McDonald's

Ames, IA · Fast food restaurant

Rating
3.3/5
★★★☆☆ 3.3
Reviews
20
Rank in Ames
#116
of 185 restaurants
City Percentile
15%
rating percentile
Address
McDonald's, 3621 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010
Phone
(515) 292-5200
Website
www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/location/IA/AMES/3621-LINCOLN-WAY/4270.html?cid=RF:YXT:GMB::Clicks
Status
Open · Closes 12 AM

McDonald's is a restaurant located in Ames, IA. It is one of 185 restaurants listed in Ames. Its 3.3-star rating is slightly below the Ames city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About McDonald's

McDonald’s USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. Ninety-five percent of McDonald’s approximately 13,500 U.S. restaurants are owned and operated by independent business owners. For... More

Hours

SaturdayClosed

Customer Reviews

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Dædalus · Jan 2026

I went through the drive-through earlier and ordered a McChicken meal deal. At the first window, the employee had asked me if I ordered the spicy. I politely told her no, and she adjusted my order. After picking up my food and going home, I opened my sandwich to find it is in fact a spicy McChicken. I do not have an issue with the spicy sandwich, but it is frustrating that after getting it clarified and corrected it was still wrong. EDIT: just went back since this post was made and this time I was missing my nugget sauce again. I can’t tell you the last time I ordered something here and everything was as advertised. Employees were quite nice.

★★★★★ 5.0 Sai · Oct 2025

The employees working night shift (10/29/25) deserve a raise for hooking me up with this cookies + ice cream combo for free! The nicest staff too, I have interacted with them before and they are extremely polite. I never leave a review but they deserve it!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Hailey · Dec 2025

Went through the drive through. Spent about $17 dollars. Ordered a milkshake(chocolate) for the first time in a long time. The milkshake tasted way off and looked more vanilla than chocolate. It tasted like it had been sitting there for hours without being cold. Aftertaste is terrible. Other than that rest of the order was good. Probably the machine but definitely should be checked.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 F Liu · Feb 2026

Consistently missing items in pickup orders. Almost every time I place a pickup order, something is missing. Hope the store can improve their order accuracy and quality control.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Yum Bunp · Oct 2025

So the service was okay. People seemed nice as well. I have two problems with this establishment. First of all I brought my family and was expecting an inviting atmosphere. Instead I had to endure the most awkward and scary meal of my life. A young man decided to sit next to us and stare at me and my family disturbingly. He asked us if we study at the library multiple times and even called my youngest child unemployable due to their dream of being an astronaut. This to say the least was unacceptable and an employee should’ve stepped in. And got a regular when I ordered a sweet tea. Third time this has happened.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

Fast food restaurantBreakfast restaurantCoffee shopHamburger restaurantRestaurantSandwich shop

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