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This McDonald's doesn't look like a McDonald's

Tokyo has a McDonald's outlet with a high-style architectural design that might be mistaken for a trendy night club. The Golden Arches logo is nowhere to be seen.

Tokyo has a McDonald's outlet with a high-style architectural design that might be mistaken for a trendy night club. The Golden Arches logo is nowhere to be seen. Instead, the place is called Quarter Pounder and they only serve Quarter Pounders, fries and soft drinks.

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ÌýNinjaflavor.com writer didn't like the service, didn't like the food.

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says the Quarter Pounder outlets have closed.

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McDonald's recently rolled out new salads, including the Spicy Thai. We'll soon have the tale of one man's quest for the Spicy Thai, once we iron out the complicated facts.ÌýHere's a press release about the new salads, with tiny photos.

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At theÌý, it's hard to find a menu. No mouth-watering descriptions and photos of the Quarter Pounder or Big Mac are evident. I find this puzzling.

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The HowStuffWorks website has an essay aboutÌý. It gets a little judgmental in parts about nutritional value.

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Vancouver Sun story about the views of Christine Avanti, author of Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads and the operator of a weight-loss clinic in California. Douse a salad with high-calorie dressing, add ham chunks and boiled egg, and you might as well be eating steak and mashed potatoes, she says.

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Some of our favourite places for a modestly-priced meal

We're constantly adding places to the list as we try them out. A lot of fine food out there for under $10.