It honestly annoys me that so many creators seem to resent the ad reads when you know they just got atleast several hundreds of dollars just to read a few sentences.
well, i don’t know if he resents the ads, per say, more like having to disrupt the video by reading out an ad that is almost synonymous with a UA-cam video at this point, like Raid Shadow Legends was for a minute. RayCons is that now
@@mikealaniz7236 but you don’t really get a raise in income just because you enthusiastically do an ad read. they paid him for service and all that’s asked was to do an ad read. it’s not a charity so he has no obligation to go above and beyond. the product could also be absolute shit (hypothetically because i have never used ray cons) and people are getting scammed, so it doesn’t really matter if he does it enthusiastically or not.
I think there's actually legit research on this, we tend to view foods which we perceive as less healthy as being more delicious. So there's a whole theory of making foods look less healthy so that people like them more. This is based of my vague memories from one of those kinda-science documentaries.
The "S" stands for SALT. ProZD is a salt fiend, with strong, varied vinegar flavors (pickle brine, mustard, and ketchup) trailing close behind. It's why he doesn't care that the beef patties are objectively awful - they are just a medium to deliver the stuff he loves. I mean, I don't blame him as I can relate. Heck, maybe I'm just projecting here. -_-`
Everything at McDonalds tastes like McDonalds so if you like McDonalds you are going to get a ton of high ratings - if you don’t, everything is getting a low one
I learned in one of my classes that the fish they use for the Filet-O-Fish has changed multiple times over the years depending on how overfished the fish they used got :’) It went from apparently: - 1962 Atlantic Halibut - 1964 Atlantic Cod - 1981 Hoki - 1988 Alaskan Pollock And from 2007 the main ingredient is listed as Pollock
@@C4Harris Not necessarily. It probably gets more expensive when it becomes overfished, but I'd like to hope that it's out of kindness rather than financial benefit
Salt is super important, as is fat (cheese and beef to bread ratio), and acid (pickles, mustard, ketchup, etc). They all work together when in the right ratio to really bring something to SS tier. You know, when Sungwon isn't handing out S tiers just for being nostalgic garbage that hits the spot.
@@jschnei3 I get what you're saying but places like Raising Caines and Chick Fil A also have fans who only like the food with the sauce. I'm not saying you're wrong at all but there are definitely fast food places with food options that depend on their sauce haha
@@jschnei3 if you like fish fingers, it is just that with good sauce and cheese. What's not to like? Edit: I suppose if you don't like fish or fish fingers (which many who dont like fish like) then it is not good but still.
I miss when mcdoubles were $1. I used to have a job that had me in different places every day and no real place to store a lunch, so I would eat a lot of fast food lunches (luckily it was a physical job, so it kept me from gaining 800lbs), and 2 mcdoubles, 2 mcchickens, and a large sweet tea for $5 was a very filling and cheap lunch that tasted pretty damn good.
As someone who also had a job that had me out of an office most days and in different places, this is facts. Solid but cheap, and there's a McDonald's everywhere. The fact that it's so pricey now is a travesty.
@@derpherpula592 To be fair, he said he job was physical, so he was losing the calories that he gained and his body wanted more because of the amount of energy he exerted each day at work. That doesn't mean it was healthy and that also doesn't mean some people have no self control and eat all of that food without a physical job, but this guy specifically probably isn't obese.
I remember when the double cheeseburger was $1. And when they invented the McDouble just to still have a double cheeseburger on the dollar menu. I worked there at the time and consistently felt stupid explaining this to people lmao
Everything at McDonald’s has such a distinct McDonald’s taste to the point that when you crave it, nothing else will do. Their breakfast is honestly my favorite fast food breakfast around. I’ll never say no to a McGriddle.
Since you mentioned the sauce for the nuggies, give us the “trying every sauce” video. Get all the sauces from mcdonalds, wendys, taco bell, chik fil a, and burger king i guess. Get a bunch of mcdonalds nuggets as a standard nugget, cut each one in half or thirds to try and get it all in one take. Cuz sauce is so different from place to place. I LOVE mcdonalds bbq, but i go anywhere else and its so meh.
Only disagree with using McNuggets as a standard nugget. Without even commenting on whether the unique taste is good or not, it can't be denied that they don't taste like a standard nugget.
The buffalo sauce is my favorite. Sweet and Sour is pretty good, too. I tried the Szechuan sauce once when they had it for a limited time. I liked it more than the Sweet and Sour, but it isn't S-Tier.
The fillet of fish is deeply underrated, especially because it's the only sandwich where they steam the bun. I mean, you can ask them to steam the bun on any sandwich, but I give it credit for having it by default.
It’s a decent fish sandwich, just kind of boring for me after a couple bites. I hold off on the cheese personally cause it doesn’t mix well for me. But overall it’s a sandwich I really have to be in the mood for.
Compared to previous videos, the tone of this "Let's Try" is elevated both by Anne Marie's presence and SungWon actually enjoying the food. Delightful!
If you're not comparing McDs to anything else, it's not too surprising to rank it high for what it is. It's cheap, salty, and has a lot of flavor. The only time it's bad is when someone prepares it poorly, but otherwise, it's always going to taste the same. Now, if you compare McD to literally anything else -- yeah, prob not even B tier lol
You could try this with the McDonalds menu in Japan. Not only because of the strange burgers like the shrimp croquette burger, or the teriyaki mac, but also because of the QUALITY. My partner and I go to McDonalds in each country we visit just to see the differences (and because it's an easy quick meal). Japan has quality LOCKED DOWN. the burger WILL look like the picture. Italy's burgers were VERY salty. UK's BigMac had different cheese. Japan BigMac was closest to the USA, but imagine if the worker didn't punch the ingredients.
Out of curiosity, any other countries outside of EU/Anglosphere? Seeing Anglos diss McDonalds and Burger King to death and praise other fast food chains is surreal. Down here it's about on par with local fast food chains in terms of quality/price (i.e. pretty good, but expensive compared to rando non-chain restaurants). I can only imagine US BK/McD use crappier ingredients or something?
@@AnglosArentHuman It's more we're spoiled for choice. There's nothing wrong with them per say but other chains usually do something different enough that people will prefer them. And sometimes yes, it's quality control/general quality of the prepared food varies wildly by location (and it isn't just contained to McDs or BK, but any chain restaurant).
Speaking of McDonalds in other countries, I tried a Maharaja Mac when I was in India last summer, and god damn was that thing too big for me. everything kept falling off and the buns started to tear
The apple pie you're remembering is probably the ones that were deep fried. Most locations bake them now, though on occasion you'll find some places that still deep fry them.
When I worked there, they came to the store frozen and we would put them in their own special warming machine, which I guess is basically an oven. They took like half an hour before they were ready to serve
I love this series the most when you like the food you're ranking. I like to see you happy! :) These are always so calming and a highlight of my day when you make one.
Filet-O-Fishes are my favorite thing on the menu - McD's truly threaded the needle with it, because fish sandwiches are incredibly easy to screw up and very hard to do well
Ironically, watching this made me want to get Bojangles. It's literally not even closer but I just had McDonald's a few days ago and I feel like I can only really go there once in a blue moon nowadays.
As someone who can no longer eat fast food of any kind, and loved McDonald’s… this is as fun to watch, but crushed my soul 🥹❤️🍔🍟 I miss McDonald’s so fckin much
9:20 Totally agree. There's a reason the '2 Cheeseburger' meal has been on their menu since before I was born (and I'm older than SungWon is). 10:45 I don't personally love the Filet-o-Fish (though I would totally smash one with no tarter cause I don't like it), but I can understand why SungWon would. If you were a kid who liked fish sticks (or things like that) growing up, that's basically what a Filet-o-Fish is, just on a bun with cheese and sauce. And like most McDonald's sandwiches it doesn't pretend to be high quality, it's junk and everyone knows it. But it's DELICIOUS junk. Not gonna lie, my favorite, my all-time stan burger, is the Double Cheeseburger. I order mine with bacon added because that is the single best sandwich you can get at a Mickey-D's. One of those, freshly made, is a freaking mouth-gasm. And every ingredient is in perfect proportion to the others. It's got just the right amount of everything, and even with bacon added, it's still cheaper than half their menu.
Once I realized that you can ask for no salt on the burger, it was a slight game changer... If only because I eat there almost every day cause of distance from work, and the mcdouble/sm fry deal is within budget.
You are the best food critic on the planet. Would love it if you compared a bunch of the same kind of food item from different brands. Like every sour cream and onion chip or every grape flavored candy. Thanks and great work!
There’s a reason why the ice cream machine always broken. The franchisees have to pay a certain company to repair it ( forgot their name also they bought the machine or rent it from them too) that company has investors from McDonalds. Franchiseeser cannot hire someone else to repair their machine cause it would violate contract of Mcdonalds and the other company. That company charges high prices to repair and maintenance to that machine. This affects franchisees profit margins so much that they decided not to repair it also this machine requires frequent repairs. I saw it at several news websites, youtubers, channels, and papers. And from legal youtubers ( such as legal eagle and emily debaker and many more) who addressed the lawsuit for right to repair.
Sounds valid reason, what I've heard is that it requires thorough cleansing regularly and many McD's just put them out of order because the employees don't want to/can't clean it at the moment. Another was turning them off for period of time, I think.
I've literally never in my life seen a Macdonald's with a broken machine. Might be because I live in Poland and we Europeans are actually reasonable about the repairs.
It's actually kind of stupid mcdonalds has ice cream at all. There are tons of other places to go for far superior icecream where I live. I do like to have the mcdonalds shake with my meal sometimes though.
@@tappajaav not that employees don’t want to repair or clean its more like they can’t. It takes a ID from that company technician to clean it. Without scanning the ID you can’t do anything.
@@spOOkytimes I mean me personally I love Mcflurries and I can enjoy a nice soft served cone or hot fudge sundae every now and then. I’m just a big ice cream lover so 🤷♂️
I genuinely love that you made this video because I order the same two things from mcdonalds and never change. You did the same thing for me and steak quesadillas at taco bell which I had never tried before your TB video
The filet-o-fish was designed for old people (and catholics). It's the only sandwich where the buns are steamed so so have mushy fish, cheese, mushy bun, and tartar sauce you have a sandwich that even someone with no teeth could enjoy!
I thought I would be grossed out but he does such a good job giving reason enough for his ratings so I actually ended up feeling like McDonald’s haha. I haven’t had it for about 4 months
@@ForumcoldiArchon no because they use worst quality ingredients and chemicals. This already makes the ice cream taste weird but all the artificial flavors they pump into it it just tastes like dissolved chewing gum mixed with cream :/ Oh and it’s way to sweet
@@glennquagmire34 Its definitely very hit or miss. I dont know anyone who thinks its just "ok". Either people love it or hate it. Me personally, definitely love it.
I love their 2 for $5. I get so many of them. Honestly the only issue I have with them is their normal price, if they were cheaper normally, they would probably be all id ever get lol.
Who are these people who “wouldn’t think a slice of cheese would make a big difference on a burger”? Isn’t that like the number one thing that changes a burger?
it's not like there's anything specific about this that would give you a heart attack over eating a lot of anything else. he takes like 1-2 bites from each item anyway.
This is what Sung Won does for us, he risks his entire cardiovascular system so he show us the things that truly matter in life. I appreciate you my friend lol
Weaning myself off of fast food so I’m living vicariously through you SungWon! Love a regular cheeseburger with a small or medium fry with a Hi-C even as an adult. Just as a little something to snack on. Their nuggets are fine, but I like drowning them in that classic tangy bbq sauce and pretending their boneless wings personally. Their cookies are nice too! Love their overly salted fries more than life itself. Time to make another protein shake and watch your Oreo video next!
I mean, Joshua looks at things like "oh of course I can do that better, maybe cheaper/faster, but I first just need to just so happen to have all the ingredients, kitchen appliances, time, skills, and willpower to do so", while realistically, you either break even with healthier/fresher ingredients, or just gain the satisfaction of making something yourself. It's not "bad" per se, mayyybe a little elitist(?) on his side. I mean, c'mon, how many people are gonna have the time, energy and means of recreating a friggin' big mac at home, personalized meat and buns included?
@@remanadam2506 Also like: "So yeah I spent hours of my life customizing EVERY SPICE USED FOR THE MEAT PATTY THAT I HAVE GRILLED IN THE OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE TO LET IT HIT PEAK BEEF FLAVOUR WHILE ALSO PERFECTLY COMBINING ALL SAUCE INGREDIENTS, MAKING MY OWN PERFECT PICKLES AND ALSO BAKING THE FRESHEST BUNS JUST FOR THIS SANDWICH. Now let's see how it fares against a cheap sandwich made in like five minutes by an underpaid employee in a standardized environment with an industrial grill, packaged seasoning, soaked onions, frozen buns, and some basic ingredients."
It needed to be said. People always rag on McDonalds for being the scum of fast food. But they make some satisfying burgers. People hate that they like McDonalds.
One of my favorite things in these videos is occasionally when your friends or Anne-Marie tape you. I dunno it's just like "ooh this day was a hang out day :D" or just the camaraderie of them helping you out is nice.
I worked there when I was a teenager, and McDonald's patties are so salty because the employees put the salt/pepper seasoning blend on after the patties are cooked. Some have a heavier hand than others. It is possible to ask for no salt on them if that is something you need/want.
@@2-d_in_a_bag He correctly noted that most of the burgers are a tad too salty (practically perfect for what they are otherwise of course). The hack is to order it on the mobile app and hold the salt :)
@@Gorfinhofin For sure, I would get the all day breakfast for a breakfast sandwich when I didn't want a burger. I am a basic bitch tho and prefer the egg mcmuffins and mcgriddles ;)
My elementary school used to serve the McDonald’s dollar hamburger on some Wednesdays on some weeks (the other Wednesdays were weinerschnitzel and something else I can’t recall) so the McDonald’s dollar burger really gives me nostalgia even though it’s so shitty but I can’t eat it anymore because it’ll send me to the hospital. I used to love the filet o fish. But the last time I tried it a few years ago, it tasted so fake and chemical-like to me, it wasn’t how I remembered it…
I always get the fish fillet at mcdonalds but so many people seem to dislike it, like that guy in supersize me literally threw it up lol, glad to see it's getting some love
That must have been a packing issue or there was a hole in the bag, because they come into the store pre-sealed. The bag packer probably should have noticed though
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Your new house looks awesome!
I love your wife’s comments, like when your wife exclaimed “S-tier?!??” at the fish sandwich
I don’t know if anyone else did this, but has anyone out Chicken nuggets and fries in their burger?
Are you gonna do more skit videos?
Sungwon with a McDonald's burger: "The patty is awful. S tier."
Sungwon with a McDonald's chicken sandwich: "The chicken is pretty good. B tier."
The power of the BEEG MAC
@@AshTreeDweller BÍÏG ḾÃÝCC
The McCracken as we call them. They damn tasty.
Sungwon. What an unfortunate name, I hope he got bullied for it in school.
Big Mac is exceptional with a single flaw, while the Chicken Sandwich everything was lacking BUT the Chicken Patty.
I love how despite being an accomplished voice actor, this man just deadpans the ad intros, perfectly.
It honestly annoys me that so many creators seem to resent the ad reads when you know they just got atleast several hundreds of dollars just to read a few sentences.
well, i don’t know if he resents the ads, per say, more like having to disrupt the video by reading out an ad that is almost synonymous with a UA-cam video at this point, like Raid Shadow Legends was for a minute. RayCons is that now
@@mikealaniz7236 but you don’t really get a raise in income just because you enthusiastically do an ad read.
they paid him for service and all that’s asked was to do an ad read.
it’s not a charity so he has no obligation to go above and beyond.
the product could also be absolute shit (hypothetically because i have never used ray cons) and people are getting scammed, so it doesn’t really matter if he does it enthusiastically or not.
@@tl1326 ray cons are actually rlly bad lol
@@tl1326 any raycon review will tell you their shit single purchuse products with tons of ads tend to be
"McDonald's tastes less healthy... which I like". I totally get this lol
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Ironically I think Wendy's is a lot worse with just piling bacon and calling it a sandwich and taking the Burger King approach lol
@@MrLuffy9131 Wendy's isn't always bacon-loaded I normally get their Dave's Single that doesn't have bacon.
@@omlo9093 It isn't always bacon loaded I'm just saying if he eats everything on the menu
I think there's actually legit research on this, we tend to view foods which we perceive as less healthy as being more delicious. So there's a whole theory of making foods look less healthy so that people like them more. This is based of my vague memories from one of those kinda-science documentaries.
Timestamps
Apple Slices: 1:30
Double Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese: 1:54
Quarter Pounder w/Cheese Delxue: 2:50
McNuggets: 3:30
Quarter Pounder w/Chhese and Bacon: 4:00
Chocolate Chip Cookie: 4:36
Big Mac: 5:02
Fries: 5:40
Deluxe Crispy Chicken Sandwich: 5:50
Apple Pie: 6:30
Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich: 6:51
Hamburger: 7:16
Wife is Cooking: 7:47
Spicy Deluxe Crispy Chicken Sandwich: 7:55
Cheeseburger: 8:54
Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese: 9:32
Filet-O-Fish: 10:14
Crispy Chicken Sandwich: 10:56
McDouble: 11:25
Bacon Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese: 11:55
Strawberries and Cream Pie: 12:33
Double Hamburger: 13:23
Triple Cheeseburger: 14:00
Bacon McDouble: 14:40
Hot and Spicy McChicken: 15:00
Double Quarter w/ Cheese Deluxe: 15:38
Double Cheeseburger: 16:32
McChicken: 16:53
He forgot to taste McFeast, my main
He did a few of them twice and said the second time he had the quarter pounder deluxe that he never had it before, lol.
thank god you put this
i also wanted to know specifically when he ate the apple slices
You should pin this comment to the top!
I cant get over how people take the time to do this. Just like this comment but way worse.
I think this man just gave more "S's" to McDonald's than the other Let's Try series videos as a whole combined...
I almost thought I was listening to Michael Jones talk about McDonald's.
The "S" stands for SALT. ProZD is a salt fiend, with strong, varied vinegar flavors (pickle brine, mustard, and ketchup) trailing close behind. It's why he doesn't care that the beef patties are objectively awful - they are just a medium to deliver the stuff he loves. I mean, I don't blame him as I can relate.
Heck, maybe I'm just projecting here. -_-`
He's trying for a sponsorship
Everything at McDonalds tastes like McDonalds so if you like McDonalds you are going to get a ton of high ratings - if you don’t, everything is getting a low one
@@bdecampc yes. The Spice Melange.
Bro him saying a quarter pounder with cheese is the exact opposite of apple slices genuinely made me laugh out loud
No way!
His disdain for 'healthy' fast-food is one of my favorite aspects of these vids
@@lukecasio9810 FUCK healthy fast food
I learned in one of my classes that the fish they use for the Filet-O-Fish has changed multiple times over the years depending on how overfished the fish they used got :’)
It went from apparently:
- 1962 Atlantic Halibut
- 1964 Atlantic Cod
- 1981 Hoki
- 1988 Alaskan Pollock
And from 2007 the main ingredient is listed as Pollock
that's really cool!
Good guy McDonalds
pollock sucks, smells so bad lmao
@@C4Harris Not necessarily. It probably gets more expensive when it becomes overfished, but I'd like to hope that it's out of kindness rather than financial benefit
@@joeyd9351 mcdonalds is never kind
This and Brian David Gilbert cooking the Breath of the Wild cookbook are all you need to recognize just how powerful salt is
W comment
Salt is super important, as is fat (cheese and beef to bread ratio), and acid (pickles, mustard, ketchup, etc). They all work together when in the right ratio to really bring something to SS tier. You know, when Sungwon isn't handing out S tiers just for being nostalgic garbage that hits the spot.
the genuinely surprised “S-TIER?!” was enough to make my day, thank you
10:46 “S-TIER?!?”😂
Fillet-o-fish is just barely palatable if they hold the sauce
@@jschnei3 I get what you're saying but places like Raising Caines and Chick Fil A also have fans who only like the food with the sauce. I'm not saying you're wrong at all but there are definitely fast food places with food options that depend on their sauce haha
@@jschnei3 if you like fish fingers, it is just that with good sauce and cheese. What's not to like?
Edit: I suppose if you don't like fish or fish fingers (which many who dont like fish like) then it is not good but still.
I miss when mcdoubles were $1. I used to have a job that had me in different places every day and no real place to store a lunch, so I would eat a lot of fast food lunches (luckily it was a physical job, so it kept me from gaining 800lbs), and 2 mcdoubles, 2 mcchickens, and a large sweet tea for $5 was a very filling and cheap lunch that tasted pretty damn good.
As someone who also had a job that had me out of an office most days and in different places, this is facts. Solid but cheap, and there's a McDonald's everywhere. The fact that it's so pricey now is a travesty.
That is so many calories/sugar/saturated fat.
Bro that's like 1600 calories in one meal, that's insane. No wonder so many Americans are obese.
@@derpherpula592 To be fair, he said he job was physical, so he was losing the calories that he gained and his body wanted more because of the amount of energy he exerted each day at work. That doesn't mean it was healthy and that also doesn't mean some people have no self control and eat all of that food without a physical job, but this guy specifically probably isn't obese.
I remember when the double cheeseburger was $1. And when they invented the McDouble just to still have a double cheeseburger on the dollar menu.
I worked there at the time and consistently felt stupid explaining this to people lmao
The highlight of this video was when you FINALLY cleaned off that groceries list and I didn't have to worry about you running out of dish soap.
+1
The most impressive thing is his ability to eat all 28 items in just one hour while changing his shirt between each one.
Everything at McDonald’s has such a distinct McDonald’s taste to the point that when you crave it, nothing else will do. Their breakfast is honestly my favorite fast food breakfast around. I’ll never say no to a McGriddle.
Secret behind our success is...
a fuck ton of COCAINE
lol jk
This is so true, I’ll never get over their egg and cheeses on a bagel
There's gotta be a reason for it, the addictiveness of it
@@darkdjinniumbrage7798 cocaine?
Since you mentioned the sauce for the nuggies, give us the “trying every sauce” video. Get all the sauces from mcdonalds, wendys, taco bell, chik fil a, and burger king i guess. Get a bunch of mcdonalds nuggets as a standard nugget, cut each one in half or thirds to try and get it all in one take. Cuz sauce is so different from place to place. I LOVE mcdonalds bbq, but i go anywhere else and its so meh.
bro mcdonald's sweet n sour is where it's at!
The Wendy's near me recently discontinued their S'wesome sauce otherwise that and the Arby's sauces are my personal favs!
@@BlckSWANWhtRbbt dude same. i miss that s'wesome sauce, even though i felt like a jackass ordering it LOL
Only disagree with using McNuggets as a standard nugget. Without even commenting on whether the unique taste is good or not, it can't be denied that they don't taste like a standard nugget.
The buffalo sauce is my favorite. Sweet and Sour is pretty good, too. I tried the Szechuan sauce once when they had it for a limited time. I liked it more than the Sweet and Sour, but it isn't S-Tier.
You know this is going to be great when you get an unskippable Burger King ad before viewing.
The fillet of fish is deeply underrated, especially because it's the only sandwich where they steam the bun. I mean, you can ask them to steam the bun on any sandwich, but I give it credit for having it by default.
kinda glad to see some ppl appreciate it more
And I saw on the menu that you could get 2 patty’s
It’s a decent fish sandwich, just kind of boring for me after a couple bites. I hold off on the cheese personally cause it doesn’t mix well for me. But overall it’s a sandwich I really have to be in the mood for.
I can slam 3 filet o fish in one sitting. I love that sandwich and the mcchicken.
"no breakfast either" was a wound directly to my heart
For real man where's the mcgridle love. Those things have saved me fr many a hangover
Yes, the egg mcmuffin and mcgriddle are institutions!
McDonalds Breakfast has been dead to me ever since they discontinued the Bacon Egg & Cheese Bagel
Compared to previous videos, the tone of this "Let's Try" is elevated both by Anne Marie's presence and SungWon actually enjoying the food. Delightful!
There was surprisingly a lot of S tiers for McDonald's
I get it. McDonald's is engineered to taste amazing if you're at all into salty, savory, greasy food.
@@AlmightySammich Fair point
Everyone lowkey knows how good McDonald's is but wanna shit on it for being THE go-to place and when they fuck up orders alot
If you're not comparing McDs to anything else, it's not too surprising to rank it high for what it is. It's cheap, salty, and has a lot of flavor. The only time it's bad is when someone prepares it poorly, but otherwise, it's always going to taste the same. Now, if you compare McD to literally anything else -- yeah, prob not even B tier lol
not sure why it's surprising. They are the king of fast burger joints
You could try this with the McDonalds menu in Japan. Not only because of the strange burgers like the shrimp croquette burger, or the teriyaki mac, but also because of the QUALITY. My partner and I go to McDonalds in each country we visit just to see the differences (and because it's an easy quick meal).
Japan has quality LOCKED DOWN. the burger WILL look like the picture.
Italy's burgers were VERY salty.
UK's BigMac had different cheese.
Japan BigMac was closest to the USA, but imagine if the worker didn't punch the ingredients.
Out of curiosity, any other countries outside of EU/Anglosphere?
Seeing Anglos diss McDonalds and Burger King to death and praise other fast food chains is surreal. Down here it's about on par with local fast food chains in terms of quality/price (i.e. pretty good, but expensive compared to rando non-chain restaurants). I can only imagine US BK/McD use crappier ingredients or something?
@@AnglosArentHuman It's more we're spoiled for choice. There's nothing wrong with them per say but other chains usually do something different enough that people will prefer them. And sometimes yes, it's quality control/general quality of the prepared food varies wildly by location (and it isn't just contained to McDs or BK, but any chain restaurant).
Speaking of McDonalds in other countries, I tried a Maharaja Mac when I was in India last summer, and god damn was that thing too big for me. everything kept falling off and the buns started to tear
The apple pie you're remembering is probably the ones that were deep fried. Most locations bake them now, though on occasion you'll find some places that still deep fry them.
They still do in Portugal. I used to love them as a kid. Still like them now, but they become cloingly sweet fast for me
Where I live they must still do the older style of them, cause that criss cross isn’t at all how they look here
When I worked there, they came to the store frozen and we would put them in their own special warming machine, which I guess is basically an oven. They took like half an hour before they were ready to serve
Now you gotta hit up Jollibee or Popeyes for the fried pies. So good
God those were so good, id always get it with a vanilla cone or mcflurry 🔥🔥
"It's not fresh, it's McDonald's" absolutely killed me
What a tagline
The opposite of Wendy’s in every respect.
I love this series the most when you like the food you're ranking. I like to see you happy! :) These are always so calming and a highlight of my day when you make one.
Your wife as she says "Mmmm" as you take your big bite into the deluxe crispy chicken warms my heart.
It was a beautiful moment, indeed 🌿🍁🍃
Filet-O-Fishes are my favorite thing on the menu - McD's truly threaded the needle with it, because fish sandwiches are incredibly easy to screw up and very hard to do well
When Wendy's has their fish sandwich be sure to try it. It's crispy and the tartar sauce is delicious.
Same here. I get one every time i order McDonalds.
2 for $5 on Fish Fryday in these parts.
I always get mine with tomato and lettuce, it adds so much
I literally just tried one for the first time in my life (36) because of this vid (I really trust Sung's palate) and gotta' say- not bad!
I like that you used the term 'lost in the sauce' so literally. So wholesome lol
The thing with McDonalds fries is they are AMAZING when hot and fresh, and abhorrently disgusting when cold lol
And they still taste awful if you reheat them, even when using an oven. Eat them at the restaurant or in the car lol
They definitely taste gross when they get cold. Much better when hot and fresh
Classic cat move. Nice scratching post a foot away, and the cat's like "Nahhhh, I'll just use the couch."
This is a historical moment for the ProZD shirt collection
I like the Bowser one!
SungWon sticking his pinky out as he eats fast food is such a mood.
I used to eat the triple cheeseburger when I lived in Vietnam and it remains my favorite McDonald’s item. So good!
Came here to say that's our standard order. Best meat to toppings and bread ratio, for sure.
It’s really amazing to see how consistent their food is around the world
He gave filet o fish S. He is a man of culture.
Singlehandedly convincing everyone watching this to get McDonald's today
It's weird I watched this.... and I just had a craving... So i acted on that craving and went for tacobell lol
Im glad he ate mcdonalds today so i didnt have to 💀
I got it the day before this came out so I'll pass for the next few weeks
Ironically, watching this made me want to get Bojangles. It's literally not even closer but I just had McDonald's a few days ago and I feel like I can only really go there once in a blue moon nowadays.
As someone who can no longer eat fast food of any kind, and loved McDonald’s… this is as fun to watch, but crushed my soul 🥹❤️🍔🍟 I miss McDonald’s so fckin much
9:20 Totally agree. There's a reason the '2 Cheeseburger' meal has been on their menu since before I was born (and I'm older than SungWon is).
10:45 I don't personally love the Filet-o-Fish (though I would totally smash one with no tarter cause I don't like it), but I can understand why SungWon would. If you were a kid who liked fish sticks (or things like that) growing up, that's basically what a Filet-o-Fish is, just on a bun with cheese and sauce. And like most McDonald's sandwiches it doesn't pretend to be high quality, it's junk and everyone knows it. But it's DELICIOUS junk.
Not gonna lie, my favorite, my all-time stan burger, is the Double Cheeseburger. I order mine with bacon added because that is the single best sandwich you can get at a Mickey-D's. One of those, freshly made, is a freaking mouth-gasm. And every ingredient is in perfect proportion to the others. It's got just the right amount of everything, and even with bacon added, it's still cheaper than half their menu.
Double Cheeseburger while drunk is the best drunk-food item ever, hands down.
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I love how you started filming these standing in the kitchen
Fun fact: if he had held onto all these items instead of eating them, and sold them today, they would be worth $500,000
I have been rewatching all the older videos and you come up with this gem, grateful as always for your valiant sacrifice 🙏🏻
The quarter pounder class became S tier when they started making them more fresh. It takes longer but it's worth it.
yeah, if you get the deluxe with no salt it's really *chef's kiss*
“The most iconic item: the apple slices.” 😂😂
Once I realized that you can ask for no salt on the burger, it was a slight game changer... If only because I eat there almost every day cause of distance from work, and the mcdouble/sm fry deal is within budget.
This is the TRUE McDonald's menu "hack"!
Loved the quick editing on this one. Also nice having some back and forth with your wife.
You are the best food critic on the planet. Would love it if you compared a bunch of the same kind of food item from different brands. Like every sour cream and onion chip or every grape flavored candy. Thanks and great work!
There’s a reason why the ice cream machine always broken. The franchisees have to pay a certain company to repair it ( forgot their name also they bought the machine or rent it from them too) that company has investors from McDonalds.
Franchiseeser cannot hire someone else to repair their machine cause it would violate contract of Mcdonalds and the other company. That company charges high prices to repair and maintenance to that machine. This affects franchisees profit margins so much that they decided not to repair it also this machine requires frequent repairs. I saw it at several news websites, youtubers, channels, and papers. And from legal youtubers ( such as legal eagle and emily debaker and many more) who addressed the lawsuit for right to repair.
Sounds valid reason, what I've heard is that it requires thorough cleansing regularly and many McD's just put them out of order because the employees don't want to/can't clean it at the moment.
Another was turning them off for period of time, I think.
I've literally never in my life seen a Macdonald's with a broken machine. Might be because I live in Poland and we Europeans are actually reasonable about the repairs.
It's actually kind of stupid mcdonalds has ice cream at all. There are tons of other places to go for far superior icecream where I live. I do like to have the mcdonalds shake with my meal sometimes though.
@@tappajaav not that employees don’t want to repair or clean its more like they can’t. It takes a ID from that company technician to clean it. Without scanning the ID you can’t do anything.
@@spOOkytimes I mean me personally I love Mcflurries and I can enjoy a nice soft served cone or hot fudge sundae every now and then. I’m just a big ice cream lover so 🤷♂️
It's my goal in life to one day own an officially licensed Ronald McDonald bench. Just wanted to share that with all y'all.
Every so often those hamburger stools pop up on eBay so it’s not impossible!
May your dreams come true bro
Homie aim higher lol
With or without Ronald?
Honestly a worthy endeavor. Best to you friend. 🍔
i love seeing an actual actor barely try in an ad lmao
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I genuinely love that you made this video because I order the same two things from mcdonalds and never change. You did the same thing for me and steak quesadillas at taco bell which I had never tried before your TB video
The filet-o-fish was designed for old people (and catholics). It's the only sandwich where the buns are steamed so so have mushy fish, cheese, mushy bun, and tartar sauce you have a sandwich that even someone with no teeth could enjoy!
“No breakfast items.” But the hashbrowns are one of the best items.
I thought I would be grossed out but he does such a good job giving reason enough for his ratings so I actually ended up feeling like McDonald’s haha. I haven’t had it for about 4 months
11:50 is McDonald's in a nutshell lol
I also love the filet-o-fish. Its so simple but for some reason SO good!
"I like icecream, icecream tastes good." That's as much review as I needed on icecream lol
Icecream tastes great but it’s a shame to even compare it to mcdonalds disgusting so called “ice cream” ._.
@@ImNoah cause their ice is yoghurt based for it to not melt so fast?
Its hard to compare with warer/milk based icecream
@@ForumcoldiArchon no because they use worst quality ingredients and chemicals. This already makes the ice cream taste weird but all the artificial flavors they pump into it it just tastes like dissolved chewing gum mixed with cream :/
Oh and it’s way to sweet
Glad he S- tier'd the file-o-fish. Underrated
overrated. filet o fish is nasty as hell. ate one and threw up.
@@glennquagmire34 Its definitely very hit or miss. I dont know anyone who thinks its just "ok". Either people love it or hate it.
Me personally, definitely love it.
Your future cardiologist is going to see the title of this video and say, "OK, I think I see the problem here."
Agreed, Filet o fish is the most underrated mcd's item. I love when they got deals on em.
I love their 2 for $5. I get so many of them. Honestly the only issue I have with them is their normal price, if they were cheaper normally, they would probably be all id ever get lol.
"Ice cream tastes good, you don't need me to try six of them."
My man.
The juxtaposition of this with the caviar episode is hilarious to me. I love mcdonalds though!
His friends: How do you spend your money and free time
ProZD:
The fact that you rated a plain ass hamburger a B+ shows how addicted you are to McDonald's 😂
I appreciate that you spread this out over multiple days instead of just wasting a bunch of food and making yourself sick. Great video!
I tend to not really care for McDonald’s unless I get a craving for their breakfast. The Sausage Egg n Cheese McGriddle is just great
McDonald's breakfast has always been top-tier for fast food!
Who are these people who “wouldn’t think a slice of cheese would make a big difference on a burger”?
Isn’t that like the number one thing that changes a burger?
I swear to god if me thinking mcdonalds is bland plastic is because I've started eating them without cheese due to my lactose intolerance...
I'm astounded how you can do these videos and not have a mitral valve prolapse when it's all done, I salute you sir
He does it day by day, not all in one day
@@DerpliciousDerek no shit but still
it's not like there's anything specific about this that would give you a heart attack over eating a lot of anything else. he takes like 1-2 bites from each item anyway.
lmao, 7:53 "my wife is cooking right now, while shes doing that lets have some mcdonalds" your living a life i could never have in my wildest dreams
Fried ketchup is the most accurate way I have ever heard the McDonalds flavor described.
Loll i like the little korean sign on your whiteboard
"Dont look at me
Dont talk to me
Don't touch me"
This is what Sung Won does for us, he risks his entire cardiovascular system so he show us the things that truly matter in life.
I appreciate you my friend lol
I do not even like tomatoes normally, but I definitely agree with you about them adding something to fast food sandwiches.
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All I'm learning is that this man loves his McDonalds
I love that you like the dollar hamburger, it's been my go to for years. the texture of the patty hits different from anything else
Bro, the way you took the bite of the Quarter Pounder w/Bacon was so stereotypical anime girl eating, I love it.
Sungwon legit sounded like he was doing an impression of himself during the sponsored segment at the beginning lol
Weaning myself off of fast food so I’m living vicariously through you SungWon! Love a regular cheeseburger with a small or medium fry with a Hi-C even as an adult. Just as a little something to snack on. Their nuggets are fine, but I like drowning them in that classic tangy bbq sauce and pretending their boneless wings personally. Their cookies are nice too! Love their overly salted fries more than life itself. Time to make another protein shake and watch your Oreo video next!
I'm so used to seeing Joshua Weissman shit on McD and fast food in general. It's so great to see someone on my level who says "it's good actually".
I mean, Joshua looks at things like "oh of course I can do that better, maybe cheaper/faster, but I first just need to just so happen to have all the ingredients, kitchen appliances, time, skills, and willpower to do so", while realistically, you either break even with healthier/fresher ingredients, or just gain the satisfaction of making something yourself.
It's not "bad" per se, mayyybe a little elitist(?) on his side. I mean, c'mon, how many people are gonna have the time, energy and means of recreating a friggin' big mac at home, personalized meat and buns included?
Joshua be like: I spent 2 hours making this burger, let's see if it's better than the one I got from Mcdonalds 3 hours ago!
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Also like:
"So yeah I spent hours of my life customizing EVERY SPICE USED FOR THE MEAT PATTY THAT I HAVE GRILLED IN THE OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE TO LET IT HIT PEAK BEEF FLAVOUR WHILE ALSO PERFECTLY COMBINING ALL SAUCE INGREDIENTS, MAKING MY OWN PERFECT PICKLES AND ALSO BAKING THE FRESHEST BUNS JUST FOR THIS SANDWICH.
Now let's see how it fares against a cheap sandwich made in like five minutes by an underpaid employee in a standardized environment with an industrial grill, packaged seasoning, soaked onions, frozen buns, and some basic ingredients."
It needed to be said. People always rag on McDonalds for being the scum of fast food. But they make some satisfying burgers.
People hate that they like McDonalds.
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This is like the super size me documentary but with no medical checkups
The $1 McChicken and Cheeseburgers were my go-to items in college. So cheap that you can order 2 or 3 and still so satisfying
its so sad that mcchickens are like 2.19 now
Did you ever do the thing where you take apart a mcdouble and stick a mcchicken in the middle?
@@azfortuna9398 lol not brave enough to call it by it’s name, huh? No worries neither am I
@@onua2012sga *MCGANGBANG*
@@kirkbupkis a true hero
@@kirkbupkis Yes! Double cheeseburger and mcchicken was my go-to order in college. Slide that chicken sandwich right in the middle
One of my favorite things in these videos is occasionally when your friends or Anne-Marie tape you. I dunno it's just like "ooh this day was a hang out day :D" or just the camaraderie of them helping you out is nice.
The apple pie is now baked instead of being fried at McDonalds which is why it was probably less crispy than you remembered
Well... this confirms to me that SungWon needs to actually vlog. These types of taste tests are even more fun than the other ones :D
The McDonald's breakfast items are totally worth it! Please try them out, either in a stream or in a video 🙏
I worked there when I was a teenager, and McDonald's patties are so salty because the employees put the salt/pepper seasoning blend on after the patties are cooked. Some have a heavier hand than others. It is possible to ask for no salt on them if that is something you need/want.
aww, i'd argue that breakfast is the best thing they do. Although the fresh beef now on the 1/4lber definitely improved it a lot!
my go-to is the quarter pounder :)
Agreed. Sausage burritos are my favorite thing on their menu. I was so sad when they announced they weren't bringing back all day breakfast.
@@2-d_in_a_bag He correctly noted that most of the burgers are a tad too salty (practically perfect for what they are otherwise of course). The hack is to order it on the mobile app and hold the salt :)
@@Gorfinhofin For sure, I would get the all day breakfast for a breakfast sandwich when I didn't want a burger. I am a basic bitch tho and prefer the egg mcmuffins and mcgriddles ;)
@@RKramer105 i like the salt :0
Background music is S tier, reminiscent of Super Mario Sunshine music
My elementary school used to serve the McDonald’s dollar hamburger on some Wednesdays on some weeks (the other Wednesdays were weinerschnitzel and something else I can’t recall) so the McDonald’s dollar burger really gives me nostalgia even though it’s so shitty but I can’t eat it anymore because it’ll send me to the hospital. I used to love the filet o fish. But the last time I tried it a few years ago, it tasted so fake and chemical-like to me, it wasn’t how I remembered it…
I truly appreciate Sungwon reducing his life expectancy for our viewing pleasure.
The derision in your wife's voice when u assigned the filet o fish to S tier is hilarious
Never in my whole life did I expect to see a grown man in his kitchen, carefully critiquing McDonald kids meal apple slices.
I always get the fish fillet at mcdonalds but so many people seem to dislike it, like that guy in supersize me literally threw it up lol, glad to see it's getting some love
at 11:55 he finally bought the Ketchup and Dish Soap, truly epic.
I will also say, I miss the snack wraps and the Buffalo Bacon Ranch McChicken
The meow at 4:45 had me about to ask my cat who the heck they invited over…. had me looking around for a second😂😂
one time i got apple slices from here and there was literally one slice in the bag
That must have been a packing issue or there was a hole in the bag, because they come into the store pre-sealed. The bag packer probably should have noticed though
ProZD : I love the bacon in there it doesn’t hurt
Arteries: 👁👄👁
Came for the S-tier hot n spicy McChicken. Was not disappointed. Truly a modern marvel of food engineering
Filet o fish gets an s tier not just for being a good sandwich, but for having the most memorable commercial jingle.
FINALLY ANOTHER ProZD food review video!!