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tacosanonymous@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yeah, last time I went there was over a year ago and had a similar experience to op, now I go to my local shop. Same price now as mcds, but I get almost 2x the food and it’s better quality.

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  • lightnsfw@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You can get a burger and fries (or a bunch of other things) at many of bar and grill type places around here for less than mcdonalds. Several of the ones near me will do carry out if you want to call ahead and put an order in too. Hell, I got a steak dinner for like 15$ a few weeks ago.

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  • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ve eaten there three times in five years. Each time was due to a social situation. Overpriced and nasty is how I rate them.

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  • k0e3@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I actually miss mcdonalds here in Japan because it’s actually pretty tasty and did pretty fun collabs with IPs my kids and I like (except the pokemon and chiikawa ones, those were just stupid and irresponsible). Haven’t had it in a year or so to keep my elbows up and support my Canadian brothers and sisters.

    Now, I just go to MOS burger or just make my own. Unfortunately, the independent ones are a bit too pricey for my food budget.

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    • tacosanonymous@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Other countries with standards held out a lot longer. Still, it’s a megacorp that prioritizes profit above all else.

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      • k0e3@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Exactly. I shouldn’t get too attached to any megacorp, even if I enjoy their products or services.

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    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Did McDonalds leave Japan in the last few months? I was there last year and McDonalds was nice because free wifi and some locations are open 24/7, not the worst place to get work done during US business hours.

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      • k0e3@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Oh no, sorry, they’re still around. I meant I avoid it because I’m avoiding as many American products as I can.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Wife doesn’t like burgers, had never been to Steak n Shake. Must be a Filipino thing because she cant’ cook 'em either.

    First bite, “This is the burger I have been looking for!” She loved the seasoning so much she bought 2 bottles, $5 each.

    Forget what we paid, but it was on par with McDonalds, including the $5 tip. The restaurant itself and waitress kinda sucked, “Do you have coffee?” “We’re out.” So make some? This is a restaurant. Something else basic was out, I forget. But the point stands, a proper sit-down meal was the same cost as McDonalds, except delicious.

    And don’t start me on local Mexican dives and trucks. I can get 3 deluxe street tacos for $10, less than some of the gross combos at McDonalds. And that place is a little high!

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    • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      …is Steak n Shake considered a proper sit-down meal? Thats still fast food. Most of them have drive-thru’s.

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      • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yeah, weird in-between dining model. Still beats McDonald’s inside where they have purposefully run off dining customers in favor of drive thru.

        Still, way better food, brought to you and cleaned up, same price.

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• bytesonbike@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’m so glad that so many fast food chains are disappearing in my city. There’s so much local cuisine here.

  Compared to when I was in the Midwest, where there was a dozen of each franchise.

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