WTF is up with Fast Food?

Center Ice said:
You're absolutely right. I worked at McDonalds for two summers when I was a teenager and cooked the damned things. They were cooked in groups of 12. While the patties were cooking, 12 buns were put on a tray and put into the bun press. By the time the buns were done, so were the burgers. They tray came out with the buns in 2 vertical rows of six. Using a 6 patty spatula, each row was scooped up and slid onto 6 buns in one motion. Another person attacked them with a condiment squirter, then the tops were put on and the tray sent forward for wrapping. Very fast!

All the BS equipment they bought to automate things, just slowed the process down.
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They somewhat recently had the campaign that they won't cook the quarter pounders until ordered. I know that was at in practice a legit claim. Not sure if they still do that or not.
 
About 15 years ago I used to take my kids to McDonald's on occasion for Happy Meals, but got tired of getting sent to one of the four "Reserved" parking spaces because "we're waiting on fries, nuggets" or some other BS.
I used to call it "purgatory" because once you're in that "reserved" spot, you knew you'd now become their lowest priority or completely forgotten. You'd look in the rearview mirror and the rest of the cars were going through the drive-thru like there was no shortage of anything. You know damn well after 15 - 20 cars there were people getting fries, but there you sat. Of course they'd already taken your money at the first window before the person at the second window tells you to go park and wait. If they'd have told me at the first window I'd be sent to purgatory I'd have said forget it and drove off.
"Reserved" was a laugher anyway because that term is typically used for something special. There's nothing special about waiting in your car for 20 minutes for McDonald's.

To top that off a Happy Meal was often missing an item. There are only 4 items in a Happy Meal. 1) A burger or Chicken McNuggets, 2) Fries, 3) Apple Slices, and 4) a toy. How can you NOT get 4 fucking items in a box?
If I have to go in and wait in line to get the order right, then why did I go through the drive-thru to begin with?
 
Red_Alert said:
About 15 years ago I used to take my kids to McDonald's on occasion for Happy Meals, but got tired of getting sent to one of the four "Reserved" parking spaces because "we're waiting on fries, nuggets" or some other BS.
I used to call it "purgatory" because once you're in that "reserved" spot, you knew you'd now become their lowest priority or completely forgotten. You'd look in the rearview mirror and the rest of the cars were going through the drive-thru like there was no shortage of anything. You know damn well after 15 - 20 cars there were people getting fries, but there you sat. Of course they'd already taken your money at the first window before the person at the second window tells you to go park and wait. If they'd have told me at the first window I'd be sent to purgatory I'd have said forget it and drove off.
"Reserved" was a laugher anyway because that term is typically used for something special. There's nothing special about waiting in your car for 20 minutes for McDonald's.

To top that off a Happy Meal was often missing an item. There are only 4 items in a Happy Meal. 1) A burger or Chicken McNuggets, 2) Fries, 3) Apple Slices, and 4) a toy. How can you NOT get 4 fucking items in a box?
If I have to go in and wait in line to get the order right, then why did I go through the drive-thru to begin with?
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McDonald's is by far the poorest run of the fast food burger chains. Lately, they've been undercooking the fries during rush hour, so if you use a drive through, you'll only discover your raw fries when you get home. They can't even run a drive through. Making people park and wait? Somebody should be fired for that.
 
Center Ice said:
McDonald's is by far the poorest run of the fast food burger chains. Lately, they've been undercooking the fries during rush hour, so if you use a drive through, you'll only discover your raw fries when you get home. They can't even run a drive through. Making people park and wait? Somebody should be fired for that.
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A long time ago, it was great.
Had a Big Mac a few months ago........

very underwhelming
 
Center Ice said:
McDonald's is by far the poorest run of the fast food burger chains. Lately, they've been undercooking the fries during rush hour, so if you use a drive through, you'll only discover your raw fries when you get home. They can't even run a drive through. Making people park and wait? Somebody should be fired for that.
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I'm guessing this is a location specific issue. Their process is certainly a well oiled machine. Their money is spent perfecting the setup. That doesn't mean bad local management can't ruin it.
 
SU Nittany Tide said:
I'm guessing this is a location specific issue. Their process is certainly a well oiled machine. Their money is spent perfecting the setup. That doesn't mean bad local management can't ruin it.
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Agreed. It’s one of the better-run drive through operations. It’s not Chick-Fil-A or In N Out (both of those are excellently run), but McDonalds is fast and generally get your order right. Taco Bell is on the opposite end of the spectrum. They routinely get something wrong. El Pollo Loco is the absolute worst about that.
 
SU Nittany Tide said:
I'm guessing this is a location specific issue. Their process is certainly a well oiled machine. Their money is spent perfecting the setup. That doesn't mean bad local management can't ruin it.
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When you have to send people to a waiting area for drive through delivery, you may have a fair bit of improvement to do. It's the same problem up here in Canuckistan, so it's not a local management issue. As for the raw fries, I'll agree with you. The fry cooker is really idiot proof, unless you're a premium idiot.
 
Inquisitor said:
They just changed the law there. You can now pump your own gas in Oregon.

Jersey is now the last state where you can't do that.
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In rural Oregon, you've been able to pump for awhile. It's only in the city areas where they had the requirement (which was lifted).
 
Center Ice said:
You're absolutely right. I worked at McDonalds for two summers when I was a teenager and cooked the damned things. They were cooked in groups of 12. While the patties were cooking, 12 buns were put on a tray and put into the bun press. By the time the buns were done, so were the burgers. They tray came out with the buns in 2 vertical rows of six. Using a 6 patty spatula, each row was scooped up and slid onto 6 buns in one motion. Another person attacked them with a condiment squirter, then the tops were put on and the tray sent forward for wrapping. Very fast!

All the BS equipment they bought to automate things, just slowed the process down.
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That movie on Netflix about how all of that was invented was pretty interesting.
 
broncosmitty said:
They’ve always looked gross to me.

Never had one.

Or a Big Mac either. (I am not @Hank Kingsley)
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Back when the menu was simpler, 1976? We'd go there around 10 PM for munchies. Twice I ate the menu. Includingboth cherry and apple pies.

Like the one in the commercial song.

Big Mac, Filet-o-fish, Quarter pounder...
 
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