McDonald’s

Ok, every now and then I break down and come here for lunch. Now that the other restaurants have opened up, Mickey D’s lines aren’t always that long. So one day I make my way to the the cashier and ask for the number 1. She says «the meal?» I was about to be like «Uh yeah, isn’t that was a number 1 is?»
I don’t know about you, but every other time I’ve come to McDonald’s, either you order a «Big Mac» which means it’s by itself, or you order –say the «number1» which is the meal version. Which consists of the Big Mag, and fries and coke.
Then I see that on the menu board, sure enough, the number 1 is either the meal or just the sandwich. Which doesn’t make any sense to me, because if I just wanted the sandwich I’d say for example give me a «Big Mac». If I wanted more than just the Big Mac, I’d say give me the Big Mac meal or the Number 1.
Ok, so she had that one. There it was on the board. Number 1 is Big Mac or Big Mac Meal. Then I go and wait over by the soda machines. By that time more people were in line and waiting.
Then I hear them call out «Big Mac meal, medium». I assumed it was mine. I went and claimed it. But what if some other person had ordered a Big Mac meal? Then what? Then we might be fighting over the same bag. I mean, I’m not a super-​boy-​genius, but I’m thinking that if you call the number on your receipt, that number is unique and no one else has it.
I don’t know why I’m so bent out of shape about this either. I’m going to
to bring this up.
I’m not even joking!

Look, say what you want about Shaquita, Siobhan (pronounced Shi-von…I asked), D’Andre and dem, but for this to be one of the busiest McDonald’s I’ve been to in recent memory, they get you in-​and-​out of there before you can say «Can I get a skraw, puhleez?» My order is usually correct, piping hot and I’m back at my desk before my manager even knows I was missing.
Sure, the crew may hate their jobs and act like they’d rather be selling their cooty on U Street; but let’s face it if you worked at McDonald’s wouldn’t you hate your job too? What the hell am I saying, you probably do hate your job… and you DON’T work there. If you want eerie pod-​people like customer service, go find your nearest Chik-​fil-​a (which, to be fair, does have THE BEST customer service in the industry – those guys must own stock in the place). So calm down, place your order, scoot to the right and keep it movin’ – in very much that «Soup Nazi» fashion – and before you know it, you’ll be downing that combo meal, sipping your mid-​day McCafe concoction and sitting on the commode of your favorite stall in no time!
Have you had YOUR break today? Ba-​ba-​ba-​ba-​baaaaa!!!

Ahh, the saga of my day…(continuation from
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At 5 PM, I marched downstairs because I was planning on taking advantage of au bon pain’s «bake sale» which slashes 50 percent off the price of all the baked goods — cookies, muffins, bagels, danishes… you know, all that carby, fatty and buttery goodness that I was dreaming of all afternoon.
However, once I reached the shop, it was (as expected) pretty slim pickings and the two things I was eyeing the most (almond crossaint and pecan roll) clock in at 600 and 800 calories, plus 38g and 41g fat respectively. Now, I was hungry, but seriously… I want to eat tonight, too. I try to count my calories as much as possible and even though it was cheap and tempting…
…yup, the decision-​making gene conked out, and sent me to McDs, which I walk by everyday and have never stepped into.
I ordered an apple pie (one of my faves since childhood) which I KNOW only has 250 calories and 13g fat and just when I was about to call it a day, the girl at the register HAS to mention it’s BOGO — so I ordered the second pie as pumpkin and this will be the husband’s treat for picking me up from the metro later than usual. Hah! Win-​win.
This McDs location was fast and quite friendly… and my three-​star rating for them is to be said in a positive way, like «This place is A-​Ok!» with a giant thumbs up. Because really, even a good McDs is still a McDs, y’know ;)

Eat-​in: No. This isn’t the nicest McDonald’s in the world and, as you can imagine, it gets pretty crowded around lunchtime.
To go: Yes. This McDonald’s might feature the fastest service I’ve ever experienced. It has a unique ordering system where you place your order at a freestanding register in front of the counter, pay at another register at the counter, and then get your food. This system works remarkably well.