I had some flat-out awful meals at McDonald’s in Spain and Italy — meals that were so bad, they made me look at my life and think “am I doing this right?” Well, here comes the land of Arnold Schwarzenegger to hold out a hand and let me know I’m doing just fine. Because McDonald’s in Austria knows how to do it.
I had a few things: a McCountry sandwich, waffle fries, and a beer.
Yeah, that’s right, McDonald’s serves beer here.
The McCountry sandwich was kind of like a McRib, only with red onions instead of regular onions, and curry sauce and mustard instead of BBQ sauce. So… not at all like a McRib, actually. But it’s made out of pork!
This was surprisingly decent. The pork patty was dried out and nothing particularly special, but the combination of the sweet curry sauce and the mustard was satisfying. I’m not a fan of raw onions, but even those were fine — the sauces were strong enough that they really only added crunch.
The waffle fries were pretty good as well. They were nice and crispy, and whatever they seasoned them with worked fairly well. I ordered the “Hot Devil” dipping sauce to go with these, and oh man — that sauce is not kidding around. There’s no way in hell a fast food joint back home would serve something even close to that spicy. Legit hot.
The beer (!) was good too. It was a pretty run-of-the-mill lager, but still… beer at McDonald’s!
The meal was such a pleasant surprise, I figured I may as well get a dessert. I got the raspberry cream cheese pie, and first of all, it was fried, so it’s automatically amazing. The day McDonald’s at home started baking instead of frying their pies was the day that joy died. Fried is so much better, it’s ridiculous. I mean, look at that crispy, crackly exterior!
The inside was pretty good, too — satisfyingly tart and not too sweet. A solid ending to a surprisingly decent meal.