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# McDonald's, San Jose CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/mcdonald-s-san-jose-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-26.

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## In short

McDonald's is a fast food restaurant in San Jose, CA. Its AI Score is 33 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Fast food restaurant |
| Address | 2353 McKee Rd, San Jose, CA 95116, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Thu 6 AM to 11 PM · Fri to Sat 7 AM to 10 PM · Sun 7 AM to 11 PM |
| Phone | (408) 926-4233 |
| Rating | 3.8 across 1,254 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 26, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 2353 McKee Rd, San Jose, CA 95116, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Classic, long-running fast-food chain known for its burgers & fries. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Thu 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM · Fri to Sat 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM · Sun 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | McDonald's | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (408) 926-4233 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Breakfast items | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Burgers | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Chicken nuggets | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Desserts | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Dine-in | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Drive-thru | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Fries | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Salads | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Soft drinks | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Takeout | AI guess |  |
| Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/mcdonalds | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/mcdonalds | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/location/CA/SAN-JOSE/2353-MCKEE-RD/2156.html | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## Visiting McDonald's

Address: 2353 McKee Rd, San Jose, CA 95116, USA. Phone: (408) 926-4233. Hours: Mon to Thu 6 AM to 11 PM · Fri to Sat 7 AM to 10 PM · Sun 7 AM to 11 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Classic, long-running fast-food chain known for its burgers & fries."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dong Phuong Tofu | Vegetarian restaurant | 1 min walk |
| McKee & I-680 | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Duc Huong Sandwiches | Sandwich shop | 1 min walk |
| Jam’s Kitchen | Filipino restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Chavez Supermarket | Grocery store | 2 min walk |
| Phở Nhy | Vietnamese restaurant | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

3.8 average across 1,254 reviews: Google 1,254. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.)

This location struggles with order accuracy and customer service, making it a less favorable choice for fast food. (AI guess, from 1,254 reviews.)


### What people like

- Breakfast options
- Nuggets
- Hot food


### What people do not like

- Incorrect orders
- Rude staff interactions
- Long wait times for food
- No drink refills
- Frequent machine breakdowns


### Press

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## Questions people ask


### Street parking near here, any good?


### Any names worth asking for?


### last update from here was when?


### torn between McDonald's and Chick-fil-A?


### cheaper than this place in San Jose without it being sketchy?


### prices round here, anyone got a number


### is there a day here that is not slammed


### going to McDonald's on Saturday, what should I expect


### points or member pricing here, worth signing up?


### Why do people rate this place?


### weekends at McDonald's, are they open?


### McDonald's, any chance to get a table this week?


### Coffee near McDonald's on Mckee?


### first visit at McDonald's, what do I need to bring?


### best fast food restaurant in San Jose, CA


### people keep recommending this place, what for?


### Are the hours on Google right for McDonald's in San Jose?


### where exactly is McDonald's?


### What sort of money are we talking at McDonald's?


### anything people actually moan about here?


## The AI Score: 33 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Jose fast food restaurants run 24 to 39. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. McDonald's scores 33, below the San Jose average of 35. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | McDonald's |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 |  | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. |  |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 74 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 71 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 67 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 83 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a fast food restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to McDonald's |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| McDonald's | LocalBusiness | #business | https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/location/CA/SAN-JOSE/2353-MCKEE-RD/2156.html | Subject of this page |
| San Jose, California | City | #city |  | City McDonald's is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the fast food restaurants in San Jose, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best fast food restaurants in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose/fast-food-restaurant
- Best businesses in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose


### Nearby

- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
- /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJm4RUkgbNj4ARhpyZ9_nFZIQ (accessed Oct 26, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 26, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 26, 2026)