little scottsdale

When I first moved to the Valley of the Sun and landed in Gilbert, a southeastern suburb of Phoenix, I was told that I had moved to "little Scottsdale". Upscale. The article copied below is about McDonald's. You ought to see our Denny's! What a fucking parody of the "high life". I am ROFL!

Gilbert McDonald's features plasma TVs, leather chairs

David van den Berg
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 31, 2008 01:10 PM

A McDonald's restaurant opening in Gilbert Friday will be one the first to follow the company's new design strategy.
Interior features include plasma screen televisions, wireless internet access, leather chairs, a play area designed specifically for toddlers and booths with high leather backs.
"This is a symbol of what people want," said Keenan Strand, a part owner and director of operations of the restaurant and eight others around the Valley.
Maintenance costs aren't likely to be a problem, Strand said.
"I don't know that maintenance is going to be any greater than any other store," he said.
The restaurant's exterior got a facelift too. The new design incorporates glass and metal, striped awnings, and a double-lane drive-through ordering system. Customers in the drive-through lane will be able to look through a window into the kitchen before reaching the pick-up window.
The restaurant is near the intersection of Val Vista Drive and Pecos Road, close to the five-story Rome Towers retail and office building. It is expected to serve between 1,200 and 1,500 customers a day, Strand said.