Always remember, going waaay back, when I was in college, I would often get for dinner a fish filet, a cheeseburger, a large fry, and a chocolate shake. And, a small fry to eat in the car on the way home. Not kidding.

I typically did this on weekend nights before a long night of intense partying and alcohol consumption. Oh to be young again.

I don’t get them much any more, too expensive. I can make a pretty good replica at home
with some frozen filets from Trader Joe’s, the right buns(just small plain hamburger buns), a slice of American cheese, and tartar sauce that I make. And I do this fairly often. Great pandemic food.

For some reason I can’t remember what fish filets cost back then. What I do distinctly remember from high school:

Hamburger 15 cents
Cheeseburger 20 cents
Fries 20 cents
Milk shake 25 cents

The fries may have been 15 cents for regular. I am pretty sure the internet is wrong on the prices from say 1971, they are too high. I absolutely remember that the burgers were 15 and the cheeseburgers were 20. And I remember that if you had a quarter you were golden because you could get a shake.

I also would typically get a small Coke and a vanilla shake, then dump the Coke into the shake and stir it up. I am pretty sure I actually invented the freeze.

Finally got around to making this, good pandemic food.

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Socal has Friday $2.50 FOF. If I skipped the fries I could have had a FOF and a Coke for less than $4. Actually afterwards, I kinda wished I would have bought a second FOF instead of fries. It would have been less money, basically the same calorie count, and would have been much tastier. That first FOF went quick. Fries were so-so.

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That one I got did look pretty good I will admit. But, to be picky, I would prefer the sauce in the middle of the filet, not to the side. Any maybe a little bit more of it.

If they are still $2.50 I will try to get another one this Friday.

And, the fries weren't that good. They probably were aged a bit, usually McD fries are pretty good.

If the Friday $2.50 deal is still going tomorrow, it will be 2 FOF and a coke, for $6.

Turned out I was on my own for dinner tonight. And, it is still $2.50 Friday FOF here. So this time, I skipped the expensive fries, got 2 FOF and a $1 Dr Pepper, $6 plus tax. Not bad. They are definitely fraternal twins, not identical. One bun fairly smooth and the other frowny. Both were very good eating though.

$2.50 Friday FOF ends on Apr 8, so still have 2 more chances at it.

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It seemed like I should downvote you for such a horrible-looking mess. But you can't blame the messenger! So I upvoted you. But, I go on record as downvoting the FOF. If that makes sense.

Seriously, how GD lazy do you have to be to miss the sauce by that far? Ray Kroc must be turning in his grave, if he ever saw that he would fire that person on the spot and probably everyone in the whole restaurant. $20 an hour too for that performance.

I like to look at things as fairly as possible, but like you said, how hard can it be? Yes they are cranking out food and everything is a hurry all the time I’m sure, but how much longer would it take to do it right? 2 seconds?

If you have ever seen the In n Out kitchen in process, you are seeing a place where high speed mass production is going on and it goes like that all day long. I have never had anything but a perfectly prepared and aligned burger there. Which is why I go there and not MCDonalds.

Although yes I do have to hit it for the FoF on occasion, there is nowhere else to get that.

Thank You for not posting a pic of the McRib.

I love FoF but these pictures are depressing. McDonald's should be embarrassed. I would be ashamed to say I had a business that operated in such a lazy, slipshod manner. It really is pathetic you cannot even spend the additional two tenths of a second to put a piece of cheese or some sauce on the top of a sandwich instead of half off to the side. This is not that difficult.

It looks pretty darn good, but it seems that the cheese is white instead of yellow???

Can I take a moment to say, I have a hankerin for a FOF

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Just not seeing it in Socal at least yet. Still $5.49 for a FoF. It was $2.50 each last year.

Hidden Mickeys

Filet O Fish Lent

McDonald's says not this year

So no fish for me

You are committed! I have purchased an entire pinball machine for less than you have spent on FoF in a year!

I think that is literally the only pic in this entire thread with all of the sauce AND the cheese properly placed in the middle.

I’m not in at $6.69 a pop, current local price.

Just opened the McDonalds app which is connected to the nearest McDonald’s, selected place an order, went to the sandwich menu, and this is what I see.

O-Din, I am no longer in the OC, I sold out and bailed to AZ. Still got your old Bon Voyage.

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Sorry we never got together, I went to a few events at Bob's place, but when the pandemic hit it messed everything up.

I'm not sure why FOF is so expensive in AZ, but pretty much everything else is cheaper, that's for sure. Gas is $3.19 today. Guess I should fill up and spend the savings on a tasty FOF.

Still $6.19 each here in AZ, no Lent deals here that I have been able to find.

Inquiring minds want to know, both of those together in one sitting?