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Super Duper Burger: The Burger Stand Evolves

McDonald's (Purportedly) Healthy, Sustainable Berkeley Location: Yes, We Went to It

First off, I apologize in advance for the following comparison to anyone struggling with serious addiction. But my two visits to

Happy Meal Lawsuit Dismissed

As San Francisco -- and its elected leaders -- discovered, it will require more than the legislative branch of government to vanquish the specter of the McDonald's Happy Meal. It turns out it'll take more than the judicial branch, too. A San Francisco judge has shot down a lawsuit filed by a frustra ... More >>

Meat Eaters in Denial, Guilty-Ass Cats, Stuffed French Toast, and McDonald's is Insane

​ • PETA is up to its usual shenanigans, and this time, they foray into domestic abuse! Sigh. There's so much wrong with this ad that there isn't time to go into it all, and I know PETA will consider it a success based on page views alone, but how many of those are people who click it are goin ... More >>

Hey, Critics of the Happy Meal Toy Ban: Banning Fast Food Advertising Does Work

​San Francisco came in for a heap of ridicule last year -- including some from this very paper -- when the Board of Supervisors passed a ban on selling fast-food meals containing toys. The sentiment intensified, of course, when McDonald's easily skirted the ban. Messages like ours have r ... More >>

Breaking: McDonald's Claims to Be the New Slow Food

celesteh​Slow food lovers, watch your back. McDonald's, the clown-headed conglomerate that's responsible for tricking the world's children into adult-onset Diabetes, has released a new video touting it's farm-to-table ethics. It is so awesome! Seriously, watch this insane video and then le ... More >>

Happy Meal Ban: City, Health Activists Chagrined by McDonald's

​Earlier: Happy Meal Ban: McDonald's Outsmarts San FranciscoHow the Happy Meal Ban Explains San FranciscoIt seems the phrase "like stealing candy from a baby" is due for retirement. When describing a malicious act committed with ease, the new phrase is "easier than eluding San Francisco's Happy Me ... More >>

Happy Meal Ban: McDonald's Outsmarts San Francisco

He's got good lawyers, that one​On Thursday, Dec. 1, the city's de facto ban of the Happy Meal commences. San Francisco has accomplished what the Hamburglar could not. Or has it? In order to include a toy with a meal, restaurants must now comply with city-generated nutritional standards. Those are ... More >>

Sacramento Goes Vegan, Pumpkin Recipes Galore, and Veal at McDonalds!? We're All Screwed.

​ • McDonald's in Switzerland is serving VEAL BURGERS. In related news, Old Navy is selling Prada, Ke$ha is playing first fiddle in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and I'm gonna murder everyone • Subway is open to adding vegan options and we need to send emails right now to support that t ... More >>

Chrissy Lee Polis Update: Teonna Monae Brown Gets Prison Time for Beating of Transgender Woman

Teonna Monae Brown​SF Weekly readers might remember the horrific beating of a transgender woman inside a Maryland McDonald's that drew national attention. The suspect, 19-year-old Teonna Monae Brown, was arrested shortly after the April beating was caught on video tape. Brown, who plead guilty to ... More >>

Is McDonald's Such a Bad Place to Work?

The Washington McDonald's is not quite this glamorous.​McDonald's made national news this spring when it held a national "hiring day" and signed on 62,000 new employees. The stunt didn't just cause gnashing of teeth over the economy, it reminded people that the fast-food chain is still the second- ... More >>

Where Did Crispy Tacos Come From?

Joy of Cooking's first taco recipe (1964).​While researching this week's review of Tacko, the Nantucket-themed taco shop in the Marina, I started asking around to find out the history of the anglo taco. Now, Nick Fasanella's crispy tacos have far more complex, Mexican-inspired flavors than the rec ... More >>

Happy Meal 2.0: McDonald's to Cut Back on Fries

Healthier Happy Meal makes S.F. ... happy​San Francisco became the nation's laughingstock -- and Public Enemy No. 1 for children -- when it rolled out the controversial Happy Meal ban. You might recall the epic Daily Show episode where Aasif Mandvi gave the man behind the ban, Supervisor Eric Mar, ... More >>

Filthy Fast Food Playgrounds, Michelle Obama Eats a Burger (Gasp!)

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. Dirty fast food slides. The Chicago Tribune/LA Times profile an Arizona woman who is evaluating the playgrounds at fast food restaurants by taking video of the filth and sending s ... More >>

When Donuts Aren't Enough: Will Cops Keep the New Turtle Tower in Business?

Luis ChongA Peek Inside Turtle Tower #3.​This week location #3 of the famous Turtle Tower Restaurant offered a glimpse of their food with a limited menu. A sort of test run before the June 1 official grand opening. SFoodie was lucky enough to take a peek while the employees were enjoying their ... More >>

Hodo Soy at Ferry Building, Baby Hawks, and Vegan Judgement Day!

Rachel at Vegansaurus visited Hodo Soy Beanery's new kiosk in the Ferry Building and found it all so very delicious. I'll take one of each, please! And I'm not just saying that -- I'm for real. Bring me one of each before I burn this whole place to the ground. Sorry, it's been a long week and I need ... More >>

Chrissy Lee Polis, Transgender Woman Beaten, Speaks Out (Video)

Chrissy Lee Polis speaks​Update: Police have charged Teonna Monae Brown, 18, with assault. A 14-year-old girl is also facing charges. Original story, 8:45 a.m.: By now, most people have heard about the truly jaw-dropping case of a transgender woman who was brutally beaten inside a McDonald's in Ma ... More >>

Saturday Morning TV

Elycefeliz/Flickr​TED Talk: Changing the Way We Eat Where: Numi Tea Garden, 2230 Livingston St. (at Cotton), Oakland, 877-686-4832 When: Sat., Feb. 12, 7:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: How about a different kind of Saturday morning? Instead of sleeping off your Friday night, p ... More >>

How the Happy Meal ban explains San Francisco

McDonald's Sued Over Happy Meal Toys

You've been served​A Sacramento mother yesterday filed a class-action suit against McDonald's in San Francisco Superior Court, claiming the fast-food chain engages "in the unfair, unlawful, deceptive and fraudulent practice of promoting and advertising McDonald's Happy Meal products to very young ... More >>

Happy Meal Ban Officially Passes in San Francisco

San Francisco says it's time to put away your toys​With a thump of his gavel moments ago, Board President David Chiu noted "This ordinance is finally passed." What's more, it passed 8-3 -- a veto-proof majority against a promised rebuke from Mayor Gavin Newsom. The legislation in question was an o ... More >>

S.F. Supes Officially Pass Happy Meal Ban

gadgetdude/FlickrIt's done. But are fast-food companies considering legal action against the city?​There was never any doubt that it wouldn't but still: San Francisco's Board of Supervisors today officially passed the so-called Happy Meal ban, reports our sister news blog, The Snitch. From Sni ... More >>

Two Local Food Contests That Could Keep You Stuffed

Mabel C./YelpGrub Street's giving away a year of sandwiches ― like Ike's Fat Bastard.​There is such a thing as a free lunch around these parts. Grub Street San Francisco is currently giving away a year's worth of the iconic local sandwiches listed on its San Francisco Sandwich Register, a pr ... More >>

McDonald's Shrek Recall Is Just What Ogre Would Have Wanted

Perhaps this is what it means to behave like a 'real ogre'? ​Unless you enjoy the taste of Cadmium with your McDonald's fare, take note. The fast-food giant recalled 12 million glasses tied in with the current film Shrek Ever After. Now, children being exposed to toxins is not funny -- but hear us ... More >>

Hey, Dave Eggers: Panorama is Like Candlelight Dinner. We Wanted Apple Dippers.

The future of journalism metaphors? ​Last week, I brought Panorama with me on my morning commute. It was raining, and I was carrying more than 3 pounds of San Francisco literary history: huge, smooth-as-polyester broadsheet pages, gorgeous graphics, 350,000 brilliantly edited words. I thought I wo ... More >>

McFAIL: Eight Case Studies of McDonald's Gone Horribly Wrong

Lushie Peach/Flickr​McDonald's thrives on sameness ― essential when serving approximately 47 million customers daily. Ideally, items get served in the same amount of time and with the same quality and cashier friendliness at every location, a sort of Stepfordian vision of perfection. The last th ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Filet-O-Fish Gets Locavore Makeover

locallemons.comWhat, no blue clamshell box?​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Fusswich: First the Big Mac, then Pizza Hut's stuffed-crust pepperoni. Last week, Berkeley blog Local Lemons took on the Filet-O-Fish sandwich for its Fast Food Slow series ― a locavore re-engineering of chain r ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Lovin' It, Gitmo Style

John McNab/FlickrThe Mickey D's at Guantanamo Bay: That's razor wire, not some PlayPlace encounter zone.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. A tweet turned us on to this report about an ad for workers at the Gitmo McDonald's, from Carol Rosenberg of McClatchy Newspapers: "Out of work and will ... More >>

Another 24 Hours: Craigslist's Farm and Garden Classifieds

Got $800? You can keep this bull from becoming hamburger.​SFoodie's weekly look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist. • Looking to improve your flock? Look to the city of Sebastopol, that charming namesake of a lackluster Jay Farrar solo record renowned for its apples, where one ... More >>

You Want Cactus Fries With That? Mission Street Food to Remix McDonald's Classics

Mission Street Food becomes McMission for the night.The menu at Mission Street Food is normally miles from McDonald's (even though the two are technically down the street from each other), but there will be some striking similarities as MSF becomes "McMission" this week. Food imagineers from C ... More >>

I Heart Street Art: McMuffin Fun

The other day I was walking down Mission Street looking for street art when this big, bright bus shelter ad caught my eye. And not just because that bigger-than-life Egg McMuffin looks positively delicious, but because of the seemingly extraneous McDonald's logo dead center.A closer look revealed t ... More >>

Urban Forager: Or, Risking Death to Accomplish a Collector's Double Hat Trick

By Meredith Brody Last Sunday night, I was floating out from the Pacific Film Archive on the wings of satisfied cinephilia after indulging in my latest guilty pleasure - seeing one of the over-the-top, melodramatic, kitschy, wildly sexual movies of Teuvo Tulio, a Finnish auteur of the Thirties and ... More >>

Board of Supes Vs. Starbucks, Redux: Back In The Richmond

It's On: McDonald's Vs. Starbucks

Chicken McNoggin, Deep Fried Baby Foot And Condom Mistaken For Calamari

Slow Food Nation To Contemplate Then Masticate SF This May

Slow Food Nation To Contemplate Then Masticate SF This May

C.W. Obvious Discovers Bums in S.F.

Epifurious And The Perils Of Taste-Free Eating

Epifurious And The Perils Of Taste-Free Eating

Long Live Jack Rebney

Freedom Fries

English activists get served by McDonald's -- and they're not having any of it

Dirty Vegas

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Six Best Bookstores

Obsession Junction

Fishing with Morgan Spurlock, survivor of the 30-day McDonald's diet

McRibbing

A man eats fast food for a month -- guess what happens

Dog Bites

An Anniversary for the Rest of Us

Best Place to Find the July 1967 National Geographic

McDonald's Bookshop

Best Irony in Urban Redevelopment

Fillmore Street's "Walk of Fame"

All Booked Up

Itzhak Volansky insists he isn't much interested in books, or the bookstore he owns. That disinterest is one reason McDonald's Books has become an enormous, wonderful, disordered phantasmagoria that attracts a wonderfully eccentric clientele. And who real