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McDonalds Japan “American Vintage” Menu Debuts January 2014

McDonalds Japan is bringing customers back to the good ol’ days with their new “American Vintage” menu items. Similar to McDonalds France’s “Breads & America” promotion Japan has created burgers that supposedly sums up American culture.

The American Vintage menu features “1950′s diner fare, 1970′s soul food and 1980′s pop culture cuisine”. The three menus will make their debut throughout January and February. The 1950′s American Diner will kick off the promotion with menu items available starting January 7 and lasting until about the end of the month.

Items on the 1950′s themed menu includes the Diner Double Beef with Chicago-style steak sauce and mashed potatoes (as seen below). It also looks like McDonalds’ signature round egg also sits atop the retro burger. Other items include the Diner Honey Mustard and Classic Fries with cheese and bacon flavor topping. Seriously McDonalds, if those fries don’t scream America I don’t know what will. How about making those bad boys available on our side of the world?

Diner Double Beef with Chicago-style steak sauce and mashed potatoes:

Diner Honey Mustard with honey mustard, bacon, cheddar cheese and lettuce:

Classic Fries with Cheese, served with a sprinkle of “Bacon flavor topping:

The 1970′s Soul Food menu includes items that literally have the word “groovy” in front of them to get them in that 70′s spirit. The sandwiches are “Hot & Groovy” and are available in both chicken and beef. The 1970′s menu will run from the end of January until mid-February when the 1980′s Pop Culture menu will round out the promotion until the start of March.

Hot & Groovy Chicken & Hot & Groovy Beef:

Similar to the laziness of the 1970′s menu the supposed 80's pop culture menu includes American BBQ Chicken, which is a fried chicken patty that looks a bit like a McChicken just sitting on some barbecue sauce. Yes, there’s a beef version of this too, the American BBQ Beef is a McDouble with some bacon on top of a barbecue sauce soaked bun.

American BBQ Chicken & American BBQ Beef:

 

[potam]

Ah, yes, the 50s were a simpler time.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

The Japanese people are the greatest in the world.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Bring it to America

 

[Edwardo]

That steak sauce doesnt look like steak sauce.

 

[Sons Of Anarchy]

Still will never taste like US McDonald's

 

[Vyroxis]

They all look amazing.

 

[5amshift]

We've never had those sandwiches in America. The fuck is McDonald's talking about?

 

[johnsmith]

Actual 1950s burger

 

[Dennis]

All of this stuff looks amazing.

Euro-McDonalds sucks ass.

 

[meppi]

Still will never taste like US McDonald's

And how is that a bad thing?

 

[Amikami]

That's actually really cool even if those sandwiches never existed in the America's 50s.

 

[tkscz]

We've never had those sandwiches in America. The fuck is McDonald's talking about?

Came to post this. We never have egg on our burgers.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Ok, Burger King stole my fry on burger idea,
So im stealing McDonald's mashed potato on burgers idea.

Came to post this. We never have egg on our burgers.

actually its very common in gourmet burger places in the US.

 

[Alucrid]

Actual 1950s burger

i think this looks better

 

[akilshohen]

When I see soul food I don't think of McDs... I think of...

 

[Crayons]

Damn those Japanese superior McDonalds. McDonalds started in America!

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Japan trying to rewrite history.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

If this is what their fast food restaurants are telling them about the 50's, I wonder what their History classes in school are saying. lol.

 

[tkscz]

actually its very common in gourmet burger places in the US.

OF which McDonald's is not one of.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Is that Velma on the right?

 

[Fiktion]

Of course they're not really based on real burgers lol.

Shit is still making me hungry though.

 

[thetrin]

This is what I love about McD's in Japan. They're constantly putting new burgers and stuff on the menu. I'll definitely have to check this out some time.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Glad I recently discovered Steak'n'Shake. amazing burgers like these but they are decently priced.

OF which McDonald's is not one of.

Yeah, I just meant it isn't some crazy random thing out of nowhere.

 

[Rösti]

But a fork for fries?

 

[mollipen]

Still will never taste like US McDonald's

Japanese McDonalds is way, way better than US McD. So, that's a good thing.

 

[White Man]

So what will these look like when actually served? Like real food took a shit, similar to how US McD food looks?

 

[Nintendoga]

Hnng Those classic cheese fries with bacon sprinkled on top looks delicious.

 

[Dennis]

Fuck it man, I am making these at home. Too good.

With the bacon on top. Le drool.

 

[Sub_Level]

It seems like every month Japan is constantly beating the US at their own game. It's shameful. Diner Honey Mustard looks beautiful.

 

[The Culture Vulture]

I think I saw the Fonz eating that 50's burger on an episode of Happy Days.

 

[SporeCrawler]

japanese mcdonalds is the best

i just love whatever they have like shaka shaka chicken or bacon potato pie.

 

[BertramCooper]

Our streets are paved with gold, too.

 

[Extra Sauce]

I can't decide whether I want to throw up, or eat a Diner Double Beef.

I guess I want to eat a Diner Double Beef, then throw up.

 

[PK Gaming]

Oh man

They need to bring that promotion over the NA

 

[Keyouta]

Needs more Canadian Poutine.

Also, bring it to Canada, or at least outside Japan. I hate that other countries get special menus every once in a while, but we're stuck with the same old all the time.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Burger so good even Chie wants some.

 

[UrbanRats]

All of this stuff looks amazing.

Euro-McDonalds sucks ass.

Got a Big Mac a couple of months back, it tasted like fucking paper, i had to force myself to finish it.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Oh man

They need to bring that promotion over the NA

Won't happen in the US, because they don't really give a shit(and don't really need to).
They have the market share and know we will eat there. We are stuck with them, its part of American life.
Most we get is seasonal items(mcrib) and a few tests and monopoly as their big promotion.
Kinda dumb when you think about it, Wendy's total sales went up more than 5% just from introducing a burger with a pretzel bun.
Dorito taco has been huge success for Taco Bell.

On the other hand they don't in Japan so they have to go all out to crowbar their way into daily Japanese life.

 

[Shouta]

We've never had those sandwiches in America. The fuck is McDonald's talking about?

They're meant to invoke the image of those eras with diner dishes converted into burgers.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

So what will these look like when actually served? Like real food took a shit, similar to how US McD food looks?

Japan is the only place I've ordered a Big Mac from and had it actually look like it does in promotional material.

 

[Cody_D165]

Glad I recently discovered Steak'n'Shake. amazing burgers like these but they are decently priced.

Steak 'n' Shake is the shit. They've got some of the best burgers around. Cheese fries are good too.

 

[Nikodemos]

Japan is the only place I've ordered a Big Mac from and had it actually look like it does in promotional material.

Isn't it an issue of professional pride, in the Japanese fast-food industry, to have the food item actually resemble its depiction?

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Steak 'n' Shake is the shit. They've got some of the best burgers around. Cheese fries are good too.

Yup just discovered them about 3 weeks ago.
So good

best burger I ever had. and around $5 for the entire meal.

 

[White Man]

Yup just discovered them about 3 weeks ago.
So good

best burger I ever had. and around $5 for the entire meal.

Tell me about the fries.

 

[Weilthain]

Bring this to the UK please!

 

[Dune1975]

Our streets are paved with gold, too.

As are your coast, forest, mountains, waterways, etc, love Japan, but the way it treats its ecology is some of the most dreadful stuff in the world

 

[Steelrain]

So what will these look like when actually served? Like real food took a shit, similar to how US McD food looks?

Yep. These creations always look good in the promos but look like a fucking bomb exploded in execution. It's even worse in Japan because they like to pile random ingredients and sauces on.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Tell me about the fries.

Lol they are the smallest fries ever but with the basic seasoning they are pretty good.

 

[BassForever]

So why doesn't mcdonalds do loaded fries again?