McDonalds

Slowest rudest place every. Gross and dirty. But hey aren’t they all?! Lol jk this one is bad.

This is the filthiest, most poorly-​run McDonald’s location I’ve ever visited. Since it is the only fast-​food restaurant in a 15 mile radius, and the first eatery you’ll encounter once you’d gotten off the Thruway, famished, some 15 miles ago, you too will have no choice but to settle for this slop house if you don’t wish to pass out from hunger whilst driving. After eating here, however, I’m still debating which would be the worse of the two.
The place is old, run-​down, and apparently hasn’t had an upgrade since the 1980’s, if not earlier. The seating area is small and cramped, considering that on the weekends, the place can get packed with hungry motorists who have nowhere else to go. The indoor children’s play area is larger in size than the entire dining area. The tables are routinely caked with dried food, while napkins, wrappers and other debris regularly litter the floor. And if you pull in here to use their Wi-​Fi — forget it! It hasn’t worked properly in years.
The counterstaff is a perfect fit to this disorganized dining fiasco: Not one of them know anything about current promotions; they often charge incorrectly; and they are as just as rude as they are dumb. Just last year, 3 of the sharp employees from this very McDonald’s location got the bright idea to stage an inside-​job holdup, believing they were the first ever to mastermind such a foolproof scheme! All were behind bars within hours (
).
Crime doesn’t pay. Nor does it pay to eat at this questionable McDonald’s. Keep driving, folks: There are more eateries coming up along Route 23. Trust me.

I bet this McDonalds could sell shamrock shakes all year round given its proximity to East Durham, NY (if you’ve never been there, you should at least drive through it, it’s a little Ireland). And based on the brogue from some of the older customers here, I bet they get quite a few customers from East Durham too.
This restaurant probably gets most of its business because it is the only eating establishment you can see from NY 23, plus it’s at a «major» intersection (i.e., NY 23 and NY 32). However, if you were to take NY 32 or any of the side roads into Cairo, you would find several other dining establishments, both fast food and other.
The restaurant itself is quite busy, especially at lunch time, and the staff was quite friendly though clearly overworked. Unfortunately, an enthusiastic staff is not enough sometimes to overcome challenges. I came in specifically to try the new chicken clubhouse sandwich. It wasn’t that tasty, and it fell apart as I ate it. The fountain dispenser didn’t have iced tea either.
It’s also a bit run down. Many of the booths have ripped or torn upholstery. Since it was crowded, there were few empty tables, but a table for 6 was unavailable because it had the store’s bookkeeping there, abandoned by some employee. The floor was messy both in the dining area and in the men’s room.

This is the Golden Arches that many people stop at on their way to and from upstate New York. They have a play place with a ball pit that I’m sure is infested with cooties. The food is pretty consistent with all the others across the state. Except, they don’t always offer the same menu items, like the limited time Spicy McChicken. yum. They didn’t have that here when it was available elsewhere. They might not honor your coupons BECAUSE it is a franchise, aren’t most?
The lot is big enough that parking is never a problem. There is seating available in the play place area and in the service area. Both are pretty loud to be in when there are more than 3 customers in the establishment, which is also typical of a Mickey D’s. There are bathrooms in the play place (family) and in the service area.
so if you’re cruising up or down state and have a jonesing for two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, & onions on a sesame bun, you will not be disappointed if you stop here. As long as you remember, it is after, a McDonalds.