On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 16:42:34 -0500, yetanotherBob
> wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>> Consumer Reports did a taste test of coffee from various restaurants and
>> found that McDonalds beat Starbucks.
>>
>> http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2...949.shtml?s=us
>>
>>
>McDonalds may strive for uniformity in their products, but the
>definitely don't achieve it. In our area there are McDonalds that are
>just plain scuzzy, and the stuff they serve is usually pretty bad in my
>experience, coffee included. In contrast, other outlets are clean,
>bright, efficient and serve decent food, within the limitations of their
>menu.
>
>My wife and I were out early one morning last week and stopped at a McD
>about 35 miles from home for breakfast. Everything was freshly-
>prepared, and the coffee was quite good. Like night and day compared to
>the one five minutes from the house, which is truly nasty.
>
>Much depends on the store manager and his area boss, I'm guessing.

That's interesting. I've always thought of McDonald's restaurants as
being pretty much the same (with some regional differences). But it
makes sense that one that is poorly managed and maybe has poor staff
as well might serve sub-par food.

Laurie