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The Threadless Nut » Blog Archive » McDLT — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:12 +0000

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By: Sparkster

Sparkster — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:13:32 +0000

The great thing to me about the McDLT was that everything wasn’t just smashed together, people who had to make the sandwich actually had to make it look a little better because we (the consumer) actually got to “see” inside the sandwich. It seems with a hamburger today, they just sort of throw everything on the bun, smash it down, and hope we don’t notice that we have a pile of pickles or all of the ketchup is in one spot, while the rest of the sandwich is missing any at all or that the burger covers half of the bun. In the end, the real great thing about the McDLT was dang tasty! I have to admit, I miss it much.

By: Mee

Mee — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:50:52 +0000

I thought I was the only one to remember this burger, it was the best burger ever. They need to bring to back ASAP. I remember every Friday as a kid ordering one of those burgers and then it was gone, I am still hurt over that.

By: joni

joni — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:17:08 +0000

Well, I remember the McArch and that was the very best sandwich ever and one day it just disappeared. I even called Mcdee’s corporation today to see if they would ever bring the best sandwich back and they had never even heard of it. They were going to have to research it and get back to me. Isn’t that funny. I don’t remember the McDLt though.

By: B

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:49:29 +0000

I use to get a McDLT at least 3 times a week, I believe it was 1987 or so when they came out. Even my Dad, who hated Mc D’s, would eat the McDLT, it was wonderful!! A couple of guys at work would give me a hard time because I would throw out the pickles, they would say, “Why bother getting a hamburger with all that stuff if you just throw it out!” After that day I would stuff the pickles in their tool boxes.

By: Michael Moncur

Michael Moncur — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Man, I miss that burger. I haven’t bothered much with McDonalds since they got rid of it.

Am I the only one sitting here repeating “McD [clap] [clap] LT” over and over?

I am?

Oh, crap.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

No, you’re not alone. I’m sitting here repeating “Lettuce and tomato on the COOL COOL side, and the COOL [clap] [clap] stays crisp!”

And yes, I really soured on McDonald’s after they got rid of that burger too. It was almost as bad as when KFC got rid of Chicken Littles (undoubtedly the BEST fast-food item of all time).

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

As a 15 year old I was working flipping burgers at MCD back in the day when the McDLT was around in this country. I have to tell you, it was the most disgusting thing that we served, by far, which is saying a lot (see Super Size Me, in case you want to see the gory details). As for the cool side stays cool, the hot side stays hot business, the whole thing was a joke since we put the entire box under the heat lamps. Ah, such fond memories.

By: Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m glad someone else remembers. The McDLT’s tag line has been a perfect punchline a couple times, but all it gets is blank stares. Somewhere out there, a McRib is being served.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Funny … and to think of all the George food episodes on Seinfeld. “Get me the big big salad” for example.

By: Zara

Zara — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wow, I don’t remember that thing at all. Although, then again, I guess I was 5.

By: Gabriel Mihalache

Gabriel Mihalache — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wow! That commercial is freaking me out! They're like a bunch of demented cyborgs, claping and dancing! Also, Jason Alexander had hair! Weird!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Did I just dream that.

I love living in the UK.

By: Chris S.

Chris S. — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wow, I miss that sandwich. That was my favorite McDonald’s item and am glad to see that it’s still available on this planet!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

One weekend night in high school I was out cruising the mean streets of my home town with friends. After several Lucky Lagers and a few Schmidts, we stopped at the Golden Arches. I ordered, as Miami Vice Jason Alexander so cheerfully told us, the best lettuce and tomato hamburger ever: The McDLT.

The friend who I was riding with was super anal about his 1982 burgundy Datsun station wagon, especially the plush black vinyl interior. So, I had to assemble my McDLT inside the McDonald’s bag. If anyone remembers the long, styrofoam container that the McDLT came in, you can appreciate that this was a pain in the ass. Adding a dark, moving car and many beers in my belly to mix made it as hard as getting to the second Pie Factory in Donkey Kong.

I don’t like tomatoes on a burger. So, during the assembly process, I removed the tomato, pulled the finished product out of the bag, and began to enjoy my McDL.

About three quarters of the way through it, I thought to myself, “This burger blows.” I’m not a picky eater (except for tomatoes on burgers) but this damn thing had little flavor. It just wasn’t up to the high standards of the other items on the McDonald’s menu. Nonetheless, I bucked up and finished my food.

Again, if you remember the McDLT, you’ll recall that it was a messy burger. Something about the cool side and hot side coming together just before eating time produced higher-than-average burger juices. Those juices were on my hands, creeping toward my wrists, and threatening my Generra sweater. So, I reached into the bag for the napkin. Suddenly, my hand ran into the tomato I discarded. But it didn’t feel like a tomato. I investigated further and discovered that in my drunken stupor, I pulled the damn beef patty out instead of the tomato! I was eating a McLT.

Several lessons were learned from this experience, but I’ll share the two that are most important:

That special container is bogus. The hot side didn’t stay hot and cool side didn’t stay cool. Both sides were kind of luke warm. If the patty was really steaming, as in the commercial, I would have scorched my hand and avoided my mistake.
No fast-food restaurant should force the public to build a meal. We want fast food because it is fast and convenient. Also, the cheese should have been on the hot side so it can melt. Bad market research, Ronald.

For these reasons, the McDLT was destined for failure – except in St. Croix.