McDonald's

McDonalds never gets five stars from me (I feel incredibly guilty every time I walk into one of these fast "food" places), but this building itself wasn't bad for a little Indiana stop. Therefore, I'm rewarding it three out of four stars on my mental fast food rating scale.

Nicely decorated (they had... curtains!), friendly and smiley employees (a good thing early in the morning), quick service, and very clean bathrooms. My husband even had a pleasant conversation with the cleaner while he was in the bathroom!!

"How you doing today, sir?" (The cleaner.)

"Very well. How are you?" (My husband.)

"Good!"

"It's nice out, but a bit too cold."

"Hey. Could be worse. You could be in Florida."

"That's actually where we're going," my husband said with a chuckle.

Cue awkward pause.

"Oh, man! It's all hot and muggy down there!"

"Yeah. Oh, man!"

The conversation ended on a cheerful note.

It's the little things that make our day.

The "food" was the usual processed stuff. It is what it is.

I'm not one to review a fast food joint...lets be real, they are typically spotty on the cleanliness scale and they all serve disgusting greasy food that you just deal with when on a road trip. But this McDonalds was a particularly annoying and frustrating experience.

Me: Can I get a quarter pounder with only one slice of cheese?
Disgruntled Teen: It only has one slice
Me; The picture has 2...
Disgruntled Teen: It has only one slice
...
Burger comes with (SHOCKING?!) two slices of cheese

Me (with the burger box open): See it has two
Disgruntled Teen: Thanks for letting me know
Me: Can I have a utensil?
Disgruntled Teen: Here is a cup
Me: I'm looking for more of a fork or a knife...things that scrape off cheese
Disgruntled Teen: Do you still want the cup?

I guess we aren't at Burger King where you can "have it your way."  Ordinarily even a small fast food joint would offer to make the sandwich the way you wanted it.  Disgustingly annoying.

Also they won't give you your cups until your order is ready. So I wait 7 minutes while I could at least pour drinks and, instead, waste time.

Yes, there were also fruit flies.  DRIVE PAST THIS EXIT.

This McDonalds has upscale decor, but it has been neglected and is fly infested, the bathrooms are dirty, and the advertised free video games are out of order.  Both sweet and unsweet Ice tea were out during peak dinner hours, and despite about four customers in a row telling them this, they did not refill them.  McDonals, your quality control is lacking.