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Comment on Secret to why McDonald’s Coke Tastes Best by sondra

sondra — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:41:03 +0000

Personally, I do not like soda and so this doesnt have much affect on me but I would agree that the water would make a lot of difference in the taste. As far as cleanliness, that also varies according to each individual store manager as the one my son worked at was not as health conscious as they should be. Things were wiped down but not cleaned out. Gloves were available but employees were not encouraged to change them periodically. When he went to work at Arby’s every hour the shift manager would announce “change gloves” and they all did even those who hadnt been there an hour. My son also didnot see any steel storage tanks. He said they used the bag box and that sometimes the mgr messed with the proportion because the carbonation would end up too strong.

Comment on Secret to why McDonald’s Coke Tastes Best by Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:15:48 +0000

That’s weird, all the McDonald’s in my town have horrible tasting coke.

Comment on Secret to why McDonald’s Coke Tastes Best by mark

mark — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:08:39 +0000

Were I am, 3 hour drive from McDonald’s headquarters the Coke machines are serviced by Coca-Cola. Since Nearly all of the difference fast food restaurants are franchises the store owner might bend the rules. Regarding Burger King I don’t know what they do. My experience is the Coke there does taste different from McDonald’s. I know someone who maintains the refrigeration systems for a large group of Burger Kings, so I can ask what their set up is.

Comment on Secret to why McDonald’s Coke Tastes Best by Frank

Frank — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 04:39:55 +0000

Good info. My family used to own and run a small restaurant and I agree that the water quality was a key with our fountain. McDonalds is always solid with their Coke. But, I question the statement that Coca-Cola controls the ratio. I am absolutely convinced that Burger King messes with the ratio as it always seems watered down right out of the fountain. I cannot recall one of their restaurants that I have visited (at least in the past 3 or so years) that has had a proper tasting ratio. I’ve brought it to the manager’s attention at several locations and each looked at me like I was crazy and didn’t understand me when I asked if the machine had been calibrated lately. My guess has been that BK has control of the ratio and has cut back on the syrup in an effort to save money. AM I crazy?

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Anonymous — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:59:20 +0000

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Comment on Secret to why McDonald’s Coke Tastes Best by Rodger Lodger

Rodger Lodger — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:47:17 +0000

In 1966 I was living on West End Avenue and 96th St (Manhattan’s Upper West Side — very decent but still inexpensive rents in those days). On Broadway and 95th was Sal’s pizza, one of the all-time best slice joints. The men there (don’t know name, maybe was Sal himself) would sell me a gallon plastic/hard paper container of Coke syrup for maybe $5, forget (don’t forget inflation). I had one of those syphons that makes about a liter of seltzer from those “torpedo” CO2 cartridges — ok for two glasses, but I think would start to loss carbonation power for the last glass or so. Anyway, I didn’t follow a recipe, that’s not what life is about. I would put in extra syrup (by industry standards) and make dark brown-black Cokes. Extra syrup didn’t just intensify flavor — it modified the flavor, these elixir was a new, wonderful creation of yours truly. Those were the days. Now I’m just happy to get a fountain coke no matter where: bar, McD’s, BK, pizza joints, all decent. As we know, next best is those little glass bottles, then comes (ugh) plastic, then cans, which I simply will not drink out unless a medical thirst emergency.

Comment on Secret to why McDonald’s Coke Tastes Best by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:53:18 +0000

Soft drinks at chinese restaurants taste really good because of the msg in the food. I assume you have drank coke from mcdonalds without eating the food first.