There are quite a few McDonalds around the Gare du Nord area, and we picked one that was on the walk to our hotel from the giant train station. We stopped in around dinner time. It's pretty small inside, so not a great place to keep your luggage as you are waiting for your food. We were able to find a small window table. There are kiosks in the waiting area, making it easy to place your order (in French or English) and pay for it as well. It's important to ask for a printed receipt since the number is what is called out when food is ready. There were quite a few people wing. I tried to remember what our number (28) is pronounced in french (vingt-huit!), but somehow I couldn't recognize it (sigh...). The nice young woman at the counter, repeated it in English once nobody stepped up.
Ordered a 20 piece chicken nuggets (11€) and a Big and Tasty (9€), which came out to $21.69 on my bank card (the merchant was called NANDRE). The nuggets tasted exactly the same as in the States. Got two sauces: Mustard (Moutarde) which tasted the same as Hot Mustard, and Curry which was a new flavor and was pretty good. The Big and tasty was a double patty hamburger with all the toppings and a strip of bacon. It was pretty filling and had plenty of beef (it tasted the same to me).
It wasn't a quick or easy meal after our long trip, but it ended up fine. read more