McDonald’s is not closed again: when Russia died without American hamburgers
McDuck was previously expected to suspend operations on March 14. However, it didn’t close.
A photo: Ivan MAKEEV
The most amazing thing is that people are not particularly sorry. Well, cover all McDonald’s outlets. Temporarily. And now what? Come out to the rally with banners “Give us back the strips”? Or go on a hunger strike at the very doors behind which billions of burgers (in 32 years) were prepared, as well as rolls, chicken wings and cheese sticks?
No. People are becoming more and more silent. Pass by. Or vice versa they sing.
In general, Uncle Sam did not scare us. at all.
At the same time, it happened earlier that McDuck will suspend work on March 14. However, it didn’t close. In the morning, couriers with yellow and green suitcases reached out for regular orders. Well, so are the visitors.
“Today is definitely the last day,” one of the cashiers explained. “Even though no one warned us. They said they would go to work. We are open.
“I didn’t get along with a light wedge on a yellow letter,” another client muttered in his mustache, who ordered only coffee for breakfast. – Plenty of other fast food outlets nearby.
And it is true. To date, there are about 12 thousand catering establishments in history – not only fast food, but all the rest.
If you don’t like Russian cuisine, eat Chinese (Peking roast duck is a world thing). Or pop khachapuri in the shape of a boat – this is already a Georgian version. Or choke on fried Vietnamese frogs if you like. In Moscow, you can even find puffer fish. Tunisia is poisonous. But it’s better not to risk it. In addition, all of the above high value of fast food. And we are interested in budget options. Such, for example, as “Cheburechnaya USSR”. It’s funny, but this institution perched just on Bolshaya Bronnaya – next to the first Moscow McDuck. And the clients here are also a wagon and a small cart. Seventy percent – the older generation, which is not averse to nostalgic for the past. And tasty food at the same time. Today it is generally very fashionable, use the Soviet theme. the number of films about that era, T-shirts with a sickle and a hammer, museums, soda machines at VDNKh, the name of cosmetic products and much more.
“Cheburechnaya USSR” really returns you to the past. The scents alone are worth it. The ones that grab you by the nose at the very entrance and drag you down the stairs to the basement. Here, the main thing is not to rush. And what is good, you can crash.
There is a queue at the checkout. The men order what they want. Chebureki with lamb, beef, chicken, cheese. With potatoes and mushrooms. There is even with cherry and apple. Besides. Handmade dumplings. Herring with potatoes. Aspic. Mimosa salad”. Solyanka. Pork roast. Marinated fish.
Average check – 350-400 rubles. And it’s a stone’s throw from Tverskaya Street – opposite the notorious cafe “Pushkin”.
The work week has just begun, and the man at the next table is already discussing with might and main how best to use the bottom of the car. They got so excited that I had to run for another decanter. They let go in the cheburechnaya.
There are no soft chairs and exquisite tables in this institution. Everything is as before – cheap and cheerful.
Especially warm in the soul becomes from the music that comes to the speakers. This, of course, is the entire Soviet stage. parish from Maya Kristalinskaya and the end of Leontiev. Valery.
“The closure of McDonald’s sincerely considers itself a winner,” another client admitted in a conversation with me. Let the youth not worry. And supports the domestic manufacturer. Well, what hamburger can compare with Russian pancakes? Although I understand that one-sided does not interfere.
In connection with the temporary closure of McDucks, they do not expect a special influx in the Cheburechnaya USSR. They say that the client needs time to decide which restaurant to go to. True, there are a lot of them in the center of Moscow.
WHAT HOW MUCH
Cheburek with beef – 120 rubles
Cheburek with cherries – 65 rubles
Pelmeni (one portion 140 gr) – 170 rubles.
Pickles at home – 110 rubles.
Vinaigrette – 95 rubles
Borscht with sour cream – 160 rubles
Chicken cutlet – 105 rubles.
Tea – 60 rubles.
OFFICIALLY
According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, in patients with a frequency of 250 points, increased excitability occurs during the year. To do this, the city will allocate 500 million rubles for concessional lending.
According to him, the challenge is that all products (99%) were supplied to McDonald’s by renewable suppliers.
“Moreover, there will be new enterprises in the state, including those specialists who work until recently in the institutions of large corporations,” the mayor added.
We also add that the day before the appointment of the congress was made by the national association of culinary specialists of Russia Anna Zhukova. According to her, the organization, which she enlarged, developed a common menu based on Russian recipes (more than three months for this). These dishes could be a response to McDuck’s letter. And we are not talking about cutlets in the dough, but about medium pastries, pancakes, soups, side dishes and natural lemonades (instead of cola).
OPINION SPECIALISTS
“There is nothing supernatural in food networks,” said kp.ru Presidents of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers of Russia Igor Bukharov. – You can eat the same (or similar) burgers in any other cafe or restaurant. And all this equipment, privately owned by McDonald’s, is also produced here in Russia. Install and get ready. I liked the joke more that now there will be nowhere to go to the toilet. There is a deal of truth in it. As for food, I repeat, we will live peacefully without them. Look, there is no McDuck in the news – and nothing.
MORE OPTIONS
“Mu Mu”. A network of fast food options, in the preparation of dishes of Russian cuisine. There is borscht, green cabbage soup, pancakes with cottage cheese, cheesecakes, dumplings, chicken cutlets with lingonberries and much more. There are 35 outlets in Moscow. Average bill – 500 rubles.
Teremok. In the institutions of this network, you are called sudar or sudryn. And return to taste borscht with duck, Olivier salad, pancakes with mushrooms, buckwheat with chicken breast, pasta in the Navy, dumplings and dumplings. Currently in action fulfills 162 points. The average bill is 500-600 rubles.
Miratorg. Only marbled beef is used in the preparation of burgers. cost and price – 790 rubles per piece. This is the classic version. There are also cheaper ones. For example, a hamburger with a cutlet, pickled cucumbers and tomato sauce costs 355 rubles. There are, as in McDuck, rolls, cheesesteaks, french fries, Greek salad and Coca-Cola. There are 11 addresses in Moscow so far, this year there will be more of them. Average bill – 800 rubles.
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