McDonald's — Restaurant in Elk Grove Township

In the sterile fluorescence of a McDonald’s on Biesterfield Road, I partook in a midday meal: a double cheeseburger, medium fries, and an apple pie. Each item, a testament to humanity’s pursuit of comfort amidst the chaos of existence.

The double cheeseburger, with its dual patties and molten cheese, symbolizes our relentless desire for more—more sustenance, more satisfaction, more meaning. Yet, in its consumption, we find only a fleeting respite from the void.

The fries, golden and uniform, are crisp exteriors encasing soft interiors, much like the facades we present to the world, hiding our vulnerabilities within. Their saltiness mirrors the tears shed in solitude, unnoticed by the bustling world around us.

The apple pie, encased in a blistering crust, offers a sweetness that contrasts the bitterness of reality. Its warmth is a fleeting embrace, a reminder of comforts long past and perhaps imagined.

However, the absence of a self-serve soda machine is a stark reminder of our diminishing agency. Once, we controlled the flow of our beverages; now, we must request them, a subtle shift that echoes the broader erosion of autonomy in modern society.

Four stars. A meal that, while satisfying in its immediacy, underscores the transient nature of pleasure and the ever-encroaching constraints of our constructed...

I wish that there was a way that I can give no stars at all I just left this McDonald’s I spent close to $35 they only gave me 3 cheeseburgers I have call dad to speak to a manager there is a Hispanic man on the phone that does not know how to speak English and he’s telling me that I have the wrong number it is close to midnight on Friday, April 5, 2019 I do not feel like getting back in the car and driving over there to argue with them he hung up the phone on my face he is telling me that I have the wrong number he will not let me speak he hung up as I was talking and now he’s not picking up the phone I have called several times they pick up and hang up directly as I am speaking I am literally afraid to get in my car and go there because I do not know what is going to happen I do not want to argue with anyone I’m literally afraid of these people they are acting psychotic and insane and screaming at me Close to $35 for three McDonald’s cheeseburgers And three...

If I could give this place negative stars I WOULD. The "manager" is the most disrespectful, unfriendly, rude, worker I have ever met . After paying for my food that they GOT WRONG, they proceeded to ask me to pay again but this time an exact 20 dollars???? they would not provide any proof of reciept. I requested this multiple times and they wouldn't provide it because it was fraudulent. What meal is exactly 20 dollars? She then told me to get out of her line when I rejected paying this fraudulent amount because she had way to many other customers to worry about. I hope the district management sees this post and makes the correct punishment because that behavior is absolutely atrocious. I will never return to this McDonalds and I hope that others read this and don't return as well. Terrible customer service and...