I’m in favor of mechanical fast food, provided the machines are held to cleaning and health standards.
Those standards are difficult to maintain by humans. Who knows if they wash their hands after each restroom break. Who know if they ever take a bath or how often the clean their uniforms. Who knows what falls out of their nose or hair while handling food.
Every now and then I see a food service worker that is just nasty, or picking her nose, or something that just should not be done.
And we do not go to fast food places for the atmosphere. If we want atmosphere we go to a fine restaurant.
And I recall going to a fast diner in the 70’s in Arlington, VA. My girl friend and I could not get enough of their scrambled eggs. That is until we watched the cook. Drool coming from both corners of his mouth dripping on to the food.
As far as I am concerned, bring it on mechanical take out.
Could be a win for fast food consumers.
1. No jackass at the grill to spit on or otherwise defile your food for whatever reasons.
2. More likely to get your order right than the half-wits and illegals currently performing those tasks.
3. Likely to put “Fast” back into fast food.
Annoyingly dumb article. If you want a leisurely meal tailored to your specifications, why are you at McDonald’s?
Remember the automats? Wikipedia says the first one was in Berlin in 1895.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automat
Imagining HAL from 2001 serving burgers...”I’m sorry, Fatty, I can’t do that”
Revenge of the Vending Machines.
Automats are nothing new.
When McDonalds started microwaving everything all the flavors were lost.