Yeah for real, they were cheaper and less filling than the full on burgers, but pretty much had all the taste. I'd get 1 of the deluxe snackwraps with hot and spicy and that was lunch while i still worked in grocery.
I LOVED the Salad Shakers when they were still around. Made complete sense to me. The chicken selects were actually pretty good when they first rolled them out too. As for the Super Size thing, sales dropped because that campaign became a PR nightmare after Morgan Spurlock released Super Size Me.
I worked at a McDonald's when the chicken selects were around, and they were what I ate most often. Thing is, they were an exacerbated form of "best right from the fryer." If they sat in the hot-box for the full 20 minutes they were allowed by policy, they took a noticeable hit to quality, and quite often bad employees would just reset the timer instead of throwing them out and making more. Since they weren't a core item and didn't have good turnover, it was quite frequent when I'd jump onto the cook like (I was a shift manager and floated around wherever needed more hands,) and would pull out the hot drawer to find chicken selects that had obviously been there way too long, but the timer showed they were good for another 15 minutes.
@@Kimberly-dt4ko I really wish they would bring those back! I’m trying to lose some weight and that would be a VERY nice option when I don’t have time😊
Spurlock lied through his teeth the entire documentary and also failed to disclose that many of the calories he was getting were from the alcohol that he was addicted to. Big Head does an excellent job at taking down all of his claims, though it wasn't known at the time that he was an alcoholic when he ran his "experiment." On top of that, he was only asked to Super Size four times, which _supposedly_ meant he only did it 4 times out of 60 lunch and dinner meals in a month. Yet somehow that still meant that Super Sizing was the problem and not the alcohol.
The Big 'N Tasty, The Arch Deluxe, and the Angus Burger were 3 of the best burgers I've ever tasted at McDonald's. It's like we can't have anything nice 😠
@handyman1957 OMG! How the hell did I forget about their mushroom swiss?! I totally agree with you 100% that it was one of the best mushroom swiss burgers I've ever had too! Good call!
I got a quarter pounder once instead of a big mac and i swear they gave me a rotten one. it tasted horrible. something like they took their meat and made it thick enough to taste. lol
It amuses me that some of the food items have backstory and lore and trivia, while others just get a brief 'It was here, it sold poorly, and it was gone'.
@@NeoGraena I remember both. I think McD had to alter it after realising that despite being in Styrofoam, both sides reached equilibrium pretty quickly.
Those salad shakers were a good idea. I've even done that to make salads at home and at work in a sealable container (tupperware, takeout, etc.) If McD's still sold them, I'd probably get one now and then.
The chicken wraps! Why does everyone always forget about McDonald's chicken wraps in every discontinued list no one ever mentions them 😩 they were so good
When I worked at McDonalds in 1997, we had an "all you can eat breakfast buffet" with 20 items. Just me and another woman who ran it. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were the only days it ran in the morning. We were probably a test store for it. Because that McDonalds was right off the interstate, and one of the top performing stores in Minnesota.
Around that time when I was in Carbondale, IL, the McDonalds there had the breakfast buffet with what was already on the breakfast menu. It was okay for what it was.
@@MSinistrari Yo wtf, I moved from MN to Carbondale, IL around that time and just moved back to MN from Carbondale. This feels like a real glitch in the matrix kind of moment lmao
5:23 fun fact: the Son of Mac did make a reappearance in 2018 during McDonald’s Big Mac 50th Anniversary celebration. They released two new versions of the Big Mac called the Grand Mac, which replaced the regular patties with 1/4 lb patties, and the newly renamed “Mac Jr,” which was the same single layer Big Mac the Son of Mac was. They also distributed commemorative anniversary Big Mac coins with different arts that could be redeemed at any McDonald’s restaurants for a free Big Mac during the year of 2018.
I used to have them in my youth about twenty two years ago... I miss them as well, they were so yummy I couldn't wait to tuck in It was pretty frustrating because they were piping hot and they took like a quarter of an hour to cool
The breakfast burrito that was formerly discontinued is back on the menu, but when it was first introduced, a chicken fajita with onions and grilled peppers was also offered for lunch. I was working at McDonalds at the time, and if you ate one fresh, they were pretty delicious. Some stores even offered packets of sour cream for them. Those were the days!
@@doctorpool480 Yes, it would be great if the chicken fajita burrito was back, but highly doubtful as McD's continues to dumb-down their menu like most fast food places have also done. A few years back before Covid, there was so much to choose from, but I mainly went to McD's for their larger chicken wrap which tasted good, was filling, and was in the $3.5-dollar range. My favorite was the crispy chipotle chicken Snack Wrap. Cheap, quick, tasty, and good for when you just needed something to tied your hangriness over. I would add their buffalo sauce on it. Sublime! They phased it out because it took a few minutes to prepare.😒
the original chicken selects were SO FREAKING DELICIOUS!!! I was beyond sad when they were first discontinued but also when I heard they made a comeback only to try them and find out they were nothing at all like the original.
@@coloureve9433 Don't ever let McD's take them from you EVER! Especially if they try and lie to you with some "They will periodically make their way back on the menu for limited times every so often" You would just be forever let down each time they come back when they taste more disgusting everytime. God I truly miss them 😫
Idk what McDonald's meals cost now, but based on other fast food I've had recently, I would imagine you can't get a regular meal for under $10. Thanks, Creepy Joe for raping the economy - fucking troglodyte
@@kaleidoscopesthirdeyevizions no, we can’t do that anymore!! Because I have realized that is actually slavery!!did you know that when you buy a burger at certain places someone somewhere is getting exploited!!! NO MORE of this!!
Here's an idea: have one McDonald's (or maybe a handful spread across the US) where they serve EVERYTHING. The regular menu, plus every unique menu item, and even stuff from overseas markets. I would totally roadtrip out to one of those McDonald's just to try something weird.
Mcdonald's headquarters, on Randolph St between Aberdeen and Carpenter Streets, in Chicago has a restaurant that serves a rotation of international items. They had the ebbi/shrimp sandwich from Japan not too long ago.
I enjoyed their mozzarella sticks but could not understand how a big company's test kitchen could have okayed the horrendous marinara sauce that came with them. Thank you for this video. I had no idea McDonalds put out these items.
My dad has worked for the McDonalds Corp for about 25-30 yrs, so every iteration of these has made their way into our house for as long as I can remember. My favorites were the Chicken Select strips, the Philly Cheesesteak (probably only available in Philly markets. My brother and I would FIGHT over this) and the McWings. The grilled and crispy chicken on top of the salads were tasty too!
We still have the Hot Mustard here in Canada. What I reaaaally miss is the Big Xtra. It's basically the same ingredients as the Big 'N Tasty, but our patties were seasoned on the grill with a special seasoning mixture.
@@rachelhale3502Ms. Hale; COMPLETELY AGREED RE: The McDLT!!!!! That burger pioneered what a burger truly is. Un4tun8ly; its styrofoam packaging sabotaged its success. Nvrthlss; it can still b revived (provided that we have cooperation from the "powers-that-b" 2 do the "right thing" & provide alternative packaging. They have the capability 2 do so; it's CBS (Corporate Bull S--t) that prevents them from doing so.
@@VannaWhiite We actually juuuuust got a limited run of them here in town! More expensive than before, to be sure, but using the App I was able to hack off 20% of the cost, bringing it back to its' older price!
They have them back in Minnesota not as good as the early 2000's though! Sense they have the steak why not bring back the McPhilly great for marketing and cost along with Mushroom swiss interchangeable items for three different things. McDonalds it loosing it though, most of the best items they have removed from their menu!
The Big Tasty is a regular seasonal burger in the UK. Not sure if it’s the same as the Big ‘n’ Tasty, but it definitely found a home here. Same for the Chicken Selects.
True, but in the UK the Big Tasty is a seasonal item, whereas the Selects are here all year round. The Selects are also what are used to make the wraps, of course. The Big Tasty is almost always wheeled out during the Monopoly promotion
@@bastlwastl497 When introducing the "Big Tasty", there were 3 different burger available. The BTB is the only on sale now - with the worst sauce of the 3.
Wanna know a really dumbass reason McD's and a lot of other places got rid of the 1/3 pounders? Because a good chunk of the public believes 1/3lb to be smaller than 1/4lb. I wish I was joking.
Really Miss The Very First McRib Sandwich, Original Shamrock Shakes, McDLT, Hot Fried Cherry and Apple Pies, McDonaldland Cookies, Hot Mustard Sauce and Cheddar Melt Sandwich! Wish they would of Kept the Beef Steak Sandwich and Onion Nuggets Because those were two Items that I never got the chance to try! Thank-You! For Sharing.
God I miss chicken selects, the fruit and yogurt parfait, dipped cones and the fruit and walnut salad. They were my favorite menu items when I was a kid, and I still find myself almost ordering them before forgetting they are gone 😢
I worked at McDonald's in the late 90s. The pizzas were good. The Arch Deluxe was yummy. The chicken fajitas were extremely good. Several years later the Angus burger were on point as well as the salad wraps. Currently the menu is stagnant!
Omg I miss the fajitas meal. What’s better than chicken fajitas with a side of McDonald’s fries, fried in lard of course not the bullshit fryer oil they use today.😊
We had Rice burgers in the Philippines too, which was available only for a short while. Those seemed really good. They were burgers but their buns were made of rice.
Weird History Food has done it again, another awesome video! I remember the chicken select. I would love to see a Part two to this video, and/or even a similar video with Wendy's menu and discontinued items!
@@tyneishalewis9917 For real! And here in the UK you can also get McDonalds Wraps which are basically 2 chicken selects in a tortilla, tomato + lettuce... there are of course variations like you can get a spicy one, one with bacon etc....
I loved the Mc DLT, the McLean deluxe, and the third of a pound burger. My take on why the third of a pounder failed is because most people don’t remember fractions ; they think a quarter is bigger than a third.
@@mjh5437 You laugh, but that's exactly what happened with another restaurant chain in the US many years ago when they tried selling a third-pounder burger and it flopped.
Chicken selects were excellent. I didn't go to a McDonalds for years after they discontinued them. You forgot to mention fajitas. I looked them up about a year ago and apparently they were only sold for a few months but I swear they were my dads go to lunch for a few years.
They also used to sell mozzarella sticks. Those were decent at 4 for $1 in the early 2000's. Chicken selects were great but pricey. Onion Nuggets sound good but those were way before my time. And that Orlando location has a ton of options not available anywhere else. Pasta, pizza, cheesesteaks, and more.
The Angus Burger was hit in Australia. It was delectable. I don't know what they did, but the burger patty was thicker and richer and much tastier than the regular McDonalds burgers, and it was often the same price or sometimes cheaper. I switched to Angus burgers in 2013-2016 and enjoyed them very much when I lived in Melbourne.
The Blueberry McWafflestick is the breakfast item that I miss most. There were two varieties, blueberry and plain. The gimmick was that the syrup was built into the McWafflestick and it didn't spill. I think this was a test market item here in S. Florida back in the late '90s.
I worked for McDonald’s in the 90’s and the “triple double” wasn’t the name of that burger. It was a promotion called the burger of the month and the name of it was The Hero Burger.
I was working the grill when McDonald's premiered the McDLT. It was truly one of their better burgers. We used to make our own double and triple patty versions of it. Those were the days!!
I worked at McDonald's during the Arch Deluxe days. The only good thing about that sandwich was the bacon. It was regular bacon, formed into a circle, with a LOT of pepper on it. It was so good. Back in those days we were allowed 1 free meal per full time shift so I'd make myself a cheeseburger with the peppery bacon and it was awesome. Their regular bacon just isn't the same.
In Hawaii, McDonalds sells Saimen Soup. It's like Ramen, but with a fish stock base, and the noodles are a little softer. it is actually pretty damn good, it just lacks the ingredients you want with Saimen (Spam, Green onion, Fried Egg).
No mention of the jalapeno mcdouble, or BBQ ranch burger? Not even a grilled onion cheddar? Were snack wraps a fever dream when I worked at McDonald's? 2015 McDonald's menu was GOATED. Cheese sticks and bundt cakes? We don't know we're in the good times until they're gone.
I loved the snack wraps. No idea why they discontinued them a few years ago. They were awesome and especially good for low carb (the wrap was way better than any bun). Now I’m fat.
what I want of see is a list of their promotion and special items. Recently they had a spiderverse burger, and currently they have a Ninja and Samurai burger (at select stores that, of course, are nowhere near me). I want to see a list so I can bother some youtube chef into recreating them.
Bro i worker at mcds when those options came out for the different flavored mcdoubles and mcchickens. There were 4 of each plus the original. It was absolute hell. Crazy times.
My Mom used to only ONLY ever eat the broccoli cheese soup at McDonald's every winter. One employee was so awesome, she spilled the beans on it being Campbell's to her.
Amen. I was looking to make sure that the Angus burgers were on the list. And, yes, the Mushroom-Swiss was my favorite too. Really hope they come back.
I think it was better back in the day. You don't even want to hear what I think the reason is in many mcdonalds locations. I don't even eat McDonald's anymore..Last time I got a burger it didn't taste right, because no meat patty on the burger...I think burger King is worse cold fries and a burger that wasn't hot. I don't eat burger King either. Shove burger King down your throat with commercials...garbage
As a Mcdonalds worker I my favorites are Salad Shakers, fish mcbites, snack wraps, smoky BLT quarter pounder, and Cheesy Bacon Jalepeno quarter Pounder
I loved the wraps and still miss them. The time it took to make killed it.. The Arch Deluxe was also a favorite. Some of these items sounded great, but were never offered in my area.
It's funny how many items are discontinued due to how long it took to make when it regularly takes 15 -20 minutes for a regular cheeseburger at our local McDonald's
I really miss the Mushroom and Swiss burger they made in 1994. I briefly worked for McDonald's when I was in high school, and we would make double mushroom and swiss burgers for our dinner breaks.
The morning mcwrap kept me full and awake during my broke college and a family member is terminally ill so we need you to take em to the hospital at 3am years. It was the one of the few things that made me feel happy in that time period.
Every day I wish for the McSkillet burrito to come back. It had eggs, potatoes, sausage and cheese, and it was my favorite McDonald’s breakfast when I was in my twenties
I remember my dad either had a bad experience with the Big N' Tasty when I was a kid or just plain didn't like it at all and started calling it the "Big N' Nasty". 😅 I also never knew that hot mustard was given the ax; it's been an option at every McDonald's I've been to my whole life. 😲
The reason why so many of these discontinued items are still available in Orlando is because the World's Largest McDonald's is located on International Drive, and they have a few other flagship/experimental locations in the tourist corridor. Orlando itself is a test market for a lot of chain restaurants (it's home to the world headquarters of Darden Restaurants as well), due to its service economy, influx of tourists from all over the country and world to allow for large varied sample sizes, and the fact that Central Florida really doesn't have a food culture all its own.
We have t he hot mustard sauce in our area. I liked the chicken selects. the southwest crispy chicken salad, the fruit and yogurt parfait, the old fried apple pies, and the old cookies shaped like Ronald and friends.
Mannnnn I miss the Southwestern Salad. It was the only thing I would order from McD for years before COVID made them remove the salads. Such a shame. 🥗
Oh, buckle up for this culinary catastrophe. I just tried the Mac 'n Cheese, and it's like they took a promising dish and banished it to flavor purgatory. The noodles were overcooked, drowning in a sea of bland cheese sauce that tasted like it had an identity crisis. I've had more excitement from a plain rice cake. Save yourself the disappointment and make your own Mac 'n Cheese at home. Trust me, your taste buds will thank you. #MacNCheeseMishap #FlavorFlop
Ray Kroc may not want hot dogs on the menu, but I would wonder how he would feel about his restaurants carrying bratwurst...they did carry bratwurst for a limited time on and off at McDonald's in the Midwest and Pennsylvania, where there's a large population of people who are of German ancestry...
You don't need to enlist for a *BIG TASTY BURGER* , but you *DO* have to travel a bit: Here in Germany there still *IS* a *"Big Tasty" Burger* on the STANDARD MENU ! Same as the *McRib* which is also available as part of the regular menu all year round.
I remember the Arch Deluxe being awesome. The sauce was so good. That's one I'd like to see return (if they can ever bring their damn prices back down to reality)!
The Arch Delux was not that bad at all. The Triple Double was good as well. They also need to bring back the Triple Cheeseburger... as they have been making the patties thinner.
I loved both of those. Though I had remembered the Triple Double under a different name. I looked it up and sure enough, it was sold as the "Superhero Burger" during the Batman promotion. It was only sold as the "Triple Double" under Basketball team tie-ins. So Weird Foods doesn't have this one quite right.
As an Australian I remember something called Pasta Zoo being sold here! They were animal shaped pasta in a box and they came with a cute red plastic gripper hand to eat them with. It came with tomato sauce as well. It was around the early to mid 2000’s, I was only a child then but I remembered enjoying the simplicity of it. Looking back, it probably tastes a little to plain 😅. Still, loved it. It isn’t mentioned in many videos about McDonald’s discontinued products, and I guess it’s because it was never sold outside of Australia.
We've still got Angus burgers in NZ, they're on the permanent menu. You can taste the difference in the patties from the regular beef patties they use in other burgers
No mention of snack wraps?!? Those were delicious! They need to bring them back! 😔
Hey, it’s Sabrina. I miss those too. They were delicious.
Yeah for real, they were cheaper and less filling than the full on burgers, but pretty much had all the taste. I'd get 1 of the deluxe snackwraps with hot and spicy and that was lunch while i still worked in grocery.
Yup it was the wrap or mcdouble and hot and spicy ..I never ate that much mayo on anything lol that hot and spicy is loaded
@@SoSoSouthern-bv1ziDamn you 😠😏, Now I'm off to Mc'Ds. 🙃🤔🏃♂️
I here those are coming back in 2024
I LOVED the Salad Shakers when they were still around. Made complete sense to me. The chicken selects were actually pretty good when they first rolled them out too. As for the Super Size thing, sales dropped because that campaign became a PR nightmare after Morgan Spurlock released Super Size Me.
I worked at a McDonald's when the chicken selects were around, and they were what I ate most often. Thing is, they were an exacerbated form of "best right from the fryer." If they sat in the hot-box for the full 20 minutes they were allowed by policy, they took a noticeable hit to quality, and quite often bad employees would just reset the timer instead of throwing them out and making more. Since they weren't a core item and didn't have good turnover, it was quite frequent when I'd jump onto the cook like (I was a shift manager and floated around wherever needed more hands,) and would pull out the hot drawer to find chicken selects that had obviously been there way too long, but the timer showed they were good for another 15 minutes.
Screw Morgan Spurlock! He freakn ruined America with his totally bs documentaries
I liked the salad shakers too. It made it easy to get the dressing throughout the salad.
@@Kimberly-dt4ko I really wish they would bring those back! I’m trying to lose some weight and that would be a VERY nice option when I don’t have time😊
Spurlock lied through his teeth the entire documentary and also failed to disclose that many of the calories he was getting were from the alcohol that he was addicted to. Big Head does an excellent job at taking down all of his claims, though it wasn't known at the time that he was an alcoholic when he ran his "experiment."
On top of that, he was only asked to Super Size four times, which _supposedly_ meant he only did it 4 times out of 60 lunch and dinner meals in a month. Yet somehow that still meant that Super Sizing was the problem and not the alcohol.
The Big 'N Tasty, The Arch Deluxe, and the Angus Burger were 3 of the best burgers I've ever tasted at McDonald's.
It's like we can't have anything nice 😠
And don't forget the mushroom and swiss burger, still one of my favorite mushroom and swiss burgers of all time : (
@handyman1957 OMG! How the hell did I forget about their mushroom swiss?! I totally agree with you 100% that it was one of the best mushroom swiss burgers I've ever had too! Good call!
@@handyman1957 That was the real standout! Part of the Artisan something-or-other lineup. Good and buttery from what I recall.
I got a quarter pounder once instead of a big mac and i swear they gave me a rotten one. it tasted horrible. something like they took their meat and made it thick enough to taste. lol
Arch Delux was great! It also had horseradish in the sauce. Was sorry to see it go.
It amuses me that some of the food items have backstory and lore and trivia, while others just get a brief 'It was here, it sold poorly, and it was gone'.
"The hot stays hot, and the cool stays cool" was the McDLT's catch phrase.
Wasn't it "The Hot stays Warm, and the Cool stays Crisp"?
@@NeoGraena I remember both. I think McD had to alter it after realising that despite being in Styrofoam, both sides reached equilibrium pretty quickly.
@@noscwoh1 ohh I see
There was a lot of Styrofoam packaging to end up in landfills, though.
They were smacking 😂
Those salad shakers were a good idea. I've even done that to make salads at home and at work in a sealable container (tupperware, takeout, etc.) If McD's still sold them, I'd probably get one now and then.
I do that with my wings and homemade sauce.
The chicken wraps! Why does everyone always forget about McDonald's chicken wraps in every discontinued list no one ever mentions them 😩 they were so good
Those grill chicken wraps were part of the pre workout, McDonald's was right next to the gym
That's what I always said. Chicken wraps were better than anything from Taco Crap or any other place.
Angus burgers need to come back for sure!💯
When I worked at McDonalds in 1997, we had an "all you can eat breakfast buffet" with 20 items.
Just me and another woman who ran it. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were the only days it ran in the morning.
We were probably a test store for it. Because that McDonalds was right off the interstate, and one of the top performing stores in Minnesota.
I worked at McDonald's in 1998, but we didn't have anything like that. I remember the McFlurry being the new thing, though, lol.
Around that time when I was in Carbondale, IL, the McDonalds there had the breakfast buffet with what was already on the breakfast menu. It was okay for what it was.
Did they have an ambulance parked outside on stand-by? LOL just kidding. I wish I could have tried that buffet.
Oh man I remember those when I would go on road trips. I would tell my pops to pull over when I saw the sign for it.
@@MSinistrari Yo wtf, I moved from MN to Carbondale, IL around that time and just moved back to MN from Carbondale. This feels like a real glitch in the matrix kind of moment lmao
The McSalad Shaker was still part of hungarian McDonalds' menu in the early 2010s. I was a fan of it, and still miss it somedays.
5:23 fun fact: the Son of Mac did make a reappearance in 2018 during McDonald’s Big Mac 50th Anniversary celebration. They released two new versions of the Big Mac called the Grand Mac, which replaced the regular patties with 1/4 lb patties, and the newly renamed “Mac Jr,” which was the same single layer Big Mac the Son of Mac was.
They also distributed commemorative anniversary Big Mac coins with different arts that could be redeemed at any McDonald’s restaurants for a free Big Mac during the year of 2018.
I want the shaker salads or just any salad so badly because there's not always a Wendy's around
Try the grocery store
Duude Wendy’s Apple Chicken Pecan salad is my sh*t! If it weren’t $8 I’d probably want one everyday 🤤
Going to McDonalds for a salad is like going to a prostitute for a hug
@@morganbrasee5639sounds like a good deal
Wendys used to have this Mediterranean salad that was so good too. Can't even trust them either 😞:)
I want the Fruit and Yogurt Parfait back.
YESS
That’s gone!? Since when!?
@@RichardColwell1Right!? I didn't know it disappeared... Yeah, they need to bring that back
I agree 💯😉👍🏽
@@RichardColwell1It's been gone for a few years. In my area salads are gone as well. All that's left are burgers, chicken and fish.
I miss the original McDonald's apple pie. Deep fried like an egg roll, the crunchy crust was the best.
We have them here in Hawaii. We also have for a limited time taro and a coconut pie. These sell out fast!
Brah we got da haupia cheee and dont forget da fruit punch too @@suesabalburo6235
Still a big thing in NZ, same with frozen cokes and choc sundaes.
I used to have them in my youth
about twenty two years ago...
I miss them as well, they were so
yummy I couldn't wait to tuck in
It was pretty frustrating because
they were piping hot and they took
like a quarter of an hour to cool
Some franchises still offer both fried and baked Apple pies in places like Florida and Hawaii, to name a few states.
When the chicken selects came out they were one of the best chicken strips I had ever tasted. I miss the salads and parfaits also.
Me too
The breakfast burrito that was formerly discontinued is back on the menu, but when it was first introduced, a chicken fajita with onions and grilled peppers was also offered for lunch. I was working at McDonalds at the time, and if you ate one fresh, they were pretty delicious. Some stores even offered packets of sour cream for them. Those were the days!
The chicken fajita burrito was good and I was bummed when it was discontinued.
The salsa needed work though
I remember the chicken fajita burrito. It was tasty. It would be great if they brought it back.
@@doctorpool480 Yes, it would be great if the chicken fajita burrito was back, but highly doubtful as McD's continues to dumb-down their menu like most fast food places have also done. A few years back before Covid, there was so much to choose from, but I mainly went to McD's for their larger chicken wrap which tasted good, was filling, and was in the $3.5-dollar range. My favorite was the crispy chipotle chicken Snack Wrap. Cheap, quick, tasty, and good for when you just needed something to tied your hangriness over. I would add their buffalo sauce on it. Sublime! They phased it out because it took a few minutes to prepare.😒
My hubs worked at McD as a teen, and he references that fajita often.
the original chicken selects were SO FREAKING DELICIOUS!!! I was beyond sad when they were first discontinued but also when I heard they made a comeback only to try them and find out they were nothing at all like the original.
100% agree!!!!
The buttermilk chicken strips were gross.
They have been a mainstay here in the UK for years, can't believe the US don't have them anymore. Surprised the channel didn't mention it.
@@coloureve9433 Don't ever let McD's take them from you EVER! Especially if they try and lie to you with some "They will periodically make their way back on the menu for limited times every so often"
You would just be forever let down each time they come back when they taste more disgusting everytime.
God I truly miss them 😫
I miss the chicken selects ...so nostalgic..I was 13 when they came out ..they disappeared when I graduated hs..loved the honey mustard with it ❤ 😊
You know what I miss? A value menu that had real value.
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Right? I ordered 4 cheese burgers last time I went to McDonald’s about 3-4 months ago and it was $9.68🤯 no plans on going back anytime soon
Idk what McDonald's meals cost now, but based on other fast food I've had recently, I would imagine you can't get a regular meal for under $10. Thanks, Creepy Joe for raping the economy - fucking troglodyte
🎉right when it was actually a dollar
@@kaleidoscopesthirdeyevizions no, we can’t do that anymore!! Because I have realized that is actually slavery!!did you know that when you buy a burger at certain places someone somewhere is getting exploited!!! NO MORE of this!!
Here's an idea: have one McDonald's (or maybe a handful spread across the US) where they serve EVERYTHING. The regular menu, plus every unique menu item, and even stuff from overseas markets. I would totally roadtrip out to one of those McDonald's just to try something weird.
The overflow of customers would be too much probably
I want a beer with my QPC!
There's a mega McDonald's in Orlando, Florida that serves a lot of random menu items like McPizza and Spaghetti.
They did have some "international food" as a promotion thing at one point. Like a few years ago.
Mcdonald's headquarters, on Randolph St between Aberdeen and Carpenter Streets, in Chicago has a restaurant that serves a rotation of international items. They had the ebbi/shrimp sandwich from Japan not too long ago.
I enjoyed their mozzarella sticks but could not understand how a big company's test kitchen could have okayed the horrendous marinara sauce that came with them. Thank you for this video. I had no idea McDonalds put out these items.
My dad has worked for the McDonalds Corp for about 25-30 yrs, so every iteration of these has made their way into our house for as long as I can remember. My favorites were the Chicken Select strips, the Philly Cheesesteak (probably only available in Philly markets. My brother and I would FIGHT over this) and the McWings. The grilled and crispy chicken on top of the salads were tasty too!
Why would a McDonald's cheese steak do well in Pennsylvania where cheese steaks are taken very seriously?
The reason why the Philly cheesesteak did good was because it was actually good.
The caesar McSalad Shakers were AWESOME. They were so portable and handy!
They were absolutely fantastic there's not a month that goes by where I don't mention it to my wife
I thought they tasted nasty rofl
The steak egg and cheese bagel was magic. It was very comforting.
As far as I know, they still sell them. The last time I ate breakfast at McD's, that's what I had.
It's back now!
I just ate one
I live in Oregon and haven't seen one on a menu since I moved here from the South
They're on the menu here in Indiana and I agree... easily the best thing McDonald's has ever made.
We still have the Hot Mustard here in Canada. What I reaaaally miss is the Big Xtra. It's basically the same ingredients as the Big 'N Tasty, but our patties were seasoned on the grill with a special seasoning mixture.
So were they here in the states.
The hot mustard is the only dipping sauce i order, it's good with fries too, works on a sausage and egg mcmuffin too
@@deedrole5296 I won't eat fries without the Hot Mustard.
I live in Ohio, and we still have hot mustard, so the video is a bit off
We have it in Texas
I saw "onion nuggets" and you had me. That sounds so good
Probably something like the Outback Bloomin Onion?😮
I bet if they brought the onion nuggets back now , they would catch on.... as long as not overpriced like everything else!!
The Shaker Salad was the best item McDonald's had!!!!....please bring it back lol😂
I may be in the minority, but I loved the Cheddar Melt - totally support it coming back
Those teriyaki onions were a fan favorite, and still come back periodically. I knew employees who ordered them on everything!
Still alive and kicking in Brazil! My all-time favorite. They even have a Bacon Cheddar McMelt. Yeah, it’s all that.
I remember it coming back as a "Burger of the Month" in the late 90s. Loved that thing! They should definitely bring it back.
Never had it but sounds darn good to me!
My parents and I loved the Cheddar Melt! We wish they’d bring that and the chicken fajitas back!
The McDLT was my favorite growing up, I loved putting it together!
Mine too. I was heartbroken when it was gone. It was the best.
@@rachelhale3502Ms. Hale; COMPLETELY AGREED RE: The McDLT!!!!! That burger pioneered what a burger truly is. Un4tun8ly; its styrofoam packaging sabotaged its success. Nvrthlss; it can still b revived (provided that we have cooperation from the "powers-that-b" 2 do the "right thing" & provide alternative packaging. They have the capability 2 do so; it's CBS (Corporate Bull S--t) that prevents them from doing so.
The hot stayed hot, and the cool stayed cool! I miss them too.
Arguably their best sandwich...provided you can add bacon! Not sure why it went away.
@@solidaudioTV It disappeared bc of its styrofoam packaging.
The big tasty, and the cheddar melt are still available here in Brazil. And they're awesome!
Those breakfast bagel sandwiches were so good!
I miss the Steak Egg & Cheese Bagel sammich they had during breakfast. Those things were a hoooot mess of grease and onions, but so good.
They have them here in Tampa.
omfg yes - full of oil and butter; then you eat the hashbrowns like you hadn't had enough grease - chef's kiss
@@VannaWhiite We actually juuuuust got a limited run of them here in town! More expensive than before, to be sure, but using the App I was able to hack off 20% of the cost, bringing it back to its' older price!
They have them back in Minnesota not as good as the early 2000's though! Sense they have the steak why not bring back the McPhilly great for marketing and cost along with Mushroom swiss interchangeable items for three different things. McDonalds it loosing it though, most of the best items they have removed from their menu!
The Big Tasty is a regular seasonal burger in the UK. Not sure if it’s the same as the Big ‘n’ Tasty, but it definitely found a home here. Same for the Chicken Selects.
Big Tasty is a regular item here, in Brazil.
True, but in the UK the Big Tasty is a seasonal item, whereas the Selects are here all year round. The Selects are also what are used to make the wraps, of course.
The Big Tasty is almost always wheeled out during the Monopoly promotion
here in Germany its also an regular Item
@@bastlwastl497 When introducing the "Big Tasty", there were 3 different burger available. The BTB is the only on sale now - with the worst sauce of the 3.
In America the huge seasonal item is the McRib
We still have the Big n' Tasty and the Mustard Sauce as permanent Menu Items over here in Germany.
Makes sense
I loved the snack wraps and the angus third pounder burgers. 2009 - 2013 were very good as far as item options from Micky D’s
Wanna know a really dumbass reason McD's and a lot of other places got rid of the 1/3 pounders? Because a good chunk of the public believes 1/3lb to be smaller than 1/4lb. I wish I was joking.
Really Miss The Very First McRib Sandwich, Original Shamrock Shakes, McDLT, Hot Fried Cherry and Apple Pies, McDonaldland Cookies, Hot Mustard Sauce and Cheddar Melt Sandwich! Wish they would of Kept the Beef Steak Sandwich and Onion Nuggets Because those were two Items that I never got the chance to try! Thank-You! For Sharing.
God I miss chicken selects, the fruit and yogurt parfait, dipped cones and the fruit and walnut salad. They were my favorite menu items when I was a kid, and I still find myself almost ordering them before forgetting they are gone 😢
"Salads are a staple of the menu"
They literally dropped all salads
Fish McBites sounds such a great idea these days. Would go well with their wraps too...
White Castle has something like it and they are great
McDonald's oughta have another form of fish besides filet o fish because I would like to try fish mcbites, if they'd bring them back
The Mc DLT or whatever with separate components sounds professional
McDonald's restaurants in Oklahoma never had the fish mcbites
The mighty wings were delicious, especially when they were heavily discounted!
They were only good when they were fresh and they were never fresh because no one ordered them so they never had turnover.
The cheddar melt was my favorite item ever at McDonald’s! The Arch Deluxe was a good burger too. The Spanish omelet bagel was pretty tasty.
I was a big fan of cheddar melt and the Spanish omelette bagel. You’re the first person I’ve seen mention it.
Something to add onto the Supersize for McDonalds, public perception of it also went down after a film called "Supersize me" was released.
I miss the mini chocolate chip cookies and the McDonald Land cookies that came in those little boxes. Those need to come back!!
The McDonaldland cookies taste the same as Aldi animal crackers. I can eat a whole box in a day.
They now have the regular size chocolate chip cookies
@@kristinlambert8811 Yea, but it's not the same thing. 😅
@@FlickerFlee whenever I've been asking for mcdonaldland cookies at McDonald's they'd serve me chocolate chip cookies
I worked at McDonald's in the late 90s. The pizzas were good. The Arch Deluxe was yummy. The chicken fajitas were extremely good. Several years later the Angus burger were on point as well as the salad wraps. Currently the menu is stagnant!
Pizza was definitely on point, and I LOVED the chicken fajitas.
Omg I miss the fajitas meal. What’s better than chicken fajitas with a side of McDonald’s fries, fried in lard of course not the bullshit fryer oil they use today.😊
1990's, what happen to the breakfast bagel sandwiches, steak egg and cheese with grilled bell pepper that was my favorite one
McDonald's had fajitas??
@@Loop_hole1 Yes, and they were great.
I demand the McDonaldland cookies back! 🍪👀
We had Rice burgers in the Philippines too, which was available only for a short while. Those seemed really good. They were burgers but their buns were made of rice.
Love your presentation. Straight to the point and not loud and full of unnecessary clips like other channels.
I haven't seen a salad at a McDonald's in AGES... I miss most of this stuff. 😂
Weird History Food has done it again, another awesome video! I remember the chicken select.
I would love to see a Part two to this video, and/or even a similar video with Wendy's menu and discontinued items!
You can still get chicken selects here in the UK, they never went away! It's actually real pieces of chicken unlike the pink slime mcnuggets...
@@bretton_woods Really? That's cool
@@tyneishalewis9917 For real! And here in the UK you can also get McDonalds Wraps which are basically 2 chicken selects in a tortilla, tomato + lettuce... there are of course variations like you can get a spicy one, one with bacon etc....
@@bretton_woods Wow! I'll have to book a trip to U.K. Thanks for your comments!
I loved the Mc DLT, the McLean deluxe, and the third of a pound burger. My take on why the third of a pounder failed is because most people don’t remember fractions ; they think a quarter is bigger than a third.
lololol
@@mjh5437 You laugh, but that's exactly what happened with another restaurant chain in the US many years ago when they tried selling a third-pounder burger and it flopped.
Yep. Specifically, that other chain is A&W. @@ElNeroDiablo
Mc DLT-😋
Chicken selects were excellent. I didn't go to a McDonalds for years after they discontinued them. You forgot to mention fajitas. I looked them up about a year ago and apparently they were only sold for a few months but I swear they were my dads go to lunch for a few years.
They also used to sell mozzarella sticks. Those were decent at 4 for $1 in the early 2000's. Chicken selects were great but pricey. Onion Nuggets sound good but those were way before my time. And that Orlando location has a ton of options not available anywhere else. Pasta, pizza, cheesesteaks, and more.
The Salad Shaker thing taught me the proper way to add dressing to my salads.
The Angus Burger was hit in Australia. It was delectable. I don't know what they did, but the burger patty was thicker and richer and much tastier than the regular McDonalds burgers, and it was often the same price or sometimes cheaper. I switched to Angus burgers in 2013-2016 and enjoyed them very much when I lived in Melbourne.
The Blueberry McWafflestick is the breakfast item that I miss most. There were two varieties, blueberry and plain. The gimmick was that the syrup was built into the McWafflestick and it didn't spill. I think this was a test market item here in S. Florida back in the late '90s.
I worked for McDonald’s in the 90’s and the “triple double” wasn’t the name of that burger. It was a promotion called the burger of the month and the name of it was The Hero Burger.
I was working the grill when McDonald's premiered the McDLT. It was truly one of their better burgers. We used to make our own double and triple patty versions of it. Those were the days!!
I worked at McDonald's during the Arch Deluxe days. The only good thing about that sandwich was the bacon. It was regular bacon, formed into a circle, with a LOT of pepper on it. It was so good. Back in those days we were allowed 1 free meal per full time shift so I'd make myself a cheeseburger with the peppery bacon and it was awesome. Their regular bacon just isn't the same.
In Hawaii, McDonalds sells Saimen Soup. It's like Ramen, but with a fish stock base, and the noodles are a little softer. it is actually pretty damn good, it just lacks the ingredients you want with Saimen (Spam, Green onion, Fried Egg).
I’m from Hawaii and I haven’t seen the saimin in years!
@@suesabalburo6235 we got it ova hea in Waipahu Oahu
No mention of the jalapeno mcdouble, or BBQ ranch burger? Not even a grilled onion cheddar? Were snack wraps a fever dream when I worked at McDonald's? 2015 McDonald's menu was GOATED. Cheese sticks and bundt cakes? We don't know we're in the good times until they're gone.
I loved the snack wraps. No idea why they discontinued them a few years ago. They were awesome and especially good for low carb (the wrap was way better than any bun). Now I’m fat.
what I want of see is a list of their promotion and special items. Recently they had a spiderverse burger, and currently they have a Ninja and Samurai burger (at select stores that, of course, are nowhere near me). I want to see a list so I can bother some youtube chef into recreating them.
Bro i worker at mcds when those options came out for the different flavored mcdoubles and mcchickens. There were 4 of each plus the original. It was absolute hell. Crazy times.
They should BRING BACK THE ORIGINAL FRIES.
My Mom used to only ONLY ever eat the broccoli cheese soup at McDonald's every winter.
One employee was so awesome, she spilled the beans on it being Campbell's to her.
They also had chicken fajitas when I was a kid. Those were amazing. Also the snack wraps were really good too
The Mushroom & Swiss Angus burger 😭 please come back!
Damn this is totally off subject Kamri, plz forgive me for saying, but ma'am you are extremely gorgeous! God Bless you ❤️
Amen. I was looking to make sure that the Angus burgers were on the list. And, yes, the Mushroom-Swiss was my favorite too. Really hope they come back.
Needless to say these were very interesting items that used to be on the menu at McDonald's
Snack wraps, chicken selects, and those angus burgers bring back so many memories...
The Angus Burgers and Wraps were my favorite when I was younger. I still think about them every once in a while when I buy McDonald’s.
For me, seeing what the ads looked like in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s are what's truly fascinating about this video
I miss the fried apple and cherry pies.😢
Anyone else notice how the food just looks better quality in the ads back in the day than it does today?
I think it was better back in the day. You don't even want to hear what I think the reason is in many mcdonalds locations. I don't even eat McDonald's anymore..Last time I got a burger it didn't taste right, because no meat patty on the burger...I think burger King is worse cold fries and a burger that wasn't hot. I don't eat burger King either. Shove burger King down your throat with commercials...garbage
No. I don't because it happens in all advertising regardless of what decade it is.
As a Mcdonalds worker I my favorites are Salad Shakers, fish mcbites, snack wraps, smoky BLT quarter pounder, and Cheesy Bacon Jalepeno quarter Pounder
I'm impressed that the producer of this video displayed the names of the image credits, from other youtubers, in the corners of the screen.
I loved the wraps and still miss them. The time it took to make killed it.. The Arch Deluxe was also a favorite. Some of these items sounded great, but were never offered in my area.
It's funny how many items are discontinued due to how long it took to make when it regularly takes 15 -20 minutes for a regular cheeseburger at our local McDonald's
I really miss the Mushroom and Swiss burger they made in 1994. I briefly worked for McDonald's when I was in high school, and we would make double mushroom and swiss burgers for our dinner breaks.
Sounds good
Looks like they sell Mushroom burgers with Emmental cheese in the United Arab Emirates McD's, wonder how it compares.
The morning mcwrap kept me full and awake during my broke college and a family member is terminally ill so we need you to take em to the hospital at 3am years. It was the one of the few things that made me feel happy in that time period.
In Brazil we still having cheddar melt and big tasty, looks little different but they are amazing! But in Brazil McDonalds is little expensive too.
Every day I wish for the McSkillet burrito to come back. It had eggs, potatoes, sausage and cheese, and it was my favorite McDonald’s breakfast when I was in my twenties
I remember my dad either had a bad experience with the Big N' Tasty when I was a kid or just plain didn't like it at all and started calling it the "Big N' Nasty". 😅 I also never knew that hot mustard was given the ax; it's been an option at every McDonald's I've been to my whole life. 😲
The BigNTasty was the bomb .
The reason why so many of these discontinued items are still available in Orlando is because the World's Largest McDonald's is located on International Drive, and they have a few other flagship/experimental locations in the tourist corridor. Orlando itself is a test market for a lot of chain restaurants (it's home to the world headquarters of Darden Restaurants as well), due to its service economy, influx of tourists from all over the country and world to allow for large varied sample sizes, and the fact that Central Florida really doesn't have a food culture all its own.
Do you know if the have the Arch Deluxe....maybe?
is that the one by Walt Disney World?
@@tommygunn940 It's closer to Universal, on the corner of International Drive and Sand Lake.
That MC DLT was so good! Miss it very much. 😢
We have t he hot mustard sauce in our area. I liked the chicken selects. the southwest crispy chicken salad, the fruit and yogurt parfait, the old fried apple pies, and the old cookies shaped like Ronald and friends.
The chef and garden salads they had in the late 80's/early 90's was so good. Came with hard boiled egg, blue cheese dressing.
Mannnnn I miss the Southwestern Salad. It was the only thing I would order from McD for years before COVID made them remove the salads. Such a shame. 🥗
Oh man that salad was the best, did not know they removed it though
Same, those were the best.
I'm sad about the chicken selects being gone :( they were pretty good actually.
Oh, buckle up for this culinary catastrophe. I just tried the Mac 'n Cheese, and it's like they took a promising dish and banished it to flavor purgatory. The noodles were overcooked, drowning in a sea of bland cheese sauce that tasted like it had an identity crisis. I've had more excitement from a plain rice cake. Save yourself the disappointment and make your own Mac 'n Cheese at home. Trust me, your taste buds will thank you. #MacNCheeseMishap #FlavorFlop
@@chrismichelsmusic Anyone who thinks mac n cheese is good does not need to give food advice to others.
ChatGPT wrote this comment for me I was just goofing around @@tommygunn940
Wasn't part of the problem with the Angus 1/3 pounder that many people were bad at math and thought 1/3 was less than 1/4 lol
Yep, because the american education system is a joke.
I loved the three Angus burgers. My favorite was the mushroom swiss one
@@bamacopeland4372it's not the American education system. It's that the average intelligence of the entire world is vastly overestimated.
@@phife1878 You're right. 50% of people are below average.
The Shaker salads and Mighty Wings were amazing. I remember any time my mom had either, I would try to get her to share some. 😂
There is a white cheddar onion burger, best thing McDs made recently but no longer available off or on menu.
The McDLT was great! I really DO miss that one...
Ray Kroc may not want hot dogs on the menu, but I would wonder how he would feel about his restaurants carrying bratwurst...they did carry bratwurst for a limited time on and off at McDonald's in the Midwest and Pennsylvania, where there's a large population of people who are of German ancestry...
The McBrat was not bad. And we like our brats in Wisconsin. Sorry they canceled it.
You don't need to enlist for a *BIG TASTY BURGER* , but you *DO* have to travel a bit: Here in Germany there still *IS* a *"Big Tasty" Burger* on the STANDARD MENU !
Same as the *McRib* which is also available as part of the regular menu all year round.
Is das net der Big Tasty Bacon? Etwas anderes glaub ich...
Chicken selects and the angus third pounder were my favorite when I was younger. I wish they would both come back.
Man, am I the only one who liked Fish McBites during their very brief tenure in like 2010-2011?
I remember the Arch Deluxe being awesome. The sauce was so good. That's one I'd like to see return (if they can ever bring their damn prices back down to reality)!
I agree on both points here
The Arch Delux was not that bad at all. The Triple Double was good as well. They also need to bring back the Triple Cheeseburger... as they have been making the patties thinner.
I loved both of those. Though I had remembered the Triple Double under a different name. I looked it up and sure enough, it was sold as the "Superhero Burger" during the Batman promotion. It was only sold as the "Triple Double" under Basketball team tie-ins. So Weird Foods doesn't have this one quite right.
They weren’t on the list but I really miss the snack wraps and rolo mcflurry, used to get them all the time as a kid.
I miss the Eggnog Shakes, I remember them having a cherry pie, too that was pretty good
I’m here after the caseoh stream
I visited London recently and their McDonald’s have the Big N Tasty! Haven’t had it since the early 2000s. Tasted the same! 😋
As an Australian I remember something called Pasta Zoo being sold here! They were animal shaped pasta in a box and they came with a cute red plastic gripper hand to eat them with. It came with tomato sauce as well. It was around the early to mid 2000’s, I was only a child then but I remembered enjoying the simplicity of it. Looking back, it probably tastes a little to plain 😅. Still, loved it. It isn’t mentioned in many videos about McDonald’s discontinued products, and I guess it’s because it was never sold outside of Australia.
I was a big fan of McDLT. Ate many of them. Would love to have them back.
SAME
The Mighty Wings could be hard to get in Pennsylvania. They tended to sell out of stock. A lot of these items could be brought back
We've still got Angus burgers in NZ, they're on the permanent menu. You can taste the difference in the patties from the regular beef patties they use in other burgers