Ah, the infamous Montvale Mcdonalds. This place is nuts. Ok, where to begin - I'll start with the layout. After being under construction for 42 years, this fine establishment unveiled the single most unbelievable feat of civil engineering in the United States....
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Ah, the infamous Montvale Mcdonalds. This place is nuts. Ok, where to begin - I'll start with the layout. After being under construction for 42 years, this fine establishment unveiled the single most unbelievable feat of civil engineering in the United States. Featuring no less than 5 hair-pin turns, the drive-thru is an eye catcher in and of itself. Even though vehicles with a wheelbase of more than 4 feet struggle to even enter, most do in fact finally make it out - though not unscathed. Rumor has it that 90% of Woburn Sullivan Tire's clientele are patrons of this Mcdonalds. This Mcdonalds also inexplicably has 3 entrances and only 1 exit, no doubt a metaphor for the struggle of success in the modern world. The engineer who designed this place is either a sociopath or the funniest person alive. It's like when a 4 year old tries to draw a self portrait but it's just all wacky and makes no sense at all - one ear is on top of their head and their lips are orange and the nose way too small. Emirati architects would absolutely lose it trying to wrap their minds around the blueprints for this place. This restaurant is open 24/7 as well, purely for necessity because the average wait at any time of day is roughly 20 hours and cars are lined up for blocks trying to get in. This restaurant is single-handedly responsible for nearly all traffic on insterstate-93. They bait you in with that sweet looking drive thru, but once you pull in - kill the engine and fire up some netflix baby because there is no getting out. All you can do is look in the rear view and weep for the other lost souls who made the same tragic mistake that you did. True story - I once came here at 4 AM, stuck it out in the roller coaster of a drive thru until the sun started coming up only to be told the system was down and they weren't taking any orders, and then it still took another 45 minutes just to exit. When I finally got up to the window, it was wide open, I just had to take a peek in and to my surprise there was just literally nobody inside and it was quieter than a library. It should also be stated that I have never gone inside of this building. I'm simply too scared. I feel like if you go into the bathroom in there you'd just somehow end up in another Mcdonalds across the country in a different time period. Adding to the mystery, this place apparently somehow has over 4 stars on google, I am happy to contribute with 5 stars across the board. If it isn't already, I am sure that this place will be featured on one of those youtube videos you end up watching before bed like "Top 10 Mysterious Massachusetts Local Legends" or something. Centuries from now, historical anthropologists will study this place. Thesis' will be written about it, documentaries, the whole nine yards. So, if you're passing through, make sure you stop by and check it out. Even if you just park across the street and watch it operate like a well-oiled machine for a bit. This place will change your life like it has mine.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5