There’s also a two story McDonald’s on St. Charles near Louisiana Ave. in New Orleans. There’s just additional seating upstairs.
There’s a two-story McDonalds just east of Los Angeles International Airport, on Century Blvd. It’s on a small lot, so they need the extra space for seating.
In asia, there are a lot of multi-storied fast food restaurants. Here in Shanghai there are multiple McD’s, KFC’s, etc that are 2-3 stories high. Space is a premium.
There is (or was, seven years ago) a two-story McDonald’s on University Avenue right outside downtown St. Paul, MN.
There are quite a few of them here in Pittsburgh (two story fast food places, that is!). (As TeaElle has noted upon preview!) Basically, it’s not that big-the rooms themself are rather cramped, so there’s simply an extra dining area upstairs.
There is a two story Wendy’s at Liberty and Wood, (only the extra seating is downstairs, rather than up); next door is a two-story McDonalds. And in Oakland there is another McDonalds with a second floor dining area and a Burger King with one as well.
Trust me, it’s not as overkill as you’d think.
And one in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Although I can’t say it had significantly more seating. The building was probably the nicest looking McDonald’s I’ve ever seen, and the space was utilized to maximum efficiency like most McDonalds.
(This is not a complaint)
Well, while we’re at it…
I’m pretty sure there is a two-story Wendy’s in Caracas (perhaps more than one). Or at least there was nearly seven years ago.
The two-story McDonald’s in Key West was forced to to comply with the rules in its historical-district location. It is probably the NICEST McDonald’s I’ve ever been in - wide, deep verandas with slow ceiling fans overhead and surrounded by palms.
It’s gone, unless it was recently built. They tore down and rebuilt that mall. I know there’s a two story McD’s in Bloomington, In, right next to the church I went to. It sits on a small lot, and with both floors has about the same area as a normal-sized restaurant. I’m sorry to hear about the McDs in Toronto being torn down. That was the first time I saw a maple leaf on a McDs sign, and I took a picture of it for the novelty. I think I have the picture around here some where…
Vlad/Igor
Two-story fast-food places are common around these parts, too. Generally the cooking and serving areas, plus a small seating area, are on street level, where rents are obviously highest. The main seating area is either upstairs or downstairs, where they can get more space for the same cost. I was under the impression that this was not at all uncommon in urban areas.
When one of my sons suddenly expressed an urgent desire to find public facilities in downtown Antwerp, Belgium, the closest likely place happened to be a McDonalds in an old, tall and narrow building. The restaurant occupied at least four stories of the building - maybe more, we stopped going up the stairs when we finally found the toilets :eek: