One evening, after a particularly onerous interaction at the drive thru, I decided to invent a new ordering code.
Most orders at McDonald's can be distilled into a five-character code.
Dinner
Breakfast
hamburger
cheeseburger
double cheeseburger
chicken nuggets 6
chicken nuggets 9
chicken nuggets 20
big n' tasty
crispy chicken
chicken mcgrill
big mac
None
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quarter pounder
double quarter pounder
cajun mcnuggets
Bacon Ranch Salad - Grilled
Bacon Ranch Salad - Crispy
California Cobb Salad - Grilled
California Cobb Salad - Cripsy
filet of fish
chicken caesar shaker
chicken chef shaker
chicken garden shaker
egg mcmuffin
sausage mcmuffin
sausage mcmuffin with egg
bacon egg and cheese biscuit
sausage biscuit
None
breakfast burrito
steak, egg & cheese bagel
ham, egg and cheese bagel
bagel
hot cakes and sausage platter
big breakfast
sausage burritos
McGriddle Bacon, Egg & Cheese
McGriddle Sausage, Egg & Cheese
McGriddle Egg & Cheese
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None
small fries
medium fries
large fries
supersize fries
hash browns
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None
Small
Medium
Large
Supersize
None
water
coke
dietcoke
sprite
hi-C
Dr. Pepper
orange juice
vanilla shake
chocolate shake
strawberry shake
shamrock shake
milk
coffee
promotion
none
apple pie
sundae
mcflurry
chip cookies
cone
parfait
Dippin' Dots
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Lomcximo