The Recession Has Been Kind to McDonald's

Daniel Gross of Slate documents how McDonald’s made McLemons into McLemonade.

Given the state of the economy, and that there’s still a recession, you’d think the upper-eschelon restaurants would be extra savvy about service, yet unfortunately a majority of places still have terrible service and...

Each Mendy’s seems to have different "recession specials". The one on Coney Island Ave has 1.99 meatball subs and (I think) 3.99 burgers. The one in Crown Heights has a different $5.99 lunch and $9.99 dinner each day of the...

I was thinking cheap dinner spots plus dining deals as well (I’d consider something like a BYO night, or fixed price mid week menu a deal, even if not technically cheap). For example alot of nice cc restaurants are offering...

Hi – I’m from NYC making a trip out to Vegas this weekend. Are there any "recession deals" going on at the top (& expensive) restaurants here in Vegas? There are so many going on in NYC that it’s almost...

Search is your friend http://nymag.com/tags/Recession%20is%20Your%20Friend http://eater.com/archives/2009/01/eater_deaflfeed_map.php http://eater.com/tags/dealfeed

From Toronto Life: http://www.torontolife.com/daily/daily-dish/bottoms/2009/05/27/byob-toronto-restaurants-drop-corkage-fees/

i get the feeling most readers here live miles from upland on the edge of la county but here goes. san biaggio pizza has a dollar a slice pizza limit three per person its killer pizza only on tuesdays bring your so and get a...

J.Betski’s (in Seaboard Station, on the R Line, www.jbetskis.com) has great specials right now on their "Recession Proof" menu: Monday through Thursday, 2 small plates and an appetizer for $20, which is plenty of food for...

i’ll be in las vegas for 2 days for work at the end of the month. i live in los angeles and many restaurants here are offering recession deals, 3 course prix fixes usually, much cheaper than they usually charge. are any...

These are all for lunch. They are not necessarily recession specials (some have been around for a while): Jean Georges $28 2 Course Nougatine (Jean Georges) $24 3 Course Alto $36 2 Course Gotham $31 3 Course Feledia $30 3 Course...

I think they told me the regular price for the baguette is $3. I’ve gotten the break stick once, and twice they’ve given me really nice focaccia as part of their recession special. And don’t forget to get your...

NY Times article with comments from Michelle Bernstein, Myles Chefetz (Prime 112, Big Pink, Nemo, Shoji) and others on the effects of the economic downturn -> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/dining/22nation.html

I need restaurant for my anniversary and I want it to be somewhere fancy-ish and defintely romantic and I don’t want to be spending $45 on entree. I’m looking for a restaurant that would have entrees in the $18-$25...

I’m curious as to whether the fellow foodies on the board have found any restaurants that have lowered their prices or offer “neighborhood” deals in response to the recession that we’re in. If you’ve...