23rd and Penn McDonalds

[Pete]

And as mentioned previously, the plan is to pull down the McDonald's on the NW corner of 23rd & Penn and replace it with a modern, 2-story design.

Capacity will increase from 3,216 sf to 5,687.

The photograph is an example of the design and materials, although that particular building is 3 levels instead of two:

[circuitboard]

This is going to be really cool!

http://newsok.com/double-decker-mcdo...rticle/3682758

[1972ford]

Hope they put in a freight elevator and build the place to the specs of a parking garage to accomodate the weight of their customers.

[dankrutka]

Lol.

[Just the facts]

Why start out with comments like this? McDonalds has restaurants all over the world and only their US customers are fat. The problem is not McDonalds, it the US people and our lifestyle. Of course, having dual drive-thrus doesn't help. My guess is most fatties don't actually get out of the car and go into the place.

[Spartan]

I thought it was funny.

I'm also not so sure about the article trying to sell us on this being something only NYC and LA are getting.

[Just the facts]

I for one an happy to see a higher density land-use coming out of this. It will still probably have a large parking lot and setback 50' from the street but at least we are trending in the right direction. Now if we can encourage them to move it as close to the corner as possible then it would be a big improvement.

[Spartan]

I agree Kerry, I think you should vilify them until they do so. I don't think anyone here is going to defend McD's so go for it

[Plutonic Panda]

Is this still happening?

[Spartan]

Yeah, it seems like they're behind schedule.

[Plutonic Panda]

Awesoooooome. From the article I read on the Newsok.com it seemed like this was one of the few McDonalds like this in the world. Is that true?

[Dubya61]

Awesoooooome. From the article I read on the Newsok.com it seemed like this was one of the few McDonalds like this in the world. Is that true?

Maybe as a free-standing McDonalds, but I have been in many multi-level McDonalds in France, Germany and Italy.

[LakeEffect]

Maybe as a free-standing McDonalds, but I have been in many multi-level McDonalds in France, Germany and Italy.

Ditto.

[Rover]

I've also been to one in Beijing, where the first double-decker was.

BTW, the first McDonalds drive through window as here in OKC.

[Plutonic Panda]

I've also been to one in Beijing, where the first double-decker was.

BTW, the first McDonalds drive through window as here in OKC.

I don't know if thats good or bad. lol

[jedicurt]

I don't know if thats good or bad. lol

my thoughts exactly... it always makes me laugh when i see a line of cars at the drive thru, so i pull in, get my food to go, and i'm back on the road before i would have even made it to the order speaker...

[Plutonic Panda]

my thoughts exactly... it always makes me laugh when i see a line of cars at the drive thru, so i pull in, get my food to go, and i'm back on the road before i would have even made it to the order speaker...

Oh, yeah I do that allllllllll the man. lol

[catch22]

I've taken the JTF approach. I very rarely use drive thrus now. (except if the lobby is closed late at night) or I really am in a hurry.

[Spartan]

I don't pay for food out without enjoying the dining ambience I'm paying for. So that crosses most fast food off heh, but I'll confess some McD's and Chick Fila's are alright.

[kevinpate]

A tip of the hat to you Spartan. Not everyone could work the word ambience into a convo about MickeyD's

[catch22]

Maybe Oklahoma can have the first double-deck double drive-thru. Capacity for 4 cars to order at once.

[Spartan]

A tip of the hat to you Spartan. Not everyone could work the word ambience into a convo about MickeyD's

Heh, thank you, thank you verr much.

McDonald's is actually a very well ran company. I would so much rather give them my money than Starbucks.

[LakeEffect]

I would so much rather give them my money than Starbucks.

Really?

[jedicurt]

Maybe Oklahoma can have the first double-deck double drive-thru. Capacity for 4 cars to order at once.

you say that sarcastically... but it wouldn't surprise me to see it happen. lol

[Spartan]

Really?

Truth is I judge associates pretty hard when they're under 30 and always want to meet at Starbucks. I would never personally suggest McD's becausei value my reputation lol, but their beverages are just as good and half the price, and there's actually somewhere to sit down unlike at almost any Starbucks. Starbucks is just a totally worthless business IMO - they're such an affront to the intimate coffee shop experience but they get away with it because people are mindless creatures of habit and branding.