Here are photos from the (not-so) exclusive opening at the Chicago Supersize McDondalds at Clark, Ohio and Ontario Street today on April 15, 2005.
The Giant McDonalds on Steriods in downtown Chicago
The wait wasn’t too terribly long.
The even have $1,995.00 Le Corbu Petit Confort chairs up on the second floor!!! What a contrast. McDonalds and expensive designer chairs.
And a $2,495.00 Nelson Marshmallow Sofa too. I’m pretty sure I saw some Pavilion Chairs as well.
The double drive-through in the back of the restaurant is nicely designed with the double arches.
the interior sorta reminds me of the McD’s we went to in Times Square. so this is what replaced the Rock-n-Roll McD’s in River North? it is in the same spot? what did you eat there? have you not seen “Supersize Me”?
I had a cheeseburger and fries. They had no dollar menu, so i could not get my dollar side salad. Normally, i have a dollar side side and a hamburger. I have not seen Supersize Me. While yes, McDonalds can be bad for you, sometimes I wonder if it’s an elitism thing involved as well. If you are not a vegetarian, one hamburger will not kill you. This has replaced the Rock-n-Roll McDonalds. They certainly popped it up there fast.
I have to admit that while I wonder about how some people are anti-McDonald elitists, that if I proudly wear a McDonalds badge, because it “gets with with the everyday people.” If that’s so, than I’m proud of it.
i’m not elitist. not because of McD’s, anyway.
I don’t eat at McDonald’s, but I wouldn’t call myself an anti-McDonald’s elitist. Am I an elitist if my values include staying away from food that is bad for me or not supporting corporate giants like McDonald’s or Starbucks? I don’t believe so. Impressive post nonetheless. I love that you have links to Design Within Reach for those of us like myself who loves that place and is slowly crossing things off my wish list there as I get ready to move into my new space! :^)
I try to avoid having *too* much McDonald’s as a matter of personal health, but I’m not anti-McD’s or anytihng. And, as a side note, I do like their new Fish Bits thing with the sweet chili sauce. Mmm . . .
moderation
Le Corbu Petit Confort chairs? Nelson Marshmallow Sofa? are those authentic or are they cheap rip-offs? I want to see fuzzy purple Grimace fabric on the Marshmallow Sofa and black & white striped leather (Hamburglar-esque) on the Le Corbu Petit Confort chairs!
I wish they added like 30 more yellow french fry arches on the Clark and Ohio McDonalds. I like those big McDonalds arches. They’re sorta alien-like, yet happy and cheerful, yet strong and dominating.
your mcdonalds post made me hungry for mcdonalds. So i went there for lunch today. I haven’t had lunch at mcdonalds in a long time. i just wanted two plain cheeseburgers and small fry. But the cost of plain cheeseburger is the same as a double cheeseburger! $1. I didn’t want just a double cheeseburger and a small fry (and tap water). So i ordered two double cheeseburgers. that was a little too much. It was very tasty though.