Out running errands, it seemed like a good time to go to McDonald’s for breakfast for dinner.
Before I left, I visited the “local homepage” for MyMcDs – and there was the Breakfast all day promotion.
I knew going that it would be outrageously expensive – the morning value meal prices don’t apply. Also, I knew there was a risk they would not carry some items due to lack of grill space.
So I lumber in, and sure enough – no mcMuffins on the menu. If I want “eggs”, and I use the term loosely, the only option is a biscuit with a yellow covering of eggs from a bottle, probably cooked hours ago, on a stale biscuit with a precooked patty of some sausage thing that may or may not be pork.
After confirming that there were no mcMuffins, I thanked the cashier and walked out.
K&W Cafeteria had what I wanted.
http://youtu.be/aOUdR9vly6s
The video confirmed what I already suspected – and it is not specific to McDonalds. Scrambled eggs are labor intensive and require a little skill. Much simpler to have Cargill (mentioned in the video) turn the eggs into Liquid eggs in the factory, or the even more disgusting Egg Patties. The McMuffins are still cooked in the store, although I would not be shocked if evening McMuffins aren’t – to deal with the lack of grill space
Looking closer, the “eggs” on the bscuits are in fact made in a factory
McDonald’s ads almost seem like false advertising. I had been planning to stop in, like you, to have an egg McMuffin, which is one of the few menu items that I like.
Think I’ll check what our local MickeyD’s are serving.
Not to beat a dead cow, but another related McYoutube video discusses the McRib. They show a piece of equipment that I’ve seen in other videos – it is a heating element that presses down from above, to speed up the cooking process. Anyone with experience knows the way to kill the flavor of a burger is to press down with the Spatula. The home burger cookers touted by athletes cooking burgers from both sides result in the same tasteless lifeless dreck
A comment on a message board (I think it was Marketwatch) summed up the problem with McDonald’s and applies equally to radio. It was posted by a franchisee (or someone pretending to be being sarcastic) – “the customers are not stakeholders in my business – I don’t have to listen to what they want”
Chick Fil A and McDonald’s could not be a clearer contrast. Going out to eat in a dining room is largely about the experience, the food is secondary. At Chick Fil A, counter people are not doing duty on the drivethru. They communicate the message clearly “I’m glad you’re here”. The manager is watching the dining room and circulates checking if customers are happy, looking for things that need to be cleaned, talking to employees. The menu is simple, not trying to be everything to everybody. If you’re offended by the gentle references to religion, well the angry people down the street will be glad to sell you an angry meal with no toy inside and some stalks of celery.
so true about Chick-Fil -A .
This particular McDonald’s has a Jack-in-the-Box right next door. They serve breakfast all day. I was looking over their menu, and it is on my to do list. They aren’t afraid of Michelle Obama – many of their menu items get 60% of their calories from fat. My impression is mostly that it is a California chain with a dubious reputation, but then again they say you are what you eat.