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Biscuits and gravy at McDonald's

Started by bugo, March 19, 2014, 04:27:05 AM

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bugo

At the Saint Louis meet, the subject of McDonald's breakfast came up.  I was shocked to learn that on the east coast, they don't serve biscuits and gravy.  I assumed that it was a nationwide thing.  What parts of the country does McDonald's serve this delicacy?


getemngo

I'm in Michigan and I don't recall McDonald's serving biscuits and gravy, but the Subway in my hometown actually does (and started before Subway launched breakfast nationwide).
~ Sam from Michigan

bugo

Maybe it's just a southern/midwestern thing.  I assumed everybody loved biscuits and gravy.  McDonald's actually makes pretty good biscuits and gravy.

getemngo

I wouldn't generally lump Southern and Midwestern food together. (Cue Alps saying the Great Lakes area isn't Midwest...) I had never even heard of chicken and waffles until Lay's made it a flavor.
~ Sam from Michigan

bugo

There are great parallels between Midwestern cuisine and Southern cuisine.  Barbecue is the greatest example.

Brandon

I've never seen biscuits and gravy at a McDonald's around here.  The only fast food place I know of that carries such a thing is Hardee's.
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Buck87

One thing I know is that the gravy isn't the same at every McDonalds that has biscuits and gravy, possibly based on region.

I'm used to what my local McDs has, which I would describe as thick and spicy with small pieces of sausage, with the gravy already poured on top of the two halves of the biscuit when you receive it.

I was disappointed with what I got at a McDs in southern Indiana (at I-64 and SR 64.) That gravy had bigger pieces of sausage in it, but was thinner and really bland. And it was served differently as well, with one uncut biscuit sitting next to a separate container of gravy that you had to open and pour yourself. My Dad has reported seeing the same thing in Texarkana when driving through there last fall.

english si

Some gravy would be good with chips (al a northern England's standard way of eating chips - and KFC finally has it here)


but with biscuits
?

That's silly - no wonder you won't find it within 5000 miles of here!

Oh wait, you mean scones and Béchamel sauce made with dripping (and maybe with sausages) rather than butter...

Yeah, I still see why McDonalds won't carry it this side of the Atlantic! Even with a different name, that won't sell.

I don't think the US franchised fast food places we have here (McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Subway) do regional variations in Britain and Ireland. Except maybe on the soda fountain. Given that we have various regional cuisines, and various regional quirks (especially when it comes to what accompanies chips), you'd expect a little bit of variation. That said, a UK-based chain like Harry Ramsden's Fish and Chips will simply cater for all different taste in chips (except perhaps the south Welsh desire for curry sauce - though if many independent chip shops carry it) and peas (mushy if you are northern, normal if not) throughout the country and part of the appeal of these national chains is consistency.

getemngo

Quote from: bugo on March 19, 2014, 04:42:20 AM
There are great parallels between Midwestern cuisine and Southern cuisine.  Barbecue is the greatest example.

I guess that's the difference between "eastern" Midwest and "western" Midwest. Local cuisine to me is based on Greek, German, Polish, and Scandinavian influences.
~ Sam from Michigan

corco

I don't think I have ever been to a Mickey D's with biscuits and gravy

bugo

Quote from: corco on March 19, 2014, 12:30:37 PM
I don't think I have ever been to a Mickey D's with biscuits and gravy

Next time you're in Tulsa I'll treat you to some.

1995hoo

Quote from: corco on March 19, 2014, 12:30:37 PM
I don't think I have ever been to a Mickey D's with biscuits and gravy

I have not either. The most "southern" thing on the McDonald's menu around here is the fried chicken biscuit offered during breakfast hours.
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Biscuits and gravy is a rarity in the northeast.  More adventurous breakfast-focused places will have it, but forget finding it on a standard diner menu.  Ditto chicken-fried steak and countless other southern staples. 

1995hoo

I asked the biggest McDonald's breakfast aficionado I know (a well-known politician) whether he has ever heard of McDonald's selling biscuits and gravy. His reply:

QuoteI believe it has only recently been introduced locally.  however, b/c it is not an egg mcmuffin, I would personally not likely ever encounter it...

Maybe it's a gradual roll-out. The one near my house didn't have it last time I went there a few weeks ago.

Regarding chicken-fried steak, IHOP offers that. I had it last week (for lunch) and it was quite tasty. The hash browns were so-so, but the chicken-fried steak itself was good and very filling.
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Scott5114

This is probably something left up to the individual franchisee.

I managed two different Burger King restaurants. One, a stand-alone location, did not offer biscuits and gravy. The other, located inside a casino, did not offer many menu items, but did have biscuits and gravy.
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Road Hog

I remember when my local BK had all you can eat biscuits and gravy for $1.99. Needless to say, that was a breakfast staple whenever I would get out of bed early enough to get there.

bugo

Biscuits and gravy have been available at local McDonald's for years.  It's not a new roll out thing.

Brandon

Quote from: bugo on March 21, 2014, 04:00:01 AM
Biscuits and gravy have been available at local McDonald's for years.  It's not a new roll out thing.

I'd say it's more of a regional thing.
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rickmastfan67

I recall biscuits and gravy have been available at Pittsburgh McDonald's before.  Can't say for sure right now, as I haven't had the chance to get to a McDonald's recently during breakfast time. :spin:

bugo

If they don't have them in your area then you're missing out.  Most McDonald's food is bland, but the biscuits and gravy are actually good.

KEVIN_224

I've never seen this at any New England McDonald's. I have seen them offer a lobster roll before though...but in Maine.

ghYHZ

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Quote from: KEVIN_224 on March 22, 2014, 12:05:04 PM
...............I have seen them offer a lobster roll before though...but in Maine.

McLobster here too in the Maritimes.

Never heard of Biscuits & Gravy......but they serve Poutine!

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Quote from: english si on March 19, 2014, 12:18:08 PM
Some gravy would be good with chips (al a northern England's standard way of eating chips - and KFC finally has it here)


but with biscuits
?

That's silly - no wonder you won't find it within 5000 miles of here!

Oh wait, you mean scones and Béchamel sauce made with dripping (and maybe with sausages) rather than butter...

Yeah, I still see why McDonalds won't carry it this side of the Atlantic! Even with a different name, that won't sell.

I don't think the US franchised fast food places we have here (McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Subway) do regional variations in Britain and Ireland. Except maybe on the soda fountain. Given that we have various regional cuisines, and various regional quirks (especially when it comes to what accompanies chips), you'd expect a little bit of variation. That said, a UK-based chain like Harry Ramsden's Fish and Chips will simply cater for all different taste in chips (except perhaps the south Welsh desire for curry sauce - though if many independent chip shops carry it) and peas (mushy if you are northern, normal if not) throughout the country and part of the appeal of these national chains is consistency.

Well, depends what you are defining with 'scones' and 'Béchamel sauce' - when I make my own biscuits and gravy, the biscuits don't have cheese in them and the gravy I make with flour, butter and milk, then I add the sausage crumbles as well as some of the dripping as well as a bunch of ground black pepper.

I've found there's a lot of variation in the way people make their own variety.  My mother's roomate doesn't use butter at all, she makes her gravy with flour, milk, sausage and dripping, no butter.  I'm partial to the way I do it, but then, that's why I do it that way.

Bugo, Hardee's biscuits & gravy blow McDonald's B&G right the fuck out of the water, and I've never been in a Hardee's (or Carl's Jr, for that matter) that doesn't serve them, regardless of where.  Arby's B&G are excellent as well, again, way better than McDonald's, and I don't recall having ever been in an Arby's that doesn't serve them, either.
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english si

Quote from: Crazy Volvo Guy on March 22, 2014, 11:48:15 PMWell, depends what you are defining with 'scones' and 'Béchamel sauce'
Well yes, that was my point about your use of 'biscuits' and 'gravy'. I might count the gravy as gravy, if the main liquid ingredient was meat juices, rather than milk, but the various recipes I found were for sausagey Bechamel Sauce, with maybe some variants like no butter. And 'biscuit' is a scone - the recipes are identical.
Quotethe biscuits don't have cheese in them
I've never seen scones with cheese in them.

Scones here typically come split in half with jam and cream, but they are the exactly the same thing as 'biscuits' (which aren't biscuits as they don't go soft when stale).
Quoteand the gravy I make with flour, butter and milk
That's Bechamel sauce
Quotethen I add the sausage crumbles as well as some of the dripping as well as a bunch of ground black pepper.
OK, that's in addition to the butter, rather than instead of.
QuoteI've found there's a lot of variation in the way people make their own variety.  My mother's roomate doesn't use butter at all, she makes her gravy with flour, milk, sausage and dripping, no butter.
which is what I described...

mcdonaat

Biscuits and Gravy? I think you have to ask for it here. I do know that every time I get a McMuffin meal (the only thing I actually eat from there!), they ask if I want to add grits to the meal. Well, of course!



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