New Laconia McDonald's - open!

[nj2nh]

Salads are not often a good choice once you pile on the salad dressing that they give you - especially the Asian Salad at Wendy's. I don't know about calories, but if you do Weight Watchers, those salads are 14 points out of a usual 21 - 22 points per day. Not a good selection.

The best bet at Wendy's is the chili and the regular burgers aren't so terrible either. Baked potatoes are a good bet as well.

My hand's down favorite fast food choice, though, is, without a shadow of a doubt, the McDonald's fish sandwich- fried fish, sauce and cheese. A heart attack on a bun, but a guilty pleasure.

nj2nh

[Pineedles]

Salads and anything Wendy's or Mickey D's has to offer is better, calorie wise, then the bacon cheese-burger with grilled mushrooms, grilled onion, catsup, and mayo that I had on my five-guys burger today. I won't even mention the fries, omg so good.

[john60ri]

Originally Posted by nj2nh

Salads are not often a good choice once you pile on the salad dressing that they give you - especially the Asian Salad at Wendy's. I don't know about calories, but if you do Weight Watchers, those salads are 14 points out of a usual 21 - 22 points per day. Not a good selection.

The best bet at Wendy's is the chili and the regular burgers aren't so terrible either. Baked potatoes are a good bet as well.

My hand's down favorite fast food choice, though, is, without a shadow of a doubt, the McDonald's fish sandwich- fried fish, sauce and cheese. A heart attack on a bun, but a guilty pleasure.

nj2nh

Couldn't agree more! During Lent, McDonald's always runs a special on the fish sandwiches -- two for $3.33 or something similar. I'm usually there a couple of times a week. Guilty pleasure, indeed! Nice to know McDonald's supports us Catholics!

[fatlazyless]

Here's a filet-o-fish factoid. Just about all the McDonald's fish are Alaskan Pollock, caught in the Bering Sea off Alaska, and are all processed on the same factory fish processing boat.

I tried to google that and find a photo of the ship, thinking it would be highly appropriate for this website, but no luck with that.

How about that; a fish caught in the Alaskan ocean, and eaten right here in Laconia, and priced two/$3.33. Is this a great country or is this a great country!

[Merrymeeting]

53 responses in a Lakes Region forum to a thread on McD's.

The end is truly near!

[fatlazyless]

This is just a guess-timate, but it's probably the case that the total of the NH McDonald's restaurants are number one on the list for collecting and paying the NH-9% meals and lodging tax to help fund the state budget.

What other business might be greater than NH-McDonald's?

............

On October 20, 2005, Senator Judd Gregg won about $820,000 in a national Powerball lottery, when he purchased four $5 quik-piks at a Washington DC gas station, and the State of NH received exactly zero.....nothing....nada....el zilcho.....bupkis......no revenue...as a tax on his win.

On October 20, 2005, every single customer who ate at a NH McDonald's got to pay the then 8% meals tax, so who was helping to pay for all the 11.5-billion dollar, yearly state services.....the McDonald's customers or Senator Gregg?

[Wolfeboro_Baja]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

On October 20, 2005, Senator Judd Gregg won about $820,000 in a national Powerball lottery, when he purchased four $5 quik-piks at a Washington DC gas station, and the State of NH received exactly zero.....nothing....nada....el zilcho.....bupkis......no revenue...as a tax on his win.

Effective July 1, 2009, that changed for the worse!! I don't mind a tax but 10%???? Seriously?!?!? Here's more info; http://www.nh.gov/revenue/forms/By_C...nnings_tax.htm

[RI Swamp Yankee]

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

53 responses in a Lakes Region forum to a thread on McD's.

The end is truly near!

And that isn't counting the 53 in McDonald's and change! thread in General Discussion.
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=10929

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Here's a filet-o-fish factoid. Just about all the McDonald's fish are Alaskan Pollock, caught in the Bering Sea off Alaska, and are all processed on the same factory fish processing boat.

Just watched Megaships on Comcasts HDTV and the episode was on that ship you speak of.

[AB_Monterey]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Here's a filet-o-fish factoid. Just about all the McDonald's fish are Alaskan Pollock, caught in the Bering Sea off Alaska, and are all processed on the same factory fish processing boat.

I tried to google that and find a photo of the ship, thinking it would be highly appropriate for this website, but no luck with that.

How about that; a fish caught in the Alaskan ocean, and eaten right here in Laconia, and priced two/$3.33. Is this a great country or is this a great country!

Hmmm. Where do you get your information:

Filet-O-Fish
The world's most famous fish sandwich begins as one of the ocean's ugliest creature. Filet-O-Fish, like many of the fish patties used by fast-food chains, is made predominantly from hoki, a gnarly, crazy-eyed fish found in the cold waters off the coast of New Zealand. In the past, McDonald's has purchased up to 15 million pounds of hoki a year, each flaky fillet destined for a coat of batter, a bath of oil, a squirt of tartar, and a final resting place in a warm, squishy bun. But it seems the world's appetite for this and other fried-fish sandwiches has proven too voracious, as New Zealand has been forced to cut the allowable catch over the years in order to keep the hoki population from collapsing. Don't expect McDonald's to scale down Filet-O-Fish output anytime soon, though; other whitefish like Alaskan pollock will likely fill in the gaps left by the hoki downturn. After all, once it's battered and fried, do you really think you'll know the difference?

[AB_Monterey]

Have I eaten there. Yes, on a rare occasion.

Forget the calories and the fat. This turned my stomach enough to never go back again. Hey, it's a free country. Go for it.

It comes from a cow, yes, but before being stuffed in the bun of a Whopper or Big Mac, fast-food hamburger patties pass through the hands of a company called Beef Products. Beef Products specializes in taking slaughterhouse trimmings traditionally used only in pet food and cooking oil and turning them into patties. The challange is getting this by-product meat clean enough for human consumption, as both E. coli and salmonella like to concentrate themselves in the fatty deposits. So how does Beef Products go about "cleaning" the meat? With an approach similar to what you might use in your bathroom—by using ammonia.

See, the company has developed a process for killing beef-based pathogens by forcing the ground meat through pipes and exposing it to ammonia gas. And not only has the USDA approved the process, but they've also allowed those who sell the beef to keep it hidden from their customers. At Beef Products' behest, ammonia gas has been deemed a "processing agent" that need not be identified on nutrition labels. Nevermind that if ammonia gets on your skin, it can cause severe burning, and if it gets in your eyes, it can blind you. As an ingredient in one of the foods we consume most, our government doesn't even deem it important enough to inform eaters of its presence.

Add to the gross-out factor the fact that after moving through this lengthy industrial process, a single beef patty can consist of cobbled-together pieces from different cows all over the world—a practice that only increases the odds of E. coli contamination. So if you're set on the challange of eating fresh, single-source hamburger, pick out a nice hunk of sirloin from the meat case and have your butcher grind it up fresh. Hold the ammonia.

[sa meredith]

Originally Posted by AB_Monterey

Have I eaten there. Yes, on a rare occasion.

Forget the calories and the fat. This turned my stomach enough to never go back again. Hey, it's a free country. Go for it.

It comes from a cow, yes, but before being stuffed in the bun of a Whopper or Big Mac, fast-food hamburger patties pass through the hands of a company called Beef Products. Beef Products specializes in taking slaughterhouse trimmings traditionally used only in pet food and cooking oil and turning them into patties. The challange is getting this by-product meat clean enough for human consumption, as both E. coli and salmonella like to concentrate themselves in the fatty deposits. So how does Beef Products go about "cleaning" the meat? With an approach similar to what you might use in your bathroom—by using ammonia.

See, the company has developed a process for killing beef-based pathogens by forcing the ground meat through pipes and exposing it to ammonia gas. And not only has the USDA approved the process, but they've also allowed those who sell the beef to keep it hidden from their customers. At Beef Products' behest, ammonia gas has been deemed a "processing agent" that need not be identified on nutrition labels. Nevermind that if ammonia gets on your skin, it can cause severe burning, and if it gets in your eyes, it can blind you. As an ingredient in one of the foods we consume most, our government doesn't even deem it important enough to inform eaters of its presence.

Add to the gross-out factor the fact that after moving through this lengthy industrial process, a single beef patty can consist of cobbled-together pieces from different cows all over the world—a practice that only increases the odds of E. coli contamination. So if you're set on the challange of eating fresh, single-source hamburger, pick out a nice hunk of sirloin from the meat case and have your butcher grind it up fresh. Hold the ammonia.

Really? I mean, honestly....you're saying that Mc'D burgers are not fresh ground, Grade A Kobe Beef? I had no idea??!!
What next? You're going to tell me that my veal parm from last night was actually a baby calf, that never got to run around and play with the other calfs? Or that too much TV is probably not good for kids? Or that texting while driving is probably not a good idea? Or that we really don't recycle enough in this country?
McD's is a place to go for one reason, and one reason only...it tastes good. I'm sure that your story is accurate, but my guess would be that, based on the crowds that visit their stores on a daily basis, and the lack of dead bodies in the parking lot, their product, in moderation, is basically safe to eat. I'm sure that in it's rawest form, the meat and processes to clean it are far from appealing. I believe that to be common knowledge. But in the end, it tastes good, and I'm sure is safe to consume.

[RI Swamp Yankee]

Well .... now we know the "truth" about beef, ask a comercial fisherman why he/she doesn't eat fish.

[AB_Monterey]

Originally Posted by sa meredith

Really? I mean, honestly....you're saying that Mc'D burgers are not fresh ground, Grade A Kobe Beef? I had no idea??!!
What next? You're going to tell me that my veal parm from last night was actually a baby calf, that never got to run around and play with the other calfs? Or that too much TV is probably not good for kids? Or that texting while driving is probably not a good idea? Or that we really don't recycle enough in this country?
McD's is a place to go for one reason, and one reason only...it tastes good. I'm sure that your story is accurate, but my guess would be that, based on the crowds that visit their stores on a daily basis, and the lack of dead bodies in the parking lot, their product, in moderation, is basically safe to eat. I'm sure that in it's rawest form, the meat and processes to clean it are far from appealing. I believe that to be common knowledge. But in the end, it tastes good, and I'm sure is safe to consume.

Hey, as I said, it's a free country. Of course, it's safe, right?

Hey Taco Bell adds silicon dioxide to their meat. Sound familiar? That's sand. They add sand to their meat to keep it from clumping during shipping. Is it safe to eat sand? Sure. You want to....even if it tastes good? Have at it.

[Pineedles]

I don't think the Hoki looks any different than any other fish.

[Argie's Wife]

No matter how often you pass around the Hoki... sand... ammonia... fat... calories... sodium... and cholesterol....



... it won't make this dead horse you're beating taste any better...

[john60ri]

Maybe it's time to start doing veggie burgers. With a slice of cheese and some ketchup, they're not bad. The fast food world is just too dangerous! I just hope nobody's got some horror story about ketchup!

[RI Swamp Yankee]

Originally Posted by john60ri

... I just hope nobody's got some horror story about ketchup!

Do you mean the high-fructose corn syrup with salt and red coloring? Nah ... no horror stories.

[Chickie]

I got my first look at the new McD’s this weekend and even bumped into the Grimace – an honor to be sure. After reading all the anti Mickey D posts in this thread, I expected the food police to be at the door barring me entrance. However, throwing caution to the wind, I snuck in and ordered a McRib. Enjoyed it to no end. Tomorrow it is back to eating healthy.

[Ropetow]

Originally Posted by john60ri

I just hope nobody's got some horror story about ketchup!

Oh the horror....Look what using ketchup supports....

[ClosetExtrovert]

Bunch of killjoys.

[no-engine]

I cannot remember my last purchase at any McD site, and fact is I drive by both the new Laconia and the Meredith site almost every day.
When on a road trip, I might stop to use the rest room.
It's predictable!

I have same opinion of all the other "fast foods". You want to see a large greasy cheese burger, I saw a post of one on facebook! A visitor was discussing the restaurant in Atlanta famous for their burgers.

[BroadHopper]

McDonald is open early in the morning. They no longer serve breakfast Monday-Friday. Had to go down the street to DD for my Egg McMuffin.

[AB_Monterey]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

McDonald is open early in the morning. They no longer serve breakfast Monday-Friday. Had to go down the street to DD for my Egg McMuffin.

Seriously? Geez. The Egg McMuffin is actually a pretty good option for a fast food breakkfast. Protein, lean meat and a few carbs.

[Chickie]

Am I reading your post correctly, Broadhopper? What’s the purpose of McD’s opening early if they don’t serve breakfast anymore? Does the drive thru serve only coffee and their usual daytime menu during those hours? I sure wouldn’t fancy a burger and fries at that time of the day.

[BroadHopper]

Burgers and coffee. Go figure.

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by ClosetExtrovert

Bunch of killjoys.

Do you think the two posed seated on the chair were photo-shopped into that posed photo.....it's doesn't look like a "real" photo....it looks like it was photo-swapped....Teresa & Johnny-Boy......here's my friendly suggestion they name their new 3.5 million dollar sailboat the S.S. Ketchup....and go look for a boat accessable Mickey-D's....in Newport, R.I. ....and gobble up a one-dollar mcdouble cheeseburger with some extra ketchup......lots-o-luck...

[john60ri]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Do you think the two posed seated on the chair were photo-shopped into that posed photo.....it's doesn't look like a "real" photo....it looks like it was photo-swapped....Teresa & Johnny-Boy......here's my friendly suggestion they name their new 3.5 million dollar sailboat the S.S. Ketchup....and go look for a boat accessable Mickey-D's....in Newport, R.I. ....and gobble up a one-dollar mcdouble cheeseburger with some extra ketchup......lots-o-luck...

Obviously a doctored photo. She's not bigger than him. Very funny, though.

[fatlazyless]

A mcdonald's that does not do breakfast......hmmmm.....hard-to-believe...something smells fishy here.....and it's not the Alaskan Pollock used in the fillet-0-fish sandwich.....say it ain't so.....a mcdonalds that don't do breakfast is like like a day without any sunshine....a day without your home town spending more money....a day without a political argument...or a day with 95-cent gasoline....does it really exist....a mcdonalds that don't do breakfast.....someone say it's just a joke and that it ain't so.

Of course they do breakfast, how can a mcdonald's not do breakfast? That's about the craziest thing I ever heard!

[BroadHopper]

by the cashier behind the counter that they do not do breakfast Monday to Friday. Guess the left hand is out of the loop of the right hand.

[sa meredith]

Wow...that is very odd. I assume you were there before 10:30.
If this is the case, I can't imagine they are even open at all at, say 8 or 9 AM. Must be closed until 10ish anyway.
Would be strange to staff up, and open, just to serve coffee.
Is it possible that, being a new building, the breakfast equipment simply has not been installed yet???? Just a guess. Equipment is probably all the same...

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by ClosetExtrovert

Bunch of killjoys.

Do you think the two posed seated on the chair were photoshopped into the awkward position.....it's doesn't look like a "real" photo....it looks like it was manipulated....Teresa & Johnny-Boy......here's my friendly suggestion they name their new 3.5 million dollar sailboat the S.S. Ketchup....and go look for a boat accessable Mickey-D's....in Newport, R.I.