Diabetics must resist their temptations when dining at Applebee's. Most of the items on Applebee's menu is either stuffed with sodium or sugar. You must be extra careful and pick low-sugar and low-sodium diet at Applebee's if you are diabetic.
Foods to Avoid at Applebee's for Diabetics:
If you are starting your meal with appetizers then make sure you skip the Classic Buffalo sauce, Honey BBQ sauce, and sweet Asian Chile sauce on your wings order. It is highly recommended to skip the appetizers if you are dining alone and instead build your appetizer keeping nutrition in check. Among the steaks, you must stay away from the Applebee's Riblets platter as well as Bourbon Street Steak at all costs. Shrimp 'N Parmesan Sirloin is also not recommended. Skip the sandwiches, wraps, and tacos as well. Desserts may be tempting but it is recommended to avoid them at Applebee's for their high sugar content. All the beverages except Iced Teas must be avoided as well to control your sugar intake.
Most of the foods served at Applebee's restaurants are high in sodium. Unless you are visiting the restaurant or dining here in the group, there are hardly any options from the main meals if you wish to keep your blood pressure in check. You can rely on a few salad options though. If lucky, you may find low-sodium ribs as well at the restaurant.
Foods to Avoid at Applebee's for High Blood Pressure
Avoid Green Goddess Wedge at Applebee's. Broccoli Cheese Soup and French Onion Soup contain over 1000mg sodium and hence must be skipped as well. Skip all the chicken dishes and seafood at Applebee's except Grilled Chicken Breast and Baked Haddock without sides respectively. You must also skip Brunch Burger, Quesadilla Burger, Triple Bacon Burger, and Whiskey Bacon Burger at Applebee's. High sodium intake can be lethal for a high blood pressure candidate. Avoid ordering foods that contain over 1000mg sodium at Applebee's, especially if you're dining alone.
Food Suggestions for High Blood Pressure at Applebee's
Well, steaks and ribs go hand in hand with cholesterol. Being their signature dish, it will be a challenge to find low-calorie, healthy food for those concerned with their cholesterol levels. However, you can always opt for their salads and other light foods to keep the cholesterol in check.
Foods to Avoid at Applebee's for High Cholesterol
If you have high cholesterol, then you must avoid eating sandwiches, wraps, and tacos at Applebee's. While the salads and soups sound healthy, you must skip the Fiesta Chopped Salad and Loaded Potato Soup at Applebee's. It is also advised to dodge the Three Cheese Chicken Penne and Chicken Fajita Rollup. Any main meal with over 100mg cholesterol is not idle for someone with high cholesterol. So, skip those items at Applebee's.
Food Suggestions to Maintain Cholesterol Level at Applebee's
So pleasantly surprised when I walked in and straight up to the register. I was met with a careful 'what would you like today?' and a huge smile! I was so shocked I started to stutter! The cashier took my order swiftly and even asked if I wanted a pump of flavored syrup in my coffee. Be still my beating heart! During the short wait for my food, any staff I happen to make eye contact with offered up a smile, which I swear made me think they were pumping hallucinating drugs out through the air system! I'm sure my amazement seems uncharacteristic, but just across the park with the Micky D's on Empire Blvd the experience is like nite and day! When @ the Empire location the staff stare at you so hard you wanna clutch your pearls and avoid direct eye contact! They look like they want to hit you, and often make me question my own mastery of the English language. All while getting your order wrong! Its nice to go somewhere they you don't have to pantomime, point and wave your arms around to get what you want. That's waaay too much exercise!
(5)
Jackson O.
I've lived on 10th street all my life, and I have to say that out of any fast food joints I've been to, this particular McDonald's holds a dear place in my heart. From back when I was a little kid and they had a ball pit, to where my friends and I would order as many of the amazingly-priced McTastys as we could afford. The crazy number of construction and physical overhaul that went into my mcdonalds is a testament to the changes of times for me, and not simply something aesthetic. To be honest, no one really cares what the majority of the hipster yuppie population of park slope thinks about a fucking mcdonalds. There're plenty of establishments where you can stick your nose in the air and pretend to be "cultured" and of good taste. You're so refined! Please enjoy buying that vietnamese lettuce cake or whatever the fuck, but don't pretend it tastes good. When I want a fucking hamburger, and I don't want to spend 12 dollars, I'll go to my favorite mickey Ds.
(5)
Kristina S.
I've been in over 200 mcdonalds in my life & this one his happened to be one of the worst . I went in for a rolo mcflurry & boy was it the worst. The emplyees there were ultra slow . The cashier didn't know what he was doing . It took him 15 minutes just to get my mcflurry to me . On top of that - he handmixed my mcflurry with the spoon instead of the machine that is provided for that service . I highly doubt this would be a mcdonalds I would enter again . the workers there were too rude .
(2)
Irene F.
I do confess, I have eaten here. Sometimes, I get a crazy craving for a Big Mac and nothing else will satisfy. It's relatively rare and I feel totally justified in indulging every few months. Now that I've defended my gluttony... I like the little bar/counter but the stools should move. Otherwise, you know it's gonna be the same as anywhere else, unless you go to that ridiculous McD's by Wall Street with the live music n stuff.
(4)
John L.
While I know I shouldn't go to McDonald's I will say that I only go after I have a good workout at NYSC that is just half a block away. The restaurant is clean but often very full. On several occasions I stopped in after going to the store and the manager always notices and rushes over with a large McDonalds shopping bag to help me carry my groceries. Very professional. The people working there never seem overly excited but I suspect that has to do with management actually making them work and work well. There is always someone cleaning and mopping the floors. I highly recommend it.
(5)
Xavier M.
McDonald's will be McDonald's anywhere you go - delicious and cheap. Everyone needs a McChicken sandwich to brighten up their day.
(4)
Mina P.
Please people, how could you even rated for fast food. Is it legitimate what are we talking about here? How could you even have a comparison between fast food and restaurant? You make me want to puke
(1)
Fred F.
This place never disappoints loooooooove that $1 menu dudes! I'll take one of each. See ya on my next date night with da boo
(5)
Tracy M.
They are mad racist and just the worst kind of people. My large fries is actually a medium since they only filled it half way.
(1)
Rondell T.
I been to this mc donalds at this location and I am never disappointed. Most of the staff take there orders and is polite. The timing is right. And is very clean and modern looking. And this is why I give this place a 4 star. Customer service- is splendid and lovely. This one server name Ebony really shines out. She do here job with a smile and shows great efforts. Cleanliness- its not the best but it is not the worst. But the cleaning staff do their best to make it presentable. Which wins me as a customer. Food - I never been disappointed. The ice coffee is on the money. I am soo happy. But kudos to the person that shows great customer servce Ebony. She should train the people who don't like there job to appreciate what they have. I will continue coming here.
(4)
Don M.
Need for caffeine drives me here. Nothing new here, so no review. Only thing that surprised me was that my order came in under 5minutes. Me being the only customer had something to do with it. ;-)
(2)
Albert W.
1- The price of the sausage burrito breakfast meal was different on my receipt (4.59) than advertised (4.49). 2- There was a 0.30 upcharge and when I asked why, she said because of the medium coffee. I didn't ask for that. 3- Hashbrown was overcooked - tasted oil instead of potato. 4- The burritos tasted as if they've been microwaved. 5- A woman (not a patron) was soliciting and loitering, sitting at a table near the exit/entrance. The plus side that it's one of the cleaner McDonald's out there and they have self-serve BBQ sauce.
(1)
Bill T.
Total Jekyll and Hyde experience here....it all comes down to who is on duty. Hee, hee, I said "duty". Anyway, some times I've been here and it's been great. They're taking orders fast and filling them and getting those lines down. However.....other times it's been like the trying to get bread in Moscow circa 1972. One time, at 8:00 there was only one register open and a line of at least 8 people. The cashier was going nuts trying to get orders while this other woman was wiping down some machine. She must have been part Canadian because she was moving so slowly, I thought she must have had pure maple syrup in her veins rather than blood! Once the other lady finishes almost everyone, Miss Maple Leaf saunters over to a register and shrieks "Next!" It's like, come on, you couldn't have put down your rag five minutes earlier and taken some orders. Oh, then she got some guy's order wrong and he asked about it and she said "let me see your receipt" but she never handed it to him! Sheesh... When it's good, it's good. When it's bad, it's awful.
(2)
Nice G.
Typical McDonalds food but this location can be crowded during the entire day with office workers getting breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. The lines can be long but they try and keep them moving. The breakfast isn't bad and the oatmeal is decent and fresh for fast food. Get it to go and walk to eat since the tables are dirty and typically filled with some rather eccentric customers.
(3)
Suresh D.
I came here yesterday evening after Brooklyn Gay Pride because I hadn't eaten much all day. I ordered 2 double cheeseburgers off the value menu. The order as filled quickly. The burgers tasted fresh and hot and the cheese was sufficiently melted.
(3)
Hong L.
Sometimes you just have a hankering for some pink slime infused hamburger patties. Macker's will definitely help fill that for you. This is just your typical Macker's, with decent food, cleaning dining area, and okay customer service. As much as I hate to admit it, I will be back.
(3)
Jessica V.
Well McDonald's is the same every where you go but at this one the workers need a little bit of education in customer service , the girls behind the counter are rude and disrespectful they don't know how to talk to the customers . They need to learn how to speak to people . Customers are always right ! Customer is first . Even the older ladies that work there are rude . Get better workers .
(2)
Casey R.
Is it even worth writing a bad comment about a fast food place? Well after so many times I have been here (yeah I know the food is bad for you) but why can't they get anything correct? Every time I have took an order to go it seems like something is missing! The employees have extremely nasty attitudes, and the lady who cleans gives dirty looks, but hey what do I expect from McDonald's!
(1)
Heather S.
For McDonald's, this is a nice place! Pretty clean (except, of course, the toilets- which every female obviously feels the need to pee on) and friendly service. When you're feeling nostalgic for burger and fries made almost entirely of corn, this is your place.
(3)
Jonathan E.
My Happy Meal was decent... the classic burger, small drink, even smaller fries (WTF - like 8 fries), and they now apparently include 4-5 tiny pieces of tiny apples in an attempt to seem nutritious. The box is no longer that fun and the toy was useless and contained no parts for me to choke on. This location is chock full of crazy people, plus the customers. But it's near the F/R/G station so it's not bad if you need some fries. Plus they've got free wifi, so you can watch crazy fast food restaurant fights on YouTube if the restaurant happens to not be so accommodating on your visit.
(3)
Ian J.
One would expect McDonalds to be a similar experience from store to store, but this place will prove that theory wrong. I went here this evening because I had a craving for a Big Mac. After walking in and waiting for almost 15 minutes, behind 3 people, and a crowd of about 10 behind me, I was finally helped. After ordering a #1 and Apple Walnut Salad, I was told that there were no more left. Of course the manager, who just happened to be helping me in between yelling at the 5 employees behind the serving counter to "get back to work", she then offered me a replacement of "dipping apples". Hmm, I thought to myself. It's a crappy replacement, but at least I'd be getting a monetary equivalent of what I paid for. Unfortunately I was very wrong. After getting home and looking in my bag, I noticed that my $2 salad was replaced with just one 99 cent bag of sliced apples, without the caramel sauce even, making it a more than useless replacement. To top off my wonderful experience, the Big Mac and fries were cold, and the fries were stale. The "soda" was mostly a cup of ice, with some sod... and the cup was covered with it, so I had to spend a minute wiping it down in the store to avoid holding a sticky cup. To be honest, I've never had this bad of an experience in any McDonalds I've been to. Not that it's the most impressive chain of fast food, but this particular restaurant takes the cake for failure. Congratulations!
(1)
Judy S.
I'm addicted to McDonald's ice cream cones, so I frequently stop by to feed my craving. Yesterday, after having my taxes done, I treated myself to a cone, and brought home dinner for my family. Well, with so much food to carry, plus an ice cream cone to eat, I accidentally left my tax folder on the counter. And, anyone who knows me would not be surprised to hear that I didn't notice anything amiss when I got home. Today, however, Mick, the manager, called me and told me that he had my papers under lock and key, where they would stay until I came in and picked them up. I'm old enough to remember when McDonald's advertised its golden arches. For me, the whole place is golden, especially the staff. It's not only how nicely I'm treated when I'm there, it's also about how my stuff is treated when I'm not there. Thanks.
(5)
Millhouse R.
What's special about this 9th Street location is the "all you can eat pancakes" they have every Sunday. They're some of the best pancakes I've tasted. Hot and sweet and never ending for 99 cents. I used to go there on Sunday mornings when I was driving a livery cab and there was a lull in pick ups. 7th Avenue Donut's pancakes do taste better, but not by much and they're not 99 cents for unlimited. Combine them with McD's hash-browns (they are the bomb) and ring your own maple syrup and you have a feast for the gods.
(4)
Lawrence C.
In recent food writing, McDonald's has become the stand-in for much of what is wrong with the way that America eats. It's used as a signifier for corporatization, overhomogenization, the evils of advertising. And it's cited as an actuality, too: an actuality of aggressive unhealthiness, of crimes worse than negligence against the youth of America, the destitute. Rightfully so. I agree with nearly all of the points that critics raise against it. And yet, in my heart, McDonald's occupies a special place. Growing up Asian meant that the vast majority of our meals were home cooked and unfailingly authentic, the flavors truly foreign to a Western tongue. Even the occasional more generally recognizable dish that might cross the table -- say, spaghetti -- would pass through the lens of my mother's pots and end up mutated into something Other. Don't get me wrong: I loved, and love, her cooking. But in those tireless old days, she'd either be cooking up a huge new vat of food, or we'd be eating the copious amount of leftovers (in periods that could occasionally be measured in weeks). A great privilege, yet a yoke. In that setting, fast food was an exotic honor to be earned, a reward for performing well on an exam or being particularly virtuous. More than Taco Bell, more than KFC, McDonald's was our symbol of hard-won triumph because for some reason nothing was more American -- or more representative to us of the promises of the American work ethic -- than McDonald's. So when I got to go, I knew I'd done something special, or at least noteworthy. Thus, McDonald's was formative (in its way) of my notion of food as pent-up, then released, happiness. Formative, too, of many of the sensory pleasures that later superior meals would give me. Who can bite into a Joe's Shanghai soup dumpling and not recognize in the subsequent agony a little bit of the same pleasure/pain of ripping into a McDonald's apple pie? Who can deny that the crisp-exterior to succulent-interior transition of a pied de cochon shares something in common with the lowly McNugget? What better symbol can there be for the delicious mystery of any unaccountably wonderful foodstuff you inexplicably enjoy than... the McRib? And the fries... The fries! In my life to date, I can remember only ONE time I have had fries at another establishment *without* thinking, "Gosh, these would be better if they were from McDonald's." (It was at Keens.) I can eat them fresh or cold, with ketchup, with that "sweet and sour" sauce, or just naked in all their glory. It's a rare pleasure for me to indulge in McDonald's these days, which is undeniably good for me. Why I ended up in a Park Slope location on a Friday night is beyond the scope of this review. I will say that the weirdness of the McCafe concept, with its "nicer" interior styling, still threw me for a loop during what was essentially a nostalgia trip. A nostalgia trip to a place which has undoubtedly done much more harm than good to society. But what do you want me to do, give them 1 star? You would know and I would know that I'd be lying. Probability of return within 1 year: 1% to this location, 40% to McDonald's in general
(5)
Brandon B.
I like how nice the restaurant looks inside. Its fast food so you know what your buying.
(4)
Ryan C.
While antithetical to my steadfast belief that fast food is the product of a lazy society that values clowns and convenience over quality and portion control, I make a shameful pilgrimage to McDonald's every 4 months or so and become a big, fat McHypocite. Suffice it to say, McDonald's is more than just a fast food restaurant; it's also a nostalgia factory for scores of Irish-American children who undoubtedly view a trip to Chez le clown as welcome refuge from home cooking protocol that requires all food to be charred, devoid of taste and eaten in whole for the sake of hungry children in underdeveloped nations (Irish Catholic guilt is in a league of its own, folks). In other words, McDonald's serves a purpose, even if its food will destroy your health. your dignity and the whole of civilization, one unhappy meal at a time. You have to applaud McDonald's for pioneering early efforts at thwarting childhood obesity by equipping their franchises with the highly ineffective safety hazard know as The Ball Pit. Only McDonald's would encourage children to burn energy after consuming a 2,000 calorie meal fried in trans fats by allowing them to dive into a contraption designed to maximize immobility. The 9th Street McDonald's had a HUGE ball pit, but I never wanted any part of it. The one and only time I waded in those spherical, plastic waters was at the urging of my slightly older brother who made me feel uncool when I initially declined. With much trepidation, I stepped off the platform and began flailing my little arms immediately after sinking beneath the first layer of balls. Who am I kidding? My arms weren't little. I was a chubby kid, losing my breath and my grip on life. In the process of trying desperately to resurface, I touched several arms and legs that belonged to other little children. No movement whatsoever. How long had their bodies been in the ball pit? Maybe they were those milk carton kids from the 80's who everyone thought had been abducted from their elementary school by a candy bearing bald man with black frame glasses. I kept thinking of the shame I would bring on my family if I died in the middle of a McDonald's ball pit. The eternal ignominy that comes with a front page newspaper picture of their youngest child's corpse being plucked from a ball pit by a medical examiner, bulging neck and blue face from the plastic ball lodged in his windpipe. A miracle saved me from certain death, and common sense kept me out of the ball pit for good. Maybe I never cared for McDonald's (and this was the only one in this part of Brooklyn) because I always felt like such an outsider. Most children embraced the clown and his carefree, jump suited ways, but I found little identification with any man who wore lipstick and sported a red Afro. For me, Ronald McDonald was a definitive answer to the question of "Whatever happened to Baby Jane?" Creepy. And what of the power structure within McDonald Land? What voting body ushered Mayor McCheese into decades of unopposed, tyrannical rule? Having a brother in jail made me very sympathetic towards criminal types, so I found the longstanding campaign of persecution against the Hamburglar, fast food's version of Jean Valjean, completely unacceptable. I passed by the 9th St. McDonald's just the other day and even though I was in a hurry, I was taken aback by how different it looks. Remodeled from top to bottom it was hardly the zoo I remember it being. It's one of those McDonald's (like the one near Wall Street) that's valiantly attempting to pass itself off as a classy eating establishment. I don't know if they removed the ball pit, but I hope they chose to keep it. One day, years from now, I will have a child and together to McDonald's we shall go. I will show little Benjamin Diablo the McDonald's his daddy made infrequent visits to when I was his age. We might even go inside and I'll march him right up to the ball pit. He's quivering. "Daddy...no!!" That's my boy. We'll sit down and order some food and plot a coup d'etat to overthrow the McCheese regime. Once the Hamburglar is freed and installed as the supreme ruler, there will be some real changes in that place. You'll see.
(3)
Q & A on Applebee's
What time does Applebee's half price appetizers start?
Applebee's restaurant has launched the late-night happy hour where some of the listed appetizers are sold at half price. The offer is available at most of the Applebee's locations where one can enjoy the offer after 9 pm on weekdays and after 10 pm on weekends.
What time is the happy hour at Applebee's?
Applebee's Happy Hour Monday starts from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Apples Late Night Happy Hour Monday starts from 9:00 PM until midnight.
What can a vegan and Vegetarian eat at Applebee's?
There are almost no vegan option and sparse vegetarian option at Applebee's. If you are a vegan ask for steamed vegetables, baked potato, salads, or fried vegetables without butter. There are certain vegan dressings you can try to make your salad tastier.
What are the opening and closing timing at Applebee's?
Applebee's Restaurant operational hours on weekdays (Monday through Thursday) and Sundays start from 11 am until midnight. While on Fridays and Saturdays, the restaurant remains open until 1 am. The timing may vary as per the location.
Does Applebee's remain close on holidays?
Applebee's remain closed on many holidays, but it may vary as per the location of the restaurant. For holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving, the restaurant remains closed throughout the USA.
How to find the nearest Applebee's Restaurant?
Today Applebee's is located on 135+ locations in the USA and growing. The restaurant is famous for its lip-smacking ribs and steaks, seafood and fried chicken wings. There are healthier salads and sides for people who are health conscious. If you want to find nearest Applebee's restaurant in your area, just go through the Restaurant Listing Directory to find one.
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About Applebee's
Applebee is an American full-service restaurant brand popularly known for its signature Riblets. Applebee was conceptualized in 1980 by Bill and TJ Palmer in Atlanta, Georgia. At first, the restaurant was named T.J. Applebee's RX for Edibles and Elixirs. After the concept was acquired by W.R. Grace and Company, the restaurant was renamed as Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar. Later the company and the Applebee's concept changed hands with Abe Gustin and John Hamra who started the first Applebee's franchise restaurant in Kansas City.
Later in 2007, IHOP Corp. now known as DineEquity, Inc. acquired Applebee's and began their journey together to make Applebee's the world's largest full-service restaurant chain. Today, Applebee's serves at more than 1,830 locations worldwide. The Applebee's menu ranges from Appetizers and Salads to heavy meals consisting of ribs and steak. Although the trademark dish Riblets is a hot favorite among regular Applebee's dwellers, the restaurant also serves some amazing burgers, sandwiches, pasta, and salads.
Healthy Food Options at Applebee's
When a restaurant serves ribs as their main dish, then you can assume the diet-friendliness of their menu. Well, Applebee's is no different. However, you can dig deeper into their menu and pick some good healthy food options for sure. You can try the salads, light sandwiches, appetizers to ensure you don't order heavy items, etc. If you are really diet conscious, then you got to be careful with their steaks & ribs as well as desserts section.
Burger or Hamburger is savored as the most desired fast food meal in the United States. A hamburger is basically a sandwich prepared by stuffing ground meat patty, generally beef, between two slices of a bun cut in half. Hamburger is also famous for its seasoning. Most popular condiments used in hamburgers in the United States are mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup. Besides ground meat patty, hamburgers are also stuffed with lettuce, onions, tomato slices, pickles, and cheese.
Hamburgers are also categorized into two types in the United States. Fast food hamburger and individual hamburgers served at restaurants are two basic types of burgers served in the United States. The individual hamburgers served at restaurants are prepared using everything including lettuce, onion, tomato, and sliced pickles as well as melted cheese on the patty or crumbled on top. American restaurants also serve veggie burgers for those who don't relish meat. Cheeseburgers are also hot favorite in the United States.
McDonalds is the most popular fast food burger restaurant serving different types of burgers in the United States. On the other hand, there are several restaurants such as Burger King are famous for serving the best hamburgers in the United States. Most burger restaurants in the United States often serve hamburgers with French fries and other condiments. If you have a liking for burgers in the United States, then you won't be disappointed. You can easily find the best burger restaurants in your city on our Restaurants Listings directory. Check the reviews and ratings of the top burger restaurants and savor yourself with the best hamburger in the city.
Jaded P.
So pleasantly surprised when I walked in and straight up to the register. I was met with a careful 'what would you like today?' and a huge smile! I was so shocked I started to stutter! The cashier took my order swiftly and even asked if I wanted a pump of flavored syrup in my coffee. Be still my beating heart! During the short wait for my food, any staff I happen to make eye contact with offered up a smile, which I swear made me think they were pumping hallucinating drugs out through the air system! I'm sure my amazement seems uncharacteristic, but just across the park with the Micky D's on Empire Blvd the experience is like nite and day! When @ the Empire location the staff stare at you so hard you wanna clutch your pearls and avoid direct eye contact! They look like they want to hit you, and often make me question my own mastery of the English language. All while getting your order wrong! Its nice to go somewhere they you don't have to pantomime, point and wave your arms around to get what you want. That's waaay too much exercise!
(5)Jackson O.
I've lived on 10th street all my life, and I have to say that out of any fast food joints I've been to, this particular McDonald's holds a dear place in my heart. From back when I was a little kid and they had a ball pit, to where my friends and I would order as many of the amazingly-priced McTastys as we could afford. The crazy number of construction and physical overhaul that went into my mcdonalds is a testament to the changes of times for me, and not simply something aesthetic. To be honest, no one really cares what the majority of the hipster yuppie population of park slope thinks about a fucking mcdonalds. There're plenty of establishments where you can stick your nose in the air and pretend to be "cultured" and of good taste. You're so refined! Please enjoy buying that vietnamese lettuce cake or whatever the fuck, but don't pretend it tastes good. When I want a fucking hamburger, and I don't want to spend 12 dollars, I'll go to my favorite mickey Ds.
(5)Kristina S.
I've been in over 200 mcdonalds in my life & this one his happened to be one of the worst . I went in for a rolo mcflurry & boy was it the worst. The emplyees there were ultra slow . The cashier didn't know what he was doing . It took him 15 minutes just to get my mcflurry to me . On top of that - he handmixed my mcflurry with the spoon instead of the machine that is provided for that service . I highly doubt this would be a mcdonalds I would enter again . the workers there were too rude .
(2)Irene F.
I do confess, I have eaten here. Sometimes, I get a crazy craving for a Big Mac and nothing else will satisfy. It's relatively rare and I feel totally justified in indulging every few months. Now that I've defended my gluttony... I like the little bar/counter but the stools should move. Otherwise, you know it's gonna be the same as anywhere else, unless you go to that ridiculous McD's by Wall Street with the live music n stuff.
(4)John L.
While I know I shouldn't go to McDonald's I will say that I only go after I have a good workout at NYSC that is just half a block away. The restaurant is clean but often very full. On several occasions I stopped in after going to the store and the manager always notices and rushes over with a large McDonalds shopping bag to help me carry my groceries. Very professional. The people working there never seem overly excited but I suspect that has to do with management actually making them work and work well. There is always someone cleaning and mopping the floors. I highly recommend it.
(5)Xavier M.
McDonald's will be McDonald's anywhere you go - delicious and cheap. Everyone needs a McChicken sandwich to brighten up their day.
(4)Mina P.
Please people, how could you even rated for fast food. Is it legitimate what are we talking about here? How could you even have a comparison between fast food and restaurant? You make me want to puke
(1)Fred F.
This place never disappoints loooooooove that $1 menu dudes! I'll take one of each. See ya on my next date night with da boo
(5)Tracy M.
They are mad racist and just the worst kind of people. My large fries is actually a medium since they only filled it half way.
(1)Rondell T.
I been to this mc donalds at this location and I am never disappointed. Most of the staff take there orders and is polite. The timing is right. And is very clean and modern looking. And this is why I give this place a 4 star. Customer service- is splendid and lovely. This one server name Ebony really shines out. She do here job with a smile and shows great efforts. Cleanliness- its not the best but it is not the worst. But the cleaning staff do their best to make it presentable. Which wins me as a customer. Food - I never been disappointed. The ice coffee is on the money. I am soo happy. But kudos to the person that shows great customer servce Ebony. She should train the people who don't like there job to appreciate what they have. I will continue coming here.
(4)Don M.
Need for caffeine drives me here. Nothing new here, so no review. Only thing that surprised me was that my order came in under 5minutes. Me being the only customer had something to do with it. ;-)
(2)Albert W.
1- The price of the sausage burrito breakfast meal was different on my receipt (4.59) than advertised (4.49). 2- There was a 0.30 upcharge and when I asked why, she said because of the medium coffee. I didn't ask for that. 3- Hashbrown was overcooked - tasted oil instead of potato. 4- The burritos tasted as if they've been microwaved. 5- A woman (not a patron) was soliciting and loitering, sitting at a table near the exit/entrance. The plus side that it's one of the cleaner McDonald's out there and they have self-serve BBQ sauce.
(1)Bill T.
Total Jekyll and Hyde experience here....it all comes down to who is on duty. Hee, hee, I said "duty". Anyway, some times I've been here and it's been great. They're taking orders fast and filling them and getting those lines down. However.....other times it's been like the trying to get bread in Moscow circa 1972. One time, at 8:00 there was only one register open and a line of at least 8 people. The cashier was going nuts trying to get orders while this other woman was wiping down some machine. She must have been part Canadian because she was moving so slowly, I thought she must have had pure maple syrup in her veins rather than blood! Once the other lady finishes almost everyone, Miss Maple Leaf saunters over to a register and shrieks "Next!" It's like, come on, you couldn't have put down your rag five minutes earlier and taken some orders. Oh, then she got some guy's order wrong and he asked about it and she said "let me see your receipt" but she never handed it to him! Sheesh... When it's good, it's good. When it's bad, it's awful.
(2)Nice G.
Typical McDonalds food but this location can be crowded during the entire day with office workers getting breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. The lines can be long but they try and keep them moving. The breakfast isn't bad and the oatmeal is decent and fresh for fast food. Get it to go and walk to eat since the tables are dirty and typically filled with some rather eccentric customers.
(3)Suresh D.
I came here yesterday evening after Brooklyn Gay Pride because I hadn't eaten much all day. I ordered 2 double cheeseburgers off the value menu. The order as filled quickly. The burgers tasted fresh and hot and the cheese was sufficiently melted.
(3)Hong L.
Sometimes you just have a hankering for some pink slime infused hamburger patties. Macker's will definitely help fill that for you. This is just your typical Macker's, with decent food, cleaning dining area, and okay customer service. As much as I hate to admit it, I will be back.
(3)Jessica V.
Well McDonald's is the same every where you go but at this one the workers need a little bit of education in customer service , the girls behind the counter are rude and disrespectful they don't know how to talk to the customers . They need to learn how to speak to people . Customers are always right ! Customer is first . Even the older ladies that work there are rude . Get better workers .
(2)Casey R.
Is it even worth writing a bad comment about a fast food place? Well after so many times I have been here (yeah I know the food is bad for you) but why can't they get anything correct? Every time I have took an order to go it seems like something is missing! The employees have extremely nasty attitudes, and the lady who cleans gives dirty looks, but hey what do I expect from McDonald's!
(1)Heather S.
For McDonald's, this is a nice place! Pretty clean (except, of course, the toilets- which every female obviously feels the need to pee on) and friendly service. When you're feeling nostalgic for burger and fries made almost entirely of corn, this is your place.
(3)Jonathan E.
My Happy Meal was decent... the classic burger, small drink, even smaller fries (WTF - like 8 fries), and they now apparently include 4-5 tiny pieces of tiny apples in an attempt to seem nutritious. The box is no longer that fun and the toy was useless and contained no parts for me to choke on. This location is chock full of crazy people, plus the customers. But it's near the F/R/G station so it's not bad if you need some fries. Plus they've got free wifi, so you can watch crazy fast food restaurant fights on YouTube if the restaurant happens to not be so accommodating on your visit.
(3)Ian J.
One would expect McDonalds to be a similar experience from store to store, but this place will prove that theory wrong. I went here this evening because I had a craving for a Big Mac. After walking in and waiting for almost 15 minutes, behind 3 people, and a crowd of about 10 behind me, I was finally helped. After ordering a #1 and Apple Walnut Salad, I was told that there were no more left. Of course the manager, who just happened to be helping me in between yelling at the 5 employees behind the serving counter to "get back to work", she then offered me a replacement of "dipping apples". Hmm, I thought to myself. It's a crappy replacement, but at least I'd be getting a monetary equivalent of what I paid for. Unfortunately I was very wrong. After getting home and looking in my bag, I noticed that my $2 salad was replaced with just one 99 cent bag of sliced apples, without the caramel sauce even, making it a more than useless replacement. To top off my wonderful experience, the Big Mac and fries were cold, and the fries were stale. The "soda" was mostly a cup of ice, with some sod... and the cup was covered with it, so I had to spend a minute wiping it down in the store to avoid holding a sticky cup. To be honest, I've never had this bad of an experience in any McDonalds I've been to. Not that it's the most impressive chain of fast food, but this particular restaurant takes the cake for failure. Congratulations!
(1)Judy S.
I'm addicted to McDonald's ice cream cones, so I frequently stop by to feed my craving. Yesterday, after having my taxes done, I treated myself to a cone, and brought home dinner for my family. Well, with so much food to carry, plus an ice cream cone to eat, I accidentally left my tax folder on the counter. And, anyone who knows me would not be surprised to hear that I didn't notice anything amiss when I got home. Today, however, Mick, the manager, called me and told me that he had my papers under lock and key, where they would stay until I came in and picked them up. I'm old enough to remember when McDonald's advertised its golden arches. For me, the whole place is golden, especially the staff. It's not only how nicely I'm treated when I'm there, it's also about how my stuff is treated when I'm not there. Thanks.
(5)Millhouse R.
What's special about this 9th Street location is the "all you can eat pancakes" they have every Sunday. They're some of the best pancakes I've tasted. Hot and sweet and never ending for 99 cents. I used to go there on Sunday mornings when I was driving a livery cab and there was a lull in pick ups. 7th Avenue Donut's pancakes do taste better, but not by much and they're not 99 cents for unlimited. Combine them with McD's hash-browns (they are the bomb) and ring your own maple syrup and you have a feast for the gods.
(4)Lawrence C.
In recent food writing, McDonald's has become the stand-in for much of what is wrong with the way that America eats. It's used as a signifier for corporatization, overhomogenization, the evils of advertising. And it's cited as an actuality, too: an actuality of aggressive unhealthiness, of crimes worse than negligence against the youth of America, the destitute. Rightfully so. I agree with nearly all of the points that critics raise against it. And yet, in my heart, McDonald's occupies a special place. Growing up Asian meant that the vast majority of our meals were home cooked and unfailingly authentic, the flavors truly foreign to a Western tongue. Even the occasional more generally recognizable dish that might cross the table -- say, spaghetti -- would pass through the lens of my mother's pots and end up mutated into something Other. Don't get me wrong: I loved, and love, her cooking. But in those tireless old days, she'd either be cooking up a huge new vat of food, or we'd be eating the copious amount of leftovers (in periods that could occasionally be measured in weeks). A great privilege, yet a yoke. In that setting, fast food was an exotic honor to be earned, a reward for performing well on an exam or being particularly virtuous. More than Taco Bell, more than KFC, McDonald's was our symbol of hard-won triumph because for some reason nothing was more American -- or more representative to us of the promises of the American work ethic -- than McDonald's. So when I got to go, I knew I'd done something special, or at least noteworthy. Thus, McDonald's was formative (in its way) of my notion of food as pent-up, then released, happiness. Formative, too, of many of the sensory pleasures that later superior meals would give me. Who can bite into a Joe's Shanghai soup dumpling and not recognize in the subsequent agony a little bit of the same pleasure/pain of ripping into a McDonald's apple pie? Who can deny that the crisp-exterior to succulent-interior transition of a pied de cochon shares something in common with the lowly McNugget? What better symbol can there be for the delicious mystery of any unaccountably wonderful foodstuff you inexplicably enjoy than... the McRib? And the fries... The fries! In my life to date, I can remember only ONE time I have had fries at another establishment *without* thinking, "Gosh, these would be better if they were from McDonald's." (It was at Keens.) I can eat them fresh or cold, with ketchup, with that "sweet and sour" sauce, or just naked in all their glory. It's a rare pleasure for me to indulge in McDonald's these days, which is undeniably good for me. Why I ended up in a Park Slope location on a Friday night is beyond the scope of this review. I will say that the weirdness of the McCafe concept, with its "nicer" interior styling, still threw me for a loop during what was essentially a nostalgia trip. A nostalgia trip to a place which has undoubtedly done much more harm than good to society. But what do you want me to do, give them 1 star? You would know and I would know that I'd be lying. Probability of return within 1 year: 1% to this location, 40% to McDonald's in general
(5)Brandon B.
I like how nice the restaurant looks inside. Its fast food so you know what your buying.
(4)Ryan C.
While antithetical to my steadfast belief that fast food is the product of a lazy society that values clowns and convenience over quality and portion control, I make a shameful pilgrimage to McDonald's every 4 months or so and become a big, fat McHypocite. Suffice it to say, McDonald's is more than just a fast food restaurant; it's also a nostalgia factory for scores of Irish-American children who undoubtedly view a trip to Chez le clown as welcome refuge from home cooking protocol that requires all food to be charred, devoid of taste and eaten in whole for the sake of hungry children in underdeveloped nations (Irish Catholic guilt is in a league of its own, folks). In other words, McDonald's serves a purpose, even if its food will destroy your health. your dignity and the whole of civilization, one unhappy meal at a time. You have to applaud McDonald's for pioneering early efforts at thwarting childhood obesity by equipping their franchises with the highly ineffective safety hazard know as The Ball Pit. Only McDonald's would encourage children to burn energy after consuming a 2,000 calorie meal fried in trans fats by allowing them to dive into a contraption designed to maximize immobility. The 9th Street McDonald's had a HUGE ball pit, but I never wanted any part of it. The one and only time I waded in those spherical, plastic waters was at the urging of my slightly older brother who made me feel uncool when I initially declined. With much trepidation, I stepped off the platform and began flailing my little arms immediately after sinking beneath the first layer of balls. Who am I kidding? My arms weren't little. I was a chubby kid, losing my breath and my grip on life. In the process of trying desperately to resurface, I touched several arms and legs that belonged to other little children. No movement whatsoever. How long had their bodies been in the ball pit? Maybe they were those milk carton kids from the 80's who everyone thought had been abducted from their elementary school by a candy bearing bald man with black frame glasses. I kept thinking of the shame I would bring on my family if I died in the middle of a McDonald's ball pit. The eternal ignominy that comes with a front page newspaper picture of their youngest child's corpse being plucked from a ball pit by a medical examiner, bulging neck and blue face from the plastic ball lodged in his windpipe. A miracle saved me from certain death, and common sense kept me out of the ball pit for good. Maybe I never cared for McDonald's (and this was the only one in this part of Brooklyn) because I always felt like such an outsider. Most children embraced the clown and his carefree, jump suited ways, but I found little identification with any man who wore lipstick and sported a red Afro. For me, Ronald McDonald was a definitive answer to the question of "Whatever happened to Baby Jane?" Creepy. And what of the power structure within McDonald Land? What voting body ushered Mayor McCheese into decades of unopposed, tyrannical rule? Having a brother in jail made me very sympathetic towards criminal types, so I found the longstanding campaign of persecution against the Hamburglar, fast food's version of Jean Valjean, completely unacceptable. I passed by the 9th St. McDonald's just the other day and even though I was in a hurry, I was taken aback by how different it looks. Remodeled from top to bottom it was hardly the zoo I remember it being. It's one of those McDonald's (like the one near Wall Street) that's valiantly attempting to pass itself off as a classy eating establishment. I don't know if they removed the ball pit, but I hope they chose to keep it. One day, years from now, I will have a child and together to McDonald's we shall go. I will show little Benjamin Diablo the McDonald's his daddy made infrequent visits to when I was his age. We might even go inside and I'll march him right up to the ball pit. He's quivering. "Daddy...no!!" That's my boy. We'll sit down and order some food and plot a coup d'etat to overthrow the McCheese regime. Once the Hamburglar is freed and installed as the supreme ruler, there will be some real changes in that place. You'll see.
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