do you like McDonald's?

I like the mcflurrys, twisty fries and their caramel sundae with extra caramel sauce

LordSutch

Yes I do.

I seem to get a craving for a McDs every couple of months, and I go for it . . . .

Extra large everything, then I'm fully satisfied, till the next time.

Yum yum yum.

Robsweezie

I hope there's no sickos here who dip their fries in their milkshake :-o

Mystery Egg

I really do enjoy a McDonalds from time to time. Usually when we are driving a long distance and need to make a speedy stop, so maybe twice or three times a year. My OH has also been known to bring me a McDo when I am sick and feeling a bit down in the dumps. Big Mac meal, a few chicken nuggets between us, lots of ketchup, a coke and a hot fudge sundae. A sugar bomb, basically. :pac:

Kovu

Robsweezie wrote: »

I hope there's no sickos here who dip their fries in their milkshake :-o

Nah, handful of chips, then a big slurp of milkshake. Tis the classier way to eat it

I rarely eat McD's though, I picked up a sweet chilli chicken burger thingy off the eurosaver menu last week when I was starving waiting for the bus, ate about half and then fecked the bun away and just ate the meat.
I'm more of a Subway person.

OU812

Had a Big Mac today for the first time in 20+ years because of this thread. It was delicious.

TG1

If I've no food in the house I'll go to the drive through on the way home and get the chicken and bacon wrap and drink deal, and a double cheeseburger. Whole thing comes to e6 and its all easy to eat on the way home!

I've even started looking forward to the bare cupboard days....

Davidth88

Their coffee is surprisingly good , I only drink black coffee so I can't comment on the frothy things .

Figure the Ice Cream is good value.

If I do eat any of their food , which is rarely I actually have one of their standard burgers , the burger buns are clearly full of sugar ( they taste sweet )

Tom Dunne

Hangover food.

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Dial Hard

Tom Dunne wrote:

Hangover food.

I'd much rather Tribeca or something if I was hanging.

The issue with McDonald's and the like for me is that if I'm going to "spend" that many calories I'd much rather go out and have a proper sit-down meal with table service, a few glasses of wine, etc.

Fast food isn't worth the guilt, for me.

whiskeyman

Dial Hard wrote: »

I'd much rather Tribeca or something if I was hanging.

The issue with McDonald's and the like for me is that if I'm going to "spend" that many calories I'd much rather go out and have a proper sit-down meal with table service, a few glasses of wine, etc.
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Can be very hard to drag ones lazy, hungover ass out for nice grub like Tribeca while still steaming!
Either a quick dart into the fast foot outlet or, even better, drive thru, does the job... or home delivery if at all possible!

Rorok

McDonalds is only for when u have a fiver

pwurple

I've eaten it after a night shift, or travelling, when I'm too exhausted to cook, and there's nothing else open. Drive through. Maybe 3 times over 5 years.

It's warm and someone else has cooked it, which hits the spot when I'm starving. I've had nuggets, and a big mac. 6 nuggets are a very small portion and uber-salty. Big mac I prefered alright, although the meat was more like a slice than a burger.

Do I like it? Not particularly, but I'm ok with it existing for emergencies.

Mystery Egg

This thread had me dying for a MacDo so I went tonight for dinner. Big Mac meal, and a few chicken nuggets. Delish.

syklops

McDonalds get a bad rep. I watched Super Size Me again the other night. I like Morgan Spurlock but it is tilted against the principal.

Theres lots of things which get glossed over or are ignored. For example, Spurlock limits himself to 4000 steps a day. Thats really not very far.

He is right though, no-one needs to consume a half gallon of coke in one sitting.

Spread the love

I used to eat it the odd time but I know someone who works for the factory who make the ice cream for Maccie Ds and the amount of sugar, glucose, fructose etc that goes into the ice cream alone just turns my stomach. It has put me off big time and this is from someone who has a sweet tooth. I don't want to think what goes into other food they make. I just think it's very artificial, plastic food really.

fussyonion

Dizzy mentioned the strict hygiene standards; I had heard something similar to your friend, a few years back.

It's not often I'd go to McDonald's but I don't get all the hate for the place.
The staff are always friendly, the restaurants are always clean, the food's cheap but hot and tasty and they have something for everyone.

They're always trying to show the public what goes into their food, to dispel the myths; they use 100% chicken breast in their McNuggets, 100% flank/forequarter beef in their burgers, the chips are made from real potatoes, as opposed to some kind of chemical people would have you believe years ago.

I'm not a huge coffee drinker but I really like their cappucinos.
If I was getting food there, I'd go for the same thing; a Double Cheeseburger, medium fries and a Coke, maybe some nuggets too.

It's a tasty cheap meal that satisfies me anyway and it's a treat.
If I want Michelin starred food, I'd go to L'Ecriviain.

McDonald's serves a purpose and they're obviously successful at what they do.
I actually tried one of their new wraps today; the BBQ Chicken and Bacon Wrap..it was really tasty.

Rorok

fussyonion wrote: »

Dizzy mentioned the strict hygiene standards; I had heard something similar to your friend, a few years back.

It's not often I'd go to McDonald's but I don't get all the hate for the place.
The staff are always friendly, the restaurants are always clean, the food's cheap but hot and tasty and they have something for everyone.

They're always trying to show the public what goes into their food, to dispel the myths; they use 100% chicken breast in their McNuggets, 100% flank/forequarter beef in their burgers, the chips are made from real potatoes, as opposed to some kind of chemical people would have you believe years ago.

I'm not a huge coffee drinker but I really like their cappucinos.
If I was getting food there, I'd go for the same thing; a Double Cheeseburger, medium fries and a Coke, maybe some nuggets too.

It's a tasty cheap meal that satisfies me anyway and it's a treat.
If I want Michelin starred food, I'd go to L'Ecriviain.

McDonald's serves a purpose and they're obviously successful at what they do.
I actually tried one of their new wraps today; the BBQ Chicken and Bacon Wrap..it was really tasty.

I don't think they have vegans

Shenshen

Rorok wrote: »

I don't think they have vegans

Black coffee or water, I guess

But then, even as a vegetarian you'd often struggle to find something in a lot of Irish restaurants, nevermind finding anything vegan. So they're pretty average that way.

L1011

Eddie Rockets is one of the few chain 'fast food' (its not fast) restaurants that actually has a vegan option, namely their veggie burger minus cheese/mayo and undressed fries. I wouldn't expect any of the actual fast food counter service restaurants to have one any time soon.

omnithanos

I like to go into Burger King on Ash Wednesday for the Spicy Bean Burger. Very tasty but pricey enough. I usually go for the euro saver menu in McD's and If I'm thirsty I can get a few cans in dealz after and make them last the week.

rubadub

L1011 wrote: »

Eddie Rockets is one of the few chain 'fast food' (its not fast) restaurants that actually has a vegan option

where did you hear this? I cannot find any mention on their own website.

I have read the burger king veggie burger is not vegan, and many burger buns are not either.

L1011

rubadub wrote: »

where did you hear this? I cannot find any mention on their own website.

I have read the burger king veggie burger is not vegan, and many burger buns are not either.

Eating with a vegan who went through the entire book of ingredients they have for allergen reasons behind the counter.

rubadub

L1011 wrote: »

Eating with a vegan who went through the entire book of ingredients they have for allergen reasons behind the counter.

I'd be wary of that, as it would be focused on allergens and as its in house they might not be subject to regular ingredients listing requirments.

Even if it is commercially packaged and has the legally required ingredients list I would be looking for an indication that it is vegan. If ingredients are below a certain % they do not have to list them. It is the minor ingredients in bread that are usually not vegan.

Some vegans to not seem to care about such trace ingredients though, just like some vegetarians, I knew a guy who would eat spice burgers convinced they were veggie, and when told they were not would still eat them regardless.

I was reading this review of the new hotdog place in dublin with the unfortunate name porndog, they were serving vegan hotdogs but only had brioche buns...

http://www.ciaraallenmakeupartist.com/2015/10/so-we-need-to-talk-about-porndog.html

Seems many chefs and servers are ignorant about what the terms mean. I emailed Jameson whiskey about their claim that their standard whiskey is vegan and got no reply.

L1011

rubadub wrote: »

Even if it is commercially packaged

Their products are all commercially packaged for sale to the franchisers, and ex-franchisers who are selling the same product (Rockin Joes down in the south/west). I didn't go through the book as the non-vegan status of an M50 burger and chilli fries are very much not in doubt :pac:

Whiskey is generally chill filtered rather than fined (or not at all) so there should be no reason for it to have any trace products of any description.