If Dante’s Inferno had a drive-thru, it would be the McDonald’s on Calhoun Street in South Carolina. I have never in my life experienced such a grotesque parody of what fast food should be. The night shift crew here is not just rude — they operate with an animalistic hostility that makes you feel less like a customer and more like an unwanted intruder in their personal wasteland.
McDonald’s corporate advertises this location as 24 hours, which is a laughable, outright lie. There is no food. No service. No trace of hospitality. What there is, however, is a staff that treats human beings as if we are inconveniences rather than customers. I walked away feeling like I had been stripped of basic dignity, like I was some alien entity begging for scraps in a place that’s supposed to serve the community.
I’ve eaten at McDonald’s across the country and never once have I been treated with such open disdain. This location is a masterclass in failure — a pit where service, respect, and basic decency go to die.
If corporate cares at all about their brand, this store needs a complete overhaul. Until then, McDonald’s Calhoun Street will remain a cautionary tale of how a global icon can rot at its roots when it forgets that customers are, in fact, human beings.
Overall: A horrific location staffed by a night crew so devoid of talent, professionalism, and basic humanity that their only skill seems to be disrespecting the very people they’re meant to serve.
Good luck McDonald’s on Calhoun Street! You'll need it…
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lynsey Daniel
It was faster than most McDonald's. Also the workers actually seemed to somewhat care.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Mark Barradas
Put in a mobile order 20 minutes before pulling in & I still waited 15 minutes at the 3rd window … I was the ONLY one there
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
lexi lawson
I just spent 40 minutes in the drive-through not a single person answered the speaker box. I just wanted a happy meal awful service
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
ann vazquez
Waited 20 minutes for this disaster. Was gonna treat my kids to a sweet treat but nah. Too disappointing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Harold Palmer
Good service fries were hot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cynthia Broome
We go across town because this one in town is so bad.
Vernal Mack
Every time I go here , they have a nasty attitude ALWAYS !! THEY NEVER GET YOUR ORDER RIGHT.
Jane Moody
They can't get a mobile order right for hell.
Nancy Tezza
This is the cleanest McDonald's I have ever been in! Friendly staff all working together to make my visit great. Even washing the exterior of the building and the parking lot. I will definitely be back!
It is the best McDonaId’s, it’s fast, nice people, and very welcoming.
Billie Pettit
Drove through to get a Happy Meal for my dogs to reward them for good behavior in the car on the way to and from the groomer. They had nuggets and apples. I ate the fries. They were cold. It took a while to order because apparently the lady couldn't find a 6-piece nugget Happy Meal on the register, and then was trying to ask me a question without talking into the microphone. I did get what I ordered, and my dogs enjoyed their treat.
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The ice machine always down , the workers are lazy ! This the only fast food that never have a frappe … The workers act like they don’t like working . I ordered a coffee one day with cream and sugar and only got black coffee ..
Jeffrey Hoover
Just went by 4/19/25 4:48am Order 01. Served me a room temperature cup of coffee in drive through! You suck, I had to go to QT. Ripped me off of $2.29 plus tax. This is consistently the worst McD's I've ever been to. Managing Group should all be hung.
If Dante’s Inferno had a drive-thru, it would be the McDonald’s on Calhoun Street in South Carolina. I have never in my life experienced such a grotesque parody of what fast food should be. The night shift crew here is not just rude — they operate with an animalistic hostility that makes you feel less like a customer and more like an unwanted intruder in their personal wasteland.
McDonald’s corporate advertises this location as 24 hours, which is a laughable, outright lie. There is no food. No service. No trace of hospitality. What there is, however, is a staff that treats human beings as if we are inconveniences rather than customers. I walked away feeling like I had been stripped of basic dignity, like I was some alien entity begging for scraps in a place that’s supposed to serve the community.
I’ve eaten at McDonald’s across the country and never once have I been treated with such open disdain. This location is a masterclass in failure — a pit where service, respect, and basic decency go to die.
If corporate cares at all about their brand, this store needs a complete overhaul. Until then, McDonald’s Calhoun Street will remain a cautionary tale of how a global icon can rot at its roots when it forgets that customers are, in fact, human beings.
Overall: A horrific location staffed by a night crew so devoid of talent, professionalism, and basic humanity that their only skill seems to be disrespecting the very people they’re meant to serve.
Good luck McDonald’s on Calhoun Street! You'll need it…
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
It was faster than most McDonald's. Also the workers actually seemed to somewhat care.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Put in a mobile order 20 minutes before pulling in & I still waited 15 minutes at the 3rd window … I was the ONLY one there
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I just spent 40 minutes in the drive-through not a single person answered the speaker box. I just wanted a happy meal awful service
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Waited 20 minutes for this disaster. Was gonna treat my kids to a sweet treat but nah. Too disappointing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Good service fries were hot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We go across town because this one in town is so bad.
Every time I go here , they have a nasty attitude ALWAYS !! THEY NEVER GET YOUR ORDER RIGHT.
They can't get a mobile order right for hell.
This is the cleanest McDonald's I have ever been in! Friendly staff all working together to make my visit great. Even washing the exterior of the building and the parking lot. I will definitely be back!
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It is the best McDonaId’s, it’s fast, nice people, and very welcoming.
Drove through to get a Happy Meal for my dogs to reward them for good behavior in the car on the way to and from the groomer. They had nuggets and apples. I ate the fries. They were cold. It took a while to order because apparently the lady couldn't find a 6-piece nugget Happy Meal on the register, and then was trying to ask me a question without talking into the microphone. I did get what I ordered, and my dogs enjoyed their treat.
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The ice machine always down , the workers are lazy ! This the only fast food that never have a frappe … The workers act like they don’t like working . I ordered a coffee one day with cream and sugar and only got black coffee ..
Just went by 4/19/25 4:48am Order 01. Served me a room temperature cup of coffee in drive through! You suck, I had to go to QT. Ripped me off of $2.29 plus tax. This is consistently the worst McD's I've ever been to. Managing Group should all be hung.
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