McDonald’s Testing Offering Breakfast Starting at Midnight

A long time ago, I used to work as a overnight delivery driver. (OK, I was a paperboy.) That meant I was up and out from about 1am to 6am. One thing that always bugged me when I worked third shift was the availability of a decent meal, particularly breakfast, at that time of night. If I wanted a real breakfast sandwich to go when I woke up at midnight, I didn’t really have a choice except for a frozen Jimmy Dean’s biscuit since, being a east coaster, we don’t have any 24 hour Jack in the Boxs, Sonics, or Waffle Houses. Otherwise I would have to wait until 6:30 AM and have breakfast for lunch. Well, finally someone is paying attention to third shifters (and drunk people) who want a drive thru breakfast at 3 AM (well, if they are drunk hopefully a sober friend takes them there, as they won’t serve your drunk ass if you just walk up to the window), because McDonald’s is testing out offering breakfast at its 24 hour McDonald’s in Ohio starting as early as midnight.

I’ve always wondered why they never did this. It’s not that I’m a Gremlin and don’t want to eat after midnight (also, isn’t it technically always after midnight? When exactly are Gremlins allowed to eat?), but if I am up and eating that late at night, I don’t know that a Big Mac is gonna be what I’m jonesing for. It’s the next day, I want breakfast. If I’m drunk, I want eggs and greasy bacon in a small easy to eat package. I will gladly wait a little longer if that’s what it takes for you to make it for me. I don’t possibly see how this can be a bad idea. I haven’t eaten a real meal that wasn’t breakfast at McDonald’s in years, except for when they bought back the McRib, you gotta grab those while you can. If only they would bring back the McRib and Shamrock Shakes at the same time, that would be epic. Not that I plan to, but should you ever be on death row and facing execution, and they ask you what you want for a last meal, say a McRib and a Shamrock Shake, and you should get an indefinite stay of execution, as they wont be able to get them both at the same time. Hooray for loopholes! Though if you’re on death row, you probably killed like a bunch of people, so boo on you.

One of the benefits of this is that during the Midnight – 5 AM window, they plan to serve both the dinner and breakfast menu, so it increases the availability of the Mc10:35 to more than just 10:35 AM. What’s a Mc10:35 you ask? It’s the type of sandwich you could normally only get at around 10:35, during the changeover from breakfast to lunch. You get a Egg McMuffin with Canadian bacon, and a Cheeseburger. You take the egg and Canadian bacon from the Egg McMuffin, and place it on top of the beef patty from the cheeseburger. It’s apparently delicious. I’m never up before noon of my own accord unless I have to work, so I’ve never had a chance to try one, but if this rollout goes national, I might have to give it a try. Now if only they didn’t shut down the shake machine to clean it during the overnights, this would be perfect!

JohnScott is the proud owner of a life size replica Captain Kirk Chair. He is a hoarder of Comic Books, Transformers, and Star Trek action figures. He attended Space Camp as an adult. He has taken vacations to the closing of the Star Trek Experience and the final night Shuttle launch. He has been known to yell at his television when the kids can't put together the damn statue in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. When not writing for InsufficientScotty, he is a Software Engineer for a major healthcare communications company. You can Email or follow on Twitter @NotEnoughScotty or Facebook