McDonald's Employees Share Their Favorite Break Meals

Leave it to fast food employees to know all the tricks and hacks for getting the best meals. Recently on subreddit r/McDonaldsEmployees, one poster asked their fellow McDonald's workers what they make for themselves to eat on their break. Needless to say, there's a few gems in the replies that sound delicious, and some that are easy enough you could try special ordering. Here are some of the most interesting or popular employee answers to the question, "for your 30 minute break, what is your favorite thing to order?"

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For those working the morning shift, creative or simple breakfasts are popular. Think an Egg McMuffin with a slice of tomato added, or swapping out the sausage patty on a sausage McMuffin for a McChicken patty. One that sounds amazing is putting a McChicken patty on those sweet McGriddle buns, then adding sausage gravy over the top if you're in an area that offers it.

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"Pretty much any sandwich with grilled onions" is a common employee meal. And considering those brown, sweet, caramelized onions are a staple at many burger places, why not slap some on the griddle for your double cheeseburger? 

Slapping a handful (or more!) fries on a double cheeseburger is also something some employees do when making their own meals. Who needs them on the side when you can just get everything in one bite, anyway?

One employee likes to make one big sandwich by putting a McChicken patty between the two burger patties in a McDouble, then adding more cheese and Big Mac Sauce. "After 5 years it was one of my favorite creations to make for myself," they said. 

One employees loves spicy chicken sandwiches and does them up two ways. Start with the Spicy Deluxe Crispy Chicken sandwich, then add cheese, pickles, and mayo. Or, if they're really hungry that day, they explain that they get two Spicy McChickens with cheese, pickles, and buffalo sauce on top. 

Just like everyone else, McD's employees seem to love or hate the McRib. When it's available, some like to order it without the barbecue sauce, which it always seems to be drowning in. On the flipside, some like the barbecue sauce so much they put it on a Quarter Pounder or a McChicken. 

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Unfortunately, not every McDonald's employee gets a free meal during their shift. So even the workers have to pinch pennies on their break, leading to a lot of people choose a McChicken "cause it's the cheapest sandwich."