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McDonalds in Canada

EMNofSeattle

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So I just the other day was at a work site In Langley BC, and wandered over to a nearby mcdonalds for some lunch. I had to raid my monopoly board game to get the cash to pay of course :lol: but regardless

Now I have eaten everything on the McDs menu on multiple occasions. I know how each item tastes in detail.

So I make my normal order and get the food, and I have to say it was fantastic, the buns on the burgers were fluffy and they use a cheese that tastes notably stronger then ANY US Micky Ds I've visited.

They also have those stupid order kioks at the location I visited. I refuse to use those on principal but regardless.

It is interesting though to notice differences when eating at an American chain outside of the States
 
EMNofSeattle said:
So I just the other day was at a work site In Langley BC, and wandered over to a nearby mcdonalds for some lunch.

Now I have eaten everything on the McDs menu on multiple occasions. I know how each item tastes in detail.

So I make my normal order and get the food, and I have to say it was fantastic, the buns on the burgers were fluffy and they use a cheese that tastes notably stronger then ANY US Micky Ds I've visited.

They also have those stupid order kioks at the location I visited. I refuse to use those on principal but regardless.

It is interesting though to notice differences when eating at an American chain outside of the States
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Different standards generally here.

I haven't had Mcdonalds in the US for awhile, but I was flying through Pheonix and we had a Maccers while on the layover, I had a Big mac and my wife had the nuggets, noticed the difference in the quality of the meat straight away, much more substandard.

Though I just used the order machines for the first time last week, I think they're fantastic.
 
Jetboogieman said:
Different standards generally here.

I haven't had Mcdonalds in the US for awhile, but I was flying through Pheonix and we had a Maccers while on the layover, I had a Big mac and my wife had the nuggets, noticed the difference in the quality of the meat straight away, much more substandard.

Though I just used the order machines for the first time last week, I think they're fantastic.
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I won't say much more about the order machines other then that I boycott labor replacing machines on principle

I am interested In how they use high quality ingredients without hiking process the numbers on the menu board were very close to US prices and the US Canadian exchange rate is very favorable to us yanks right now. Like I withdrew 60 CAD from the ATM and my bank only charged like 44 dollars to my debit card
 
McDonalds in Guam and Hawaii serves Portuguese sausage (or Spam?), eggs and rice for breakfast.
 
When i went to the US I noticed a significant difference in the taste of McDonald's, it actually tasted bad.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
I won't say much more about the order machines other then that I boycott labor replacing machines on principle

I am interested In how they use high quality ingredients without hiking process the numbers on the menu board were very close to US prices and the US Canadian exchange rate is very favorable to us yanks right now. Like I withdrew 60 CAD from the ATM and my bank only charged like 44 dollars to my debit card
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Well most of the supplies are from Canada so they avoid the exchange rate. Another reason is what flies in the US does not exactly fly here when it comes to food and shopping.
 
Carjosse said:
Well most of the supplies are from Canada so they avoid the exchange rate. Another reason is what flies in the US does not exactly fly here when it comes to food and shopping.
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You sure about that? My aunt used to work in McD corporate and she told me that all overseas franchises have everything except the bread flown in from their US HQ to make sure that it conforms with their QC. Of course, there are foreign variations of special food items that can only be found in that specific country and that is usually sourced locally.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
McDonalds in Guam and Hawaii serves Portuguese sausage (or Spam?), eggs and rice for breakfast.
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At McDs in Nova Scotia, they had a McLobster sandwich. At least they did when I was there.
 
rocket88 said:
At McDs in Nova Scotia, they had a McLobster sandwich. At least they did when I was there.
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It's a once in awhile thing like the Mcrib (use to live out there).

Subway would also do a lobster sandwich as well.
 
I've eaten at McDonald's in Canada a few times, it tastes the same but costs a tad more. I've only eaten at McDonald's in Ontario though. I'm flying to BC in a week though so maybe I'll try some there and see how it's different. If anything Tim Horton's is the place with superior food quality. I really like their sandwitches. I've made it a ritual to stop at the Timmy's off Huron Church road first thing after crossing the Ambassador Bridge and also the last thing I do in Canada before driving back over to the States.
 
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I'm happy to report KFC chicken in Montreal tastes way better than in the states, and I believe it's due to Canada having stricter standards for chicken, in terms of growth hormones. I was told Canadian chickens take far longer to 'grow'.
 
PoS said:
You sure about that? My aunt used to work in McD corporate and she told me that all overseas franchises have everything except the bread flown in from their US HQ to make sure that it conforms with their QC. Of course, there are foreign variations of special food items that can only be found in that specific country and that is usually sourced locally.
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I I highly doubt that volume of food product is being flown in an aircraft anywhere.

They use beef from the same distributors the locals do. I find it unlikely it is cheaper to import beef from abroad then use Canada's existing and large agricultural industry
 
Chomsky said:
I'm happy to report KFC chicken in Montreal tastes way better than in the states, and I believe it's due to Canada having stricter standards for chicken, in terms of growth hormones. I was told Canadian chickens take far longer to 'grow'.
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No chickens available for sale in the US have any kind of artificial or enhanced hormones in them, period.

No hormones are approved by FDA for use in any poultry product in this country (and I believe Pork as well)
 
EMNofSeattle said:
I I highly doubt that volume of food product is being flown in an aircraft anywhere.

They use beef from the same distributors the locals do. I find it unlikely it is cheaper to import beef from abroad then use Canada's existing and large agricultural industry
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Well Ive been to many parts of the world except South America and have eaten at McDs a lot in my younger days. I can honestly say that every big mac tastes the same, it doesnt matter what country you ate it from, even the fries are exactly alike.
 
Jetboogieman said:
Different standards generally here.

I haven't had Mcdonalds in the US for awhile, but I was flying through Pheonix and we had a Maccers while on the layover, I had a Big mac and my wife had the nuggets, noticed the difference in the quality of the meat straight away, much more substandard.

Though I just used the order machines for the first time last week, I think they're fantastic.
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Short layover or went through the "lesser," terminals (2 or 3)? PHX has some many local options now at the airport, I couldn't see going to McD *shrugs*.
 
PoS said:
You sure about that? My aunt used to work in McD corporate and she told me that all overseas franchises have everything except the bread flown in from their US HQ to make sure that it conforms with their QC. Of course, there are foreign variations of special food items that can only be found in that specific country and that is usually sourced locally.
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Well they make a pretty big deal of using Canadian meat and milk. It is part of their advertising. Not to mention that would make a trade compliance nightmare.
 
Chomsky said:
I'm happy to report KFC chicken in Montreal tastes way better than in the states, and I believe it's due to Canada having stricter standards for chicken, in terms of growth hormones. I was told Canadian chickens take far longer to 'grow'.
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Growth hormones are kind of no go here in Canada. But I have to disagree KFC tastes horrible no matter what you do.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
So I just the other day was at a work site In Langley BC, and wandered over to a nearby mcdonalds for some lunch. I had to raid my monopoly board game to get the cash to pay of course :lol: but regardless

Now I have eaten everything on the McDs menu on multiple occasions. I know how each item tastes in detail.

So I make my normal order and get the food, and I have to say it was fantastic, the buns on the burgers were fluffy and they use a cheese that tastes notably stronger then ANY US Micky Ds I've visited.

They also have those stupid order kioks at the location I visited. I refuse to use those on principal but regardless.

It is interesting though to notice differences when eating at an American chain outside of the States
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I don't know how McD tastes in the US. I never tried it in its homeland. But it is quite true that the food is remarkably different from county to country from Russia to Portugal.

PS: the taste can be equally different in the same restaurant, though, if it is just made and hasn't waited for you for 5 minutes.
 
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Carjosse said:
Growth hormones are kind of no go here in Canada. But I have to disagree KFC tastes horrible no matter what you do.
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Well, at least the deliver in Montreal - and pretty late, too.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
No chickens available for sale in the US have any kind of artificial or enhanced hormones in them, period.

No hormones are approved by FDA for use in any poultry product in this country (and I believe Pork as well)
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Well, it seems I stand corrected them - thank you.

I was misinformed.

Then maybe they're allowed to range more, or it's a different breed, but to my pallet the KFC chicken tasted better in Montreal, and it seemed to be a meat quality thing.
 
I ate at a McDonalds in Munich about 27 years ago. I remember being so relieved it tasted just like McDs at home.
 
Jetboogieman said:
Different standards generally here.

I haven't had Mcdonalds in the US for awhile, but I was flying through Pheonix and we had a Maccers while on the layover, I had a Big mac and my wife had the nuggets, noticed the difference in the quality of the meat straight away, much more substandard.

Though I just used the order machines for the first time last week, I think they're fantastic.
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And the sun shines brighter in Canada, too, and the birds sing sweeter. And the Canadians tip...oh, never mind.

I live in Mexico and I'm amazed at how similar the McDonalds is here and in the U.S. Our condiments are different and we have eggs Mexicana but generally it's the same. It is even similar in that almost all the employees are Mexican on both sides of the border.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
So I just the other day was at a work site In Langley BC, and wandered over to a nearby mcdonalds for some lunch. I had to raid my monopoly board game to get the cash to pay of course :lol: but regardless

Now I have eaten everything on the McDs menu on multiple occasions. I know how each item tastes in detail.

So I make my normal order and get the food, and I have to say it was fantastic, the buns on the burgers were fluffy and they use a cheese that tastes notably stronger then ANY US Micky Ds I've visited.

They also have those stupid order kioks at the location I visited. I refuse to use those on principal but regardless.

It is interesting though to notice differences when eating at an American chain outside of the States
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Even within the US. I was pleasantly surprised by the noodle dishes available at MacDonalds in Hawaii. I guess they have a degree of flexibility re. local preferences.

edit- It's been awhile since I was there, might be different now.
 
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