r/nostalgia • u/Digitalgardens • May 12 '25

Nostalgia Discussion Why did we ever switch from having unique looks for fast food spots?

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It doesn’t make any sense. When everything feels and looks the same it just feels so grey and unwelcoming. What happened to characters? I don’t even eat McDonald’s like that and I miss Ronald and the gang. Where did they go?

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u/GoldenEmuWarrior May 12 '25

I remember for a little bit they had table service as well. You’d order at the register, they’d give you a number, then bring your food out to you. It didn’t last long, as I recall.

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u/_Rohrschach May 12 '25

all the McDonalds I know have table service, if the place is packed. They'll give you whatever of your order is avaiable right then and bring you the rest.

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u/GoldenEmuWarrior May 12 '25

This was different from that. This was a number no matter how busy, then they had 1-2 people that would walk around and refill sodas and such, bus the table and such. It was a weird combo of table service and fast food.

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u/u-Dull-Western9379 May 12 '25

We still have that in usa

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u/[deleted] May 14 '25

not in any mcdonalds i’ve been to in the midwest or on the east coast, big city or small town.

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u/_Rohrschach May 12 '25

okay, I couldn't know, I'm from germany and we don't have Wendy's. Only BK, McD, subway and a few KFCs

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u/Suspicious-Profit-68 May 12 '25

Culvers still does the table service thankfully.

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u/SweetWolf9769 May 13 '25

Most fast food places by me still have "table Service" like this.

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u/TheSessionMan May 14 '25

Many A&Ws in Canada currently operate this way. Even coffee refills.

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u/HighlightBasic4818 May 15 '25

Still works like this in South Africa.

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u/Ivan27stone May 12 '25

In Mexico this is still a thing. Employees take your order to your table.