Mickey D's McMakeover

Buisness Week Online ^ | 5/11/06 | By Pallavi Gogoi, with Michael Arndt in Chicago and Abed Moiduddin in Oak Brook

[50sDad]

Fractionally less creepy than "The King".

[Joe 6-pack]

I've eaten there before. Their milk is excellent.

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

All ya'll can rag on MickeyD all ya want. I've liked MCD since I was a kid (and didn't like adult food) and though our kids are grown, MCD remains in our food circuit.

Last summer, we took the family to Europe for vacation and MCDs was a welcome stop in each country. You know what you will get and our daughter relied on MCD for chicken. MCD's chicken is actually chicken these days!

You can have Burger King, I'll take MCDs.

Isn't this a great country?!!!!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

[pikachu]

But will they still have the young hispanic behind the register who doesn't speak English and can not find 'El Grande Mac' on the menu?

[Coldwater Creek]

Or, Memphis, Tenn.

[Rik0Shay]

Old Mc Donalds Joke...

Couple of McDonalds exec's talking about the latest survey on food chains..

1st Did you see the report? We came in last again on food quality and taste. We really have to do something.

2nd You are right, we have to get a new toy to give away..

[sine_nomine]

Their favorite trick is to fry up blanks (burgers) and leave them in little drawers. That way they can "make" anything on the spot and yet it still tastes like an old burger even when it is fresh. McD's is a place of last resort for me.

[Gone GF]

I'm with you. I always despised McD burgers. Worst on the planet. Now that I can't eat wheat, rye, or barley anyway because of an autoimmune condition, my favorite is the Hardee's low-carb Thickburger.

[Señor Zorro]

Interesting. There is one that seems to fit that description in the city where I live. The whole building is blue with a stylized logo and advertized wi-fi access. Never been inside, though.

[Fester Chugabrew]

[MineralMan]

It doesn't matter. All restaurants will eventually be Taco Bell, anyhow. I saw it in a movie.

[MineralMan]

"You can't polish a turd."

Untrue. Coprolite, or fossilized dino poop, can be polished, and is quite attractive. Folks make jewelry out of it.

[jaydubya2]

Didn't Mc D's just dump It's partnership with Disney or visa versa?

[50sDad]

Burger Chef and Jeff! That restaurant was the first place I discovered I could get a 69 cent hamburger, and load it with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions from the works bar! Ahh, youth!

[rawhide]

I like it. Somehow makes McD's more inviting.

[John Geyer]

It won't change all that much, you'll just end up with a part of McDonalds that resembles Starbucks...but with better prices.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

...who doesn't speak English and can not find 'El Grande Mac' on the menu?

You need to order the "Royale with cheese".

[stevestras]

Good for McDonalds.

Spend hundreds of millions remaking your image and end up with the coolest stores in every city. Sounds like a winner.

[stainlessbanner]

They are gambling on Wi-Fi access, too. The comparisons to Starbucks might be a little misleading though - their clientele is different (you don't see playgrounds at Starbucks).