Posted on 10/21/2015 10:51:48 AM PDT by Kaslin
This is all a joke, McD’s left the best way to cook fries in 1990, when it abandoned Formula 47 which was a Beef Tallow based oil.... they moved to the lower saturated fat and Trans fat substitute, in 2002 I believe they left this because of trans fat, but the did not return to Formula 47.
Forumla 47 was what made great fries, the crap they replaced it for in 1990 was a hydrogenated vegetable oil that wars far worse for you than the Formula 47 that it replaced due to trans fat and the fries were crap compared to the Forumla 47. The replacement in 2002 sadly was not back to the original forumla 47.
McD’s needs to return to Formula 47 on their fries...
However the biggest negative I have when I do find myself eating at a McDonald’s, which isn’t often, can be the clientele themselves... stopped into lunch one day and two guys were sitting there with their phone on full blast watching something with some crap profanity laden soundtrack as they ate their lunch not giving a damn about anyone else in the place... the Dining room was relative full when they arrived, and empty within 10 minutes.. That sort of thing does NOT help you.... McD’s is getting the reputation as the ghetto shop... and that’s not helpful.
I agree, Carl’s is the best. Sure they have lots of new products (limited time specials), but they are generally awesomely excessive, like smoked brisket on a burger, and they sell.
Jack in the Box is pretty good too. They serve breakfast all day and make it work. Ditto the above with specials. Their portabella mushroom buttery jack (fried in butter with the bun grilled in butter) was maybe the best fast food burger ever.
I dropped Burger King with the gay whopper so now it's Taco Bells and Wendy's for me. CFA is in the wrong location but they are an excellent place. I'd go there in a heartbeat if someone important called another "CFA Day".
I remember when they used to have mounds of burgers prepared in advance and the fries were cooked in lard. The burgers never went longer than 10 minutes without selling and the fries not only tasted good, but they were CRISP, not like the half cooked, limp noodles of today.
I totally agree with the call numbers and lack of accountability. They use to serve a large “Newman’s Own” coffee for a buck -love the coffee! That got me in the door and occasionally bought an egg sandwich. But, it’s annoying when I’m just waiting for a coffee and the call number taker is standing idle (deadheading) starring at just the very next order...instead of just pouring the coffee two orders up (all of 20 seconds to pour, maybe).
Glass Tower Syndrome.
The headquarters people know that the corporate culture that gets them promoted has nothing to do with what happens in the field, and EVERYTHING to do with political correctness and internal politics.
How “cool” and PC they look and sound in meetings counts for more than customer satisfaction.
Not the first company to fall part from this, and it will be far from the last.
I completely agree on the clientele side, but I think they’re coming to every fast food joint that started being allowed to accept food stamps in the past few years.
If McDonald’s is worried about profit now, wait until someone threatens to cut them off from the EBT gravy train.
And I can’t find good fries anywhere.
You are correct about them not salting the fries properly. If they would salt the hell out of them like they used to, then they would be good!
Wednesday is splurge on fast food day.
Usually we go to McDonalds, but last week they gave me fries though I asked for hash browns. And we obeyed the order to “Pull ahead” and sat there for several minutes, until they finally get us the Sausage McMuffin and cheeseburgers ...
It’s Snake and Shake today. At least you know you got a wait there.
Ever tried Carl’s Jr. coffee? It’s excellent medium dark coffee. And their breakfast menu is so much better it’s not even a contest. The fresh made biscuits are great.
Funny you mention Taco Bell employees. I have noticed the same 4 or 5 Taco Bell employees at a location near my house that have worked there for multiple years. Its always nice to go in there and see familiar/friendly faces.
We don’t have Carl’s Jr. here in North Carolina, to my knowledge. Though as you might guess, we got some Hardee’s now.
Nope, don’t blame the food.
Thanks to Democrats and establishment Republicans, 20 million illegal aliens became available to hire at McDonalds.
A visit to McDonalds these days is a trip to Central America. The order takers can barely speak English. They make the wrong orders. They cook like they did in Guadalajara.
After a few visits you just give up.
Si se puede!
That was true of every service industry job in California in 2000 when I lived there.... so its more than that.
MacDonalds wanted to be everything for everyone. That is an impossible goal. Cut out the stupid apple slices that have been in the packages for months and are still white. Bring back the 2 all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce,cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun.
Oh, and their old fries were delicious.
The lefties got to them and as always, corrupted the brand.
Why can’t people ever figure out you will never make leftists happy. It’s an impossible task, they exist merely on unhappiness and using guilt as a tool. You give them an inch, they come back and ask for two.
Cowardice let the left wingers destroy them. When has cowardice ever paid off?
Leftists must make everyone else unhappy, then they are happy.
15ish years ago I worked on a big software and hardware engineering project. In the two years of that project I went to TB almost every day. I couldn't help but notice that TB had less turnover than our project did. 25 years ago I had a friend whose wife worked at TB. She just loved working there.
You are out of your mind and have no taste buds.
I quit eating their crap when they cut out the lard and all their food started to taste like cardboard.
If I want a healthy meal (that nobody spit in or dropped a booger in) with excellent ingredients I will cook it at home.
All fast food is just a convenience for lazy people, McDonald’s just happens to taste like crap.
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