McDonald’s

Average McDonald’s with good service, decent food, we stop her most every trip on our way through Omaha to Lincoln to get a quick bite to eat. Staff is friendly. Food is hot and fries actually come out fresh! Burgers too, not dried out. So it has become a normal break from the drive to grab lunch here. Other than that it is a McDonalds there is not much more to say. It’s clean, and there is food to keep us going the last stretch of road.

Decided to come here on my way to Omaha one night, where I was hungry and thought I’d give McDonalds a chance.
Wow, what a mistake. It is incredible just how unpleasant, tasteless, and surprisingly not cheap it is.
First of all, the environment — which is a florescent nightmare, filled with the open kitchen’s relentless din of beeping, drive through static, barked orders from the frantic manager, alarms going off…
whoa! — super stressful to work here: slightly less stressful to eat here…
Ok, so the place was extremely un-​relaxing, and ultimately annoying — but what about the food? I ordered a favorite of mine from when i was a teenager, the quarter-​pounder with cheese, with fries and a drink. Not exactly cheap I would say — for what you get, which is practically nothing worth mentioning.
The fries weren’t super tasty like I remembered them. They weren’t greasy at all, tasted like most of the potato was gone, leaving this strange crunchy salty shell, which wasn’t so bad… but definitely not good. I wanted junk food, which is why i came to McDonalds… not some pseudo potato snack, that was unsatisfying and not filling in the least. The burger — GIVE ME A BREAK. .this shouldn’t even be called a hamburger. It tasted like i was eating a bun with some tasteless fodder inside. I could barely even taste the cheese. The meat was almost gray, and completely devoid of any flavor. To test this, i ripped out a chunk of the meat and tasted it by itself, so that I could better assess its characteristics. It had a spongy consistency with little or no fat content… I’m not sure what was binding the meat together — because it was so unnatural. The flavor could be described as ‘nothing flavored, with hints of cardboard’
Then, as I was eating my meal I noticed on the paper tray liner –a blurb which exclaimed: «what makes McDonald’s Fries taste so good?! McDonald’s only uses the only finest varieties of potatoes to make their fries.» What? I mean, they probably use russet potatoes the same as nearly everyone else… It just seemed like a stupid blurb to have. that is DEFINITELY not the reason their fries ‘taste so good’.
I was mostly just confused at how busy the place was. Line to the door, a dozen or so families already seated, a packed drive through lane… C’mon people!!! what a waste of money! I just don’t get it.
I won’t ever go back, unless I am on a road trip with family and my vote gets buried.

This was my first time EVER going to a McDonald’s. Okay, that’s not entirely true but maybe I had you there.
I pulled over for a gas stop at 7 a. m on a Tuesday while on a road trip to Colorado and there was this McDonald’s conveniently located near the I-​80. We decided to go inside in order to tinkle and then enjoy a hearty breakfast comprising of the classic Egg McMuffin, hashbrown, 2 apple pies and a medium orange juice, (following five words spoken smugly) because I don’t do coffee.
This place had a nice laid-​back country folk vibe and smelled like styrofoam, sugar packets and a slight hint of urinal cake (I think it’s the cleaning solution they used). Service was quick, accurate and hassle-​free. I was quite happy to have their apple pies for breakfast, as well as anytime.
Helpful tip: Have YOU ever had a McDonald’s apple pie when it’s served at that perfect temperature that’s slightly cooler than piping hot? It makes it better. Trust me. Otherwise you’re attempting to shout expletives because of your decision to stuff the equivalent of boiling oil into your mouth and you can’t form a «k» sound so then all that comes out is, «Fuh, Fuh, Fuh, Fuh!!!»