McDonald’s

This McDonald’s doesn’t even deserve any stars. I ALWAYS have a problem. Weather it’s an excessive wait, their system is down, or my latest adventure «we are only serving drinks and fries right now.» Then why even remain open? It’s Saturday night, I don’t see how the owner could let this continue. It’s McDonald’s, I understand. But as a business you should hold your establishment to a standard of higher quality. Long story short, I am always angered when leaving this place. GET IT TOGETHER!

This Location Needs A Serious Corporate Intervention. System Is Always Down, So They Only Take Cash And Hand Wright Orders. Late Night Drive-​Thru Was 43 mins til Placing Order, Another 10 Mins For Food Which Was Cold. Don’t Hold High Standards For McDonalds By Any Means, However This Is Crazy. Ronald McDonald, You Need To Spread Your Clown Smile Over This Location And Quick.

Food usually made quickly and order is correct but avoid ordering apple pies or salads at this Mcdonald’s. The pies seem like they have sat forever and are so dried out that they are inedible. Also the salads are usually very old and brown looking i, i guess maybe they don’t sell to many and this is why that happens. Avoid these two menu items and everything else will be okay.

I’m not going to be one of those people that tells you «I never eat at McDonald’s except for the late night drunken munchies fix.» That simply is not true. Sometimes I wish I could say it, but, occasionally I do like to thicken the walls of my arteries with some Golden Goodness.
Whether or not you eat at McDonald’s– this McDonald’s on upper Union Street is fairly consistent. Now, mind you, consistency does not equal quality nor does it equate to the greatness of the meal. No. Simply put, it means you know what you are getting. And, sometimes I can be fine with that.
Generally speaking most people do not visit the Golden Arches for its gourmet cuisine. Its success is due in large part to the fact that no matter what McDonald’s you visit, you are gonna get the same Big Mac. However, just because you are ordering the same Big Mac, does not guarantee it will always be hot, or fresh, or made with crispy lettuce.
Unfortunately, I feel that in most cases, you will find these inconsistencies at fast food restaurants today. The McDonald’s on Upper Union is an exception to that. Whenever I feel the need for some greasy salty spuds, they are generally hot and fresh there. The same goes for their quarter-​pounder. In fact, I snuck one for myself today after getting my wife her Golden Stix Fix. It was McDonald’s «fresh».
Moving on…
Their ice cream cones, tend to generally be weak in size. Ya they kind of skimp on that. But hey, at least they are consistent, right? Also their hot Fudge Sunday tends to be lacking… in…well…FUDGE. I mean is there a fudge shortage I don’t know about?!
I do have to say that they get their Coke right. Out of all the McD’s I have had Coke at, they seem to have the best mixture. I mean I feel like Mickey D’s has the Coke flavoring corned. I don’t know what it is, It just has the right amount of syrup to suds ratio.
Last couple of things:
The staff is largely made up teenagers and most of the time they are friendly and courteous in their own way.
Parking is generally horrendous since there are two entrances on the one side on a very busy street and this place is always hopping. Getting out during certain times of the day can be an exercise in futility. I generally go right for the drive-​thru.
I don’t spend much time inside so I cannot speak for the dining in experience.
If Unilocal had an option for 2 ½ stars I would give most fast food places like McDonald’s that. But they don’t so I will give them 3 stars. 2 starts would be unfair. If you are going to hit up a McDonald’s this isn’t one of the bad ones.

Continuing our systematic review of businesses in the Upper Union Business Improvement, we come to the behemoth that is McDonald’s.
It’s Mickey D’s. The best any McD’s is going to get from me is two stars, now that they’ve added high prices to their factory food menu. Seriously, check out the comparative prices of McDonald’s to competing fast food chains: they’re actually about 10% more expensive. With its continued oversalted pink-​slime laden menu, this is not making it attractive except in food emergencies, and even then we would consider starving as a reasonable alternative.
As for this location: there’s a drive-​through, it has average hours, and upon the emergency occasions we have patronized it, it was pretty much the same dreary experience we’ve come to expect. For some reason, McDonald’s seems to have taken «iceberg lettuce» literally — every piece of lettuce on a sandwich or a salad we’ve gotten seems to have broken off the Antarctic shelf fairly recently.
You’ve got better options nearby, from Hot Harry’s to the newly-​opened Union Café to Gershon’s, I encourage you to take them.