Out of the 3 in town this one is the most incompetent.
Staff: More than half the time you will be handed your food with no response, no "you're welcome" and Lord help you if you have a question or need ketchup or whatnot.
There are a few, like 3-4 in total that are wonderful people in regards to friendliness and being accommodating.
Service/Food: THEY WILL leave something out that you have paid for. Pancakes no syrup, happy meal no apples, happy meal no drink. I was literally handed a happy meal box one time with just a lone box of nuggets sliding around inside. No drink, no apples, no fries and no toy.
On this particular occasion when I politely pointed this out, the lady who was in charge of the happy meal assembly threw everything inside and shoved the box outside the window with no words uttered.
I'll never knock someone working fast food. It's tough work, anything dealing with the public. I've done it myself but it's one thing to be a petty complainer like you see on social media versus handing an establishment money for goods that are not exchanged.
That being said, whether or not there's a narrative that all customers are bad or not nowadays, at the end of the day it is the employees job to be pleasant and provide a service and product paid for. It's not just to shove food out a window. It is the job to conduct themselves with politeness while being accommodating and not vilifying the customer just because they had to ask for the food that was paid for.
Another thing I've noticed is the push to not hand receipts back anymore. I get it. From a business standpoint if you can save for example $5 a roll on receipt paper per month, per store, by simply assuming the customer will be fine with being handed their card back with no receipt, that's a lot of profit annually that requires no additional labor or training but if it's a common occurrence that $3 to $6 worth of food is left out 3 out of 5 transactions in just my experience alone, multiply that by the number of customers who frequent this one restaurant per day, per month and year while having no proof of purchase.
Its actually baffling at the amount of pure profit being made. It's essentially stealing and I do not say that as being "extra". Logically argue that with me, please.
Call me old school but I don't believe it wise to cop an attitude with the hand that feeds regardless if you are in the right or not so I am leaving another review so that maybe I can help a future customer out by preventing them from literally paying money for a lack of requested goods and bad service.
So far the McDonalds on Renfro has the been the best. I go there daily now and everyone is polite and kind and the food is hot and accounted for.
I cannot tell you the last time I received hot, crunchy fries at Highway 52 location. Limp noodle fries are their specialty.
It's a shame that you have to shop around to find this when it should be the minimum you receive regardless of which one you go to.
I've voiced my concern for the 307 N Andy Griffith Parkway location for years so it's obvious that this isn't just a frontline-employee level issue.
They usually rotate out every so often but the service remains the same. I find that interesting.
Go to the 508 N Renfro St or the 601 location. You're welcome. read more