Hilarious. Our local McD’s has a line running around it nearly every time I drive by it, day or night. It’s insane. I think I ate from there once about 10 years ago when we were in the middle of a move. I remember I got a grilled chicken salad. It was just ok. Haven’t been back since, and I can’t possibly remember the last time I had a Big Mac. I loved them at one point, but I bet that’s been 25 years at least since I’ve had one of those. I just don’t eat fast food in general, and I rarely eat out at all. Can’t afford it, plus home cooking is better tasting and better for me.
I've noticed McDonald's that are very busy. Part of their issue is that they haven't expanded their locations in some areas which they would have done in the past. I suspect some of the commuter locations have lower volume but the closer-to-home locations are picking up the difference.
The business model avoids oversized restaurants and instead builds similar restaurants closer to each other if the demand is there. I suspect McDonald's management is unable to add locations due to insufficient staffing and also doesn't want to risk opening locations only to watch the COVID-1984 consumer behavior change back, leaving them with a surplus of locations.