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| - This is the rare McDonald's I've visited where I've been able to see how it operates both during the day and in the middle of the night.
When I used to work at Best Buy doing the night shift for a seasonal position, my co-workers and I would drive over at 3 in the morning across the lot to this place and meet a helpful cashier named Maggie, who was always cheerful and prompt with service. Though the food always took a long time to arrive (usually due to the fact that it was sparsely-staffed and nobody seems to have much initiative to want to cook), it was a surprisingly solid experience and the reason why I put this location a slight cut above others in the city.
On the other, the restaurant itself is a total nightmare during the day. If it's not the long lineups, it's the absolute anarchy that goes on inside the restaurant with people yelling and shouting for orders. Even on days where you'd think it wouldn't be busy (like a Wednesday afternoon or a Sunday in general), the place is packed full of crying kids, annoyed customers and staffers who seem to be one step away from losing their cool.
I actually visit this place fairly often whenever the family goes out to run errands on the weekend. Despite that, I would strongly suggest not waiting in line to order. Use the touchscreen kiosks whenever possible and get your order as quickly as you can. It's not worth it to brave the lineups -- these are some of the worst I've seen outside of the Yonge/Dundas location. Likewise, the parking lot is always a mess with long lineups for the drive-thru, people loitering in their vehicles and cars speeding through to the exit.
If you come on a non-peak hour, the experience is okay, but stay far, far away if you see that it's busy.
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