McDonald’s

This is a pretty decent McDonalds. For being in the middle of Oelwein, they’ve done a fantastic job of keeping up on the interior and exterior. It drives me nuts that they don’t have a sidewalk in front of their building, but aside from that, they do a pretty good job. The exterior is regularly plowed during snow and the garbage is regularly picked up. It usually looks nice. The current outdoor LED screen even reads «Lovin’ Oelwein» at the moment.
The interior is nice as well. There are booths as well as tables. I don’t go inside very often, but when I have, the interior has been clean and there have been open and clean tables to use as well. The bathrooms have been clean as well. It can feel a bit crowded if the McDonalds is really busy, but otherwise, it seems like a decent interior.
When it comes to the food, McDonalds is just a standard McDonalds. They have two drive-​thru order areas, so even during high-​traffic times, they do a good job of getting people in-​and-​out. As the only drive-​thru food place in town, they are constantly busy. Despite that, I don’t think I’ve ever waited more than 5 minutes in the drive-​thru lines in the two years that I’ve lived here.
Food orders are accurate. In the entire two years, I can only think of once that I’ve had to go inside and fix an order after having issues through the drive-​thru. Food is usually very warm, and I can expect the food to taste about the same no matter when I go and get some. No quality-​control issues here.
The staff is friendly enough. Nobody seems to go «above and beyond», but I’ve never had any issues with rudeness or incompetence either. Just seem like good people doing a good job with what they do.
Final Thoughts: This is a basic McDonalds chain, but they do a decent job. Food is delivered to you promptly, and I’ve never had an issue with incorrect orders or quality issues. Staff is friendly enough, and the interior and exterior are clean. If Oelwein only has this single fast food restaurant, I’m glad it ended up with one that’s well so taken care of.