their burgers taste like they use cardboard as a filler now. up until recently the only thing I ate anymore was the fish sandwich and now they're not even any good.
I remember when I was 9 years old while at a McDonalds for a field trip I actually tripped and lost my grip and my lunch fell on the floor making a huge mess (it was hard to hold the tray when u are little and trying to take it to sit down and eat) a lady working there saw it and knelt in front of me hugging me an wiping my tears saying its ok ill go get u a new one I have kids at home im used to it after we were all done eating the lady tells my teacher its ok I have kids at home I never knew her name but seeing her be so patient wit kids makes me think people like that need a raise or a promotion they go so unnoticed its sad they seemed to be ignored by the public another time I went to McDonalds a Social worker had me my brother and two sisters in his car we were going to an appointment I think it was over a possible candidate for adoption as we were all in fostercare my little brother cried because he wanted a happy meal but instead we all had boxes of cookies (to me that was a happy meal eating cookies for lunch) The Social worker tells my brother look all the other kids here are jealous because u kids get cookies for lunch my brother did stop crying and ate there are so many stories but there isnt enough time in the world I just wanted to share a few
@@CJLinOHIO aw u figured out the secret formula of how Mc Donalds makes its burgers its 20 percent cow 40 percent garbage and 100 percent cardboard they make them from old happy meal boxes
Great memories. I worked at my local McDonald's from 1972 to 1974. McDonald's was one of the few places where a teen could work. I was 15 when I started. This was permitted with a limited work schedule. I later got a job as a bagger at a grocery store. The pay was double what it was at McDonald's.
I used to work at McDonald's in the '80s. the work environment was organized and ran well. nowadays the employees and management seem chaotic and confused, very slow. I suppose that's where you live I live in the greater Cleveland area the McDonald's in the far suburbs are much better.
Can truly remember the menu in 1965 and watching the potatoes being dropped in the stainless steel sink area and being washed and sliced to make the french fries…thank you Billy
I remember in the 60s into the 70s, as a kid you would order a small drink a cheeseburger and small fries you would pay $1.00 and get 25 cents change. If you had no cash, a book of McDonald's coupons were always handy.
My early childhood memories of McDonald's were going to the older style building that had the slanted roof, golden arches, and cement picnic tables out front. It was a real treat summer ! Fast forward to 1976 on my 16th birthday I applied for my first job at the newer modeled McDonald's in my neighborhood. I worked there for almost two years until I graduated high school and left for Navy bootcamp. While I worked there they put in the first drive through and sent a handful of us for drive through training at another McDonald's a few hours away that had one. We were the #1 McDonald's restaurant in the region. I learned a lot working there about teamwork, cleaning, and people skills! That helped me through bootcamp, Nsvy service, motherhood, nursing career, outreach, volunteering, Church community, and life. I highly recommend McDonald's for a first job for teens and anyone looking for a first job in the workforce. I still remember hearing "if you got time to lean, you've got time to clean!" Keeping busy was a must....still is!🍔🍟🥤🍦
This brought back some great memories for me of McDonalds when I was a kid in the 1980s! Loved to go inside that big hamburger on the playground and eat my Happy Meals. I always loved drinking out of those Garfield glasses too (although I've heard the paint is extremely high in lead).
I recall Friday nights as a child in San Bernardino when the family went out as a treat. I recall the tall neon sign with Speedie on the run outlined with the brilliant colors. The coeds from San Bernardino High School sitting on the tire/headlight fenders tossing fries onto the parking lot and the chubbiest wrens you ever saw bouncing about grabbing up the fries like they were worms. The boyfriends getting upset with the girls giving the fries the boys bought them to the birds. The girls just laughed at their protests. In my small hands the hamburger looked like a monster and the shakes were great. Just loved those special Friday nights.
In St. Paul, MN in the late 70s, one McDonald's had a golf cart you could rent to drive to the playland that was away from the restaurant. It was pretty cool.
Thanks for the memories. I believe Big Boy had the first Big Mac like burger in my town. I used to love going to McDonald for a quick lunch, but now you are lucky if you get what you ordered because either the workers have lost their hearing or they don't speak english well. Three out of five orders are now wrong at McDonalds.
I loved the monopoly ticket games. Our family would drive from restaurant to restaurant and get free tickets (no purchase required)...even hit the drive through at the same time. A lot of fun opening up all the pieces and at the end of the day we all had a free meal!
@@davidho2977 yeah I remember that...something about some managers/corp employees keeping track of where winning ticket/rare pieces went by location...
I worked at McDonald's from 1968 to 1970 in high school. The food was so much better than today. The hamburgers were fresh and not frozen. The french fries were cut from Idaho potatoes that came large bags. The milk shakes were made fresh with frozen ice cream and were stirred on shake mixers. You could buy All American and get burger fries and coke for 49 cents.
I'd love to have a big mac in the styrofoam box again, the steam made the bun soft and the whole burger so much better than the cardboard ones that dry everything out they put them in today.
Good observation!.. The original Big Mack came wrapped with a cardboard "skirt" to keep at the stuffings from falling out, which I thought was pretty neat.
I remember the skirt but I was thinking that came along just before they stopped using the styrofoam. Like rebel, I loved them in the styrofoam for the same reasons. Been a long time but I still think about getting one like the past.
When I was a child, the nearest McDonald's was two hours away in Springfield, Missouri. Once or twice per year, my parents would drive to Springfield to shop. My brothers and I would beg my dad to take us to McDonald's (prompted by TV advertisements, lol). My dad really didn't like the place or want to go there, but he would usually give in and take us there! Later on, around 1980, a McDonald's opened just 10 minutes away from our house. It was the very first restaurant in the whole area that had a drive-up window. Dairy Queen quickly added a drive-up window, but it was very slow. My favorite burger that is no longer available was the Mc D L T.
Remember the Big Mac song? I can still sing it! Sing with me! "Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce cheese, pickles onions on a sesame seed bun."
Goes to show how sweet things were back then and how cheap food was. I was born in the seventies so I don't remember much about how much things cost but I do remember them Happy Meals
I enjoyed hearing about the history of McDonald’s. The first McDonald’s in Australia opened here in Sydney in 1971 when I was 2 years old. That one closed down in 1974 but there are over 900 still open apparently and it is still popular. I heard that it is referred to as Mickey D’s over there, here in Oz we call it Macca’s. Thank you ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺
That is neat! Yes, here in the states, many refer to McDonald's as McD's or Mickey D's.....in the southern states, they even call it MACdonald's. Thanks for watching! :)
I remember when the hamburgers were 15 cents in the 60's. The local bowling alley was close to the McDonald's. So on Saturday my friends and I would go to McDonald's and then go bowling. Good burgers and good fun. A great memory
I remember when they tried to do an "in restaurant dining experience". You'd walk in, be seated, and someone would come around and take your order, and bring you a small serving of popcorn while you waited. This was during the time of the Mc DLT, and I for one am glad it was short-lived, both ideas.
In my youth we only had one McDonalds in the state. It was a half hour drive to get there. homburgs were 15 cents, cheeseburgers were 20 cents, fries 15 cents and soda and milkshakes were the only other things that they had. We would buy bags of homburgs and have them for lunch later in the week. Now in my 60s I still eat at McDonalds once a week.
In 1964ish a McDonald's was opened on Kirkwood Hwy. Wilmington De. My parents would put all 5 kids & our dog in the station wagon. Pillows, blankets ect. Stop at McDonald's get a bag of burgers, fries & milkshakes for all & head to the drive in for a movie. Life was soooo good.
My dad use to work at Mc Donald's back then the french fries were made in real fat lard.😋 At 60 years old still have to have a original hamburger once a week. Thanks for posting.🙂
My favorite was and is the Big Mac. It’s still my go to but it was always best when placed in the styrofoam container. It steamed the bun and melted the cheese to perfection. The only one that rivaled it was the McDlt with the cold lettuce and tomato when you had a craving for tomatoes. We still have the set of glasses at home. Gone are the days of eating inexpensively.
I think my mom still has some of the old Happy Meal toys we got. They are in a box in the attic with a bunch of other figurines and small toys. I always liked going around Halloween and getting the orange jack o lantern bucket that we ended up not using because it was too small to hold all the trick or treat candy. Also I liked their eggnog milkshakes they had at Christmas which I don't know if they make anymore.
@@atimegoneby4998 McDonald's Eggnog Shake is one of the items on McDonald's menu that comes out around the Christmas holidays. Over the years their shakes have only tasted better and better, and this eggnog shake tastes so good you will want one all year
I remember the McDonald's without the indoor seating. My father used to take my brother and me there when I was 3. It was the summer before my sister was born so my mother needed down time. We would go to Dairy Queen after. By the time I was 5, the indoor seating was coming in at new McDonald's.
There used to be an ice cream cone back in the 70’s called that I loved called the “Triple Ripple” I also miss the original characters such as The Hamburglar, Grimace, Mayor McCheese, etc.
I remember that it was said that one of the Fresno McDonalds was the first franchised McDonalds. It had the big arches. The building was replaced with a modern building and then later rebuilt to give that retro feel. They later modernized that one on the inside. They did leave the big golden arches. We have many McDonalds only the one on Blackstone Avenue has the big aches and retro outside.
I was lucky enough to have gone to an original building McD's in the very late 60's. I remember when they started building the new current style, and I hated it. They built an original style McD's not to far from my house, and that is really cool. Back in those days, full grown adults actually cooked and served the food. I often wonder how the taste of McD's must have changed sense then. I remember it was the best stuff on the planet as a kid. Sense that time, they have changed the oil fries are cooked in, and I'm sure the bread is really different from then as well.
My childhood McMemories go back to the 1960s. McD’s was our reward after being shlepped around to different stores Mondays after school (Dad had Mondays off). The McD we went to was right next to the railroad tracks and getting to see 2-3 commuter trains stop (station a block away) then pull away was icing on the cake for me and my brother 😃😃😃.
I remember those glass cups and mugs. They where 100% reusable bring them home wash them up put them in your cupboard and use them over and over again. These days with the concern over paper waist those glass mugs and glasses would make good sense and with the eat in dining facilities that they have they could also have dishwashers take care of them and with the drive through they can also be designed with matching reusable lids.
I worked at 2 Memphis locations hi school and college. Way back when the food was fresh and prep'd on site. I hated the frozen beef and fries. In the old days, the double cheese burger was the best.
Just once, I'd like to see a story about the original orange drink. The one that pre-dates Hi-C. That stuff was liquid crack, and none of these other pretenders has come close.
an interesting historical rendition of mc`donalds. micky d`s has good coffee, crispy hash browns and the big breakfast isn`t too bad if you can get it hot🍔🍟🥤🙂
I saw on the original menu the cheese advertised as real aged cheddar. Doubt they are using that now. I'm old enough to remember when they cooked the frys in tallow. Wish they still did. 😞
First one in my home town, I believe, was in 1960. My parents loved Mcdonalds because it was both fast and cheap. I was 11 and I prefered the 25c burgers at local drive in. I did prefer the McD's fries
Back then the portions were bigger any the price was reasonable. I bought breakfast for the two of us the other day and it was not a whole lot of food but the amount was over $20.00 what a rip-off.
The food used to be better tasting too. They've obviously changed the products they use for their food because it tastes nothing like it used to taste. They're not the same, both the burgers and the fries. McDonald's food used to have a distinct flavor that you could always expect, but now everything has a weird crappy taste. There doesn't seem to be any change in the buns at least
Does anyone remember (back in the 70's) when you could get a Big Mac, fries and a coke for under a dollar? Actually you'd get back a nickle...... And a few some years back, McDonalds was offering .39 cent hamburgers & .49 cent cheeseburgers twice a year. Geez, what happened? ~ (How much is a burger now?)
Not sure why McDonald's food stopped tasting good. Last time I ordered a Big Mac it tasted wooden. The fries weren't as soft and crispy as they once were. Wow, what happened!!
With all the concerns of fast food being unhealthy they've removed a lot of salt, changed to vegetable oil and made the bread bland. How they used to be made and cooked gave the burgers their flavour. All the flavours come from the sauces now. The price they are currently in 2022 means you could probably get a better burger elsewhere to be honest.
I remember the oldmcdonalds, Was better than the new one. The service and the food was better. They waited on you right away and it was cheaper. Now the service is slower and And the food is subpar.
Your opening picture of Dick and Mac McDonald is incorrect. The picture on the right is, in fact, Ray Kroc. I know because I worked with him in the late 60’s in LA. Need to edit a correction please.
Fast food 1960's, drive up always a short line, order, clerk gathers already made burgers/fries/drink, pay ~buck for everything then back to your car in 5 minutes, burgers were crap thin dry tasteless, early fries cooked in lard were awesome and shakes w real cream, yum but BK much better burgers! ~
@@baconbap Red Barn was better and they came out with the "Big Mac" 4 years before McD's and called it the Big Barney. They also developed the first Salad bar and had fried chicken too!
Did you know Burger Chef bought their Cheese fro McD? The cartons were just folded inside out (found that out when I got some out of the walkin when the manager was busy)
Thus began the American Obesity crisis as we know it. I eat healthy foods and let me tell you if I go back and try and eat there I get sick from all the chemicals, sugar and saturated fats in it. Its like a shock to my system. No thanks I will continue to eat healthier food choices and make my own food.
IN MY HUMBLE OPINION...IT WAS A BIG MISTAKE FOR THE BROTHERS TO DO BUISNESS WITH RAY CROC....MCDONALDS WOULDVE STILL BEEN THE BEST BURGER CHAIN IF THE BROTHERS NEVER SOLD IT TO RAY CROC.....MCDONALDS WOULD STILL BE LIKE ( IN N OUT )......REAL SHAME MCDONALDS HAS GONE SPIRALLING DOWN....
I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, wish the quality of the burgers are as good as they once were!!!! Miss the great taste!!!!! Same with Burger King!!! Fast food joints have made it easy to walk away!!!! ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
I don't know about Burger King, But McD's used to use a flat top grill to cook on. Now they don't. They only cook it on the grill for 40 seconds before sending it to a steamer/heating warmer and that's where it sits for upto 1/2 an hour. When you order a burger, it's pulled from the warmer and made, instead of from the grill.
