McDonald’s

This place needs to demolished!!! A hang out for yes Drunks and drug addicts no offense but it’s the absolute truth

So I come into this McDonald’s because I’m in love with the surrounding neighborhood. Boy did I make a mistake. My goal was to save money and instead I got a taste of something sour that university city has to offer. First off there was crap dripping off the ceiling but no one seemed to care even though it was in several areas. Second, the cashier’s were horsing around too much to realize they had two sizable lines. Third, this place is stingy with food utensils. Who eats a salad with their fingers. And now for the dealbreaker there was a loud mouth pimp in there with his junkie lady friends. The staff couldn’t even ask them to leave. I guess it was because there were some people outside waiting to have a word with the pimp and junkies.

I feel bad for the people that work at this McDonald’s and even the store itself has weird practices.
Firstly, their late night menu is limited and has slightly more expensive choices. None of their dollar/​value menu. They’re also cash only… or they were atleast when I was there around 2:30ish before a much-​needed trip to Fresh Grocer. I always carry cash and my card, but, I can see how this can cause chaos in the store. Especially, when you have like 25 drunk college kids in line.
Don’t even let me get started on them… I am 23 years old before I come off as an old fart, «Get off my lawn.”-type. I party… even rave. I embarrass myself and do stupid shit. However, I have never walked into an establishment like it was my house and just left a whole thing of trash on a table and just had complete disrespect for everybody. The place isn’t the cleanest to begin with and that adds on.
There’s also the people from the Consortium and other nearby clinics that hang in there all day… but, that’s a whole-​nother-​ball game.
I’ll give them a star back for being McDonald’s (everything is standard for the most part) and the extended in a convenient location.

I have been to many a McDonalds in my life, and this one is by far the worst. The first thing you notice when you walk in is the smell. It’s a combination of stale BO, cheap floor cleaner and grease. It’s terrible.
The second thing you tend to notice is the clientele. It’s like every bum and «people of Walmart» type person in university city.
The food is terrible (even by McD’s golden standards), the restaurant is incredibly dirty, the bathroom is unusable. If you do decide to go here, lord help you. Check your bag before you leave because you will probably have been given the wrong items. Also probably wash your hands.

One star is too high for this McDonalds. I’ve never in my life been to such a crap hole. Unfortunately I had no choice being that we were on foot and my son only wanted a happy meal. First off you have to zig zag your way through all the bums and loiterers outside the entrances. We walked in and were welcomed with a foul odor. There was one cashier and the line was 8 deep. No one working there seemed to care. The workers were busy chatting up a storm as the line grew longer. About 15 minutes later we finally ordered. We had to wait another 8 minutes to get the happy meal. In the mean time we were approached by several bums asking for change. As we left I realised they forgotten my sons apple juice. I was not turning back or ever returning to this place. I stopped at the news stand and got him his juice. What a shame. I’ve been to other McDonalds in bad neighbourhoods but this one is the worst one by far. Where is the regional manager of this franchise?
Steer Clear of this place at all costs.

Hardware wise, this McDonald’s still sucks, so this rating is only for the excellent customer service I received from a particular cashier.
Came in at 1:25AM for some nuggets and it was primetime. This particular experience could’ve easily gone south in a matter of seconds, but thankfully, and surprisingly, it didn’t.
The place was packed but I only waited about 2 minutes on the line, and just when I thought it wasn’t so bad, I was shoved and told «Yo, you just cut me bro. I was here first.»
Being drunk is no excuse for anything, nor is it a reason to think you’re royalty because you said wassup to two employees behind the counter. I decided it wasn’t worth arguing with two drunks over waiting 20 seconds and the cashier recognized that and came to my defense.
«Actually, he didn’t cut you because there are two separate lines and you were on the other one.»
When it came time for me to order, I was taken aback by how kind, apologetic, and accommodating the cashier was. I didn’t catch his bame, but when I come back to this McDonald’s, I’ll personally thank him if he’s working the shift because the world needs more people like him.

Ordered an Egg McMuffin, coke and asked if they have carbonated water (I like to dilute my coke so it’s a bit less sugary). Both the lady taking my order and manager gave me dagger stares and answered me like I was crazy.
So, I waited 10 minutes while every other guest was served plus everyone who walked in after me. The manager reached up and deleted an egg McMuffin from the order list (which I later guessed was mine).
After another few minutes, I walked to the register and asked if there was a problem with my order and a refund. Although I did get my money back, I got no response about whether there was a problem with my order and no apology. Just more dagger stares and silence.
Apparently, the lesson here is don’t EVER ask a question. Of better yet, spend your money elsewhere.

Super long lines. I waited fifteen minutes to get my breakfast.

This McDonald’s, like the rest of the chain, is nothing special. The customer service is barely up to par and it’s always crowded, due to its location. Half the time, it’s messy. Ketchup and napkins everywhere, tables are greasy, etc. Again, this isn’t different than any of the the other McDonald’s around.

When I’m traveling abroad, McDonald’s is my go to place to find a clean restroom (e.g., Quetzaltenango, Guatemala). It’s also true that McDonald’s fries are good and also true that you can get good Coke products at McDonald’s.
The reason that this McDonald’s is of particular interest is that it provides a good visual contrast of old versus new fastfood chains. What was probably only 10 years ago (?) the eating highlight in the area, and maybe 20 years ago (?) a place where people wanted to go, is now clearly the most out-​of-​time-​and-​place restaurant in the area. This place looks like a dump — no new paint in many years, all the lights on the McDonald’s sign probably don’t work (I think a good indicator that a business isn’t doing well is that they stop replacing the lights in their sign), and the inside tired and worn. And the advertising on the windows (e.g., highlighting current specials) is old school.
In contrast, just down the street, are maybe the best (or at least very good) examples of contemporary and very successful fast food chains: Bobby’s Burger Palace, Sweetgreen, and Chipotle. These places are clean and have contemporary design (food and eating area). I’m not convinced the food is healthier at these places versus McDonald’s, but the food does taste much better. And the advertising at these new place more clever (especially Chipotle’s cups and takeout bags).
These new chains are where people who have extra $ (and even people who don’t have extra $) go. Looking at the people going into these restaurant chains on Walnut Street, mostly only the people who don’t have much $ go to McDonald’s.
McDonald’s is to Bobby’s Burger what Jordache is to Diesel Jeans. Except that isn’t exactly right because I think in some circles Jordache still has some cachet and in no circles does McDonald’s have status.
I’m all for McDonald’s making a come back (go USA!), but looking at this McDonald’s on this street I just don’t see it happening.
Update: the very next day after posting this review I ate at Chipotle. I saw a father eating Chipotle who was with his son eating a McDonald’s Happy Meal. Turns out Chipotle does have a kid menu, just not posted. Seems like kids are a group Chipotle could better target.

Pros: Somewhat clean, friendly staff, solid location if you are by campus, most importantly eating 60 chicken nuggets in one sitting didn’t kill me.
Cons: long lines, people outside can be suspect depending on what time of the day.

Usually slow service even when there aren’t too many people. Best come here when drunk or you’re gonna have a bad time. Fries are good but they don’t give you as much as other McDonald restaurants. Homeless people are always visible outside during the day but otherwise it’s just like any other McDonalds.

Let’s just say unless youre planning on becoming the next American chess star, steer clear

Pros: Good location, relatively safe even late at night, accepts coupons, cheap food.
Con: 9 out of 10 times you go there you’ll see some little kid being smacked upside the head by an easily frustrated «parent». It’s almost as bad as SEPTA!

Don’t. Just… don’t.
I know it’s 2 am. I know you’re drunk. I know you want chicken nuggets and a shake so you can throw up later and wonder why the hell you would «ever have a milk shake after 15 beers but it seemed like a good idea at the time.»
But, do yourself, and the overwhelmed staff of the Mickey D’s at 40^th and Walnut a favor, and just don’t.
You’ll wait in line for way longer than it takes to microwave the leftover burgers they’re going to serve you, mostly because some jerk in front decided to order some item that no one goes to McDonald’s for — items that I like to call «McOrder something else, asshole.»
Also, late at night, the dollar menu — drunk food ambrosia — is off limits after whatever hour when it happens to matter the most.
Also, there’s Crown Fried Chicken like, 2 blocks away, and they’re AWESOME after last call.
Why did I not review anything about this place during the daytime? Because if you’re here (sober) during the day, you need to re-​evaluate your life choices.
You’ve been warned.
Upside: if all you want is some fries, they are up to snuff.

Since this is a McDonald’s, I went in with low expectations, but this place still managed to fall short of this low bar. I ordered a chicken sandwich with no mayo. I had to wait 20+ minutes for the sandwich. When it finally arrived, sure enough, my sandwich was slathered in mayo. When I informed the cashier of her mistake, she replied curtly that I hadn’t said no mayo. Of course, I had. After another 10+ minutes of waiting, I finally had my sandwich. So much for fast food.
This place is almost always filled with either hoodrats or drunk Penn kids. Stay away.

The last time I came here, I’m pretty sure they made my iced coffee with sweet tea. The time before that, they forgot my order for like 15min and then forgot to put sugar in my iced coffee. The time before THAT, they didn’t put cream (or whatever the fake cream is) in it.
I’m not ashamed to admit I visit McD’s from time to time and I don’t expect fine dining. But this place is bad even by the chain’s standards. Also, it smells like poo. There, I said it.

While affectionately called McDeath by many West Philadelphians, this McDonald’s might deserve a little more leeway, in my opinion. People that take the time to write reviews on Unilocal are not likely to be people that frequent McDonald’s (myself included). If you love food enough to write detailed reviews then in all likelihood, you love food too much to settle for a Micky D’s cheeseburger.
Pretension is a vice of the highest order, and I am typically loathe to accept the kind of rhetoric that often gets thrown around art and food culture. There’s a season for all things, and while your local art gallery may not have the kind of displays you can find at the Barnes, it doesn’t mean it’s unworthy of a visit. To my mind, the same is true of restaurants. There’s a time and a place for a visit to Qdoba or especially, the local food truck. For a late night McFlurry, what better than the McDonald’s on Walnut and 40^th?
Despite certain enjoyable oddities — the Coltrane jazz over the loudspeakers, for instance — this McDonald’s location is certainly subpar. As one reviewer stated, it may be in need of a mulligan, or at the very least, an upgrade. Even the usually standardized quality of the food is subpar (allow me a whiny moment: I ordered a Reese’s McFlurry and the thing was unmixed, just a sprinkling of peanut butter pieces on top). That’s not a McFlurry; that’s soft-​serve with an accidental spill of crunched-​up Reese’s. FYI: there’s a Ben & Jerry’s right around the corner.

Picture yourself 5 years out of college, on a college campus, after a 3 hour open bar happy hour. You are going to be starving. It is 10:30, sorority girls doing their grocery shopping, and you are salivating at the thought of Bobby’s Burger Palace. But it is closed. That’s fine, Chipotle is next door. But that is closed too. Fine fine, we will get Jimmy John’s. Wait, they don’t toast their subs, don’t want it. Finally, we see a golden arch peaking out around the corner. What is it? What is it? It is the one and only Mickey D’s!
This McDonalds is bringing in 4 stars for a few reasons. Reliability. It is open when I want it. Cleanliness. Beer goggles didn’t prevent me from noticing this city McDonalds was recently cleaned. Personality. There were 3 ladies working behind the counter that either loved picking on drunk guys or just had good personality. Overall, the two cheeseburger meal saved the night!
Ronald McDonald greater than Bobby Flay

I hate to admit it… I hate coming here to this McDonalds, but I do it anyways! This place is home to many bums, college drunks, and raucus! However, I can’t always turn down a McFlurry at midnight.
I do love their McGriddles in the morning, and occasionally an Asian salad for lunch. However, I’ve learned my lessons over the years and will not touch a McD’s burger, no matter my wallet situation.