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October $17,2020$

Pasta Pizzazz or McDonald's

Dinner today will be a debate, probably involving takeout. After a day's work, who wants to go to the supermarket, go home, and cook. These remains a nagging questions for each families and individuals. Who has the best deals? The options include dine out, fast food, fast serve, self$-$serve, takeout, and delivery; American have choices when buying breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Good food at a good price continues as a national pastime for most people. Deciding between two restaurants requires an evaluation of many elements of the food experience. Pasta Pizzazz provides a superior food experience compared with McDonald's because of its food, service, and ambiance.

The Food

Pasta Pizzazz and McDonald's sell food for adults and children with multiple delivery methods. Original recipes madeto$-$order daily from fresh ingredients describes the food at Pasta Pizzazz. A customer favorite remains blackened chicken Cajun pasta salad. Chicken and vegetables delivered to the restaurant daily join a variety of pastas served at room temperature with a choice of ranch, honey mustard, and balsamic dressings. For a hot dish, customers rave about the blackened chicken with a side of freshly made fettucine Alfredo with a side of bread sticks.

In contrast, the food at McDonald's must be flash frozen before being delivered to individual stores from distribution centers. McDonald's remains well$-$known for its quarter pounder and happy meals for kids. Although McDonald's offers chicken, fish, and breakfast sandwiches, the chain does not offer pizzas and pastas with bread sticks.

While McDonald's remains a standard go$-$to meal for many, the freshness and variety on the menu pales to the vibrant offerings at Pasta Pizzazz. Both restaurants offer sandwiches, salads, desserts, and drinks. Pasta Pizzazz offers individualized gourmet pizzas. Both restaurants present a breakfast menu. For a unique dining experience with more menu selections and more delivery methods including to the consumer's front door, Pasta Pizzazz remains a superior dinning experience for all family members.

The Service

Pasta Pizzazz and McDonald's represent casual dining that suits families and individuals. Fast food remains the consistent label for McDonald's. Pasta Pizzazz promotes the label fast serve. Both restaurants supply drive$-$thru windows and offer takeout and dine$-$in experiences. Pasta Pizzazz includes servers for the dine$-$in experience, but McDonald's does not. The contact with servers at Pasta Pizzazz for the dine$-$in experience represents the biggest difference. No servers at McDonald's avoids tipping. When parents are dining with children, the assistance of a server means not having to jump up for every drink refill and extra condiments.

Pasta Pizzazz offers a delivery service from its own customer$-$built food truck. The food truck comes fully equip with a refrigeration unit and heating devices so that food can be delivered as hot and fresh as if the diners are at the restaurant. McDonald's food uses a few third$-$party delivery services for their food, such as Dash and Grub Hub. The use of a third$-$party delivery services requires the consumer to establish a