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McDonald's
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Classic, long-running fast-food chain known for its burgers & fries.
Nearby attractions
Unkl Ruckus's & Purple Moon's On Merle Hay Rd.
3427 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310
Des Moines New Age Shop & Community Center
3800 Merle Hay Rd Suite 212, Des Moines, IA 50310
Splatter Room Iowa- Merle Hay Mall
3800 Merle Hay Rd # 932, Des Moines, IA 50310
Purple Moon's Magical Emporium
3427 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310
Nearby restaurants
Fazoli's
3600 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310, United States
Noodles and Company
5840 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
Taco John's
5824 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50322
Chipotle Mexican Grill
3737 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310
India Star
5514 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
Habesha Ethio Eritrean Restaurant
3500 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310
Subway
3605 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310
Gameday
3800 Merle Hay Rd Suite 1220, Des Moines, IA 50310
Abelardo's Mexican Fresh
5525 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
Tacos Tarascos
6000 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50322
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McDonald's

3610 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310
3.1(706)
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Classic, long-running fast-food chain known for its burgers & fries.

attractions: Unkl Ruckus's & Purple Moon's On Merle Hay Rd., Des Moines New Age Shop & Community Center, Splatter Room Iowa- Merle Hay Mall, Purple Moon's Magical Emporium, restaurants: Fazoli's, Noodles and Company, Taco John's, Chipotle Mexican Grill, India Star, Habesha Ethio Eritrean Restaurant, Subway, Gameday, Abelardo's Mexican Fresh, Tacos Tarascos
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(515) 276-1525
Website
mcdonalds.com

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Featured dishes

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Big Mac®
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Cheeseburger
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Double Cheeseburger
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Hamburger
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Quarter Pounder® Hamburger
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Double Quarter Pounder® With Cheese
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McDouble®
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Chicken McNuggets®
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Filet-O-Fish®
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McChicken®
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Crispy Chicken Sandwich
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Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich
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Deluxe Crispy Chicken Sandwich
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Egg McMuffin®
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Sausage McMuffin® With Egg
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Sausage McMuffin®
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Sausage Biscuit
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Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles®
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Sausage McGriddles®
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Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles®
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Sausage Burrito
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Big Breakfast With Hotcakes
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Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit
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Sausage Biscuit With Egg
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World Famous Fries®
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McCafé® Chocolate Shake
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McCafé® Strawberry Shake
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McCafé® Vanilla Shake
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Vanilla Cone
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Hot Fudge Sundae
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McFlurry® With M&M's® Candies
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Kiddie Cone
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Hot Caramel Sundae
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Strawberry Sundae
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McFlurry® With Oreo® Cookies
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Baked Apple Pie
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Strawberry & Crème Pie
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Chocolate Chip Cookie
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
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Happy Meal Hamburger
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Happy Meal Cheeseburger
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Happy Meal 4 McNuggets®
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Mighty Kids Meal 6 McNuggets®
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McCafé® Caramel Latte
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McCafé® French Vanilla Latte
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McCafé® Iced Coffee
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McCafé® Hot Chocolate
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McCafé® Coffee
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McCafé® Caramel Iced Coffee
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Iced Tea
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Sweet Tea
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Coca-Cola®
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Diet Coke®
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Sprite®
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Dr. Pepper®
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Diet Dr. Pepper®
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Powerade® Mountain Berry Blast
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1% Low Fat Milk Jug
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Fat Free Chocolate Milk Jug
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Honest Kids Appley Ever After Organic Juice Drink

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Nearby attractions of McDonald's

Unkl Ruckus's & Purple Moon's On Merle Hay Rd.

Des Moines New Age Shop & Community Center

Splatter Room Iowa- Merle Hay Mall

Purple Moon's Magical Emporium

Unkl Ruckus's & Purple Moon's On Merle Hay Rd.

Unkl Ruckus's & Purple Moon's On Merle Hay Rd.

4.7

(291)

Open 24 hours
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Des Moines New Age Shop & Community Center

Des Moines New Age Shop & Community Center

3.9

(193)

Open 24 hours
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Splatter Room Iowa- Merle Hay Mall

Splatter Room Iowa- Merle Hay Mall

4.5

(220)

Open 24 hours
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Purple Moon's Magical Emporium

Purple Moon's Magical Emporium

4.8

(14)

Open 24 hours
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Nearby restaurants of McDonald's

Fazoli's

Noodles and Company

Taco John's

Chipotle Mexican Grill

India Star

Habesha Ethio Eritrean Restaurant

Subway

Gameday

Abelardo's Mexican Fresh

Tacos Tarascos

Fazoli's

Fazoli's

4.1

(636)

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Noodles and Company

Noodles and Company

3.9

(341)

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Taco John's

Taco John's

3.9

(201)

$

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

Chipotle Mexican Grill

3.5

(542)

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Reviews of McDonald's

3.1
(706)
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1.0
1y

Thinking of going here for a quick meal with your family? DON'T Just Don't.

3610 Merle Hay Road.

I have never been treated so disrespectfully.

The drive through person was overly abrupt and rude while taking my order. When I recieved my order, it was incorrect. Not only incorrect.....the food was not in wrappers, but instead appeared to be handled roughly, smashed and crumbled. One bun had part of the bun missing and resembled bite marks. Wrappers were free floating inside the bag. Fries completely upside down. The whole order appeared to literally be thrown in a bag. I was disgusted and appalled and certainly not willing to feed my family such a meal. I went into the lobby to request my order be replaced. The 'manager' was not only rude, but utterly disrespectful. When another customer tried to tell the manager he was being rude to me, the manager told him "I don't care, I don't want you people and your kind in here anyway" Not only did the man and his family leave, 3 other families left without placing an order, another family left mid-meal. Leaving their unfinished food on the table as they left.

The manager told me I should set a better example than complaining in front of my child. (My grandson) it's a sad day when an 8 year old child is not only brought into this situation, but demonstrated more manners and respect then the man running the location. This "manager" obviously has no understanding of what customer service means and should not be interacting with customers. Management is the face of each location and should be leading by example with high expectations for the store he is responsible for.

The location was visibly dirty. I would be interested in the opinion of the state health department concerning the state of the location as well as the manner in which my food was given to me. One would think, with all the negative press the corporation has recieved recently, a member of management and face of the location would at the very least, apologize for the problems and correct this issues with a smile on his face for paying customers, not drive them out the door. Luckily, I was given a refund, as I would not have eaten any food from this place.

Save yourself and your family the disrespectful and horrible service...and poor food handling/health risk.

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1.0
48w

After I took my order from the drive-thru, I went to pay for my food. When the woman working was giving me my change, she accidently gave me more money than she was supposed to. Everything was alright, it was probably just a mistake. But when I received my order, it was wrong. Luckily, I always check my food and keep my receipts incase something like this happens. I told the man working that the order was wrong and took the bag with an irritated look on his face. Nothing was wrong, it was probably another mistake. But I waited in my car for about 15 minutes and I see through the window with him working with other orders! I don't complain or anything but was starting to feel annoyed. Later, he gives me the bag but the order was still wrong! I politely say the order was incorrect again and the worker took the bag again with a sigh. I wait for an extra 10 minutes with him STILL working with other orders! The worker gives me the bag and the order was STILL wrong! He takes the bag aggressively and turns quickly like if he was angry. I waited even more and gave me the bag. He forgot a few items. So now I had to tell him he forgot more stuff. I nicely told the worker he forgot some food and drinks. He was over it, he just tells me "You ask for too much, don't you" as he grabbed the bag. He finally got everything correct but the drinks were literally different drinks and sizes than what I asked for. I couldn't take telling him again he got my order wrong anymore because I didn't want to cause any trouble, so I just drove away. This was by far the worst experience I had at this location. Customers, please remember to keep your receipts and check your bags. And don't be afraid to...

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3.0
2y

Placed our order on the kiosk. Wanted to pay cash. Waited at the register to pay for 5 minutes without even an acknowledgment from the manager and employee standing 10 feet away, who did see us. Employee came to ring us out. Had to ask for cups for drinks. Went to get a diet Dr. Pepper. Syrup was out. It sounded like the drive-through was busy, which must be the only service these employees care about because we were pushed to the side because of how busy it was. We opted for dine in, which typically means our food is brought to us. The manager yelled out everything in bags she brought out (23 minutes from the time I placed my order, others who had been waiting for their food when we arrived definitely waited longer), but didn't wait for anyone to come up. So when I got up to get my dine in order, which should have been brought to my table, 3 people were digging through my bag of food (not on a dine in tray). So that's cool, other people's disgusting hands in my food. If you aren't going to wait to make sure the correct people get the correct food, the bags could be labeled at the very least. We had ordered a Grimace meal and had to ask for the shake. While we waited, my son used the bathroom. There was no toilet paper. But there was a stack of napkins on the dispenser. This means someone was clearly alerted that there was no toilet paper in the men's room. I guess next time, we will go through the drive-through, since those are the only customers who get service with any sense of urgency...

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Melissa PagelMelissa Pagel
I think the windows haven’t been cleaned in years because every time we’re in their they are more dirty then the last ,floors we’re disgusting and not mopped with god knows what on them..no tables were cleaned so we cleaned our own almost everyone behind the counter had their cells phones in their hand and this restaurant manager should not be proud of this establishment but one employee that seemed to go above and beyond seemed to be trying to do everything (Julien ) deserves a promotion maybe he could make a difference cause he looked like the only hard worker you have on night shift
PhillipXouPhillipXou
i never write reviews but my experience at this mcdonald’s was terrifying. we ordered 30 nuggets and ALL of them were undercooked, the middle was mushy as if you were biting in to oatmeal. this was for ALL nuggets, they were also all cold as if they haven’t even been cooked. don’t think i’ll give this location another chance.
QT KayQT Kay
The recent reviews are accurate. I've never seen a messier restaurant. Cold, unsalted fries. Cold, stale nuggets. When I was leaving, the manager walked by the huge mess and opted to go outside and talk to her friend instead. Above store management really needs to take a look at this place.
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I think the windows haven’t been cleaned in years because every time we’re in their they are more dirty then the last ,floors we’re disgusting and not mopped with god knows what on them..no tables were cleaned so we cleaned our own almost everyone behind the counter had their cells phones in their hand and this restaurant manager should not be proud of this establishment but one employee that seemed to go above and beyond seemed to be trying to do everything (Julien ) deserves a promotion maybe he could make a difference cause he looked like the only hard worker you have on night shift
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i never write reviews but my experience at this mcdonald’s was terrifying. we ordered 30 nuggets and ALL of them were undercooked, the middle was mushy as if you were biting in to oatmeal. this was for ALL nuggets, they were also all cold as if they haven’t even been cooked. don’t think i’ll give this location another chance.
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The recent reviews are accurate. I've never seen a messier restaurant. Cold, unsalted fries. Cold, stale nuggets. When I was leaving, the manager walked by the huge mess and opted to go outside and talk to her friend instead. Above store management really needs to take a look at this place.
QT Kay

QT Kay

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