Life is excruciatingly slow right now for many Toronto residents as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps us inside, away from our friends and in some cases without work or an income.
Fortunately, there are some parts of the city where work and activity are still plentiful (aside from hospitals).
McDonald's has been has been absolutely slammed lately despite the closure of all in-person dining rooms across Ontario thanks to delivery and takeout options.
Whether through the fast food giant's own app, which lets customers order ahead for curbside pickup, or through McDelivery options such as Uber Eats and SkipTheDishes, Toronto is clearly getting its comfort food fix in these uncomfortable times.
Evidence of this can be seen not only in the hands of myriad delivery people in elevators, but inside at least one downtown Toronto restaurant itself.
This is what the McDonald's at Queen & Spadina looks like during the COVID-19 pandemic - 📸 Katie Hope https://t.co/afBgfX5JtB #Toronto #McDonalds #deliveryTO pic.twitter.com/yu6wxQguCF
— blogTO (@blogTO) April 6, 2020
Instagram user Katie Hope snapped a quick video as she walked past the infamous McDonald's location at Queen and Spadina and on Sunday night around 9 p.m., for reasons that should become obvious upon viewing said video.
The clip shows the restaurant's dining room teeming with a sea of delivery bags — every surface is covered in the company's iconic brown takeout vessels: Tables, chairs, counters, even the entire floor.
It's an almost unbelievable scene, for better or for worse, prompting thousands of people across the web to ask what in the heck is happening.
Some commenters are concerned about seeing so many bags on the floor, calling the practice dirty and gross. Others defend the scene by saying that customers aren't even allowed into the store and that the floor is likely as clean as the counters.
those are just empty delivery bags ready for packing once an orders comes. no need to put stickers on everytime an order is placed
— lester (@lesthorbarrozo) April 6, 2020
Many surmise that the bags on the floor aren't filled with food yet — they're simply prepped so that employees can grab and fill them as fast as possible.
McDonald's Canada has yet to respond to a request for comment.
The video, which has been seen nearly a million times on Instagram alone thanks to re-posts from popular accounts such as 6ixbuzzTV and blogTO, continues to drop jaws as it circulates nonetheless.
"I never realized how much people did not cook at home until now," joked one commenter on Instagram.
"Bless these McDees employees," wrote another. "They deserve a BIG raise."
by Lauren O'Neil via blogTO
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