The first of the fast food chains ‘future’ model opened in Hamilton this past weekend. Here’s a tour Watch video
The future has arrived in Mercer County – in fast food that is.
We’ll show you how to navigate the new multiple ordering options at a “McDonald’s of the Future,” so when you go, no one need realize you’re only from the year 2018.
Just last Saturday, the McDonald’s on South Broad Street in Hamilton, while celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the location’s operation, on the same day held a grand re-opening as a McDonald’s of the Future location.
For ordering, there’s a McDonald’s app (of course) and now there are large-screen, vertical kiosks that greet you where food orders can be customized almost endlessly.
At the kiosk, payment can be made in a variety of electronic ways, including Apple Pay.
If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can still walk over to the register and pay a person using any of the aforementioned electronic forms of payment, or even… cash.
Table service is part of the new plan, so you can go find a place to sit in the sleek cafe-style seating area, unless you happen to have small children with you.
In that case, you’ll want to find a table near the enclosed multi-level play area where youngsters can work up an appetite before your food is delivered to you.
Outside, there is now a two-lane drive-through and even curbside pickup if you used the McDonald’s app to order ahead.
If that’s the case, don’t stress out if you got there a little later than expected. Your burgers won’t be cold, because according to supervisor Keith Smolar, the app knows when you’ve arrived and your food won’t be prepared until you get there.
Family owned and operated, Tom Smolar’s son Keith will be entering a supervisory position, marking the final step before officially becoming the third generation of the Smolar family operating McDonald’s restaurants in the Trenton area.
The venture began with Tom’s dad, Leo. Tom’s other son Kevin is also on board in the family enterprise.
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