Download the McDonald’s app. They’ve had the $1 sandwich special for quite a while, most sandwiches for a buck, including the Big Mac, Filet-o-Fish, etc… Along with other price saving offers.
The best part is, their parking lot delivery service. Order on your phone en route, park in the designated parking spot, hot and fresh delivered to your car. No yelling into the speaker box, waiting in a long queue, counting out your change. You can also order via app and just walk in and pick up at the counter. Again, no waiting in line to order, and having to handle money.
Much simpler process, especially when one is Drunk or Stoned.
Pro tip: When using the McD app, order a Double Filet of Fish (if you’re into that sort of thing). One hell of a deal at $1. IME, the app doesn’t always work, so my technique is to show up at the counter, order my food, and then scan the QR code for the $1 sandwich, which knocks the price down from $5-something, to $1.08 w/tax. So far I’ve only come across one outlet in Vegas where that didn’t work (double FoF wasn’t on their menu), and I got charged an additional $1.20 for the extra piece of fish – still a great deal.
Almost forgot the most important part: Always ask for it to be cooked to order, so you don’t get fish patties that have been congealing in their little ovens for who-know-how-long. Makes a big difference. So to recap, fast food cooked-to-order, for $1. Just sayin’.
It’s showing $1 on my app right now here in Vegas, and has been for at least a month or so (that deal went away for some time).
I never actually order through the app, as it only works about half the time at best. Instead, I order my sandwich at the counter – and yes, just verbally ask them to cook it fresh. Then click “View deals”, click on the $1 sandwich deal, and click on “scan at restaurant”, to make the QR code appear, scan the code after the sandwich is rung up, and watch the price magically drop.
I only feel slightly guilty about making them cook it fresh, for $1. Items like double cheeseburgers are often also improved by being cooked fresh. The quality difference is more noticeable with the FoF as they tend to sit in the “ovens” for a while after being fried. For something like a double cheese, during a busy time with good turnover, there’s little difference.
As it turns out, when you order, you CAN INDEED order them with “Extra Taco Sauce” and they will do it. Tried it tonight (yeah, so what if I wasn’t drunk or stoned!!?!!)
I found scallops and some grilled asparagus and I got very involved in sautéing and sauce making and looking through pantry and refrigerator for ingredients.
Scallops with carmelized lemon, shallots, capers, cardoman, parsley and mint + a little soy sauce and gochugaru. (Asparagus warmed up in same pan sauce.)
It is so good! Better than the regular tacos, the seasoning, the bigger corn tortilla, plus the avocado was fresh and ripe. Really excellent fast food.
