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Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
Poi at a Hawaii McDonald's?! Given how difficult it is to obtain and its high cost, that's kind of unbelievable even if it was eons ago. wildorchid, did you have poi there more than 25 years ago, because that's how long I've lived in Hawaii and I've never seen it on the menu. Spam, portuguese sausage (known as linguisa to mainland folk), saimin (so salty it'll make your hands swell up), haupia (coconut cream) pie, and taro (from whence poi is from), and once upon a time when they were featuring plate lunches macaroni salad and two scoops of rice--those I all remember, but not poi.
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
Great looking burger. Unfortunately, I'm in the same boat as the poster in NE Ohio, no challah bread rolls in my area either, but I'm sure I pay at least a buck or two more in the tourist destination I live in. 18% tip automatically added to the check? I'd leave as soon as I saw that on the menu.
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The model is too thin for that outfit. It would look much, much better (and appropriate) on someone who was much chunkier so you could have a more authentic-looking burger spread across someone's (multiple) stomachs.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
Poi at a Hawaii McDonald's?! Given how difficult it is to obtain and its high cost, that's kind of unbelievable even if it was eons ago. wildorchid, did you have poi there more than 25 years ago, because that's how long I've lived in Hawaii and I've never seen it on the menu. Spam, portuguese sausage (known as linguisa to mainland folk), saimin (so salty it'll make your hands swell up), haupia (coconut cream) pie, and taro (from whence poi is from), and once upon a time when they were featuring plate lunches macaroni salad and two scoops of rice--those I all remember, but not poi.
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
Great looking burger. Unfortunately, I'm in the same boat as the poster in NE Ohio, no challah bread rolls in my area either, but I'm sure I pay at least a buck or two more in the tourist destination I live in. 18% tip automatically added to the check? I'd leave as soon as I saw that on the menu.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
In singapore they still deep fry the apple pies.
I had to eat my fill.
I hate the "healthy" baked US version.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
@gentlyferal - I'm so glad I'm not the only one who remebers the Cheddar Melt. I haven't seen it in years though :( I seem to remember the Cheddar Cheese sauce tasting more like sharp cheddar than mild, I think that's one of the reasons I loved it so. Good call on the Welsh rarebit thing, that's exactly what it is reminiscent of.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
@ Martini Me: Yes, I certainly do remember that cheddar-melt-on-rye! It might have been national, because I live in California. I'm not the kind of person who willingly goes into a McDonald's, so I ran into it by sheer luck.
Absolutely loved it. It was more of a Welsh-rarebit thing - It seemed more like a thick cheese sauce - but combined with the grilled onions and rye bread - sheer brilliance. The only McDonald's menu item I've ever actually relished.
Say, we have a big block of cheddar and a bag of onions...
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
@emilydev - I live in Milwaukee too and remember the McBrat. I remember thinking what a stupid thing to have on the menu in WI. We are brat connessiuers here. We can get them all year round and we know the only way to cook them is in beer with onions. McD's could never better that. I also remember pizza on the menu in Illinois. Does anyone remember the Cheddar Melt? I was never sure if that was a regional thing or not. It had a cheddar cheese sauce, fried onions on a rye bun. They were actually pretty darn good.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
In New Mexico I have seen a green chile cheeseburger on the value menu.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
To all the commenters who expressed doubt about deep-fried patties at McDonald's (with regards to branches in Argentina being the only ones to char-grill them), I apologize. I misunderstood some information in the Wikipedia entry I cited. The patties in the rest of the world are fried on griddles, and not, as I stated, deep-fried.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
Also why isn't the McRib a regular menu item? They sell it in some parts of the US for like a month then it goes away for another year. Is this a great marketing scheme?
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
When I moved to England they have the Fried Apple pies but during Christmas McDonalds has Fried Mince Pies filled with Vanilla Custard. When I lived on Guam as a kid I would get rice from McDonalds for breakfast and pour milk on it. I thought it was really good.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
The last time I went to indonesia 10 years ago McDonald's had just introduced fried chicken and rice into their menu. I LOVE spicy foods, but McD's fried chicken was ridiculously spicy, the only sensation I had was a burning feeling. I wouldn't mind trying it again though, to see if my spicy-food threshold has changed since.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
In Taiwan a couple of years ago they had kimchi cheeseburgers and red bean ice cream sundaes.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
On our trip to Maui, we had the fried apple pies (as opposed to the cardboard baked apple pies in the states). They also had a banana fried pie and a haupia one (coconut custard). If I'm not imagining things, I also think that they had an olive mayo condiment available in the Peru McDonald's. Finally, in Montreal, they had, but we weren't hungry enough to try, a double stack Big Mac.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
Just returned from Chisinau, in Republic of Moldova. The McPlacinta was offered, which is basically a potato knish roll.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
In the UK, I can remember signs advertising 'NEW! McDonald's Chicken n' Mayo Sandwich!' It was a chicken breast, on a bun, with mayo. How thrilling.
On the other hand, Burger King occasionally does Onion Bhaji Rings, which kick all kinds of bum. If you've never had an onion bhaji, you're missing out on the full potential of onions.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
kobetobiko recalls:
double fish filet burger with wasabi mayo
Now, that sounds really good. You wouldn't even need any fake cheese on it.
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
Yeah I am in NE Ohio too and no challah bun at our Ruby Tuesday, but as mentioned excellent salad bar, the spring mix was teh bombs!
Chelley where are you in NE Ohio I'm in Ashtabula county
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
Ruby Tuesday is my favorite casual chain, other than the Cheesecake Factory. Not only are their burgers great, but they actually serve bison (!!), have an excellent salad bar at most locations, and will make you a killer grape margarita.
I'm not surprised by the review. Whenever I find myself at a mall outside NYC, I know I'll do just fine foodwise at Ruby Tuesday.
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
I've heard of this chain, but haven't encountered them around Seattle. Maybe they're out in the mallworld near South Center mall or the Eastside of Lake Washington.
The chain I prefer for burgers here is Red Robin (which still seems to be full of posters and tchochkes), otherwise non-chain like the wonderful and too small Red Mill anytime.
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
If a place like Ruby Tuesday's can't do a good burger it has no reason to exist. Generally, chains like RT or Chili's make decent burgers and fries, the kind of comfort food that you know isn't good for you but still satisfies. The main problem with these places is the tables full of screaming kids, overbearing decor, and indifferent service. That's why I prefer to seek out local joints.
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
@redzerostar: I agree about the crabcake. I had the burger-chicken-crabcake slider trio once. The chicken was just okay, but the crabcake was extremely disappointing. Overall, no match for a plate of beef sliders.
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
When I used to live in the DC area, there was a Ruby Tuesday's in Rosslyn that had a great *fish* burger. It was Cajun-seasoned/slightly blackened and whoever was in the kitchen back there always cooked it *perfectly*. It flaked apart and was super moist and tasty. Cheap, too. I was surprised since I'm not a fan of this sort of chain restaurant.
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
@scaevola: i had the crab cake burger in the mall of america location and didnt like it at all. and i love crab cakes. at that point it was a new menu item so maybe they have ironed out the kinks.
i have had their mini cheeseburgers and they were delicious.
The Burgers at Ruby Tuesday
Ruby Tuesday's is probably the only chain I don't immediately scoff at, and it's because of their burgers. They're good to the point where I've never even considered ordering a pasta dish or something off the ShrimpMania! (or whatever) menu. And they do have a decent salmonella salad bar, too, if I'm feeling like eating lighter.
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The model is too thin for that outfit. It would look much, much better (and appropriate) on someone who was much chunkier so you could have a more authentic-looking burger spread across someone's (multiple) stomachs.