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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
7 years ago

To go along with the other off the wall things we talk about in this section....

Normally I avoid fast food like the plague.  Both for the taste, and because it's terrible for you.  That being said, I don't fault people who do eat fast food.  

 

Anyway, though I haven't eaten anything from McDonalds in well over a year, I decided to try their Quarter Pounder With Cheese with the new, fresh beef patty.  Unbelievably, it was actually really good.  Is it on the same level as a burger from somewhere like Red Robin?  Heck no.  But for a fast food burger it's a step up, that's for sure. 

    • GabeU's avatar
      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      7 years ago
      maratsade wrote:

      And I bet it's not too expensive, either!

      Well, I had someone pick up a couple for me, and I had one of those "buy one get one free" codes from taking part in a survey listed on a McDonalds receipt I got last week.  I'll get something to drink from there once in a while as I like their frappés.  With the bogo coupon it was a litlte over $4.  So, not too bad for two burgers.  I only ate one and will probably eat the other one later.  The patties are actually thicker.  I suppose it's because of the fresh vs frozen deal, but I think they actually use different beef, as well.  It didn't have that "McDonalds taste" to it, or that taste that everything from McDonalds has, if you know what I mean.  If someone had given me one and I didn't know where it was from I would have never guessed it was McDonalds, whereas with everything else from there you know it two seconds.  

       

      BTW, is it just me, or is my avatar not showing for you, either?  It seems I'm the lucky one this time around.  LOL.  

      • MarkJFine's avatar
        MarkJFine
        Professor
        7 years ago

        I used to practically live at places like McD and used to boast about eating 4 Big Macs in a sitting... but that was the 70s, and, well:

          a) It was the munchies (I did say 70s), and

          b) they were free because I kept winning them on those baseball scratch cards.

         

        That said, I've probably not been to a McDonalds since 2005 (could have been the Spurlock doc that finally did it for me), except for the time I had to use a rest room on a long trip.

         

        They can talk about being fresh and healthier all they want. I might buy a coffee, but still won't eat anything else. It would probably make me turn a sick shade of green from all the sugar they throw in that stuff.