroit, profanity-laced way is: DON'T SHUT YOURSELF OFF FROM EXPERIENCE. Also, I'M A WHORE FOR FAST FOOD, SO FUCK OFF.
Anyway, if you want the BEST of the WORST, you should stop by McDonalds.
Every morning between the ages of twelve and eighteen Mom would drive me through McDonalds to pick up an Egg McMuffin and a Diet Coke before dropping me off at the back gates of my school. I'd saunter into homeroom at 7.45, say hello to Mr. H, and chow down while listening to the daily bulletin. That's right - EVERY. DAY. It pains my black, perpetually depressed anarcho-poetic heart to say this, but there's a part of me that loves -- NEEDS -- structure, so I held my McMuffin routine close while the winds of adolescent mania swirled about me.
Proust had his madeleine; I have my Egg McMuffin.
So much change is happening right now at home -- I'm an Uncle, my parents are beginning their long walk off into the sunset, questions of health and well-being are surfacing -- that I felt like a stranger. I needed something familiar; I needed McDonalds. This McDonalds, like the other ones in Hawai`i, has a number of local-style menu choices - satisfactory saimin, portuguese sausage or spam with eggs and rice, McTeri burgers (blech!), deep-fried taro pies (FAR BETTER than the apple pies) -- but it's also the McDonalds of my youth so I of course ordered an Egg McMuffin and Diet Coke.
I'm happy to report that nothing here has changed, even though so many things have.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Honolulu, HI
I came here to grab a Mcflurry late one night and decided to go with the M&M variety. The drive through was pretty cool (equipped some type of conveyor belt away from the actual restaurant) and the service was pretty quick. My only issues were:
1. My Mcflurry was not mixed. I mean I was able to do it on my own but still come on.
2. We weren't given any napkins. I guess I should have asked though so I cant really knock this too bad.
FREE FREAKIN' WI-FI!
Wi-fi at nearby Starbucks gets slow and clumsy when da cafe is full. Wi-fi at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is limited to 1-hour increments (with da added hassle of having to ask for a card at da register dat get one code you gotta plug into your netbook/laptop).
Place was packed chock full of high school teenyboppers, college kids, and a few professionals on a Thursday night. More seating available den a coffee shop (2 levels of seating with comfy booths & tables with chairs), cheap food & beverages available to order, and place opens till 10 p.m. all days of da week.
Took my Lil' Sis here and totally bypassed Starbucks, CBTL, Border's Books & Music & all of those other places. Who would've thought Mc-ee-dee's would become da "happenin' place" to study?
Review #150
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Kahului, HI
How awesome is this? I'm the first person to review the McDonald's in Kahului, Maui. My family moved to Maui in 1968 and I remember hamburgers being 25 cents when Maui basically had two fast food restaurants on the whole island . . . McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Thank you McDonald's for all those years of happiness . . . from seeing me transition from hamburgers to cheeseburgers and even growing up to big kid level with my first Big Mac.
You saved my undeveloped tastebuds from poi and squid and prevented that little white kid from starving to death. Here's to you McDonald's -- I raise my glass to you old friend.
Aloha to you and a big hang loose to the hamburglar and grimace
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Kahului, HI
I'm not 100% sure this is the exact location of the McD's that we've been to many times - all I know is we stopped there on our way to our hotel from the airport b/c we were starving...and although I eat McD's only about once a year, it was my only immediate alternative to chewing my arm off.
Holy COW. (no pun actually intended...) Best McDonald's cheeseburger ever!! But, I was ravenous, so I took the experience w/ a grain of salt (& ketchup). .....on the way back to the airport, we decided to try it again - see if lightning would strike twice - no way McDonald's could end up being one of our favorite meals of the trip! 2nd time: YUM! The bread was perfect - the meat & cheese so juicy & flavorful. It was downright weird.
2nd trip to the island - stuck with our new tradition & pulled over for some cheeseburgers. DING DING DING!!! They blew us away again.
And again on the way back to the airport.
This is now my 3rd trip to Maui - leaving this Friday...& I'm proud to admit that I'm looking SO forward to McDonalds.
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