
While I'm generally icked and irked by the omnipresence of McDonalds' franchises spilling over the globe like love handles on an airplane seat divider, I have always been delighted by their regional offerings. In Baltimore, we'd brave the Howard Street branch with the cracked glass and the permanently-lodged wall bullet to get our limited-time fix of the McCrabcakes. They were pretty darned passable, and at $2.99 or so, infinitely more student budget friendly than those at the Charles St. crabeterias that would have taken one look at our paint-splattered clothes and sent us off with our claws cracked.
I've sampled McLobster Rolls in Maine, have heard tell of McPoi in Hawaii, and know y'all have McSweet Tea in some points South, so I'm assuming that individual franchisees are allowed a small bit of leeway with the local fare. Might y'all be so kind as to share what regional food items you've seen Ronald offer up? Serve it up in the comments section below.
(UPDATE: I just remembered that in the Orly airport as I was leaving Paris, I saw that the McD offered a choice of a sweet or salty breakfast. I call that win-win.)
(Photo snapped by my pal Craig on a train in Japan. It doesn't say what's been done to the pork, or how it's formatted, so I'm gonna go with "Porkburger".)

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1-29-2008 @4:38PM moopsta bob said... omg, mcdonalds is everywhere, and the worst thing is, the stuff that they're selling in those packages is disgusting
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1-31-2008 @9:59PM Lady S said... When in Italy there was not only beer, there was McGelato- Italian ice cream and let me tell you-- it was YUMMY! Not to mention, they served it on real china-ware. There were all types of soda that I don't remember the names of. Great McInternational experience!
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2-01-2008 @7:47AM Lady S said... OH, I'm back to say that I remember when McDonalds tried Pizza, Hot Dogs, Chicken Wings and lastly Grits for the breakfast menu all in the South (Louisiana) to be exact.
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1-31-2008 @9:40PM Germani said... In Raleigh, NC there is cheesecake in the McCafe. I do also remember a 5 layer chocolate cake with chocolate icing and shaved chocolate on top.... YUM!!!
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2-03-2008 @9:21PM Ashley said... i live in texas and i was so thrilled to see sweet tea in mcdonalds. I just assumed that all McDonald's started serving sweet tea. I guess they are just doing it for us country folks.
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2-07-2008 @10:37AM 2McAbre said... Hmm don't know if these were regional or not, but we had double fillet o fish sandwiches here in Wisconsin which when fresh were quite satisfying and tasty. Also have Chicken Wraps, Burritos, Mc Ribs, Mc Pork (seasonal limited time).
I like the fresh salad (note fresh) offerings and was upset when they stopped serving the Mexican "taco" salad. the Asian salad is tasty, but needs to be fresh made.
I'd love lobster rolls here or perhaps at least one or two restaurants that offered up "exotic" items like sushi (japan and china) potato wedges, lobster rolls etc. The could theme them All around the Globe McDonald's.
Uh hum, anyone from McDonald's reading this ^ Hint Hint ^
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2-08-2008 @4:18PM Melissa said... Well, I'm from Texas, and one thing that rolls around once or twice a year is the "McRib" sandwich. It has barbecue sauce and their trademark shaved onions and pickles on it. It's not bad, but I'm not a fan. They do serve biscuits and gravy for breakfast, and the breakfast "burritos" that are big here. I don't know if they have them everywhere, but due to our mexican influence, scrambled eggs and sausage or bacon, sometimes with potatoes, sometimes with onions and peppers, and served with packets of salsa. They do have the tea here, but I can't get it sweet, sadly. It is, as that one man said, better than my home tea. There is quite an array of chicken sandwich choices, including the spicy one, and chicken wraps...one that has chipotle barbecue sauce in it. That's all I can think of.
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2-12-2008 @4:54PM JRO said... In NM they had Green Chili Burgers at McDonald's and Burger King. Also breakfast burritos that were good and of course had green chili. Down South the sweet tea is wonderful.
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4-25-2008 @3:13PM solomeeeo said... McDonalds is probably the only place where a family of 4 or more can eat and still come out cheaper than if they bought food at the grocery store!!!
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4-25-2008 @3:25PM Larry said... I have the Classic Chicken, grilled, plain almost every day and find it, almost, always a treat.
If you get all that mayo on it--it is ruined.
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4-25-2008 @4:20PM midwest said... Does anybody proof read these stories that you print about food? You listed McDonald's Premium Grilled Chicken Classic as having 1190 grams of salt....excuse me but that is impossible. That would be about 3 pounds of salt on one sandwich. Your writer probably meant 1190 milligrams of salt
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4-25-2008 @3:44PM wayne j voter said... I solved all these problems, I eat at Subway!
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4-25-2008 @3:56PM Lynn said... Subject: Kentucky Fried Chicken Bowls
Au contraire!! I love these things! But that probably stems back to my childhood when we were always served meat, potatoes and vegetables and I loved nothing more than to lump everything together in the middle of my plate and eat it like that. These bowls bring back part of my childhood (sigh).
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4-25-2008 @4:21PM midwest said... Does anybody proof read these stories that you print about food? You listed McDonald's Premium Grilled Chicken Classic as having 1190 grams of salt....excuse me but that is impossible. That would be about 3 pounds of salt on one sandwich. Your writer probably meant 1190 milligrams of salt
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4-25-2008 @5:21PM Cee said... This is a leftover from childhood. I still like the old cheeseburger ... it's small and the bun is soft ... just big enuf. McDonalds fries are the best. Not good for you, but tastes good.
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4-25-2008 @5:55PM Kehaulani said... on Oahu i have never seen the mcpoi but perhaps on other islands or near the polynisian cultural center. and we do have portugese sausage and spam on the menu...Kona coffee is the main coffee i belive...they do have different pies from time to time like taro pie, haupia pie, bannana pie, and the latest peach and mango pie...i like the portugese sausage never had their spam but i love spam...and the coffee is good and now they have ice coffee wich i havent tried...but looks good and sounds good... and i didnt eat but a bite of the mango peach pie cause im not that into hot mango lol
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4-25-2008 @6:12PM brianna said... The best fast food is Chick-Fil-A.
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4-25-2008 @6:16PM Matt said... As a (soon to be) senior I grew up in an era before McD's, Wendys, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and all the rest of the late bloomers that are around these days. When we,,,Mom-Dad-and the kids,,went out to eat we only had White Castle or a nicer restaurant as a choice. Give me sliders any day!!! I still love em and my 4 grown kids love em.
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4-25-2008 @6:27PM Stewie said... I ate one of the King's Omelet sandwiches for breakfast this morning, and have spent most of the day on the throne!! Damn you, King!
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4-27-2008 @4:31PM valarie said... I live in ohio and never ever heard of the mcpork or mctea, only the mcrib, and that reminded me of the nasty food we were forced to eat in high school when i was to lazy to pack a lunch. However, no matter how bad it is for you The big mac and mcdonalds fries are by far the best tasting fast food sandwich i have ever eaten, I think i will just stick with that cholesterol once a month.
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