McDonald’s

Typical McD’s location.
Upgraded interior. Friendly employees. Great location. (1^st McDonalds when entering Simi Valley and last when you are leaving!)
Good amount of parking. Small playland for the kiddos.
It’s McD’s. you know what to expect!

Gas station tasting food.
Food usually cold and stale.
French fry’s cold, soggy and under cooked.
McDonald’s no longer even cooks food fresh nor on site.
They serve pre-​cooked /​pre-​frozen offsite fare and it really sux.
You can eat fresh cooked, tasty burgers at In n Out for the same money.

Cheeseburger, no onion no tomato. It even says it on the sticker sloppily attached to the wrapper yet somehow, my cheeseburger is covered in onion and 1 pickle. Since ALL the onion was placed directly on the pickle, it took a few bites to get to it. Thanks McDonald’s at least this time there wasn’t a ketchup finger print on my bun. What was I thinking with in n out a mile away?

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I do not recommend the 24 hour drive thru.
I do not normally ever eat at McDonalds BUT …
Last night after a very long day of cleaning out a relatives apartment (so dirty I did not want to eat or drink anything while I was there), at 10:17 (22:17 on my receipt) I made the mistake of going to this drive thru instead of waiting 10 more minutes and cooking for myself at home.
I ordered 2 filet-​o-​fish (2 for $ 5 special), 1 large fry, 1 large unsweetened iced tea.
I pulled out of the drive thru back onto the highway, where a sip of my tea revealed that it was sweet (not worth getting off the freeway and going back for when I knew I had cold fresh water at home).
By Sycamore the smell of food was overpowering so I reached in the bag for some hot fries, only to find the fries were not hot and fresh but a lukewarm mix of mush and hard as a rock that was oversalted. The box was crammed full, probably a pound in that one box, it was like the person cooking decided that instead of throwing away all the old fries that should have been wasted they would give them to the next idiot who came through the drive thru and ordered a large fry.
Move on to my fist sandwich that was also not hot despite my special ordered (no cheese, extra tarter) which should have meant I had a fresh made (not sitting around) sandwich.
I got off the freeway at first street, pulled over to the side of the road and opened the 2^nd box. Both sandwiches made correctly but cold fish, hard bun. It was almost like they had the fish cooked in advance and sitting around and just slapped my order together without heating anything up. Maybe the fryer was off and they did not want to tell me?
No matter, by then I no longer cared to eat. No way was I driving back across town to have remake my food. I tried calling to get some kind of store credit but no one answered the phone.
I went home, threw this very disappointing meal in the trash and went to bed.
One thing is for certain, I will not make the mistake of going to this McDonalds again.
If you are going to dine in you can take the food to the counter and get it replaced or get a refund. When you are in the drive thru late at night you are at the mercy of the people who work there and you have to trust your food will be fresh, hot and good.
I am not a burger eater but I imagine this scenario with a cold burger would be even worse.
Meat eaters and vegetarians save yourself the trouble, do not stop here, there is an in and out burger one off ramp down the highway where the food is always hot and fresh AND your meal will cost you less.

Typical McDonald’s, but I find they do a pretty decent job. Very friendly.
McDonald’s (corporate-​wide) has struggled lately to maintain sales and compete with peers. They have made significant improvements to their drive-​thru wait time, so I give them props for that. I rarely wait long, and during peak times, they even post an order-​taker out in the lane (like IN n’ Out) to help take additional orders. What this means is that when you see seven cars in the drive-​thru, it’s still okay to use it.
It’s conveniently located next to the Shell station, so it’s easy to fill up and then hit the McD’s drive-​thru on your way to work. It’s right off the Yosemite exit; easy freeway access. Large parking lot for RV or bus access.

This is one of the nicer McDonald’s and I am glad that it is the closest one to our house. The downside is that the drive thru line gets pretty long and sometimes moves slowly during lunch time. I am thrilled that McDonald’s is offering breakfast all day long, but I have found that if I order a breakfast meal during lunch or dinner times, I would have to pull over on one of those drive thru parking spots because it would take them time to make the hash browns. One other bad thing is that the last 2 times I have gone, their sweet tea has been very diluted to the point where it tastes like sweetened water. Nonetheless, I will still go when I am craving something quick and easy, or their breakfast sandwiches!

This place still sucks! If u dare alter an item on the menu expect them to screw it up at least twice before getting it right. The people taking the order at the counter get it right, but the preparers don’t look at it until a manager gets pissed at them and explains what’s wrong. Someone also needs to explain to this particular franchise that sweet tea is suppose to be sweet. Which if you do the math that means you should use sugar. Their sweet tea is ALWAYS barely sweetened and ALWAYS different than other locations. Someone please step in and boot this franchise owner out so I can have a local McDonalds to depend on.

I stop here often to order my breakfast and coffee on my way to work. It’s easy to get off the freeway, order & get food, then get back on and continue to work. When I stop, I’m in a good mood, then it changes! Why can’t I get a friendly greeting? No good morning, no good to see you again, just glares. Then, management team seems pissed. Why? It’s always unfriendly here. I’m sorry that you work at McDonald’s, but you asked to work here. I really think twice about stopping, because the bad mood is so contagious, and I’m just about to start my work day. Most of the time now, I hold out for my coffee until I get to the Colin’s Exit off of the 118. That McDonalds is so much more welcoming!

Come inside to order food– a 20 piece, with a cheeseburger, and a small drink. I’ve been waiting for over 20 minutes for a meal to eat here. This is fucking ridiculous.

On a previous review in 2013 I gave 4 stars because of quality and price. 2 years later I revise this significantly. Food quality has gone down, just luke warm. Cashiers so so, nothing special. And, most importantly, the prices have gone through the roof. Forget the dollar menu. Over the last year their prices have steadily gone up. Today was sticker shock. Only a plain burger $ 1. Large drink now $ 1.89. This is absurd. Quarter Pounder with cheese $ 4.49 and barely warm. I was there at lunch time. Should have been hot. The new prices across the board are an insult, especially for mediocre food. It is no surprise MD is losing business. This is definitely my last visit here. There are plenty of other, and better, choices out there.

Drive thru fast. Have physical order taker when backed up. Very friendly. Orders are mostly right. Food decent.

I mean how many stars can you really give a McDonald’s.
But when you really want a sausage mcmuffin you always seem to get ham. Why is that?
I feel like it’s hard to mix the two.
But it’s McDonald’s so… yea.
I hate ham.

Rudest and most incapable people I have ever encountered in my life. They could not take a simple order and began yelling at us because they could not get our order right and when they rattled off numbers on the menu we did not know what they were talking about because we obviously haven’t memorized their menu. The first two kids couldn’t get it right so they called manager «James» over who said he was going to call the cops because we were upset!!! My 3 kids in the car with us and this idiot said he was going to call the police because we were upset!!! THE POLICE!!! You have got to be kidding me. I will be complaining to the better business bureau and pushing this up corporate. Never in my life!!!

I went late night after a visit to the ER for my boyfriend. They were not busy at all and got my order wrong… Ordered a large meal and ended up with a small fry and a large drink. The fries were super soggy too

My favorite mcdonalds ever. Really nice young adults. My main concern is they all speak ENGLISH!!! I won’t even step foot in one if they are all speaking spanish!!! This is AMERICA!!!

This is where u work while you finish up that diploma at Simi Valley High School. As this place is staffed with 16-​year olds from SVHS, expect your order to be off sometimes.
Food: What you would expect from McDonald’s…
Service: Usually quick… they’ll have you wait in the drive-​thru when they’re backed up…

Thank you for bringing splenda and packaged creamers to the lobby much better and cleaner!!!
MC Donalds is back had a great breakfast!!!

I stopped to get an iced tea and to use the restroom on the way to work. The inside is absolutely filthy! The first stall in the women’s restroom had enough toilet paper stuffed in it for 10 people… the counter tops were gross! Floors looked like they hadn’t been washed in ages. Wouldn’t go there again if my life depended on it!

Well we all know McDonals food… fast food… but here is the staff what makes the pit stop pleasantly fast…
4 stars good job guys

I had pumped $ 72.50 into the belly of my Camaro, and I was feeling slightly peckish myself. But since I was planning on a great big late dinner later on, I didn’t want a massive meal. I walked from the Shell station’s parking lot over to the McDonald’s that was next door. I walked through the door, and walked through the dining area. As I did I noticed the faux wood room dividers that were kinda artsy, tables and booths that were shiny and clean. I noticed that some tables had soft padded comfy stools for the larger-​sized guests, and some tables had regular backed chairs for the normaler sized folks. There were also some booths sprinkled about the place. There was a television playing an interview with actor Martin Short. I walked up to the counter and looked at the menu. It was large, expansive, massive with multiple items on it. I didn’t want much, so I asked the girl behind the counter if I was too old to order a happy meal, and she giggled and said it would be okay.
I went with a cheeseburger happy meal. She asked my name and wrote it down on the receipt. I began to walk away, and she suddenly exclaimed to me «Don’t forget your cup!» and she thrust a small cup at me. I took it, and wandered over to the beverage station. There was no coffee there, so no iced coffee for me. I filled a cup with ice, and then looked at my options. There was diet coke, and a light minute maid lemonade thing that boasted 3% juice and 5 calories per serving. I filled a cup with ice, and then went with the lemonade. After I moved a bit more to the left, I saw the iced tea. I apologized to nobody in particular, and dumped the cup of ice and lemonade into the drain beneath the beverage spigots. I then refilled the cup with ice, and filled it with iced tea. At that point, I heard girl behind the register call my name. There was a tray with my receipt on it, and a bag sat on top of it.
I guess they don’t do the cardboard happy meals any more. Bummer. I put my iced tea down on the tray, and picked it up. Then I strolled over to one of the high-​backed chairs at a fairly high table. I put the tray down, and climbed up into the chair. Quickly reaching into the bag, I pulled out and opened up, and began to inspect the toy I had received. It’s a Despicable Me 2 minion. It’s purple? Why is it purple? Does it do anything? It made a cow-​noise when I moved it. Oh… I guess that’s what it does. That’s pretty whelming. Were happy meal toys always this lame? I pulled out my lunch and took the Unilocal photograph with my 3DS.
I was actually surprised, as there’s kinda a lot of food in this thing. 1) Cheeseburger, 2) a smaller than small order of fries and 3) a bag of apple slices not to mention the extra fries in the bottom of the bag. For a ‘not so big’ meal, this was turning out to be kinda big. As I ate them, while they weren’t terrible, they were as unremarkable as I remembered from my youth. (When the happy meals came in awesome cardboard happy meal lunch boxes) The apple slices were the high point of the meal. Good job on that one. They were peeled, cored and cut into tiny pieces.
After my meal, I surfed the Internet a bit, as most McDonald’s have a wi-​fi bubble. I checked facebook, downloaded a document and sent some emails. So the lunch was productive, as well as entertaining.
So, they let me order whatever I wanted, they’ve got a wi-​fi bubble, and their food is just about okay. They’re cheap, my entire lunch cost me all of $ 3.97. Meh… I may or may not be back? It was definitely better than the last McDonald’s experience I had.