The city of Des Plaines, Illinois decided to nickname themselves "The City of Destiny". This is far better than their previous slogan of "A Great Place to Stop and Get Gas On Your Way to O'Hare". The current nickname was aptly chosen as it was from this Chicago suburb that Ray Kroc launched a little "restaurant" called McDonald's. We aren't really the type that eat at McDonald's very often, though we occasionally enjoy an Angus Third Pounder, or an Egg McMuffin. Ever since I found that long curly red clown hair in my Big Mac I've been trying to stay away. We do, however, appreciate American culture, and what better way is there to celebrate what's made our country the juggernaut it is today than by eating at the spawning pool that brought to light one of its most greasy stereotypes.
Now here's a bit of fast food history for you. The sign under which I'm enjoying a delicious frozen gelatinous substance on a cone claims that at this locale was born the national chain of McDonald's. This is not to say that McDonald's itself actually began there, rather, Ray Kroc's national chain of restaurants called McDonald's was. The restaurant in Des Plaines is technically the 9th McDonald's, the first one having been established by Dick and Mac McDonald is in San Bernardino, California. Dick and Mac were the inventors of fast food as well as the idea of franchising, and they had successfully opened eight McDonald's restaurants between 1940 and 1954. Enter: Ray Kroc, milkshake machine repairman. Ray saw the potential in the McDonald brothers' idea, made a handshake deal with them, and built his first store here in Des Plaines. The store where we dined was at the company's like 90 billionth location, which is across the street from the original store number 9...or is it number 1? I guess that depends on if you're eating at McDonald's or Kroc's?
So if any of you blog readers are anything like Sara and I, the first thing that comes to your mind is, "Next time we're in San Bernardino, we absolutely must go and see Dick and Mac's original store!" That'd be a waste of time because she's been demolished and turned into the corporate headquarters of America's second favorite fast food chain, Juan Pollo (who dat?). We'd have to go to Downey, California to see the oldest operating McDonald's, which was Dick and Mac's fourth store. I love the original sign in Des Plaines, which has touts the proud claim of their one millionth customer. Currently, McDonald's serves 47 million people daily. In 1984 the company had Dick McDonald himself flip their ceremonial 50 billionth burger. Believe it or not, there are actually more Subway sandwich joints out there than there are McDonald'ses. And the rich get richer.
The city of Des Plaines, Illinois decided to nickname themselves "The City of Destiny". This is far better than their previous slogan of "A Great Place to Stop and Get Gas On Your Way to O'Hare". The current nickname was aptly chosen as it was from this Chicago suburb that Ray Kroc launched a little "restaurant" called McDonald's. We aren't really the type that eat at McDonald's very often, though we occasionally enjoy an Angus Third Pounder, or an Egg McMuffin. Ever since I found that long curly red clown hair in my Big Mac I've been trying to stay away. We do, however, appreciate American culture, and what better way is there to celebrate what's made our country the juggernaut it is today than by eating at the spawning pool that brought to light one of its most greasy stereotypes.
Now here's a bit of fast food history for you. The sign under which I'm enjoying a delicious frozen gelatinous substance on a cone claims that at this locale was born the national chain of McDonald's. This is not to say that McDonald's itself actually began there, rather, Ray Kroc's national chain of restaurants called McDonald's was. The restaurant in Des Plaines is technically the 9th McDonald's, the first one having been established by Dick and Mac McDonald is in San Bernardino, California. Dick and Mac were the inventors of fast food as well as the idea of franchising, and they had successfully opened eight McDonald's restaurants between 1940 and 1954. Enter: Ray Kroc, milkshake machine repairman. Ray saw the potential in the McDonald brothers' idea, made a handshake deal with them, and built his first store here in Des Plaines. The store where we dined was at the company's like 90 billionth location, which is across the street from the original store number 9...or is it number 1? I guess that depends on if you're eating at McDonald's or Kroc's?
So if any of you blog readers are anything like Sara and I, the first thing that comes to your mind is, "Next time we're in San Bernardino, we absolutely must go and see Dick and Mac's original store!" That'd be a waste of time because she's been demolished and turned into the corporate headquarters of America's second favorite fast food chain, Juan Pollo (who dat?). We'd have to go to Downey, California to see the oldest operating McDonald's, which was Dick and Mac's fourth store. I love the original sign in Des Plaines, which has touts the proud claim of their one millionth customer. Currently, McDonald's serves 47 million people daily. In 1984 the company had Dick McDonald himself flip their ceremonial 50 billionth burger. Believe it or not, there are actually more Subway sandwich joints out there than there are McDonald'ses. And the rich get richer.
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Angus burgers
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best burgers anywhere!
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