What. The. HELL? This, if I were asked how much I loathe McDonald's in whole and had to describe it, would be the visual aspect to my words. This McDonald's has not been touched since 1999. That's twenty years of it going downhill into disrepair.
I know what you are probably thinking, "If you loathe McDonald's so much, why did you stop?" Simple explanation: for fast food in the Waterfront, there's not much of a choice. We decided to go inside and bypass the drive thru as it looked backed up. That should have been a clue for us to steer clear of the inside. It's kind of hard to describe walking in here. It's like walking into a time capsule, but not a fun one. It's like walking into your relatives home that you haven't seen in years, and nothing new has been added but add to that nothing has been fixed. It's dank in here, or maybe the lighting made it feel that way. A quick glance around and you won't notice the imperfections, but once you get used to your surroundings, YIKES! Most notable is the late 90's decor, complete with hardwood display cases that hold (for some weird reason) mostly Disney toys from the Toy Story movies. They did have some older McDonald's gear and mascot stuff in the one, like the soda cup puppet, but nothing interesting.
Looking around the rest of the dining area you can just see neglect. It's as if this has become a hangout spot for bad seeds. Lots of seats have tears in them. Paint must have peeled away or that wall had been vandalized and a coat of unmatched paint is small amounts dot the area as well. If you can get a clean table in here, points to you. I did not see a single employee leave the kitchen area to clean...I did see several leave to have their break and eat. The bathrooms are disgusting. I mean, it's a bathroom, but WOW. I can get by with using a facility without having to touch much, but what blew me away in here was the smell. It's not the smell of a bathroom in here. In fact I am convinced that the air they are sending in here comes directly from the grill in the kitchen. I looked up and there was no cover on the air vent and a strong smell of burgers permeated the bathroom.
Let's talk food now. Simplest way to put it, don't eat here. Fries were mediocre at best, minimal salt, just bad. I had the Big Mac, or maybe the ghost of Big Mac. I swear I had half a patty for the one layer, everything was shifted on the sandwich to one side (that is what was actually on the sandwich). The bun...was...STALE. Oh, yeah, you want condiments, you obviously can't be trusted to get your own here as there are none out for you to grab. Ketchup, salt, sugar, ask at the counter. You're lucky you can get your own drink, well most of them, if you wanted tea, that's behind the counter.
As for the employees, it was weird. No more than three of them worked at a time, and it was usually the same three that worked. The rest of them would be leaned over something with their phones out. It was super odd because they were all facing opposite directions, deliberately ignoring each other. It really made for an uncomfortable dining experience.
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