French McDonald's are amazing. You have no idea. Self-service kiosks, immaculately clean, modern…read morefurniture, instantaneous service, helpful staff. Seriously, I'm talking about McDonald's here.

I was in town for an event and was looking for French cuisine, but sadly France has changed so much…read morein the past 20 years that this town has more fast food options than real French restaurants. This restaurant is a chain but offers a few French dishes in addition to burgers and other non-French options, which was why I tried it at lunch today. I wanted to try the pork dish but it was not available, so I chose the Normandy chicken which was good but not outstanding so the food's rating was a 3. The waiter was very courteous and efficient so his service's rating was a 4. I wish I could give the overall rating of 3-1/2. I miss France that I had visited many times in the 1990's and early 2000's, when I never had problems finding a good French restaurant at a reasonable price with fantastic food in both big cities or small towns back in those days. I am disappointed that Liévin doesn't seem to have a good selection of French restaurants. What has happened to the French cuisine that is renowned in the world? Is it being overtaken by all these junk fast food restaurants? I hope France will not continue its path to lose its identity and its culture with the globalists trying to convert the whole world to look the same and making people eat the same junk fast food!

Quick is credited with being the first European hamburger chain. It was founded in Belgium. It is…read morevery similar to McDonalds. This makes sense as the founders modeled Quick after the American fast-food industry of the late 60's and early 70's. My Quick Giant burger was essentially a copy of a Big Mac. However, I found it to be less flavorful. The sauce was bland. French fries (yes, the French call them French Fries) are not salted. The customer is encouraged to apply salt to their liking. The drive through line at this location was extremely slow. However, my wait in line was a good time to tell witty jokes about a place called Quick being so slow. The French were impressed. Quick is part of the French culture just like McDonalds is to American culture. A trip to France would not be complete without a visit to Quick. Besides, there are no Burger Kings in France.