McDonald’s

McDonalds… yes, your marketing worked on me. Here I am instead of at Libretto’s Pizzeria (which to me is the McDonald’s of pizza, nothing great… but consistent). I came here to try your sirloin burger.
Atmosphere — slightly updated but did not appear like the McCafe style that seems to be popping up all over.
Service — Order Counter line is awkward as no one knows where to stand after ordering. Busy, polite and friendly employees (I was called «sweetie»), fast service.
Food — I came here because of the marketing. I came here for a sirloin burger which looked pretty good on TV. At over 700 calories, I opted to remove things I don’t care for (mayo) and things I know based on the source are not worth the calories (cheese). Upon opening the container of my Lettuce and Tomato sirloin burger variant of the three offerings, I noticed that there was a mixup on the bread as they gave me a pretzel-​esq bun instead of the advertised sesame. Everything else was correct (including the box) so I was not too bothered. The burger was hot and juicy. I really liked the pickle, red onion, green leaf lettuce, and bright red tomato with a splash of mustard. The only thing I could do without was the heavy amount of salt. Which having stayed away from a McDonalds for quit a while made the excess sodium very noticeable. Overall, I was pleased.
Since I didn’t get fries (I know… a sin), I got a basic hamburger just to drown with ketchup and mustard and relive my youth. It brought back memories and amazement that you can get a burger for .89!
Overall — While the sirloin burger did convert me back to Mikey D’s as a regular (Chick-​fil-​a), it has me realizing that every once in a while is not a bad thing.

This McDonald’s location is definitely one of my favorites. Since I no longer work Uptown, I always stop in here after a doctor’s appointment. After fasting all night and into the morning, I am prime for some hot coffee and a great sandwich (sausage, egg & cheese mcmuffin)! Service is always excellent and the store typically has a pretty good rating. I understand (at least previously) staff members received a bonus every time they etched out a 100 or better. That shows pride in your work.
NOTE: This location is open until 7 pm on Fridays.

Ever since I was a kid I’ve always loved McDonalds. I can’t really put my finger on it but I’m sure it has something to do with Ronald McDonald and the happy meals. I’m not going to review the food at this location, because lets just face it we all know what McDonalds taste like. What I will review is the service, location and general overview of the restaurant.
Service: These cashiers are hard workers you will see the same smiling face day after day when you come by and order your usual and trust me there are «regulars» at this location. Often times I’ll be waiting for my order and someone will step up to the line and even before they open their mouth the cashier will say #5 with large sweet tea. The customer will simply nod their head. These cashiers know their customers. The managers here are also very pleasant. This McDonalds has less of a turnover rate then some of the companies I know. I only have one cashier I try to avoid because she just always seems to have a bad attitude.
Location: Overstreet Mall, Uptown Charlotte. This is one of the busiest lunch areas in Charlotte. From about 11:45 — 1:30pm you have thousands of people walk-​running like herds of cattle through over street. When I say walk-​run it’s really just that! They don’t walk and they don’t run it’s like a very fast pace walk, which almost feels like if you get in the way they are going to run you over. It takes some time to get used to once you start working uptown. Oh and heaven forbid you’re a slow walker… you’ll get some pretty mean stares to the back of your head.
General Overview: They actually just remodeled this location last year so it looks so much better. It’s much cleaner and the seating is a lot nicer. At other McDonalds you don’t have to wait very long before getting your food and at this one it’s about the same, but because of the mass amount of food they have to push out they have a system. There are two separate lines. You have a line to order your food and then a separate line to pick up your order. Try not to get confused because it can be very confusing to newbies and throws us regulars off.

Ah the days of unemployment… more like the years of it… but there was a time when I struggled for a long time trying to find a job… my friend Carol use to help me out in many ways and since she worked for McDonalds, I’d be lucky enough to get a gift card while she was handing them out like candy… it was funny to see people… grown adults light up when she gave out «free food» so-​to-​speak.
So it is my birthday this week and as I usually do, I eat and drink whatever I want. So today it was lunch at McDonalds… and my little way of saying thanks to Carol by helping her retirement *wink*.
Seriously, where I grew up we had only 1 McDonalds for years and years… the building was ol’ school… with the two big arches on each side of the building… I grew up on big macs and fries… so I thought it only fitting to have that again… I super sized it of course and ate at the McDonalds that is located in BB&T building in downtown Charlotte.
The service… as always was quick… the food… as always was hot… and the taste was a little bit of my childhood back to say hello… man I love this food.