Consolidated "McDonald's" thread
Jan 9, 2009 | 6:08 am
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Mrs BV is the same way. I don't make an issue of it, especially if we're talking $0.29. Did you know the fillet o fish only has a half slice of cheese? Mrs BV always orders with extra cheese. I have no idea what that costs.
Jan 9, 2009 | 6:59 am
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Jan 9, 2009 | 1:44 pm
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As I recall there was some kind of beef shortage in the 1970s. I remember Johnny Carson saying in his monologue that McDonalds was down to its last head of beef - only a billion more hamburgers.
Jan 9, 2009 | 11:44 pm
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I'll still get all variants of McD's burgers with cheese...that Angus bacon and cheese is to die for. It's almost not fast food. But anyway, yes, I'll get McD's with cheese despite that my favored cheese on burgers is provolone.
Jan 10, 2009 | 6:33 pm
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Mar 14, 2009 | 12:37 pm
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McDonald's quality much better overseas
Recently came back from Japan where - yes - I did go to McDonald's. In fact, I became addicted to having filet-o-fish for breakfast (yes, they serve it at breakfast)...
I noticed the quality of the food there being much better than in the U.S. Anybody else notice the quality of McDonald's being much better overseas ???
I noticed the quality of the food there being much better than in the U.S. Anybody else notice the quality of McDonald's being much better overseas ???
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Mar 14, 2009 | 12:42 pm
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Yes. When I moved from UK -> US I noticed how much worse US Filet-o-Fishes are. In the UK they are made with 100% cod (or at least used to be).
Also, fries are better in England. Nuggets are about the same. And they fry the apple pies in England, which makes them much better than the US versions.
Also, fries are better in England. Nuggets are about the same. And they fry the apple pies in England, which makes them much better than the US versions.
Mar 14, 2009 | 1:11 pm
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Yup, the same thing McD in Hong Kong. They probably still use pork fat to fry the apple pies. And I love the sausage McMuffin. You can get it any time during the day. And the nuggets are juicier too. I think it has to do with the high traffic. They seem to make things on demand.
Although I hate to admit that I ate McD overseas.
Although I hate to admit that I ate McD overseas.
Mar 14, 2009 | 7:45 pm
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I've found quality varies by city even within the same country. For example in France some were better than US and some were worse. Japan and HKG are consistently better (but pricing is also much higher than in the US, so it isn't a fair comparison).
Mar 14, 2009 | 9:00 pm
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HKG has the cheapest McDonald's in the world. Japan's are cheaper than the US's.
Mar 14, 2009 | 9:18 pm
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I found the quarter pounders in the UK to be only slightly better than the US, but not by much. And chicken mcnuggets in Germany taste the same over there as they do in the states. And the french fries in the US, UK and Germany all taste the same. Those are the only countries I've had McDs in.
I did have Burger King in Nassau, and it was the same as the US, but considering how close The Bahamas are to the US, they probably get their food from the same companies that the US ones do
I did have Burger King in Nassau, and it was the same as the US, but considering how close The Bahamas are to the US, they probably get their food from the same companies that the US ones do
Mar 17, 2009 | 7:59 am
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i find the choice better at us mcdonalds. It may be less greasy overseas but i still delight in a chicken biscuit burger in the morning. Wi Fi speed is also varied.