New McDonald’s menu items are always big news, and a lot of them don’t always last
a very long time. A Big Mac or McNuggets can be enjoyed time and again, but some menu items
just fade off into the distance. What if one of those disappearing foods happened to be
your favorite? Well you’re out of luck with these 10 McDonald’s foods you’ll never
get to eat again.
McPizza
Who doesn't love a nice slice of pizza, or two? Heck, maybe even three! What’s not
to love? The melted cheese, the succulent pepperoni, the sauce rich in garlic and seasoning
… it’s enough to take you all the way to Italy and without having the need to board
a plane and endure the rough flight back. But of course, not everyone does it right,
and there are many pizza joints that miss the mark altogether. We’re sure you’ve
all had such experiences: maybe the cheese isn't real mozzarella, maybe the pepperoni
is gross and badly cooked, maybe the crust is so big and doughy, the taste of the actual
ingredients get completely lost somewhere along the way. Whatever the case, not everyone
does this creation of epic proportions justice. But for McDonald's Pizza, there were a definite
meshing of reviews, as there were those that absolutely loved it and would love to see
it back on the menu, and of course there were those that detested the pizza with a passion
and are happy that it probably won’t ever make a return to a McDonald’s restaurant
near you. It was first added to the menus in Canada and was a pretty good selling point
there, predominantly among children. It made it to the States in the eighties and yet it
didn't survive the tumultuous winds of the nineties. Two locations in the US did still
keep it on, however … Pomeroy, Ohio and Spencer, West Virginia, but even those two
locations couldn’t keep the McPizza going forever.
Fish McBites
The McDonald’s menu has seen quite a few fish options over the years, and most recently
they've added the Fish and Chips menu item that's creating a decent amount of buzz. But
probably the most famous is the fish filet sandwich, which has been on the menu for quite
some time now and doesn't seem to be going anywhere, thankfully. But the same cannot
be said for the Fish McBites, if you can remember them at all. The fish filet sandwich was added
to the menu in the sixties and as we mentioned, it was received quite well. But these bites
were introduced in 2012, which makes them a very recent menu addition in terms of how
old some of these other examples are. Fish at McDonald’s was first added because of
the large amount of Christian clients that flooded the restaurant in the sixties. Because
of Lent, a period of preparation for Easter, many Christians abstain from meat on particular
days, like Fridays, so the fish items first appeared on the menu to facilitate this group
of the clientele. It was also a great option for many other religious groups and nationalities
that abstained from meat, so fish has always been a top seller at McDonald’s. Except
for these little buggers. The Fish McBites didn't end up doing so well in the end. We
hope the fish and chips do better. After all, even though this item is fried and in a batter
no less, it is a bit healthier as well, as fish contain omega 3 fatty acids, so if you’re
sad to have missed out on the Fish McBites, be sure to give the fish and chips a try if
you haven’t so far.
McSalad Shaker
Everyone tries to eat a little healthier these days, especially during the summer when beach
weather is looming just around the corner. A menu item like this would have seriously
done well right about now, right? Maybe not. At the end of the day, McDonald’s thrives
on the tastier items it sells - and by tastier, we do mean naughtier. How many of you have
ever told yourselves that today at lunch, you’ll go for the healthier option? Today,
you won’t cheat on your diet? But when you make it to the food court, those golden arches
pull you forth like a magnet pulls at metal. We’re sure it’s happened to you all, and
the addition of a salad option on the menu still won’t deter you from chomping down
on that double quarter-pounder with cheese, as the failure of this item proves. McSalad
Shakers were easy to consume, as they were served in cups and all you had to do was add
your dressing and shake up all the ingredients, but still that facilitation wasn't enough
to get the throngs of people that flooded the restaurant to buy them, no matter how
many pounds they wanted to lose. The McSalad Shakers were dropped off the menu in 2003.
Now salads in general are a great lunch item, but maybe McDonald's isn't the best place
to look for it. You know, as the popular saying goes: don’t look for good pizza at a steakhouse--well,
you shouldn't look for salad where the hamburger and fries reign supreme.
Fruit and Walnut Snack
Now if you take a look back at the annals of time and see just how many McDonald’s
food items have been done away with like we have, you’ll definitely be shocked. We've
just touched the tip of the iceberg and have selected some of the most popular, but it
is really incredible to see how many failed items they actually served over the years.
Just goes to show that not all the items served at the golden arches are golden, so to speak.
Take this healthy snack option, the Fruit and Walnut Snack. For starters, this item,
or something like it, can easily be found at your neighborhood grocery store. One doesn't
need to actually go to McDonald’s to get something like this, and as it turns out,
not many people did; especially when there are so many other tastier things to choose
from. If you walk in there and want a snack and not necessarily a meal, you can walk away
with many of the McValue items, which are cheap and light. Who couldn't eat a single
cheeseburger in between meals? This fruit and walnut medley was done away with in 2013.
Besides, if and when you were inspired to purchase one of these in the spirit of good
health, you almost always raced back in line to order a double Cheeseburger and fries—especially
if you happened to be seated in the restaurant still when you were finished with your fruit
and nuts.
McDonald’s Chicken Fajitas
Probably one of the single most successful cuisines in the US and in parts of Canada
is Tex-Mex. Thus the massive success of restaurants like Taco Bell. Who doesn't get a massive
craving for a really good burrito or a nice crispy taco every now and again? We know we
do, as most of you probably do as well. So, it wasn't long before the good people at McDonald’s
decided to add a little Tex-Mex flair to the menu. Now the breakfast burrito that was brought
on has done well and is still a top seller on the famous McDonald’s breakfast menu,
but the chicken fajitas that they had added to the lunch and dinner menu didn't survive
the nineties, unfortunately. This item, like so many of the others on this list, wasn't
at all bad tasting. It was actually good. But the reason that a menu item disappears
isn't always because of how it tastes. This one is definite proof of that. Perhaps the
public figured that with Taco Bell out there pushing out decent Tex-Mex, maybe they’d
go down to the old golden arches for what they did best … and that was hamburgers
and fries, not fajitas.
McHot Dog
Now when you think burgers and fries, you immediately think of hot dogs too, as they
are the staple of the North American carnival and recreational diet. Who doesn't have a
hot dog and fries every now and again, especially when visiting a carnival or amusement park,
and it just makes sense that McDonald’s would serve this other staple in such foods,
doesn't it? Of course it does, and the fast food restaurant titan definitely did serve
hot dogs for a time. But as it turns out, the public really wasn't buying them as much
as originally expected. Truthfully, this one’s a bit of a paradox, as you’d think that
this item would have done better than the salads and snacks, and yes, even more than
some of the burger options that came and went, but no. We know that in certain North American
cities, you can practically get a good hot dog on any street corner, but still, its inclusion
on the menu at your local McDonald’s would have simplified the situation when somebody
in your group wanted hot dogs and somebody else wanted burgers. Instead of going to multiple
locations and eventually meeting up, you could have gone to the same place and enjoyed a
great conversation as you chomped down on the goodies only McDonald’s could amply
provide. This item failed harder than some of this other fare, and it left executives
scratching their heads a tad. And we must say, that’s reasonable, as you’d think
a hot dog would sell pretty well at any fast food joint—especially one as cheap as it
was. Back at the inception of the franchising of McDonald’s, Ray Kroc actually stated
publicly that he would never allow Hot Dogs on the menu as even back then, quality control
would have been an issue with these tasty little dogs, but yet his warning would not
be listened to by those that followed in his footsteps.
Triple-Double Burger at Mickey D’s
As we stated, not all of the burgers and fries on the menu did well, as this one here proves
quite nicely. There are a lot of fast food chains that have multi-patty burgers, and
yes, as does McDonald’s still to this day. The Big Mac has two patties, but the Double
Big Mac has four patties and it’s an item that has done considerably well. But the triple
double burger was a burger that people didn't exactly gravitate towards. Interestingly enough
it was launched as a promotion for the nineties era superhero film, Batman Forever, but it
didn't survive the decade it was introduced in. This, as well as a few of these items,
would seem to do quite well in this era however, as bigger is definitely better, despite how
many people are eating a tad cleaner. Burger King, McDonald’s direct competitor, has
many multi-stacked hamburger options, and so does Wendy’s, so maybe the good people
at McDonald’s should think about trying this one out again, only this time, they should
probably try to attach the promotions to a better film.
McDonald’s Spanish Omelet Bagel
The name sounds really appetizing. In fact, as we work on this one, we find ourselves
getting a pretty big craving to give this one a try. But to our deep chagrin, we can’t,
unless we somehow find the recipe and start sautéing omelettes right here in the office
on a portable burner. Not likely, we know. And we‘re sure you’re too busy to try
that as well, but this item was a decent item and many enjoyed the international flair it
added to a breakfast menu that back in the day was a tad boring, we’d say. But as it
seems, the general public was weary of changing the dependable status quo that we all get
a little attached to every now and again. The spices and taste that this item brought
were definitely not for everyone, especially those that liked their food to be simply prepared
and readily available. It was on the menu until the early portion of the 2000s, but
went the way of many items we’ll never see again. So if you were the type to enjoy a
little of the old Spanish flair with your morning coffee, we’re sorry for your loss.
The McAfrika
And talk about an international flair. The McAfrika pushed the boundaries of what McDonald’s
was willing to offer its consumers. Of course the biggest leap in that direction was the
flat bread that sandwiched this item, a type of bread that is particularly popular in Africa
and the Middle East, hence the sandwich’s name. Now most in North America didn't even
get to taste this one during it’s one and only run, as it was introduced in Norway during
the Olympic Games held in that country, but many believed it to be in horrible form, as
it was launched at a time that Africa was suffering one of the biggest famines in the
continent’s history. It was discontinued in 2002, never to be seen again.
McDonald’s Chopped Beefsteak Sandwich
Here’s an item that’s served in almost every diner across North America. It was released
way back in 1979. It’s easy to prepare and the meat is readily available in such types
of restaurants as well, as it’s really just chopped hamburger meat, formed to look like
a steak. Essentially, it’s Salisbury steak, and if you top it with caramelized onions
and some gravy, you've got a more sophisticated menu item, but really all it is a hamburger,
just worked around in a different way. Many restaurants like to have this on their menu,
as it shows the customer a different item, but the restaurant won’t suffer any extra
losses, as the ingredients used to prepare this dish are pretty much already around,
as they all probably prepare countless burgers for their own clientele. Now McDonald’s
actually introduced this in sandwich form and gave it a name all its own, but perhaps
the issue lay in that very name, as the public was probably anticipating actual steak in
that sandwich, and not the minced meat variation they got. And there wasn't an ounce of steak
sauce that was going to convince them that it was actual steak, no matter how many dollops
covered the piece of meat and onion. They should have called it The Salisbury steak
Sandwich; maybe it would have fared better in the end.
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