Tokyo has a McDonald's outlet with a high-style architectural design that might be mistaken for a trendy night club. The Golden Arches logo is nowhere to be seen. Instead, the place is called Quarter Pounder and they only serve Quarter Pounders, fries and soft drinks.
The DesignApplause website has photos and more details.
Some people had unkind things to say about this. Ninjaflavor.com writer didn't like the service, didn't like the food.
A Wikipedia entry says the Quarter Pounder outlets have closed.
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McDonald's recently rolled out new salads, including the Spicy Thai. We'll soon have the tale of one man's quest for the Spicy Thai, once we iron out the complicated facts. Here's a press release about the new salads, with tiny photos.
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At the McDonald's Canada website, it's hard to find a menu. No mouth-watering descriptions and photos of the Quarter Pounder or Big Mac are evident. I find this puzzling.
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The HowStuffWorks website has an essay about how fast food is made. It gets a little judgmental in parts about nutritional value.
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Salads are not saviours: In many restaurants, salads are the worst thing on the menu
Vancouver Sun story about the views of Christine Avanti, author of Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads and the operator of a weight-loss clinic in California. Douse a salad with high-calorie dressing, add ham chunks and boiled egg, and you might as well be eating steak and mashed potatoes, she says.
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Some of our favourite places for a modestly-priced meal
We're constantly adding places to the list as we try them out. A lot of fine food out there for under $10.
