McDonald’s (329 Washington St.)

Shoppers in Downtown Crossing can grab a quick meal at the McDonald’s on Washington Street, a branch of the global fast food chain with more than 36,000 restaurants in over 100 countries. The menu features the brand’s well-known burgers, including the Big Mac and Quarter Pounder, along with Chicken McNuggets, french fries, shakes, breakfast sandwiches and McCafe coffee. As at other McDonald’s restaurants, the core menu is the same one customers know from elsewhere.

McDonald’s began with a single restaurant opened in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California, and grew worldwide after Ray Kroc began franchising it in the 1950s. Today it is one of the world’s leading food service brands, with a standardized menu and service model that lets customers expect much the same food in Boston as anywhere else, from breakfast through late-day meals.

What to Know

• Customers can order and pay ahead using the McDonald’s mobile app.
• The chain supports Ronald McDonald House Charities, which helps families of hospitalized children.
• McDonald’s is headquartered in Chicago.
• The restaurant is listed with the Downtown Boston Alliance.