10 Discontinued McDonald’s Items That Will Make You Feel Nostalgic

Onion McNuggets

Based on onions rings, but different enough to not be named ‘McOnion-Rings’, Onion Nuggets still never felt like the right name for these mini snacks. They were introduced in the late 70’s, but sadly also disappeared soon thereafter. Although, I’m told they still exist somewhere in the middle of Illinois – road trip, anyone?

McDLT

The McDLT was the perfect answer to all your soggy-bun issues. It offered two separate vessels: one for the hot ingredients (patty, cheese, bun), and one for the cold (lettuce, tomato). Give the guy that came up with this a Nobel prize, seriously! Unfortunately, this didn’t last long as it took too much packaging, which was a cause for environmental worries.

McHotdog

This menu item was truly a revelation. Although it tasted great, and everybody seemed to agree, the main issue was that the marketing of this product didn’t seem to catch on. Unfortunately, many Americans found it difficult to associate hotdogs with McDonald’s and this item was eventually taken off the menu. You can still find it in a few other countries though, like Japan.

Arch Deluxe

Introduced in 1996, the Arche Deluxe was a product that attempted to shift the focus on McDonald’s to make it seem a bit more sophisticated. Made with ingredients of higher quality like peppered bacon, cherry tomatoes, and romaine lettuce, this burger was targeted towards ‘adults’. Although it was super delicious, the product didn’t manage to live long as it cost quite a bit more than McDonald’s regular items due to the premium quality of its ingredients.

So, there you go. Although, this doesn’t cover all the products that were discontinued by McDonald’s, let’s just say these were the ‘ones that got away’. Nevertheless, McDonald’s has managed to do all right, as they generate over 20 billion dollars per year, so they must be doing something right, right?