McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Films TV Commercial in Delmar Loop, Downtown and at Lambert Airport

If you've ever been struck by a sudden craving for an Egg McMuffin and wished McDonald's could deliver, today might be the day your wish comes true. Gut Check spotted a film crew and a guy on a moped wearing a McDonald's jacket in front of Chuck Berry Plaza this morning, and we just hoofed it down ... More >>

Buy One Big Mac, Get One For 25 Cents On Cardinals' Game Days

Miracles happen every day. The Cardinals are in the National League Championship Series, and on every game day, St. Louis area McDonald's locations are offering a deal on Big Macs. Presumably to give new meaning to "cardiac Cardinals." Including today, that's five opportunities to buy bargain-price ... More >>

15 Presidential Debate Dinner Ideas Inspired By Obama and Romney Campaign Spending

Last week Politico broke down information from a recent review of Federal Election Commission reports detailing Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's campaign spending. It contains everything from office supplies and gas expenses to which hotels and restaurants the respective campaigns patronize most often ... More >>

Dude Throws Tantrum at Springfield McDonald's

Look, when a man orders a chicken sandwich with no mayo, he wants a chicken sandwich with no mayo. But see, that's not what the McDonald's employee in Springfield heard through the drive-thru intercom on Sunday afternoon. No, the employee heard something about a chicken sandwich ... More >>

Fight Club Sandwich: Jack in the Box's Waffle Breakfast Sandwich vs. McDonald's McGriddle

In a recent morning hangover-induced jaunt to Jack in the Box, Gut Check glimpsed a new menu item: the waffle breakfast sandwich. According to Jack, the sandwich is made with the chain's new country grilled sausage, a fried egg, cheese and toasted maple waffles. Our first thought: Can we get hash br ... More >>

Chicken McNugget Happy Meal at McDonald's and That's My Boy

Adam Sandler's newest film about being a shitty dad hits theaters today, right in time for Father's Day -- for people who would like to treat Dad to a fate worse than patricide, we assume. No, it's not Big Daddy or Grown Ups or Click, though it will make you long for films of such caliber. It's cal ... More >>

What Does Autumn Taste Like? McDonald's Tries to Find Out

McDonald's isn't 100 percent evil. Take McTeacher's Night: For one evening, hardworking teachers who've already spent a full workday trying to educate our screaming minions get the opportunity to work at a local McDonald's, serving food to those same minions and their families. Their reward? Money t ... More >>

New Restaurant in Old Mama Pho Space?

Jennifer SilverbergInside Mama Pho, now closed​Mama Pho Vietnamese Restaurant closed its doors at 3737 South Grand Boulevard last fall after only a year in business. The building at the intersection of South Grand and Chippewa -- a former McDonald's -- has been empty since thenNow, however, the "N ... More >>

Ferguson McDonald's Reopens Its Doors With a New Style

Ashley AtkinsFerguson McDonald's Reopens!​ All fast-food junkies in the vicinity of Ferguson may now join hands and rejoice. Break out in song, put your lighters up and pour one out for the homies, because the Ferguson McDonald's (9131 West Florissant Road, Ferguson; 314-524-4366) has reopened ... More >>

Meet the McBaguette and Five Foods We Hope McDonald's Never McRuins

Image viaFear not: You will feel worse foodie misgivings than this as you continue reading.​Breaking news: There are few things French citizens like more than Americans and their global corporations taking their heritage, repackaging it and selling it back to them just a little bit (read: a lo ... More >>

Comment of the Day: McLasagna

Today's comment of the day comes from a post about McDonald's new McBaguette. Eric says: "McLasagna" "If Sbarro had a drive-through, this is what might result." Both of these things exist: Fazoli's.

McDonald's Makes Big American Burgers in Israel, Inaccurate British Burgers in America

Remember last month when we looked at the totally wrong versions of American regional flavors McDonald's foisted on the U.K.? Well, they're at it again, this time in Israel and right here in our American back yards! Yesterday McDonald's announced that it's introducing two new American-themed bur ... More >>

Demolished: Five St. Louis Restaurants That Are No More

Laura Ann MillerDel Taco: Set to join Noah's Ark and the Parkmoor?​We're all abuzz about the possible demolition of the Googie-style Del Taco on Grand, enough to merit Facebook pages and news stories about how outraged -- outraged! -- we are as a city. Were we equally outraged when these othe ... More >>

Send Out the Clowns? 10 Potential Replacements for Ronald McDonald

Image via​This week, a letter signed by some 550 health professionals appeared in several major newspapers, urging McDonald's to drop Ronald McDonald as its mascot.McDonald's response? Hell, no.Still, like any successful Fortune 500 company, McDonald's has a contingency plan should circumstances f ... More >>

#98 Mussels & Fries at Brasserie by Niche

The lighting in Brasserie by Niche isn't conducive to great photos -- but believe us when we say the kitchen is highly conducive to good mussels.​It's hard to go wrong with Mussels Provençal -- that classic French bowl of mussels, steamed in their shells in a spirited white wine sauce. But ev ... More >>

Battle Restaurant Brawl Locales: IHOP vs. McDonald's

What the hell is wrong with people these days? Stories of violence and fights in restaurants have splattered the news like so many teeth being knocked out of some dude who was just waiting for his hot syrup. Last Friday a New York City security guard was stabbed when he tried to stop a fight at a ... More >>

Top 5 Fast Food Frankensteins

Alllllllrighty, folks! The theme of this post: These foods shouldn't exist.​Creators of the following high-calorie, mixed-metaphor monstrosities flew a little too close to the sun (remember what happened to Prometheus?), and yet their charred and grease-soaked bastard children of Fast Food Nat ... More >>

McDonald's Ignores Ronald, Creates Questionable Toys

theweeklyvice.com​McDonald's seems to be having a bit of an identity crisis. On one hand, they're phasing out scary as fuck kid-friendly mascot Ronald McDonald in favor of ads appealing to older, latte-swilling customers. On the other, they've plastered their logo all over a kiddie drive-thru ... More >>

Duncan Hines Pulls Questionable Rapping Cupcakes Ad

Thanks to a piece in Mother Jones, "Are These Cupcakes Racist?", Duncan Hines has pulled a YouTube video featuring chocolate-glazed anamorphic rapping cupcakes. Apparently, people think that white cupcakes burstingt into hip-hop beats once they're coated in chocolate might perhaps be a bit questiona ... More >>

Video: Woman Goes McBallistic After Being Refused McNuggets

This incident occurred in Toledo, Ohio, on New Year's Day. However, the surveillance-camera footage wasn't released until now, via Eater. A McDonald's drive-thru customer, apparently unable to order McNuggets at this time of day, goes completely nuts. No sound, but rather violent. Proceed with cauti ... More >>

Get a Doublicious In Exchange for Your Vuvuzela (and Other Ridiculous Fast Food Fad Swap Ideas)

Image via​It's been just over a week since Spain took the World Cup, and the rattling buzz of the vuvuzela is finally fading to a mild case of tinnitus. No one ever wants to hear that sound again. So what to do with your now-useless horn? KFC wants it. Send your used vuvuzela to KFC's corporate h ... More >>

Henry Rollins Schools Missouri Republican Congressional Candidate Ed Martin

Sarah ParadoskiHenry Rollins at the Pageant in 2008​On Monday, local Republican Congressional candidate Ed Martin appeared on the "Dr. Gina Show" on KJSL (630 AM). As Daily RFT reports, Martin accused the Obama administration and incumbent Congressman Russ Carnahan of "taking away...The freedo ... More >>

Salmonella: It's Not Just for Chicken and Eggs Anymore.

How does a salmonella outbreak come from a meat production facility that's following all the rules? The Providence Journal investigates the strange case of Daniel, Inc., a sausage-curing company in Rhode Island with a perfect food safety track record for 34 years. That is, until the company's meat c ... More >>

Hankering for the comforts of pho? Come to Mama!

Review Preview: Mama Pho Vietnamese Restaurant

This week I visit Mama Pho Vietnamese Restaurant, which opened last November in the former McDonald's at 3737 South Grand Boulevard.Jennifer Silverberg​Follow me after the jump for a sneak preview of my review.

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 1.7

​ Restaurants entice Foursquare and Twitter users with specials. (Techcrunch.com)Denver coffee house saves 40,000 cups from landfill. (ABC-7 Denver)Kansas City McDonald's customer has a McFury over incorrect order. (The Pitch)Eat a 700-calorie sandwich and help cure diabetes. What? (KCCI-De ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 12.8

​ What's wrong with the USDA? (The Atlantic)Florida McDonald's accused of transgendered hiring discrimination. (MSNBC)Like cranberries? You'd better, because they're in everything. (Los Angeles Times)Dissecting the anatomy of a menu. (New York Magazine)

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 11.24

​ Dining predictions for 2010. (National Restaurant News)First marijuana coffeehouse in the U.S. opens in Oregon. (The Telegraph)New book examines the history of alcohol. (Bloomberg.com)Chowder sales soar in light of Seattle restaurant hoax. (The Denver Egoist)The real story behind the 1990s ... More >>

FoodWire: Pho Mama Vietnamese Restaurant Open, Joe Bush's Pizza & Pub Closed

Pho Mama Vietnamese Restaurant is now open at 3737 South Grand Boulevard (a former McDonald's location). Tried to snag a to-go menu so that I could bring you the lowdown on the eats, but none was available. So if you happen to try it before I do, maybe leave a note in the comments? Thanks. Awesome. ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 10.12

​ Despite recent food-borne illness outbreaks, key food safety positions remain unfilled. Meanwhile, Japan bans beef from Nebraska processing plant after finding mad-cow prevention violations. (Cattle Network, Market Watch)McDonald's in the Louvre? No big deal. (UPI)Bologna healthier than PB ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 8.27

​ Baby scorpion in McDonald's bag - accident, hoax, or the new Unhappy Meal? (Phoenix New Times)Cheap beer is about to get more expensive. (Bloomberg)Move over, ice cream man. Detroit's starting a produce truck program. (Detroit Free Press)Are you not getting enough caffeine? Maybe it's time ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 8.11

​Beginning today, Robin Wheeler -- a.k.a. the Dive Bomber and the Throwback -- takes over the Morning Brew duties. Give her a big Gut Check welcome! - IanIt's state fair season. Go eat something on a stick. (ABC News)The current trend in French dining? McDonald's. (Times Online)Drought doesn't hu ... More >>

Is Rep. Cynthia Davis really the "World's Worst Person?" RFT readers say yes.

The Morning Brew: Friday, 4.17

The state and local officials who do much of the work in food-safety incidents need more support, according to a new report. (Washington Post)Gordon Ramsay is accused of preparing food for a few of his restaurants at off-site kitchens. (Bloomberg)Via Eater, a truly scary story: A giant McDonald's si ... More >>

Panera Ranked Healthiest Fast Food by Health Magazine

St. Louis' own Panera -- a.k.a. St. Louis Bread Co. -- has been dubbed the healthiest fast-food chain in the country by Health Magazine. How did the magazine determine Panera's standing?Using criteria that was created with the help of our expert panel, we scored the chains on such factors as the us ... More >>

Java Enabled: The Rise of Joe Double-Shot

Zach Dyer is a writer living in Saint Louis. He did his thesis research on coffee farmers in Southern Mexico. Since then, he has visited coffee plantations in Costa Rica and Mexico as well as roasters and cafés across the U.S. He blogs about coffee for Gut Check every Wednesday.Last September, McD ... More >>

Go Hungry: The newest venture from the Del Pietro family, Sugo's Spaghetteria piles it on

Review Preview: Sugo's Spaghetteria

Wikimedia Commons This week I visit Sugo's Spaghetteria, the new venture from the Del Pietro family in Frontenac.You know who's enjoying this recession? Besides repo guys and Paul Krugman's booking agent? McDonald's. Profits are up as cash-strapped folks opt for the Dollar Menu and the $2 latte. Whi ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 5.21

In This Week's Issue: 9th Street Deli and McDonald's Southern-Style Chicken Sandwich

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 1.29

McRib Value Meal

$5.04
McDonald's
4006 Lindell Boulevard

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 8/7

McDonald's would paint Grimace in blackface if it could earn them a couple more bucks.

Week of November 30, 2006

Llama Llatte

Unreal shares our coffee with a posse of camels, finds out if a fitness guru is truly "lovin' it" and gets competitive with Howie Mandel

McDonald's "Richer, Bolder Coffee"

McDonald's, 1420 Hampton Avenue,
314-781-8032

Lardee's

Unreal kicks it with a 64-year-old college student, attends a Jell-O-shot-fueled party at the Tri-City Speedway and peruses a local mom's Blog o' the Week; plus, why eat a Thickburger when you can have Butter on a Stick?

McRibbing

A man eats fast food for a month -- guess what happens

Best Downtown Fast Food

Curry in a Hurry

Best Record Store

Vintage Vinyl