Here is a meal encountered by The McChronicles while on a recent tour of China's McDonald's. If it were to appear at a McDonald's (and it most certainly did NOT), it would be called "McTongue" (and it is definately MUCH bigger than a Quarter Pounder!!!). Let's hope it never happens!
This "Ride To" McDonald's is located at Tian Lin, No 402 Gui Lin Rd in Shanghai, China. As you can see, hundreds of customers ride their bikes to this restaurant. The inside was equally jammin' when The McChronicles dropped by to see what was shaking.
OK - the whole green Shamrock Shake has run its course. Now we have a new color to consider: blak.
At this time of the year we turn our thoughts to St. Patrick and all that he wrought. Especially the Shamrock Shake (via McDonald's). Interestingly, this product is not as easy to find as one might think."I took the kids to McD tonite on the way home... I spent 3 miles convincing them that they'd love a nice green Shamrock Shake...being so close to St Patty's Day and all...I figured they just had to have them.....ummm no. .. (so I went to plan B...root beers.)
"Now...I imagine its been years since I had one myself and think that the only other shake variation I can remember even vaguely may have been some kinda banana concoction...but the Shamrock Shake ....the green nectar of the Gods.... now there was some powerful branding... So powerful in fact that I've been carrying around the subliminal seed of green milkshakes for decades waiting for the right time to pass it on to another generation.
"So I'm left wondering what happened to them? A mystery as great as what ever happened to the Grimmace's other set of arms......"I found these links...maybe the "Smoking McChronicles" can investigate in depth:
"What do you notice about this pic? Its the absence of thousands of little creamer cups and ripped open packets of sugar.
McD mixed it for me to my spec.... a nice thing to not have to do myself when I'm driving in am traffic.Premium roast....I'm lovin' it!
Scott"
As you know, The McChronicles features the Flickr image tool on the left-hand side of the site. Occasionally we observe an image that is quite notable. Sometimes it is notable for being, shall we say, curious. Other times an image can be captivating.
From Atlanta we jetted over to Anaheim to look over a store that we had heard about. This McDonald's is noted for being just outside Disneyland.
The most interesting feature was the McDonald's gift shop. It is tiny, almost not worth mentioning, but still - we felt it was a cool idea.
The McChronicles heard rumor of a drive-thru crew member with awesome personality. We headed to Atlanta, Georgia - to the McDonald's #8005 on Ponce deLeon in midtown. Sure enough, there she was, the woman with the warm personality and happy face.
with Fruitopia and Powerade. This ingredient branding is rare in a McDonald's.
But that's not all!!! The store also offers up a kiddies game area. Wow! Something for everyone. And it's all served up with a dose of personality that is so remarkable that we simply had to make the trip.
