McDonald’s

This is one of those odd instances when I know going in that nothing I write in this review will change a thing. The parent company will make money no matter what I write, this location will make money no matter what I write, so I will take solace in the idea that I will save at least a few drunk people.
SO here’s the sitch, as someone said in their review. I understand that the employees are underpaid and have to deal with the worse that humanity has to offer but good lord all I want is some food, and I’m ALWAYS sober when I come in (I’ve usually just finished making other people drunk)
I’ve come here before and the service is ungodly slow. I always order the same thing (breakfast for dinner) my average wait time for it to be made, 22 minutes. That’s right it takes this place an entire episode of How I Met Your Mother to make a sausage mcmuffin with egg. Tonight I went in because I had 40 minutes before my next train. I ordered two sausage mcmuffins and 6 nuggets… Yep you guessed it, I missed my train.
Final thought: I know you’re probably drunk when you go here but do yourself a favor walk the two blocks to Wawa or around the corner to Little Pete’s

didn’t even order, just used the bathroom. probably one of the top 5 best experiences of my life

I’m not normally one to complain about a McDonald’s, cuz let’s be real, they are low paid people who stand there all day and most of the time deal with drunks or trash. But every part of my interaction this evening was awful, the cashier girl moved at a tortoise pace and looked at me like I had five heads at every question I asked… i also asked for jalapeños on my burger but they didn’t have jalapeños which was bizarre to me because, how are you going to have a jalapeño double without the main ingredient… I was only told that AFTER already having swiped my card and then was asked if I would like a sauce instead, I politely declined and asked for a refund to my card (which wasn’t a lot but when your pinching pennies…) the manager then reaches into his pocket and tries to hand me change, which btw is illegal, look it up.
After finally being refunded I asked for
Some bbq sauce, for my fries, again the cashier looks at me like I had five heads and tells me it’s 27 cents… I’ve never ONCE paid for one thing of sauce, knowing people that work at mcd’s your first sauce is free, second one you pay for (dependent upon the proprietor) on top of that I was given old
Fries that were sitting in the bottom of the «heater»
I left feeling very frustrated and hated myself for it… needless to say I will not be going back to this location, unless they can fix
Some things

This dump is the WORST!
Go here if you like:
— Waiting forever to get your food because they ALWAYS forget to put french fries in the frier, so they say «oops, the fries will be 5 minutes» without fail every single time. Do they learn?
–Awful wait times for simple requests
–An ice cream machine that breaks ²⁴⁄₇
–Being yelled at in Spanish by a middle age woman manager with the dyed blonde hair. Also if you like being called «Papi» all the time
–Being ignored by employees who are CONSTANTLY on their cell phones texting
–Being surrounded by homeless people sitting at the booths they constantly let loiter for hours upon hours

Pretty much like a regular McDonald’s, except cleaner compared to Philly standards. It’s location is well suited in case you’re out partying in the city (close to many clubs and bars), and can serve as a great midnight snack if you live in the Rittenhouse neighborhood.

this is supposed to be fast food. the food here is normal mcdonalds– no real complaint about that. but only stop here for breakfast if you are either retired or unemployed and do not have to be anywhere at a specific time! you will be late, they are slooooow!!! and, it’s always like this.

I actually got happy seeing those arches!
After several days of spending way too much at restaurants, (Yep-​tourist here!)
I decided I needed a Big Mac to even the score.
The evening manager on July 21^st was so very hostile!
I went to the counter and ordered the Monday night special… Big Mac and fries for 4 bucks? I’m in! And then I asked if they had Sundays as I didn’t see it on the menu board.
The nice young lady didn’t quite catch what I asked and when she asked me to repeat it, and she asked VERY POLITELY, the manager rushed to the counter GLARING at me. Maybe I look like his ex wife who got the car, the house the kids, his dignity?
All I can say is that he was ANGRY, and it was directed at me. I was so shocked I was actually slightly amused at the pure hatred coming out of his eyes.
I was too hungry… too tired… He placed my bag on the counter and stormed away before I could ask for salt and Ketchup.
Which are behind the counter.
I stepped back over to the cashier area as Mr. Crabby was now ignoring me.
After waiting while the cashier batted her lashes and dip head grinned the guy who was at the counter, I caught Mr. Crabby coming my way. Great I thought.
But he wasn’t helping me, he came up to the register and did the buddy fist bump thing to Mr. Charming and told him his food was being comped.
Can you comp me some salt and Ketchup I thought?
luckily for me, a young lady came back from break or what have you and yay! I got my condiments!
The food was McDonalds good. I have to give em that.
But the filth, the hostility, Yeah no thanks.

I ordered a chocolate chip frappé with no whip. Doesn’t seem that difficult for such a common item. Yet for some reason, it was havoc.
I got a caramel frappé with whip. I asked for my correct order and they decided to give me a chocolate chip with whip again. I asked them to change it, and they scooped out half my drink to get the cream out.
In the end I got half a chocolate chip frappé with whip cream residue. Also, my frappé was SOUR. Um, expired milk, perhaps?
This place is also disgustingly dirty.

Big Mac party is open until 4am on Fridays and Saturdays. The lines can get long. But what do expect at 3:30am

This is a mcdonald’s so there’s not too much to say. If you live under a rock and you’ve never been then you must try their french fries, nuggets, big macs, and fish filets (not the bites). What’s nice about this location is it’s open until 4am on the weekends. It’s the perfect place to go after a night of drinking, especially because you won’t be judged. Not one person even batted an eye as my friends and I sat there stuffing ourselves with nuggets while singing part of your world from the little mermaid.

Coffee is weak but for a dollar can’t beat it

McDonald’s Fries are not vegetarian, are not free from Dairy or Wheat.
They also contain hydrogenated oils. Blah.
Its just odd that french fried potatoes contain wheat, dairy, and beef «products»

I took off another star because this place has no dollar menu. But, the service is usually consistent along with the food. They are also open until 4 AM Friday & Saturday. Fair warning, though, you might be waiting an 45 minutes-​hour for your order after the bars close. It becomes a mad house.

Went in because I needed to sit down on my laptop for 20 minutes and they have WiFi. The ING Direct and Starbucks nearby were packed. I ordered a large unsweetened iced tea. The menu said «Iced Tea $ 1.00» and underneath that «Sweet Tea» with no additional price, so I presumed both were $ 1.00. In fact I was charged $ 1.08.
Then AFTER I paid the cashier informed me that the unsweetened iced tea was actually around $ 3.00, so I would be getting sweet tea; «That’ ok?» No, it’s not ok. I’m diabetic. After much reluctance and a healthy side of ‘tude I was given what I originally ordered, and I’m glad I could see it being poured because I wouldn’t have been surprised if it was otherwise spat in.
I had hoped to go to their upstairs seating area to avoid the riff-​raff of drug addicts, sleeping homeless people and general obnoxious ghetto folk, only to attempt the door and discover it was locked. So I sat in the window as far away from everyone as possible, did my internetting and got the hell out of dodge.
The two stars is because the internet connection was fast and reliable.

To start, I judge McDonalds with the understanding that it is a McDonalds. My rating would be a 5 star if this McDonalds did the McDonald’s «thing» really well. All I ask is: fast, hot, change is correct, order is correct. So, one star because this one does very little really well.
This location is near my work. So, occasionally I’ll stop in and grab a sausage McMuffin and a coffee when I don’t have time to go somewhere with tasty food and drink. Generally, the front counter staff in the mornings is friendly and efficient. Occasionally however, there will be a big line — and yet, still only one register open. I’ve walked out more than a few times.
This week — three strikes against them. Monday — I ordered the Sausage McMuffin, no cheese. .. I received the Sausage McMuffin with cheese. Next day, order the same. I receive an Egg McMuffin instead (even though the order was taken correctly and the tag put with the wrapped sandwich actually SAID sausage no cheese. I always ask for mustard (they don’t have mustard out on the line in the morning, so I get packets). Today, they got the order right! But, no mustard.
It’s a fast food restaurant and there was NO MUSTARD available anywhere? Seriously?
I’m done. I’ll walk a few more blocks and get real food.

Dirt McGirt? Dirt McGirt? Dirt McGirt?
Oh, no, it’s only you, Ron McDon.
If ODB were still with us today, after a shopping excursion to these cultural nether regions, he’d be sittin’ here, clownin’, jokin’, chowin’ down alongside the hungry masses of weary, trendy shoppers or whoever it is that really dines here at this McDonald’s location. McSpicy Paneer? Yeah! I think he’d like some of that. Maybe a McRib as well. And an apple pie for dessert. Yeah, Dawg.

How can you screw up a fast food restaurant besides actually opening one?
1) You put one in the center of Rittenhouse shopping district.
2) Employ people from south and north Philadelphia,
3) Undertrain and underpay them so they will give two sheets about your food or customer service and while the waiting time on the cash register might say 20 seconds in reality it’s more like 4 – 5 minutes because the employees have to discuss the hierarchy of the word «Son» and how it should be used, I mean where is the fast in fast food? Maybe Merriam-​Webster should consider employing them…
4) Close the upper floor so people will cram into the «roomy» first floor and oh, don’t forget to systematically limit the amount of «free» things such as ketchup, knives ad forks, and now even straws.
*A special ode to their white unicorn that goes under the name of Mayonnaise: Captain Ahab had more chances of catching Moby-​Dick than you getting mayonnaise in this Mickey’D…they either don’t have it or they have it and feel like it’s their teenage daughter who is about to go to prom and you are her date who is also a future Ted Bundy. One of the employees even tried to charge me a dollar once. L A U G H A B L E

They have to buzz you into their bathroom. You wait by the door and then, if you’re lucky, they decide you’re good-​looking enough to get into their special club.
After entering the locked door, you walk up a set of secret back stairs to «Club McDonalds”– the after hours bathroom club, with the hottest music and a huge disco ball. All of the toilets are studded with swarovski crystals and the bathroom is lit in with a blacklight. When you flush, it sets off a strobe light and everyone goes crazy dancing. The floors are lit from below; colored lights flash as you wash your hands– nodding your head in time with the music. You walk back downstairs and open the door back to the regular McDonalds; blinded by the fluorescent light. You shudder as you sit down with your fast food; saddened to be back with the McDonald’s «regular people.»
That is all a lie, but they do have to buzz you into their upstairs bathroom and it is weird and sometimes it takes a while and you’re just standing there like «Im sad can you let me in please»

If you’re partying in the area or here after-​hours, this McDonald’s is one of your fine dining choices. Heck, even if you’re shopping and have the urge to eat a McChicken, here you go.
It’s cheap, and if all you want is Chicken McNuggets to slow the effects of booze on your bloodstream, there you go.
If only they had booze.

A McDonald’s seems so out of place here amogst the shi-​shi shops on Walnut Street. That and it is a haven for local down & outs seeking a $ 1 McChicken and a coke or coffee.
I rarely ever set foot in here. (But admittedly I have once or twice.)
Yick!