I Visit The New Almost Fully Automated McDonald's Take Away In Fort Worth Texas! 

McDonald’s was a fun lively place as a kid. Now it’s just cold, dark and soulless

dude i thought food prep will be done by machines HAHAHA then i saw workers in the kitchen and thought....... "so basically its just a giant foodtruck without wheels"

My first job was at McDonald’s for $1.35 an hour in 1971. I actually saved up enough money to buy a ‘66 Mustang.

I think it would be nice for employees so that they're not constantly berated by insane customers with too much time on their hands

the lobby looks like a restroom

I'm beginning to think the last remaining job for a human will be a robot repair person. Oh wait, maybe that could also be done by a robot.

happiness fits in a bag? no loneliness fits in a bag

Most depressing McDonald’s lobby Ever.

Happiness fits in the bag is such a creepy fucking phrase.

I've seen too many U-Tube vids of unhinged customers at restaurants attacking, threatening, or throwing stuff at employees. To me this is great. It is needed in some parts of America. And for the young bald kid posting this vid, I'm 80. I was 9 when the first McDonald's opened 2K miles away from me. I was 17 before any McDonald's opened near me.

Idiocracy is coming true😂 it's the real life Carl's Jr vending machine.

It’s easier to turn the restaurant into a 24-7 serving facility now.

I'm sure in this one the ice cream machine is always working.

Something you said struck a note with me. The get you in and out as fast as they can. Lately, a few places that have table service inside have changed to uncomfortable chairs, to the point just last night I just sat in the parking lot in my car to eat as it was so much more desirable.I guess I am seeing the pattern unfold, they don't want you to hang around, refill the soda cups, or need people to clean up after your visit. reminds me a bit of the soup nazi episode from Seinfeld, replace soup with "NO SERVICE FOR YOU'.

So cold and uninviting. If there's a problem with your order, good luck, everyone is in the back behind a wall. Many remodeled McDonald's are already almost like this and it has kept me away.

Best McDonald’s for people who don’t want people to socialize

It's a safety factor, fewer ways to harm employees, fewer ways to steal anything, less expensive to clean up inside...

Take me back to the 80s and if shit ain't broken Don't try and fix it!

Stores with no cash to steal. No employees to attack or pay hour wages to. Pros & cons😎

When robots bring the food out to the curbside pickup, we’ll know skynet is alive.

Professor Retro here. Loved your video. My thoughts are... It was coming to this in the world. Less turnover in jobs, those who do work there are probably stress free. Less crazy customers throwing food at them. I get it. We're headed to a cashless, less interaction, anti social world. We have to adapt or just stay home and eat which we do anyway. Thanks for the information. Best wishes! Professor Retro

My guess is we are about 10 years away from a fully automated McDonalds with like one person on the inside the way things are going.

Haven't been to a McDonald's in almost a year. I'm 61 and never again

But where's the Golden Arches? The restaurant looks like a plain box and even the sign outside looks dark and dull. *UGH.*

People not eating in the restaurant means less waste they have to deal with and pay for to dispose of, the trash gets taken home with the customers. Also the store makes more money on drinks with people not getting refills. And the more automated the store becomes, the less people it needs and cuts down on all the expenses that go with employees, like here in California where minimum wage for fast food is $20 hr.

20 dollar an hour is driving this but actually bigger issue is employee turnover and training costs are huge . And many fail to show up to work . Fully automated is on the way with 2 or 3 people per shift .

I don't think they're going back to their roots. It's more just a testing phase to eventually go fully robotic (or have as few employees as possible in case of malfunction), particularly in places where real estate might be more limited...like food courts, city cbd locations. The only reason I'd ever go to one is if the food was cheaper as a result of going full robotic.

I live 2 minutes away from this McD....it is always busy....i have never been inside it.....fun fact....this location was previously a chevron gas station qikee mart with a small McD inside...it closed down and was empty for yrs before this store was opened

Jmo: my heart sank when you walked inside. It has a cold, industrial, empty, disconnected, echo like don’t let the door smack you on the way out setting. I actually said : ahhhhh that’s just sad…I want to walk in and hear the buzz in McDonalds, I want to see people happy and hungry with anticipation. I don’t want to eat at a sterile counter. I want to eat somewhere where people want to go and congregate. No ugly grey paint facade no boxy shoebox building.

This is pretty cool. I worked at mcd's and I made the fries and sandwiches. Having something like this i might not have quit after a week. I wanted to be a cashier though and kiosk takes that job away. Though it takes away the joy of sitting inside and getting refills and the playplace for kids. It just doesn't respond and a lot of preferences are not available on the kiosk or app. Like light ice. Its either no ice or extra ice. I wonder how popular this is and how many will be changed into these.

Absolutely hate the new McDonalds . If I go in one with just a kiosque , I turn around and walk out.

I wish they would bring back the cheesy tin ashtrays everyone swiped and the 99 cent large shake

If this was California, Newsome would be introducing legislation to tax the franchise owner for the money being saved on not paying cashiers. Typical crime boss behavior, "we want our cut!".

It’s safer for the workers but it means fewer workers who are now making more money to live on.

Are we not gonna address the fact that there’s no cash acceptable? This is becoming common and we should be worried.

This is the future of fast food.

In California @ $20 an hour for the cashier we have to find a way to cut costs and this makes sense. Less $20 an hour workers means prices can be kept from the sharp increase.

The touchscreen needs to be scraped immediately. Thats germ central

This just makes what used too be “warm and happy, comforting” into “cold, lonely, desolate” restaurant. So “‘dustopian’” in nature.

I can't wait to see one of these in my town, I don't dine in so no eating area doesn't bother me a bit. I support this change in their store layout !!! 👊👊👍👍😁❤

Best McDonald’s for people who want their order to be right.

Just want to point out that this is also not in the best part of town. I’m Sure that among financial reasons for making the restaurant this way, safety of employees was also considered. I went inside myself and decided this place was built for Uber Eats and the like.

The government is playing us like a violin😂🎉!

Replace the kitchen crew with machines/ robots & this McD would rock. How's that for your "living wage"??🤣

A great place for the introvert

Honestly, seeing what employees of fast food restaurants do to the food these days, or how customers treat the employees, I think this is the way to go. Although, there are people in the kitchen in this video, the lack of one on one communication with customers, might aid in creating a better working environment for the crew, and thereby making it less likely to negatively impact the hands on employees.

That version isn’t scary. They still had workers cooking and expediting the food. They were talking about only having like one or two attendants to fix the machine. This is perfect balance.

Thanks for giving us a look at this location.

Wonder what you need to do if you want salt, pepper, ketchup, napkins, if there's a problem with your order... Workers were there, but you can't express any of that to the conveyor belt window, and if you have to go inside to ask for help, how much attention will they be offering to you? Hopefully they put options for all the extras in the app, as there's been plenty of times I've gotten home and found no napkins, no straw, no spoon...

Based on a different video i saw regarding this specific McDonalds, the location is geofenced. When you get further away from the location you can get the third option that is called Order Ahead. Assuming it's working this will be the robot lane.

Mc Donald’s last year’s profit was over 14 billion which was over a 10% increase from the year before. McDonald’s is not hurting, it’s all about wanting more.

I'm not favorable towards people losing jobs, but I do have to say an advantage to an automated McD's would be each order is prepared fresh. They have the ability to cook fresh burgers, fresh fries, fresh nuggets, for each and every order. They wouldn't be cooking in bulk. Hot, fresh food, everytime.

0:09 this person didn't play that one parking flash game...

I gave up on McDonald's once the ones near me refused to sell the McRib. Honestly Wendys is way better especially the Baconator.

Nice editing and commentary, thanks for showing us the automated facility 3:41 Wait, they just threw those french fries loose into the pickup bag ? No red envelope to hold them ?

I can see a concept like this working where there is a high volume of traffic. The more streamlined the operation is, the more people they're able to serve. I also think with the lobby being rid of inside seating and person to person order taking in the lobby, it's easier on the manager running the store because they don't have to worry about looking after the lobby and focus more on the kitchen and drive thru areas of the store. When it comes to fast food, most of the restaurant's business comes from the drive thru and I believe that's where McDonald's has decided to focus its business.

I'm all for it if it gets the prices back down to something reasonable again.

Discovered this channel at the beginning of December and been watching a lot of the videos. Love to sit down and watch these! Keep up the great work!

I’ve been to McDonald’s 2 or 3 times in the last five years. The reason I stopped going is because the attitude the employees have. They don’t have patience, many times make orders wrong, fountain drink machines are always dirty and the floor around is sticky.

This just makes what used too be “warm and happy, comforting” into “cold, lonely, desolate” restaurant. So “‘dustopian’” in nature. It’s turning even more into a corporate hell hole.

hopefully it is safer for the workers, as I guess they are less likely to be robbed at gun point for cash

“I’m ok with it” no disrespect but I feel that’s halg the problem with America these days no push back (unless you count generation Z) that’s why they get everything because they complain about everything….how long before someone says “you know what!? Half the fries end up in the bag anyways, why don’t we save money putting the fries in the bottom of the bag instead of a box” similar to Apple charging 1600 for the same phone and eliminating chargers (sold separately) under the guise of being eco friendly, they all do it because we allow it.

I don't mind it at all. I don't go to McDonald's often but if I do go it's for the food. Not to stand behind a line of people waiting to plce an order while frantic employees get shi*on by the public. The drive thru options at this new automated store will likely ensure that the lobby doesn't get congested with people. Also, people are slobs. No seating means they can't really destroy a dining room anymore. If the food is good and the service prompt I don't care how it's delivered up. I don't need social interaction at fast food places. I'm over 50 so I've seen and worked at the old style and personally, I love it. I do appreciate your video though man and for taking us on a tour. Thank you

Me And My Friend Love "Jack In The Box". Always Good Food, Good Customer Service And They Play Alot Of Good Old 60's Music! Love That! ❤ This McDonald's Justs Looks Sad Inside And Out!

Will be moving forward at lightning speed in California, guarantee it! $20 an hour are you kidding me!

I’m here for it. Go to a diner for character

A few years ago there were videos on YT of a 'robot' who did just about everything in the kitchen. Grilled, assembled, wrapped, and bagged the meal you ordered. I expect eventually we will go that far. Of course the 'robot' needs someone to fill the hoppers, clean and fix it as needed. I expect right now it almost works, and most of the fast food places are looking at something like it. But I'm not looking forward to it, other than the novelty of it. I guess it would be behind a viewing glass and you could watch it work or something.

I live right down the street from this McDonald's. They put it on the corner in the most dangerous neighborhood in Fort Worth. I will never understand why here.

I would NEVER go there ....

I usually use the ordering kiosks at McDonald's, mainly because i like to add and remove sauces, etc. But i do worry for some people when it comes to using more technology to order. I went to the local post office, and there was a 50-something man just staring at the self-service kiosk. I asked if he needed help, but he just needed to buy some stamps. I showed him how to use it to purchase what he wanted. But no matter how easy it is to use, there is going to be some people going to struggle.

It’s about saving money machines don’t have sick days or call in, you don’t have to pay them a wage so the fewer you have to employ the more money you reap

If they would return to a more nostalgic building design and the old logo/arches, and package it in some "roots advertising" I think it would be awesome for Micky D's.

Love it want all McDonald's like this. No more employees getting yelled at by customers. No more fights in the lobby.

All you probably needed to do was drive away and order something and come right back to pick food up from the automated lane

I think it really comes down to the location. Some locations still have dine in customers, but there are other locations where it is almost entirely takeout, delivery, and drive thru.

" Hello, My name is C-3PO, human cyborg relations ... I am fluent in over six million forms of communication." I can still fuck up your order.

What blows me away is that people eat the stuff! 🤢

Nothing is automated about this. Its the same as any other McDonalds except with more corporate greed. I hate how all these companies are trying to force everyone to be using the drive thru these days because they want to save a penny. Also that conveyer will most likely break like the ice cream machines.

The way to stop violence. Next fully automated robot workers.

In most (if not all) Costcos in Northern California you can now only order at the food court via the kiosks.

all heading to the cashless world

But, minimum wage in Texas is $7.25 an hour. Why would this be tested in a market where labor is cheap? LOL.....

For me, it's the McChicken. The best fast food sandwich. I even ask for extra McChicken sauce packets and the staff is so friendly and more than willing to oblige. One time I asked for McChicken sauce packets and they gave me three. I said, "Wow, three for free!" and the nice friendly McDonald's worker laughed and said, "I'm going to call you 3-for-free!". Now the staff greets me with "hey it's 3-for-free!" and ALWAYS give me three packets. It's such a fun and cool atmosphere at my local McDonald's restaurant, I go there at least 3 times a week for lunch and a large iced coffee with milk instead of cream, 1-2 times for breakfast on the weekend, and maybe once for dinner when I'm in a rush but want a great meal that is affordable, fast, and can match my daily nutritional needs. I even dip my fries in McChicken sauce, it's delicious! What a great restaurant.

The response to $15+ an hour becoming an industry standard. The executives would rather dehumanize the process than lose profit to employee payroll.

Now that California is forced to pay fast food workers $20 per hour, I bet these automated restaurants will crop up all over the state. Less employees will reap more profits as they don't have to staff one of these with as many employees as a regular fast food restaurant. Believe me, if they can find a way to replace the remaining skin bags with a machine, they'll do it in a heartbeat.

about as exciting as a dentist lobby

It's so cool that the coach of the New York Giants does restaurant reviews during the offseason.

The good news is, they give you a 5% discount for ordering through the kiosk! That reflects the money they save by not having an employee do it!!! Just kidding! That's not the way businesses work these days

I absolutely love this. Everything from increased speed and accuracy to the ability to avoid people, just screams the very essence of 'fast food'. If it were any faster, it would come out of your phone. The vast majority of orders I have ever had have been incorrect. This will resolve the issue. Eventually, all of it will be modular and machines will be able to service the machines. It will just be a box that hands out food on a belt. No people means the cost should drop significantly over time as efficiency increases too. While it probably won't reduce prices, it may help to combat inflation.

I'm in the minority. I like it. Quick, easy. Let them focus on making food. Safer to not have clerks handling cash having to deal with a more and more unhinged public

The only way I've seen the food delivery bot work was at a korean BBQ place. It was used to aid the servers by delivering plates of side dishes and raw meat platters to tables so the servers didn't have to carry as much. It was an aid, not a replacement.

I had to pause and rewind because of the talking tree. So needed to see thus father's day weekend since my dad drove me to the one with the talking tree as a kid. Thanks for a great re membry as I call them. My dad was the best.

Given the cost of labor going up this will become the norm. People can be replaced with machines.

Watch this come to many restaurants….millions of jobs lost.

The kiosks are pretty much everywhere nowadays.

I dont want McDonald's to take away their dine ins

This is what’s going to happen because of the $20 minimum wage mandates.

This is the wave of the future for sure. At least in my neck of the woods people drive in, you have mobile orders and a few walk in order and take out. Very few people stay to eat. The dining room is empty most of the time.

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Will the robot spit on your burger?