3.1
Average
102 Reviews
15-2714 Pahoa Village Road, Pāhoa
Customers’ favorites
- Mccafé French Vanilla Iced Coffee
- Quarter Pounder Hamburger
- Fantastic French Fries
- World Famous Fries
“Sometimes the red shoes demon grasps your entrails by the stomach and demands a sacrifice. That sacrifice is invariably your health. I found myself drawn to the McAlter myself just recently and while my heart was clogged with nostalgia at the smells of hot fries and what looks like sizzling beef, my wallet experienced no such relief. Interestingly, the food was less greasy than I remember from my childhood. Everything arrived hot and fresh with minimal delay. The few veggies trimming my sandwich seemed crisp and fresh. The waxy American cheese imparted it's mild flavor and generally all was a I remembered. My craving satisfied, the demon relinquished his grasp upon me and remanded his fuzzy red hair and shiny yellow onesie to the ether from which he sprang. I was impressed by the cold hard efficiency of the kiosk that has replaced the front desk. No longer are the employees distracted by unnecessary interaction with customers. Instead, they can put their heads down and really focus on frying frozen pies and slinging salt at steaming piles of fries as of trying to cast out their own demons. While I can't in good conscience recommend the place in the framing of any health conscious rhetoric, I also can't say that I won't go back. Perhaps it is a curse, or the allure of a grim purple smile cast from the shadows behind the bench seating, but something always brings me back...”