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McDonald's has never been premium for me. Even the McChicken feels like it's slipping.
Not premium quality. Premium price.
I had been craving a spicy chicken for weeks so I went to McDonald’s drive thru and ordered a spicy and McDouble and paid at the first window then drove to the next one and they had it out the window for me practically the moment I drove up to pick it up and I was hella impressed but it tasted like shit so I was less impressed. Mfers tasted like it was dropped in the dish water
The McChicken was their only chicken worth getting for a long time. Every year or two they would introduce a new premium chicken sandwich and after a while I stopped even thinking about ordering one because each one tasted the same and was the worst possible quality available for whole tissue chicken. Focus grouped to be the most bland and least crunchy thing on the market so that it would be acceptable to the most number of people and a favorite of no one.
I have similar issues with the BigMac and McRib.
If I find myself there the double cheeseburger, McDouble and McChicken are basically the only reliable basic sandwiches and it seems like the McChicken is slipping. Less mayo, not enough pepper, never crispy.
The quarter pounder has definitely improved since they started using fresh beef for it years ago. But I seldom find it worth the price.