AbsolutSurgen Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, best3444 said: Oh, 5 guys completely owns McDonald's but I don't consider that fast food. Their cajun fries are so fuckin good. The burgers are terrific and juicy. If you order at the counter, rather than at a table, and you get your food in a few minutes- it’s fast food. I don’t go there often because one of my sons has a peanut allergy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: If you order at the counter, rather than at a table, and you get your food in a few minutes- it’s fast food. I don’t go there often because one of my sons has a peanut allergy. Every time I ordered at the counter I'd have to wait at least 10 minutes. Now I'm starving for 5 guy's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Canada or at least here in Ontario, did have very briefly an Adult Happy Meal available. They didn’t give you a toy but a coupon/voucher for a free Lottery ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 2:31 PM, GeneticBlueprint said: I love McD's. Filet o Fish all day every day. Coke from McD's is also the absolute greatest. And It's the straws, which are fatter than normal straws. Use a McDonald's straw on Coke from other fountains and it's the same thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Kal-El814 said: It's the straws, which are fatter than normal straws. Use a McDonald's straw on Coke from other fountains and it's the same thing. Nah it’s not just that. It has a distinct bitterness to it that’s just the best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 13 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Nah it’s not just that. It has a distinct bitterness to it that’s just the best. This Is Why Coke Tastes Better at McDonald’s Than Anywhere Else WWW.RD.COM If you think Coke tastes better at McDonald's, you aren't alone. It's the same, but they... Quote It all starts with the packaging. Typically, restaurants get their soda syrups in plastic bags, but Coca-Cola does something different for McDonald’s. The fast-food chain gets its Coke syrup delivered in stainless steel tanks. According to the New York Times, the material keeps the soda fresher, and your tongue can taste the difference. Both the syrup and the water (which goes through its own “proper filtration methods”) get pre-chilled before going into the soda fountain. Other places might rely on the dispenser itself to chill lukewarm water, but McDonald’s uses insulated tubes to deliver the liquid from the fridge to the fountain, keeping the liquid as chilled as possible, according to the New York Post. So because the water is kept so cold at McDonald’s, that gas doesn’t escape, and you maintain your fizz. Still, the fast-food chain is well aware that your soda will start to go from refreshingly cold to lukewarm the moment you pour it out. Of course, customers add ice to keep it chilled, but that can mean watered-down Coke. Ugh. To fight against that, the company says it makes sure it uses “the ratio of syrup set to allow for ice to melt.” The soda itself isn’t the only difference, though. McDonald’s also has different straws than most restaurants use. “It’s slightly wider than a typical straw, so all that Coke taste can hit all your tastebuds,” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 I hated loading those giant syrup bags in a box, and I was usually the one doing it because I could actually lift them. I did that for 11 years when I worked at a convenience store for the first time. Someone had taken the bag out one night, probably because the box was damaged. It fell and exploded in the back room. That was the biggest mess I've ever seen! I had to clean it after my normal time to leave. It took a couple hours to mop up. The mop would just stick to the ground, and it was a pain in the butt! The second time I worked at a convenience store, they had the flavor station, and they just had these small, very concentrated, lightweight boxes. It had different challenges because it's a way more complicated computerized system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 With, the terrible paper straws that McDonald's uses, I don't see how anyone prefers their drinks. They half-dissolve in just a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 15 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: With, the terrible paper straws that McDonald's uses, I don't see how anyone prefers their drinks. They half-dissolve in just a few minutes. They still have plastic straws in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 6 hours ago, Ominous said: It's like 7-11...who the fuck goes to 7-11? Everything is way overpriced....but because they are everywhere and often the only place open early or late it's where people go. Never set foot in a US 7-11, but Japanese 7-11s are fucking amazing. Same for Lawson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 1 hour ago, AbsolutSurgen said: With, the terrible paper straws that McDonald's uses, I don't see how anyone prefers their drinks. They half-dissolve in just a few minutes. It's still plastic straws here, but I didn't have an issue with the paper straws at McD's in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 I used to love getting sour apple slurpees! The only other time I'd go to 7-11 was because it was convenient or I needed a money order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 These were the lightweight ones These were very heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 6 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Never set foot in a US 7-11, but Japanese 7-11s are fucking amazing. Now that seems odd to me. Never been in a 7-11 until 2023 and it wasn't even in this country. 8 hours ago, AbsolutSurgen said: With, the terrible paper straws that McDonald's uses, I don't see how anyone prefers their drinks. They half-dissolve in just a few minutes. These seem to be hit or miss. I hear people say they disintegrate but in my experience (I've only had the straws from in-n-out) they hold up like a normal straw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I don’t remember ever even seeing a 7-11. I’m sure I’ve been by them while on vacation or something, but they are something I only know as a cultural reference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Then you've never had the pleasure of doing a late night 7-11 run and picking up a pack of Ganstios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 37 minutes ago, TheLeon said: I don’t remember ever even seeing a 7-11. I’m sure I’ve been by them while on vacation or something, but they are something I only know as a cultural reference. What small town do you live in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: What small town do you live in? It’s not the size of the town that matters here. Small towns have convenience stores too. It just a matter of which chain operates in your area. According to this map, I’ve never lived within 100 miles of one. My hometown had Village Pantry, Wichita had Quik-Trip, and now in Cincinnati I go to UDF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, TheLeon said: It just a matter of which chain operates in your area. According to this map, I’ve never lived within 100 miles of one. 42 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Then you've never had the pleasure of doing a late night 7-11 run and picking up a pack of Ganstios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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