LOL! Not 55, that would be hubby.
But Mikey D’s coffee is the worst! I still feel for that lady who won millions after being burned by it. I feel she was a fool to be ordering it in the first place!
The super hot apple pies are still good, but not as good as they used to be.
Here in the Twin Cities, we've got Dunn Brothers and Caribou as good alternatives to Starbucks.
KFC’s apple pies are like the ones McD’s used to sell. Fried! Yum yum.
I'll have to offer, that I recently [a few months ago] sampled some McDonald's espresso, in an americano, [which is just fresh espresso poured into hot water] and found it to be surprisingly good, though I do somewhat hate to admit it.
But that's one of the things I "do". Taste test, or 'cup' coffee, then report results [with complete honesty, and without embellishment]. Those in the coffee business who know me, ranging from the folks I work with [as part owner of the company], and various West Coast green coffee importers, value my opinion, 'cause they know that I know, and that I do not lie...
Our customer's know it, too, which is one reason they keep coming back. Good coffee, without the bravo sierra.
The machine in McDonald's appears to be a later generation, totally self contained unit, with the employees merely needing to push a button or two...
I still had a little bit of a difficult time getting the dingbat behind the counter to understand that I wanted a 'double' [it HAS to be a double for my own sensory taste test comparison when I'm examining espresso], and that it is BEST if the hot water is placed in the cup, THEN the espresso added to it. Doing it that way, one can examine the crema, too.
I was surprised that it was so good. It beats the pants off of Starbucks espresso, but that really isn't that high of a benchmark, heheh...unless one is talking about how well Starbucks manages their business, which commands some respect. They only have about one percent [or more?] of world coffee sales, which is hugh and series, oh, baby!
Now I cannot guarantee Micky's un-touched-by-human-hands espresso machines will always produce good results. Honestly, I have no idea concerning maintenance issues with that equipment [which most assuredly can affect cup quality], or other potential complications I can think of. Results still may vary? But I'd bet that fancy self-contained unit is pretty darn good, all-in-all, or McDonald's Corp wouldn't have bought them. Top management of that outfit, like Starbucks, aint no dummies, either.
How McDonald's other conventional drip brew coffee is nowadays, I dunno. Haven't tried it since some years ago, when they were serving up %100 Columbian. It wasn't too bad! sort-a good, actually. I stopped at one of their places, when on my way to go pick up about 3/4 ton of green coffee, up San Francisco way...
I say all this...while I'm a competitor of both theirs, coffee-wise. Just a little guy, though, compared to either of those behemoths.
You must not have had McDonalds coffee for a few years. It used to be the worst but is now one of the better coffees.
They have switched to a gourmet blend. Here in the Northwest it is “Seattle Finest”.
The woman that sued was buying the old bad stuff by the way.