Blog Tag - McDonald's

Fast Food Watch: Shake Shack Adds a Little BBQ Sauce
Following their decision to put massive slices of avocado on their burgers – which was a little hit or miss in our opinion – Shake Shack has added...
Side Street Jianguomen Grand Opening Party, New Slider Joint & More Burger News
Side Street Jianguomen’s Grand Opening Bash Happens Tomorrow, Jul 30 Head on down to Side Street’s new branch in Jianguomen to experience the 2019...
Fast Food Watch: McDonald's Tries a Cheesier Cheeseburger
Cheese sauce on a burger isn’t anything new. A number of Beijing burger joints – Beersmith and Fat Tiger Burger immediately come to mind – have...
Fast Food Watch: Get a Little Green With McDonald's Limited-Time Cilantro-Flavored Ice Cream
Whoever’s in charge of marketing at McDonald’s China must be missing warmer weather, because their latest limited-time offerings seemingly want to...
Fast Food Watch: McDonald's Debuts Dapan Ji in Sandwich Form
There are few things in this world that can warm one up faster than the 麻 Má and 辣 Là found in many branches of Chinese cuisine. From the dried...
Fast Food Watch: Micky D's Has a Hit and a Miss With 'New Year Flavor' Sandwiches
Chinese New Year is almost upon us and McDonald’s is getting in on the fun with a few fusion sandwiches. They're so proud of these creations, they've...
Fast Food Watch: McDonald's "Tea Time" Menu a Late Winter Treat
McDonald's usually presents some of its best new items during the Chinese New Year period, but it seems that this year, some of its better, and least...
McDonald's Takes on the Chinese Burger for Spring Festival
The chefs in McDonald's in China are certainly willing to give new things a try. Their results are mixed, as we saw the unholy, one-day-only Oreo-...
Fast Food Watch: Thank God McDonald’s Spam-and-Oreo Burger is a One Day Only Thing
When I first heard McDonald’s in Beijing was offering a special Spam-and-Oreo burger for one day only, I thought it must be some sort of parody. A...
Fast Food Watch: McDonald's Turns to Minions for Summer Snacks
Perhaps more than any other fast-food purveyor operating in China, McDonald's is willing to partner up with the wild and wacky partnerships. Now that...
R1 Fast Food Watch: McDonalds Dumps Plastic Straws
Mcdonald’s China has announced that the company will stop using plastic straws as of Jun 30 for both dine-in and take-out meals in nearly a thousand...
Trending in Beijing: Near-sighted Troubles, Laowai-Friendly T-Shirts, and McDonald's Food Shortage
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this? Trending in Beijing is a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, ...
Fast Food Watch: Has McDonald’s Gone Gourmet with its New Angus Burgers?
Has good old Micky Dees up and gone gourmet on us? Short answer: no, despite the hype surrounding the fast food giant's new Angus beef burgers. ...
Trending in Beijing: Death Education in Schools, Scooter Registration Rush, and You Tiao in US
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this: a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, local press, and general...
You Want Youtiao With That? McDonald's Tackles the Street Food Favorite
After last year's crackdown on Beijing's streetside businesses and low maintenance vendors, one of the biggest casualties has been simple, affordable...