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Old 02-01-2008, 17:27
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McDonalds seems to get a lot of hard critisism on DS.

So here's a thread for those who don't care about the additives, the mountains of salt, the 'rumours' and the reused scraps.

Here's a thread for people who can see past all that and admit they love enjoying the odd Mickey D's.

Usually when I go to a fast food joint I get the same thing over and over. But McDonalds just has so much variety I can get something different.

Last time I went I got the festive burger with cheese and bacon (was very filling). Also the chicken legend is great. I love the deli meals, especially the meatball melts. Chicken nuggets are amazing and even better are the chicken selects. And of course you just cant beat the classic Big Mac.
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Old 02-01-2008, 17:47
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McDonalds seems to get a lot of hard critisism on DS.

So here's a thread for those who don't care about the additives, the mountains of salt, the 'rumours' and the reused scraps.

Here's a thread for people who can see past all that and admit they love enjoying the odd Mickey D's.

Usually when I go to a fast food joint I get the same thing over and over. But McDonalds just has so much variety I can get something different.

Last time I went I got the festive burger with cheese and bacon (was very filling). Also the chicken legend is great. I love the deli meals, especially the meatball melts. Chicken nuggets are amazing and even better are the chicken selects. And of course you just cant beat the classic Big Mac.
i like mcdonalds but the festive cheese bites werent great
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Old 02-01-2008, 18:23
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I love Big Macs. I weaned myself off McD's through most of 2007, then in December I overdosed on Big Macs.
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Old 02-01-2008, 18:31
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Old 02-01-2008, 18:33
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They're ok, I eat one if there's nothing else to eat, but can't see why they're as popular as they are.
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Old 02-01-2008, 18:54
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I love Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Chicken Mcsandwich and often enjoy the specials they bring outThe fries are nice and Mcflurries are lovely
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Old 02-01-2008, 23:33
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i love McDonald's!
My local one shut down recently
i don't really buy anything from there exceot the occassional McFlurry--but there isn't much point of them in the middle of winter
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Old 03-01-2008, 10:34
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm big tastys. oh and big breakfasts cant beat them
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Old 03-01-2008, 10:38
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm big tastys. oh and big breakfasts cant beat them
Big breakfasts were once a very guilty pleasure of mine. You could almost feel yourself putting on the pounds but God, it was worth it.
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Old 03-01-2008, 11:01
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I don't use them very often, but occasionally have a craving for fries and fillet o fish or some onion rings etc, but the last time I went in one (and it wasn't busy) The food was cold, they missed part of my order (luckily I checked rather than driving off), the staff were miserable and unhelpful and ... that was it ! The food being cold was the killer though, they couldn't even reheat it properly

That sort of killed it stone dead for me, not been back in the last 6 months or so, or had those cravings anymore !


I hear they're still popular with the likes of Joey Barton though!
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Old 03-01-2008, 11:55
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I hate loving McDonalds but here I am in this thread!

I love :

The Fries athough BK fries come close IMO
McChicken Sandwich - its the mayo that does it for me!
Big Mac
Sausage and Egg Bagel
Hash browns
Sausage and Egg MuffinBig Breakfasts
Quarter Pounder with Cheese
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Old 03-01-2008, 14:49
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I usually only have a burger maybe once a year, but when I do I always go for Burger King as I find they actually have a taste and not limp lettuce like Maccy D's burgers.

I do like their strawberry milkshakes on a hot day though (my heart it stopping even thinking about them, but I do like them).
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Old 03-01-2008, 17:51
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Bacon and Egg Bagels are my weakness, and on the rare occasion I am near one too late for a bagel, big macs
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Old 03-01-2008, 18:01
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I wish they did Breakfast all day.
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Old 03-01-2008, 19:12
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I wish they did Breakfast all day.
yes, me too, I would always have the bagels though
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Old 03-01-2008, 20:15
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I love McDonalds. Been my downfall in gaining a lot of weight I think over the past year. However, I've now discovered that I can still enjoy it as a weekly treat by having the Happy Meal! No laughing! If I have the chicken nuggets meal, it's just over 400 cals, which isn't too bad and quite filling enough for me for a lunchtime. Only trouble was I used to keep getting the same guy serve me, and I say oh I don't want the toy, cos it's for me, so he gave me large fries instead! Defeating the object. So now I say nothing and give the toy to a friends little girl.

I love the fries, I love the Choccie Milkshakes, the McFlurries, the Chicken Sandwich, The Fillet-o-Fish, the Cheeseburgers, and I used to love the Deli Roast Veggie Melt, and was gutted when the stopped doing it and did the yucky one covered in Chili sauce instead. I also used to love the Quorn burger, but they stopped doing that too, it's partly what stopped me being veggie anymore, cos it meant I had to turn to chicken!
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Old 03-01-2008, 21:41
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I used to like the big breakfasts, but the last time I went into McDonald's and had one, I found they'd stopped giving you the hash brown that went with it! I only got the muffin, scrambled egg and sausage patty.

Very disappointed, their hash browns are lovely but I resent paying extra for one. Big breakfasts arent that big anymore, certainly not at McDonalds in Middlesbrough.
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Old 03-01-2008, 23:09
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I love McDonalds but I gotta be honest I try my best to avoid them. I've really gotten into this whole thing of emulating their products.

My Sausage & Egg McMuffin is as good as theirs imo and my Cheeseburger is pretty damn good. I'm gonna have a go at making my own Big Mac and Special sauce soon; there's recipes all over the net so hopefully one is good.

The one thing I hate about McDonald's is the limited edition burgers they do. I still remember this one I had back in the mid 90s called the 'Hollywood Melt'. It came with chilli fries that you shake the seasoning in the bag and I absolutely loved it. 10+ years later that burger still haunts me.

Bring it Back!
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Old 04-01-2008, 00:57
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I go to McDonalds when I'm constipated, it's the best cure available
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Old 04-01-2008, 01:02
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The milkshakes are to die for in my opinion
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Old 04-01-2008, 01:21
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i like mcdonalds but the festive cheese bites werent great
No, but the sweet onion chutney they came with was delicious.
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Old 04-01-2008, 01:22
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I love McDonalds but I gotta be honest I try my best to avoid them. I've really gotten into this whole thing of emulating their products.

My Sausage & Egg McMuffin is as good as theirs imo and my Cheeseburger is pretty damn good. I'm gonna have a go at making my own Big Mac and Special sauce soon; there's recipes all over the net so hopefully one is good.

The one thing I hate about McDonald's is the limited edition burgers they do. I still remember this one I had back in the mid 90s called the 'Hollywood Melt'. It came with chilli fries that you shake the seasoning in the bag and I absolutely loved it. 10+ years later that burger still haunts me.

Bring it Back!

I've got a recipe if you want me to email it to you. I've not tried it personally - got it off someone else on the net - but I know some people who have and say it turned out the same as a McDonalds Big Mac.
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Old 04-01-2008, 01:52
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My guilty pleasure is a double sausage and egg mcmuffin, which I always enjoy. The rest of their menu doesn't do much for me though.
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Old 04-01-2008, 22:28
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I used to go McDonalds regularly, but now I don't at all. My favourite has to be the bacon and egg mcmuffin, which I absolutely love, but I often can't be asked getting there by 11am.
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Old 04-01-2008, 22:35
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Gherkins!!!

I love them on the burgers.
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