I let ChatGPT decide what I should order at McDonald's and the results were confusing yet delicious

Erin McDowellJul 6, 2023, 20:52 IST

I asked ChatGPT to pick out a customized McDonald's order for me to try, and it was surprisingly good.Erin McDowell/Insider; ChatGPT

I asked ChatGPT to pick out a customized McDonald's order for me, and it was surprisingly good.
The app suggested I order a Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries, and lemonade.

I've tried celebrities' fast-food orders before, but I've never taken recommendations from a robot.

After recently downloading the ChatGPT app for the first time, I've been playing around with asking it questions. As a food reporter, I've found it can be helpful to quickly look up cooking times, but it can also be used more creatively.

As an experiment, I decided to ask ChatGPT to recommend a customized order from McDonald's and then try the meal for myself.

Here's what happened when I let AI tell me what to order at McDonald's.

I asked ChatGPT to pick out a customized order at McDonald's in the United States. I got some interesting results.

The suggested order from ChatGPT.ChatGPT

The app suggested that I order a Quarter Pounder with cheese and add extra toppings.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries, and lemonade.Erin McDowell/Insider

The app suggested I add grilled onions, sliced jalapeños, and bacon to the burger.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder with cheese.Erin McDowell/Insider

The burger came on a sesame-seed bun.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder with cheese.Erin McDowell/Insider

I loved the kick from the sliced jalapeños, and the bacon added a delicious smoky flavor to the burger.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder with cheese.Erin McDowell/Insider

The app also suggested I order a side of fries.

McDonald's french fries.Erin McDowell/Insider

The lemonade complemented the meal well, but I would have preferred a strawberry lemonade, like the app suggested.

McDonald's lemonade.Erin McDowell/Insider

I was impressed by the order ChatGPT picked out for me from McDonald's, and I'd be interested to try the same process with other chains.

The author smiling and holding a McDonald's burger.Erin McDowell/Insider

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I let ChatGPT decide what I should order at McDonald's and the results were confusing yet delicious

I asked ChatGPT to pick out a customized order at McDonald's in the United States. I got some interesting results.

The app suggested that I order a Quarter Pounder with cheese and add extra toppings.

The app suggested I add grilled onions, sliced jalapeños, and bacon to the burger.

The burger came on a sesame-seed bun.

I loved the kick from the sliced jalapeños, and the bacon added a delicious smoky flavor to the burger.

The app also suggested I order a side of fries.

The lemonade complemented the meal well, but I would have preferred a strawberry lemonade, like the app suggested.

I was impressed by the order ChatGPT picked out for me from McDonald's, and I'd be interested to try the same process with other chains.