McDonald’s

Not only the worst McDonald’s I’ve ever visited, but the worst fast food establishment. Every visit I pay there is one that I regret.
First, the food. You would think food that is cooked by a nearly automated system wouldn’t differ from any of the other McDonald’s locations in the nation, yet the food they serve up there is below even fast food standards. Sandwiches are poorly and sloppily assembled and, more often than not, are missing key ingredients; McDoubles without cheese, McChickens without mayonnaise, etc. In addition to this, everything just tastes… off. The meat’s a bit drier than it should be and has a uniquely unpleasant aftertaste. The french fries are always undercooked to the point of being wet and floppy.
Worse than this is the service. As the only person in the drive through line, I’ve waited close to ten minutes for two basic sandwiches before. I didn’t catch them off guard right before closing, this has occurred in the middle of the afternoon. Small, four car lines at 2 pm can last up to twenty minutes. The staff on the inside isn’t any better at all. Constantly, the employees loudly and angrily bark orders at each other, despite the small size of the restaurant and the close proximity to their co-​workers. Orders are lost, customers are ignored, and friends of the employees cut in line to the dismay of the other restaurant patrons.
The fact that this location always claims their ice cream machine is down/​broken every time an order for ice cream is placed has become a subject for joking among everyone I know in Starkville. This place is just the worst of the worst, by far. I’ve had enough and will never revisit this location again.