McDonald's

The Express McDonald's (2006).

Regular Mcdonald's

4444 Chiles Road (in South Davis)

Hours

Sit-in: Sun-Sat 6AM-10PM

Drive-Thru: Daily 24 hours

Phone

(530) 753-5001

Website

http://www.mcdonalds.com

This is the standard McDonald's restaurant with all the menu items. Breakfast starts at 5AM and goes until 10:30AM. Recently this McDonald's location has also become a "McCafe" outlet, and serves specialty coffee drinks in addition to the regular menu. They also have an outdoor PlayPlace for kids and a 24 hour drive-thru.

Perhaps McDonald's most (in)famous hamburger is the Big Mac; it often seems to be the standard by which calorie-food is judged ("Oh, don't eat that — that's like eating five Big Macs!").

On the morning of 2006-10-31, someone found a body in the parking lot.

Express McDonald's

640 W. Covell Boulevard (by The Guad)

Hours

Mon-Fri 7AM-10PM

Phone

(530)756-8886

Website

http://www.mcdonalds.com

A McDonald's Restaurant where the menu is reduced and simplified.

The Express McDonald's in North Davis is located near the Davis Senior High School. Unlike most McDonald's (which are free-standing), this one is lodged between Baskin Robbins and Taqueria Guadalajara. When it opened initially, ordering was a two step process, where one would order at a kiosk in front of the main counter, and then pay at the main counter, but this didn't seem to make it any more "express" than a regular McDonald's. Shortly after opening, the two-step maneuver was nixed and the mini-ordering station was removed.

It is advisable that people avoid this particular McDonald's at noon on weekdays unless they don't mind waiting and sitting among massive groups of teenagers, as it is a popular DHS lunchtime eatery.

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I would proceed Express McDonald's with caution as my roommate has gotten ill from their food before. - StevenWong

Coke from a can, McDonald's, glass bottle, and plastic bottle.

The South Davis McDonald's is terrible. We had a number of burnt fries that tasted fishy, and the coke was severely watered down, even though we got it directly from the dispenser and didn't use ice. We also did an experiment where we taste compared McDonald's coke to three other types of Coca-cola (can, glass bottle bought from Taqueria Guadalajara, and plastic bottle). When poured into the McDonald's plastic cup, everything tasted awful. When we closed our eyes and randomly sampled the drinks from a glass using a straw, we couldn't distinguish between can and plastic bottle Coke, glass bottle Coke tasted more spiced, and the McDonald's Coke tasted plasticky, watery, and gross. —CraigBrozinsky

That could just be the nature of fountain drinks, and Davis tap water might have had something to do with it. Maybe you should try the experiment again with soda from several other restaurants. —AmyZimmerman

I am saddened by your lack of appreciation for McDonald's Coke, CB. There have been many a time I have made a trip to McDonald's solely for their superior Coca-Cola. It possesses a certain ebullience about it, somehow providing a crisper, more refreshing flavor than any other Coke I have tasted to date. Indeed, the discoloration of the McDonald's Coke in your image is a clear indication of an anomaly: either there was an abundance of melted ice in your beverage, or the fountain from which you procured your drink was low on syrup, which can give it a flavorless quality. I recommend you give McDonald's Coke a second chance, because I truly believe it to be one of life's finer pleasures. —JasonHaberman

McDonalds has it's own blend of coke, that has more sugar. It also has it's own blend of hienz with more sugar! etc StevenDaubert

Fountain soda is actually packaged syrup mixed with carbonated soda water in the machine. i've worked at round table and seen the hoses run from the boxes of syrup into the ground, under the floor, and up into the machines —FredChen

2007-05-13 15:13:13   The coke comparison picture makes me never want to try anything from a McDonald's soda machine. —Jedron

2007-07-19 17:53:45   I love eating there i am brain washed to love this place great place to get heart disease but i love it —dickjones

2007-07-29 18:05:14   I think dickjones is trolling and I've seen him on other posts as well. On the main topic, the coke in mcdoanlds (or any dispenser machine/fountain thingy) are usually watered down because they don't actually use coke, they use the syrup, so a difference in color/transparcy is expected. —JamesLi

• Very good point. I was trying to point out the McDonald's coke is especially watered down, even for a dispenser machine place. I encourage someone to follow up by comparing McDonald's, canned, and some other place's dispenser coke. My prediction is that McDonald's is going to be the lightest. —CraigBrozinsky

• considering the state of the place, i would guess that they dont care much to replace the syrup that often —FredChen

2007-07-30 18:20:31   i am a big fan of mcdonalds during the summer because of the 69 cent soda. if you get it and fill it to the brim with ice and water it is more refreshing and cheaper than buying a bottle of water. —JackkiCox

2007-08-04 03:34:45   Nothing like a big mac i like there soda very good diet coke 69 cents good deal. Listen it is what it is a great fast food place always and forever. also very clean store in south Davis i was very happy to eat there will be back —Brians

2007-09-07 14:10:20   Uhh, what happened to the Dollar Menu from the North Davis Micky D? —JasonGu

2007-10-01 21:26:47   yeah, dollar menu died in north davis. 1.39 a sandwhich. hey, that sh!t has a bunch of trans fat, i cant believe i never looked at that b4. all bad. —boristheblade

2007-11-05 08:24:49   bad...bad...bad...sometimes the fries are ok...bad. —WillJobe

2007-12-02 09:01:42   The Express McDonalds isn't great. They've gotten our order wrong twice now, and we only go to McDonalds maybe three times a year. —ElleWeber

2008-01-14 22:06:44   The north davis 'express' McDonalds is the trashiest in this location. it ruins the whole shopping center by bringing in a lot of people that have nothing to do all day but stand around and act creepy, homeless and drugged out. its always filled with creepy people who dont know what a shower or toothbrush is. the food is awful. its out of place and a sandwich shop is better suited for that area. i know because i live right next to it. im surprised the city of davis allowed such a nasty trashy place to set up shop. i guess it saves the safeway and nugget shopping centers from looking like skid row —AMR1985

2008-01-28 17:00:52   ROCK AND ROLL MCDONALD'S!!! ROCK AND ROLL MCDONALD'S!!! ROCK AND ROLL MCDONALD'S!!! ROCK AND ROLL MCDONALD'S!!!—thelonepiper555

indeed, the quarter pounders will put pounds on you —StevenDaubert

2008-06-29 11:01:08   Both of the Mcdonalds have the worst customer service ever. My nephew wanted a toy so I called in to make sure they had it, drove there 10 minutes later and the lady very rudely told me she was mistaken, when I wanted to change my order she said I would have to park and go inside and do it. Very rude! She shouldn't of told me something else over the phone and lie to me. She said she was pregnant and I would be the cause she would lose her baby. what si that all about...totally unprofessional. She shouldn't be so pissy, she should either suck it up or quit. —Marcie