tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post394855590553631866..comments2024-03-28T22:59:15.275+04:00Comments on UAE Community Blog: First Mcdonalds?secretdubaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-78295972241218301882007-07-12T20:15:00.000+04:002007-07-12T20:15:00.000+04:00Birdie num numBirdie num numAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-22743082616977818432007-07-12T00:49:00.000+04:002007-07-12T00:49:00.000+04:00but now you can tell your friends that the first B...but now you can tell your friends that the first BK branch opened in Deira City Centre in 1997 during the time's biggest mall opening. <BR/><BR/>and yeh, FREE COKE REFILLS ALL-YOU-CAN!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-9224997630729999302007-07-11T00:56:00.000+04:002007-07-11T00:56:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-37655265220892917072007-07-10T20:40:00.000+04:002007-07-10T20:40:00.000+04:00oh stop it, you two...not meaning to digress thoug...oh stop it, you two...not meaning to digress though I remember the first Mackers in Abu Dhabi and how in the first few weeks, lots of people who went there got mysteriously sick...didn't stop them from going back though, or just at least BK opened up at around 1997Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-53798364398868533532007-07-10T18:13:00.000+04:002007-07-10T18:13:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-56894228534889538742007-07-10T17:57:00.000+04:002007-07-10T17:57:00.000+04:00On a seperate note I still remember driving up fro...On a seperate note I still remember driving up from Abu Dhabi with my family to see city centre. It looked so huge and amazing back then lol, Funny how quick things change.tobascohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596891422612247557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-87528246674743125702007-07-10T17:45:00.000+04:002007-07-10T17:45:00.000+04:00anonymous,Wow! You mean that eating fast food isn...anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Wow! You mean that eating fast food isn't that healthy? I'm sure that none of us have ever heard that before. Because of course the best medical advice always comes from anonymous blog comments. Clearly I was wrong and your time <I>was</I> well spent. I take it all back. Thank you so much for sharing your unique wisdom.Brnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242601851481279077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-18952554303106248642007-07-10T17:28:00.000+04:002007-07-10T17:28:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-73511395550091039532007-07-10T17:19:00.000+04:002007-07-10T17:19:00.000+04:00Oink! Oink!What a boring week...Oink! Oink!<BR/><BR/>What a boring week...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-66469171573110137152007-07-10T16:55:00.000+04:002007-07-10T16:55:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Brnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242601851481279077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-36054554086531193552007-07-10T16:35:00.000+04:002007-07-10T16:35:00.000+04:00it was 100% in AL GHURAIR CENTRE.it was 100% in AL GHURAIR CENTRE.BuJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155592127392703647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-63203887292529410282007-07-10T15:58:00.000+04:002007-07-10T15:58:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-10070899093539313572007-07-10T15:44:00.000+04:002007-07-10T15:44:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-48037773311227394932007-07-10T14:25:00.000+04:002007-07-10T14:25:00.000+04:00City Centre did not exist back then that is for su...City Centre did not exist back then that is for sure..<BR/><BR/>well i hope my friends will believe me now ;-) then again, they could be assholes and wanted concrete proof and not just other peoples words :-)LocalExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850197930133290593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-76024315726918329332007-07-10T12:24:00.000+04:002007-07-10T12:24:00.000+04:00Wow, my brain has frozen then. I could have sworn ...Wow, my brain has frozen then. I could have sworn it was 96 crowne plaza. was i in a coma for a few years?CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194935687178818143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-382709459491237492007-07-10T04:19:00.000+04:002007-07-10T04:19:00.000+04:00Al Ghurair - think am pretty sure about it? The p...Al Ghurair - think am pretty sure about it? The place was packed for days. Was DCC around then?<BR/>Not sure if I prefer McD's to KFC, even today :)roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-67982695655220498062007-07-10T01:37:00.000+04:002007-07-10T01:37:00.000+04:00Al Ghurair, for sure. My classmates bunked school ...Al Ghurair, for sure. My classmates bunked school to check it out. <BR/><BR/>Sure beat fifteen years of KFC though.marwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304774218048387311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-32071846949341074022007-07-10T01:07:00.000+04:002007-07-10T01:07:00.000+04:00all i can say is that if you want a mcmenu that su...all i can say is that if you want a mcmenu that suits middle easterns and satisfies hallal requirements and has been tested for over 13 years then there are some very successful koser ones over here..Lirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-82782670289599612982007-07-10T01:06:00.000+04:002007-07-10T01:06:00.000+04:00hiit was in al ghurair100% surei also think back t...hi<BR/>it was in al ghurair<BR/>100% sure<BR/><BR/>i also think back then city center didn't even exist!<BR/>but what i am 100% sure of is that it first opened in al ghurair center, now known as al ghurair cityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-44518692985397386532007-07-10T00:18:00.000+04:002007-07-10T00:18:00.000+04:00the chain opened in al ghurair centre sometime bet...the chain opened in al ghurair centre sometime between '94-95 (summer?)couldn't exactly remember the date. <BR/><BR/>i can only recall the free burgers and sundaes for the first 100 customers. and of course ..ronald mcdonald in the flesh. plus a glowing face of amazement from kids and kids at heart.<BR/><BR/>the first branch occupied more than half of the area than what it is today (about 150+ seating capacity or more).<BR/><BR/>and hardees was the only 'exciting' place for kids that time. <BR/><BR/>dammit! i just realised i spent my dxb childhood growing up with clowns and burgers! <BR/><BR/>(sigh) those were the days. modesh save the dxb youth! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-87185909021629090332007-07-09T23:07:00.000+04:002007-07-09T23:07:00.000+04:00T'was in Al Ghurair...before Deira City Centre eve...T'was in Al Ghurair...before Deira City Centre even opened... as far as I can remember...<BR/>I actually remember going to this McDonalds as a kid... hehe...The Egohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377536951398761775noreply@blogger.com