Hello from a NYC Chowhound! My daughter is being treated at the Kennedy Kreiger Hospital in Baltimore. My husband and I will be staying at the Ronald McDonald House which is on Lexington Avenue, every weekend, just a block from... (24 replies, last updated by foster October 11, 2004)

Suggestions? Too hot to cook, or even bring something in tonight, and methinks many of the small places around here are going to be awfully hot. (25 replies, last updated by potato or yam September 19, 2009)

Well corporate stupidity wins out again . Mcdonalds in Canada has stop serving their orange drink. As you all know this non carbonated beverage has been around a loooong time , and was pretty much a staple drink whenever I... (13 replies, last updated by rworange July 25, 2009)

The UM Hospital is close to Ronald McDonald House – On S. Greene between Baltimore St. and Lombard St., with the entrance about half-way between the two. At Hopkins there is the main cafeteria which is standard awful, but... (7 replies, last updated by atls14620 October 13, 2004)

So I went to bed last night with a craving for a sausage biscuit from McDonald's. I live in the suburbs of Philly and the morning dawned raw and damp and rainy. But I got sent out on an errand and could not resist hitting the... (16 replies, last updated by givemecarbs October 22, 2009)

True, Phaedrus. But not as much as Skittles has harmed its image with their recent spate of commercials. If you think back, Ronald McDonald was never a real reason for me to get a Big Mac, which I do admit to enjoying once every... (44 replies, last updated by sommrluv July 9, 2008)

Yesterday I was stranded on the outskirts of Los Angeles in a culinary wasteland and ended up at McDonald's for my favorite Ronald McDonald fix: a Filet-O-Fish sandwich and a hot-fudge sundae with peanuts. Strangest thing was, the... (2 replies, last updated by wabbitslayer November 30, 2006)

How are kids different from adults? Kids see an identifiable character - Ronald McDonald - on TV and they have actually, personally eaten at his restaurant. And it’s on TV!!! Cool. The places have food that is... (32 replies, last updated by ML8000 August 10, 2007)

My office team (25 – 30 in number) will be spending a half-day next month volunteering at the The Northern Virginia Ronald McDonald House located on the campus of INOVA Fairfax Hospital. We’d like to go out together... (4 replies, last updated by anni September 29, 2005)

from mcdonald's website (history): " Ronald McDonald, In Any Language He Means “Fun!” “The smile known around the world,” In his first TV appearance in 1963 the happy clown was portrayed by none other than... (7 replies, last updated by alkapal August 4, 2008)

I have friends who will be staying at the Ronald McDonald House next week while their son is operated on at Duke. Looking for healthy, fresh options fairly close by that can be easily found by a preoccupied person not familiar... (13 replies, last updated by romansperson July 7, 2008)

being an older guy, 57, like em. Mostly populated by working people, not the now every where trendy suburbanites,or healthy urban return-e’s, that want sparkling clean Ronald McDonald type places. This is your... (12 replies, last updated by Jamie D September 29, 2005)

I have volunteered to share/demonstrate making some healthy snacks for kids and parents at a local Ronald McDonald house next Tuesday. These parents really need some great snack ideas that will be healthy for their kids, and... (10 replies, last updated by susancinsf September 17, 2004)

You might want to check Iowa Meat Farms on Mission Gorge or Whole Foods in Hillcrest. You might want to check out the Ronald McDonald Center in La Jolla for your Setocaine issues. (9 replies, last updated by Caroline February 7, 2007)

Yup. Lots of “broken mold” McDonald's all over the world. The one in the theater district of NYC, one in an incredible mansion somewhere in South America, one at the beach in CA, and we have one here in downtown... (10 replies, last updated by Caroline1 February 17, 2008)