[Cagey]

Okay....Melt the cheese.

[Vetnet]

I hear they're introducing a new sandwich featuring TWO COW LIPS ON A SESAME-SEED BUN

They're calling it .....THE MCJAGGER

[Minutemen]

For the price McDonalds charges for a couple burgers,fries and a drink, I'd rather go to a coffee shop that has real upholstered seats and have a made-to- order burger that's grilled with real meat an grilled onions.
McDonalds' downfall was when they decided to become a "restaurant". McDonalds' furniture & decor have the feel of salvage from a 70's psychic-ward cafeteria.

[sauropod]

Their food is crap.

[Old Professer]

Cantalupo? Dessert??

[DouglasKC]

I hate tartar sauce. Every time we went to the drive through at McDonalds and I asked for no tartar sauce on my fish sandwich they would make us pull aside and wait...and wait...and wait.

When the Burger King opened up it was like heaven. Order anything you want...no wait.

I haven't eaten at McDonalds in so long I'm not sure if they ever figured it out...

[pchuck]

I agree they need to keep the friggin' place clean. Here in Omaha there isn't one consistently clean McDonalds. How tough is it to hire two people to strictly keep the place clean? That inlcudes the tables, floor AND bathrooms.

Second, make the food taste a better. I don't eat a lot of fast food, but when I do I really avoid McDonalds. I understand fast food is at the bottom of the food chain for quality, but that doesn't mean it has to taste like nothing. Burger King at least understand that the food has to taste like something edible.

[dogbyte12]

This article mentions that McDonalds is actually making profits from it's investment in Chipotle Grill. I never knew that McDonalds was an investor, but there really is no secret why it is working.

Chipotle serves amazingly delicious food. I plop down alot more money there than I do at McDonald's, and the kicker is that the food is already pre-cooked.

Instead of crap, you get a burrito the way you like it, the ingredients kept in warming trays. Start with the Cilantro infused rice, choose between black beans or pintos, then 5 choices of meats, 4 choices of excellent salsa, fresh soft sour cream, guacamole. I have tried different variations, and I keep coming back for more.

Mcdonald's on the other hand, is convenient for the drive thru and location. I actually go out of my way 8 miles to get to Chipotle. If Mcdonald's wasn't on my way to/from work, I wouldn't go.

[jwh_Denver]

*"The name of the game is new products,"

Yep, got to get them folks at Dow Chemical off their butts and come up with something new.

[Porterville]

More guns less butter

[Fury]

Good thread.

I don't understand McD's philosophy. A couple of years ago I was driving through Arizona and I stopped and ordered a 20 piece McNugget. I asked for Hot Mustard sauce and instead of the containers where you peel off the top and dip the McNugget, I was given the sauce in the same type of packages that you tear open and squirt extra ketchup onto a burger. I said to the lady behind the counter "How am I supposed to dip my McNugget while I am driving? I'll go off the road!". She just shrugged her shoulders.

I'd rather pay full price for a good burger. Around Western New York, there is Tom Wahl's and also Bill Gray's. I like Tom Wahl's the best. It's good, it's a bit pricey - but it's done RIGHT. Tim Horton's is OK as well.

[woofie]

Bring on the "Chocolate Mc Moose" and "Mc Pheasant Under Glass"...also "French Fried Canapé's" and "Brandy AlexanDew"

[Myrddin]

McDonald's Dollar menu has nearly put Burger King out of business. Frankly, I prefer food that is cooked AFTER I order it. I decided to eat at Burger King about 3 weeks ago. It was the first time in almost 18 months. Big mistake. Major league food poisoning. They pre-cook the burgers early in the day and re-warm them. McDonald's generally tosses burgers in the 'bad meat' bin when they are over 18 minutes old. Fast food isn't a good deal if you spend all day and all night on the pot with explosive gastroenteritis. I have never had that experience from food at McDonald's or Jack in the Box. Both places cook the food AFTER you order it.

[MississippiMan]

Interesting. I remember working at McDonald's twenty-five years ago. The place was spotless. If you dared to be anything other than primo-courteous to a customer, you were fired. You got their order to them in a limited time (don't remember how many minutes) or their order was free. It was a very disciplined place to work with common sayings like, "If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean." "You got time to gripe? You got time to wipe!" It was all about doing it right and making the customer feel special and satisfied.

Now when I go to McDonald's, I'm resigned to a ridiculous wait, employees who wouldn't dream of even saying "thank you," much less act genuinely nice, the places are filthy more often than not, and they mess up my order nearly every time. Very sad, and also not limited to McDonald's by a long shot.

MM

[lavaroise]

Something as simple as piping classic rock music into McDonald's could improve the ambience.

I hate music at the restaurant, let alone classic rock Argh!!! You don't need more stress in life. they should make the place quieter with foam walls. Adding music is insane.

[Wolfie]

Going to McDonalds (and most other fast food joints) is like going to the DMV. Who needs the aggravation?

[Aquinasfan]

Correct diagnosis.