Classy! McDonald's will arrange wedding parties

[Duque de Bragança]

Sounds good. Works just as well as blowing a bajillion on a fancy party

No booze at McDonalds. 

Not at the ones in the US, no.  But I wouldn't be surprised if they served beer at McD's franchises in foreign lands.

Wasn't it the reason DGuller wanted to visit a Mc Donald's in France? 

[Monoriu]

McDonald's will always have a special place in my heart, so I understand why some people want to have a party there.  I absolutely loved it as a kid, because it was probably the only place where I could genuinely order whatever I wanted and the parents would be ok with it.  Really, how expensive could it be? 

The place is clean, I can see the kitchen, the quality is consistent, the service is quick and hassle-free, the staff are ok and aren't usually rude to children like so many restaurant waiters.  Some of the food sucked (McDonald's is the reason why I thought milk-shakes are from hell), but I thought their hashbrowns, pork sausuages, chicken nuggets and some of the specialty burgers (e.g. the Japanese style burder with teriyaki sauce) were heavenly.  The chicken nuggets had no bones.  Loved those.  Most Chinese places sell chicken with bones, which I hated.  The BBQ dipping sauce is fantastic.  Initially, chicken nuggets was a special item that was only available periodically.  One of the happiest days of my life was when I learned that it would be a regular item on the menu.

I would memorise their menu by heart.  I actually paid attention when there was a TV McDonald's advertisement, because I needed to know if they had any new product.  Then I would drag my parents there to try it (I had no money until I was an adult).   

[Norgy]

Enjoy your Chicken McExpired, Mono.

http://qz.com/237708/the-us-meat-processing-company-at-the-rotten-center-of-chinas-latest-food-scandal/

[derspiess]

McDonald's will always have a special place in my heart, so I understand why some people want to have a party there.  I absolutely loved it as a kid, because it was probably the only place where I could genuinely order whatever I wanted and the parents would be ok with it.  Really, how expensive could it be? 

McDonald's was the promised land for me growing up.  I rarely got to go there because mom wanted to keep us away from fast food as much as she could.  My parents always just told us it was "too expensive" when my brothers & I wanted to go.  So I thought only rich kids got to eat there.  Practically the only occasions my parents took us to McDonald's as a kid was when we were on vacation and had to stop somewhere to eat. 

[CountDeMoney]

Heh, McDonald's was a special treat as a kid for me, too.  Usually on Fridays, when Mom and/or Dad were simply too pooped to cook.

[Monoriu]

Enjoy your Chicken McExpired, Mono.

http://qz.com/237708/the-us-meat-processing-company-at-the-rotten-center-of-chinas-latest-food-scandal/

Yeah, it is all over the news here too.  Not exactly McDonald's fault, as the problematic company supplied meat to lots of fast food chains. 

[Syt]

I was a teen when I went to McD for the first time. The nearest was out of town, so you needed a car to get there, which we didn't have. Then again, every German town has an Imbiss, or unbranded fast food place where you can get your french fries fix (and, traditionally, grilled chicken and currywurst).

[CountDeMoney]

Enjoy your Chicken McExpired, Mono.

http://qz.com/237708/the-us-meat-processing-company-at-the-rotten-center-of-chinas-latest-food-scandal/

Color me shocked.  In lead paint, of course.

The FDA has opened a satellite office in Shanghai.  Talk about Fort Apache.

[Savonarola]

I met an American anthropology graduate student when I was in Fez.  She said that there McDonald's is considered a high end restaurant.  McDonald's is (by the standards of Morocco) expensive, western, air-conditioned and has such exotic treats as ice cream.  She said her undergraduate students had a great deal of difficulty grasping this.

[derspiess]

The McDonalds locations in Argentina tend to be nicer than ours.  And they actually put real toys in the happy meals, not the cheaper crap that ends up in pieces at the bottom of the toy box.

But they don't seem to be much higher in status there than here, at least among the middle & upper classes.

[garbon]

Heh, McDonald's was a special treat as a kid for me, too.  Usually on Fridays, when Mom and/or Dad were simply too pooped to cook.

I recall when I was younger that birthdays always met that one of our parents would go out before we woke up and get us egg mcmuffins.

[Eddie Teach]

Chick-fil-A nuggets blow McDonalds out of the water. Delicious taste of homophobia. Well, that and real chicken.

[Monoriu]

Chick-fil-A nuggets blow McDonalds out of the water. Delicious taste of homophobia. Well, that and real chicken.

I am not aware of any Chick-fil-As in HK.  I used to have chicken nuggets at the Kentucky Fried Chicken places in Vancouver, but somehow I can't find them in HK.  They only sell chicken with bones    The other one I really liked is White Spot/Triple O, and they have opened many branches here. 

But I haven't bought chicken nuggets for many years, because I want to avoid eating too much deep-fried stuff. 

[derspiess]

Is boneless chicken that rare in HK? Here you can get boneless chicken breast (grilled or fried) anywhere.

[Monoriu]

Is boneless chicken that rare in HK? Here you can get boneless chicken breast (grilled or fried) anywhere.

Chinese and westerners have different tastes regarding chicken.  Chinese place great emphasis on the tenderness of the meat, and they prefer small chicken, drumsticks and wings.  They consider large birds and chicken breasts too coarse.  In Chinese meals, a chicken must be served whole, including the head.  My taste is closer to a westerner, and my no. 1 priority is boneless meat.