McDonald's — Restaurant in Frederick

Screaming into the void ~ a review that serves no purpose

I really don't know what I'm trying to accomplish with writing this review. It's a McDonalds.

I know the only thing that would come close to harming this locations reputation would be if they were sacrificing babies to make the ice cream machine work.

I don't know who is going to read the Google review of a McDonalds either. If you have somehow stumbled down the pathway that has lead you looking at reviews of locals in nearby metropolitan areas;

1.) I'm sorry you are on the same level as someone who is writing the review about McDonalds on Google at Midnight on a Monday/Tuesday.

2.) there are like five other McDonalds while taking Route 15 and god knows how many on 270. Literally any of them are better than this one, sacrifice the 15 minutes and just have a better experience with your day.

I have lived in this area a little under 2 years, this McDonalds is within a 10 minute walking distance from my apartment and that is literally the only reason why I go.

The staff at this location are what you expected.

Teenagers and young adults who don't care and offer the minimum service acceptable in order to keep a minimum wage job. Not really caring as long as they get their hourly wage, and why should they?

It's a fast food job, they don't think they will end up their older coworkers. Their special, not like the elder women making McDoubles in their late 60's or the middle manger in his mid 30's who is trying to assert some resemblance of authority. They won't stay in this dead-end job, they will never end up

The mediocrity oozing of them as the hours pass by until $10 hits their bank account.

Every time you go to this location, they will forget something.

If you order chicken nuggets, they will forget your sauce.

If you order a beverage, they will forget your straw in the bag.

I have had several instances were I ordered a cheeseburger, and they LITERALLY forgot the patties in the burger. It came with with ketchup, onions, pickles, mustard, cheese, and bun. No hamburger, just literally everything else.

Multiple times this has happened. I don't know how but it has.

When you do get a hamburger, you have to watch out for extra ingredients.

Now, I am a hairy guy. That being said, I have a short brown beard, a fade with my brown hair, and nothing else.

That is why whenever I take a bite of my hamburger and I find an 8 inch black hair in it, I know it doesn't belong to me.

I am a cleanly individual, I wash my hands thoroughly and make sure I follow hygienic processes.

However, I don't eat food with plastic gloves. So when I find some inside my bag, I know they don't belong to me.

Again, I know nothing I say or do could ever do anything to make an impact.

I completely understand the apathy of the workforce there, I completely understand that this review serves no other purpose than allowing me to vent.

But I just needed to say something after finding another 8 inch black hair in my burger, after having to go back and ask for the straw they forgot to give me, and after just being too tired of dealing with a high school cashier who thinks they are hot spit.

As the title of the review states, I just needed to scream into the void for a little while. If you read this, I'm sorry and thank you for your time.

Hug your family, drink some water, and scream at the moon to relieve the existential dread that is...

McDonalds and Burger King are to people, as Exxon and British Petroleum (BP) are to automobiles: FUEL, nothing more, nothing less. Their "cuisine" — quite simply, in every respect — is a celebration of mediocrity. Where restaurants such as these have opportunities to excel are in the areas of SERVICE, COURTESY, PROMPTNESS, QUALITY and above all, CLEANLINESS. adly, no hair nets or gloves were being used while food was bring prepared at this location. I awarded stars as indicated. If no star is adjacent, they failed that function.

COURTESY: ⭐ FOOD QUALITY*: 👎 SERVICE: ⭐ PROMPT: ⭐ CLEANLINESS*: 👎

"Quality," in this sense of the word, refers to the quality of the food AFTER it has been received from the central frozen foods distribution warehouse; not the recipe, ingredients, or directions. Examples: sitting too long under the heat lamp, cold, dried out. I had a fish sandwich whose corners were dried out, bun was stale, and lettuce was limp (I like lettuce and tomato on mine.) FAIL.👎

"CLEANLINESS," in this sentence, refers to their restroom, not the kitchen. The restroom was filthy. FAIL.👎

[People whose job it is to handle the franchise's hygienic equipment and/ or currency should not tasked with food preparation or handling. It happened once whilst I...

Food is fast, accurate, and tastes great. The staff are wonderful as well; I've had no issues with either point at this location.

My one issue, and a big one unfortunately, is that the (women's) restroom is Disgusting and has been for some time. There's clearly some sort of plumbing issues going on that has resulted in frequent flooding in at least this restroom. It leaves a persistent smell of sewage in and around the bathroom.

Absolutely no faults with the food or staff, but whoever owns this location needs to get their act together and fix the plumbing situation. It's been going on for months now.

The doors to the bathroom also hardly lock. You have to pretty much lean on the door and double check the lock to make sure it's actually shut.

If you go here, don't sit near the restroom, and avoid it...