McDonald’s

This is a pretty good location. It is currently going through a remodel so it looks a little drab right now. I features a «Playplace» and enclosed sunroom in the front
I am usually here for breakfast and the staff is always friendly and fast. Food is served hot (which cannot be said about all Mickey-D’s).
Parking sucks here but at least they also have an overflow parking lot behind and across the street. Drive-​thru is very short and can get backed up causing the parking lot to be a pain to navigate.

Well let me preface by saying I am a true sucker for McD once in a while. It’s a bit ridiculous that I am even reviewing a McD.
It goes without saying that this isn’t the place to get a healthy meal, or even a satisfying one so to speak. By McD standards, this place usually hits the mark. Most of the staff is friendly, but some are quite slow and some are charmless. Sometimes when a line is backed up, they make little effort to get the lines moving, despite several employees and people in «manager» shirts. I’ve never eaten there because it seems like a pretty drab place to eat. But the allure of McD is obviously not really for the quality and taste, but for the convenience and price.
Herein lies the downfall. This location, being very close to my old apartment, was the perfect place for me to grab a 10pm McDouble for a snack. Off the dollar menu, how can you beat such a deal– oh wait. It’s not really the *dollar* menu, lolz. Oh wait. they also recently jacked up the prices, and a McDouble will now cost you well over two dollars. Even a plain cheeseburger will hit a couple dollars. What the hell is up with that? It was upsetting to learn of the price increase.
Keep prices low, keep customers happy. More customers, more profit. I took an economics class.

I really like the shamrock shakes… available only in march! Get them while you can… the minty green milkshakes are totally delicious:-)

spit in food!!! watch out!

I wrote a lengthier review but it was filtered for no good reason. Here’s a briefer rundown: skimpiest portions of any McDonalds, worst customer service of any McDonalds, and easily the worst McDonalds you could set foot in (in Seattle). Their large fries are about half the size of other McDonalds in the area (no joke).

We got to go from this location for dinner yesterday and I found it to be an extremely average Mcdonalds with absolutely nothing special in a good or bad way. I think providing exactly what you expect deserves 4 stars! For reference I had the chicken nuggets and my husband had a big mac.

What can you say about McDonallds? One thing I can say is that I have gone up into the slides to play with the kids over a period of 3 years now hoping that it will be different each time but NO: It always smells like urine.

This review is strictly for Cindy. Mcd’s is what it is and that’s that. However, Cindy adds that little bit extra. She makes my day anytime I’ve had to rush through the dive through for breakfast. Always a smile on her face and something sweet to say in her sing-​song voice. She can always make me smile. I think we could all learn a little something about how to be truly happy from Cindy.

I don’t know what is worse the food or the T.V. commercials, but after tonight’s bitter, slightly warm, and strangely soft Mc Nuggets I think the food might suck more. I can only imagine the brainiac-​science that goes into deep frying, and it seems this Mc D’s is more focused on the science of time-​travel cooking as my Mc Nuggets seem to have been cooked in the far distant past. The confusion doesn’t end there, because the fries where fine. How does that happen? What the what? Is there really more than one person in charge of the frier, or did they just pull my Mc Nuggets out of the garbage receptacle? Horrible. Not loving it, and I think I understand now why their new slogan sounds like repetitive helium farts.

The number 1 makes me go number 2.

You know what, I really like this location. It hasn’t changed in decades, which feels very «neighborhood”/local to me, and I like that.
The downside of that, however, is cramped parking and nowhere really to go if the drive-​thru line is long. So, best not to go at the height of the lunch rush.
BUT, what makes this location really special is CINDY! Anyone who has been here during the breakfast hours knows who Cindy is; she’s the dark-​haired lady who mans the drive-​thru window, hands you your food, says something warm and wonderful to you – and really means it. I hope they give her a raise, because she makes that entire location. If she ever leaves, a lot of customers will be really sad!

Ugh, last night at 3am, I again ordered a Bacon, Egg and Cheese McGriddle. The first two bites were yummy and the rest were like «Why, the F*CK did I get in my car and go get this crap. Never again. The guy was a little rude but it’s late at the 24 hour drive-​thru. Ok, it’s 3am but I’m always a sweetie unless you wake me up before noon! I’d rather starve than come here again with fast food munchies and deal with the attitude. Yes, I am reminding myself for the future reference when I look up whis place on Unilocal for a food option.
DO NOT DO IT, TONYA! Please back out of the drive-​thru as quick as possible! Take out a few cars if you have too! Ok, that’s better. Just a reminder. Now, what’s the quickest route to DICK’s before 2am to avoid the fiasco of 3am munchies? I’ll route it and update it in my status later for my future self.

You know what to expect at McDonald’s. The menu is pretty much standard across the board (unless you visit other countries, that is). You don’t go in expecting greatness and I think we all know that at this point.
That being said, this McDonald’s is better than a lot of locations I’ve been to. The service is always friendly and my orders have always been right. The wait has been minimal any of the times I’ve gone inside.
The major downside to this location is the drive-​thru line and parking lot. Despite multiple entrances to the parking lot, the spots only face one way, which can pose a great challenge for parking your car if you come at them from the opposite angle. The drive-​thru line setup is pretty atrocious. The line can get very long and clog into the street or through the parking lot. You’d think they’d have something better set up, but unfortunately that is not the case here.
I should also note that my main reason to go to McDonald’s is for their vanilla ice cream cones. Delish!

I’m pretty sure there is something shady going on at this McDonald’s. SEVERAL TIMES I have been there and there have been issues with the CHANGE given for my order. For example, the last time my order was $ 2.63 but the cashier asked me for $ 2.73 and when I gave $ 2.63 he didn’t argue. Suspicious!!! I also did not get a receipt for this transaction. And at least once I have received Canadian dimes in my change. The sailboat on the back tipped me off.
Also, a couple of times I was given an item which was missing an essential ingredient, such as a Eggamuffin that was missing the canadian bacon, or a double cheeseburger that was missing the meat. Each time I was going through the drive through so it wasn’t worth going back, but I have a sneaking suspicion someone is skimming money and/​or meat from the till.
On the bright side, the parking lot is well laid-​out. FYI, a little known fact about this McDonalds is that there is overflow parking across 54^th street. So don’t be discouraged on a busy day if you can’t find parking in the main lot. It’s a bit of a trudge, but the extra walk burns off the french fries!

Here’s what I know:
McDonalds is a taloned demon dragging us down into the void.
However, I have occasionally found myself here. The lady at the drive thru is a VERY NICE WOMAN. I feel sorry for any decent human being over the age of 20 who can’t find better paying work… but I guess that’s their choice.
Who cares about the food here? Does anyone need the food at McD’s reviewed?
I like the breakfast burritos. NOT the ginormous one that has your whole days calories in one crappy packet, the little ones.
Overheard in the playroom (spoken by a mom who climbed in the tunnel to retrieve a kid): I think I just sat in something. It’s wet in here.
Also scary is the mural depicting active, healthy people upon whose heads are being dropped nuggets and burgers floating down under parachutes, a huge, giddy smiling Ronald in the foreground directing the attack. The giant, levitating plastic Ronald on the other wall is somewhat bashed in, which makes me smile.
What I really want to know is, WTF is the NUGNUTS thing or whatever they’re calling them now?
I feel my parenting is at its worst when I take my kid here.

It seemed like a good idea at the time. («The Time» meaning: on the way home from in the wee morning hours after a Halloween party.)
But it was not a good idea. So what if 4 of us ate for $ 11? My tummy is paying a much higher price. Still. 12 hours later.
Ah, hindsight. It’s always ²⁰⁄₂₀.

i hate you mcdonalds!!! burn in hell !!!
You are the SCUM of the Earth!!!

This big guy sat down across from me and I watched him chow down on his fries and a diet Dr. Pepper. Then he picked up his burger and took a bite. I heard a scream, and a rat jumped out from between his 2 buns and bit him back. They kept biting pieces out of each other until there was nothing left.
Then a robot from the future stormed through the door and, let me tell ya, that was a crazy afternoon.
Is there really a McDonalds in Ballard?

Drive thru breakfast with a song! This is what I get when I come here. The lady that hands my mcmuffin is always humming and singing and telling me to have a good day! She is probably a whacky bird out of her McDonald’s uniform… but she sure starts a morning off right.
See, service is nearly everything.

5 stars, not because this place is a delicacy. I think we all know better than that.
* 1 star for being less than a mile from my place.
* 1 star for always getting the orders correct.
* 1 star for having friendly, courteous, smiling employees on staff.
* 1 star for affordability and kick-​ass selection on the Dollar Menu.
* 1 star for fresh & perfectly salted fries, real chicken nugs (I still don’t want to know what they were before these claims were made), no pickles if that’s what I ask for, and the tasty hot fudge sundae just so I can say to someone, «Hold the nuts.»
5 stars total because you are a rarity in the fast food world, and I thank you for gracing me with your presence when my sodium fix must be met.