One of the newest McDonald's locations I have been to. This popped up recently in Meyersdale and seems to be a favorite spot of the locals and people travelling through. As I was travelling through I decided that this was the perfect place to stop and have a meal.
This location seems to focus on the drive thru area more than it does on the dining room. And if you do decide to dine inside, which I did, you will notice this more and more.
With this location being new, the interior has that futuristic modern design. Something to note, this interior is smaller than you would expect. Probably why the drive thru is so busy, that and couple it with how the drive thru is used by patrons.
I pulled in here, mind you behind a truck with a trailer. Instead of this truck with the trailer finding an appropriate pace to park, it took up every single open spot on the safe side of the building for parking. I had to circle around the building to park and then cross in front of the line of traffic in the drive thru. I wouldn't have minded, but the guy who did this literally came in to use the restroom and then leave.
Inside there is a counter with one register that is hardly manned, if ever. Instead, use the kiosks, or your phone. I used the kiosk, took a number and sat at a table. Something I first noticed here, to make you not want to use the counter is the cash taking machine. I have since seen it at several other location.
As I sat there and waited for my food to be prepared I noticed how neglected the counter is. At least two customers came in to use the counter and then got fed up and left. Why, because not a single staff member checked to see if anyone was at the counter. Yes, there are kiosks, but no, not everyone uses them.
The wait time was a bit more than it should be. Especially since they focus on the drive thru. I thought that I had been forgotten to, sitting in the dining room.
My food finally arrived and it was what I expected. The staff must have had a lull in the drive thru as they were finally at the counter. Or maybe it was break time or change of shift, I'm not sure. It was the first time I saw staff since being in here (aside from the very short time they carried my food to my table).
For being a newer McDonald's, it sure felt neglected. Not in the sense that it's rundown, but that no one seems to care it exists, on the inside at least. read more