McDonald's — Restaurant in Portsmouth

Six Bucks for THIS? A Tragedy in a Fry Carton

Dear McDonald’s,

I come to you today not as a happy customer, not as a satisfied patron, but as a deeply disappointed fry enthusiast. A victim of the cruelest scam known to fast food lovers worldwide. A person who thought—naively, might I add—that when you order a large fry, you should receive a large fry.

But alas, what I received was not a large fry. What I received was an empty promise in a greasy paper carton.

Let’s break this down. First, SIX DOLLARS? Six whole American dollars? For fries? At McDonald’s? I’m sorry, I thought I had wandered into a five-star gourmet establishment, where potatoes are flown in from the French Alps and fried in liquid gold. But no, I was at a McDonald’s. A place where fast food is supposed to be affordable. A place where a large fry shouldn’t require me to take out a small loan or consider selling plasma.

Second—and this is where my heartbreak truly begins—the carton wasn’t even full. Not even close. I could SEE THE BOTTOM of the container before I even touched it. What kind of sick joke is that? I tipped the carton upside down just to see how much was really in there, and let me tell you, the sheer speed at which the fries tumbled out and hit the table confirmed my worst fear: I had been given a medium fry in a large fry’s clothing. A wolf in sheep’s clothing. A scam. A con.

I did the math. At six dollars, that means each fry in my sad, half-empty carton cost about 37 cents each. Thirty-seven cents! Per fry! You know how much a whole potato costs? Less than that. I should have just gone to the grocery store, bought a whole sack of potatoes, and fried them myself. It would have been cheaper AND I wouldn’t have had to suffer the emotional trauma of staring into a half-empty carton of what should have been joy and abundance.

McDonald’s, I trusted you. I believed in you. I thought we had something special. But you have let me down in the most egregious way possible. All I wanted was a full large fry at a reasonable price, but instead, I got an overpriced disappointment. A shell of what could have been. A fry mirage.

Fix this. Do better. Restore my faith. Or at the very least, give me six dollars’ worth of fries next time. Because right now, Ronald McDonald is looking more like a clown than ever. If I could give zero stars I would 😒😒

Sincerely, A Fry-Loving but Now Emotionally...

Hey i eat there for same reason president trump does...i was first i am sure..logical..faster the food going thru the fresher..on the very bad side so ignorant of both mcdonalds and our gov who in case of gov until recently claimed bad oils good and vice versa...the general population had to step in and say yes certain oils are good...however overlooked is that while good oils good for you bad ones can be very bad...the frenchfries previously so yummy as cooked in a thicker oil...also known as lard... Was removed from use due to incompetent gov workers who could care less about public health...using thin vegetable oils is of course better....the first time....then it breaks down into god knows what but tbats just if procedures like filteri g and changingoil being competently and honestly performed..solution is simply oil sprayed and frozen on raw fries then high temp convection oven..ya know like dunkin donuts...but they outta wack with this not giving you the wax paper holding on your frosted donut into isit food grade paper bags? I also dislike teenagers sticki g tbeir wet money and more contaminatex hands insideyour cup they hand you so you get to go get own soda...i really love that..and hands on top of coffee lid my lips mouth tongue throat stomach is going to ..these issues systemic not singling out anybody in particular....lets not pretend everytbing on her hands pushing your lid not changi g your dna....oh...

It takes a lot for me to write a negative review of a restaurant. But this was hands-down, the most gross food experience I’ve ever had. Take note; not FAST food experience, CULINARY experience I’ve ever had. Like on a straight up molecular level this was so vomiting inducing. I couldn’t even believe it I had to take a moment to pause.

I knew something was off with the staff there. You know when you go into a bad neighborhood and can immediately tell based on vibe that it’s gonna be a dangerous situation. That’s how this drive-through felt.

My food was so disgusting. My sandwich was completely covered in grill cleaner. I took a bite of it and the oil slick of cleaner on my tongue is still there and it’s been an hour imagine taking a bite of a hamburger thinking it’s gonna be some delicious and find that not only is it raw, but it’s so packed full of chemicals that it gives you heartburn a sore throat and lingers on your tongue for an hour like I can still taste it as I write this review

I also bought a McFlurry and when I realized after eating about a quarter of it that it was completely full of plastic I knew something was seriously wrong with this establishment.

AVOID. AVOID. MY GOD THAT WAS SO GROSS. Pray for the world that has this McDonalds in it. It’s truly a dark and scary...