McDonald's

OK fine, this is probably my Yelp jump the shark moment, but whatever. I'm not reviewing McDonald's exactly, because everyone has had McDonald's and you don't need me to tell you what a Big Mac is. You have to grade these sorts of places on their own curve, which is: as far as McDonald's franchises [or whatever chains] go, is this location better or worse than the norm?

I stop here quite often for coffee in the mornings and will get a quick snack on my way home from work on occasion, especially when I'm trying to gain weight (don't ask). Here's what I can say:

1.) I've never waited more than three minutes for an order, from line to bag in hand, regardless of how busy it is.
2.) They've never messed up an order on me.
3.) The food has never been cold.

It's really pretty simple, and they do what McDonald's is supposed to do, so there. Kudos, Jefferson Park McDonald's. Chain restaurants all tend to have really awful reviews on Yelp because no one is reviewing them unless something bad happens. Count this as one tiny blow for justice.

(Why only four stars then? Unfortunately, lots of homeless do tend to congregate here during the day because of the proximity to the bus depot. Many are harmless but a few are rowdy. There's nothing the franchisees can really do about it but it is a drawback.)

They don't have outlets to plug in your laptop.

Yes it's a McDonald's. Yes, it's a little bit cleaner. But this is a MUST READ.

The other night, I got not one, but TWO HAIRS in a big mac. I called in and the manager was nice enough to let me pick up another meal that night.

But this morning with my bf, we came for breakfast.  We ordered two meals. I got the bacon,egg, cheese mc griddle value meal. Him the sausage mc muffin. We ordered two orange juices. = $2 a piece for orange juice, right?

So when i finished my oj, i asked if they do refills on OJ. They said no. So i went to the fountain bar. Sign reads "limit one refill per customer per visit." So i refilled with some juice.

I got immediately yelled at by a  lady behind the counter "You can't refill. That's only for people who bought a soda. You need to pay me a dollar."  

I ask why. "So.... i paid $2 for my orange juice. and I can't get a refill. But the person who paid $1 for their soda can???"  She says yes.

My bf gives her the dollar to keep me from gettin into cahoots. OH yeah. Dollar plus tax. He tells her the sign is misleading. She says "no, it's obvious the refill is only for people who get soda."

Never coming here again.