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Quick-service restaurant franchise giant <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-opens-new-apple-store-restaurant-2018-8?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-opens-futuristic-new-flagship-restaurant-in-chicago-2707453" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">McDonald&rsquo;s</a> opened the doors to its new flagship restaurant in Chicago on Thursday, and a lot is different. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-opens-new-apple-store-restaurant-2018-8?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-opens-futuristic-new-flagship-restaurant-in-chicago-2707453" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Business Insider</a> provided a photo tour of the drastic changes in structure and design of the colossal 19,000-square-foot building, which includes an all-glass exterior that resembles an Apple store, dozens of trees and solar panels. Inside, the brand has taken noticeable steps toward its &ldquo;Experience of the Future&rdquo; overhaul with the addition of self-order kiosks, table service, mobile order and pay, and delivery. 

Designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Ross Barney Architects, the location sadly isn&rsquo;t indicative of what all future McDonald&rsquo;s will look like. However, the technology incorporated into the new flagship lays the foundation for what the brand is looking to incorporate across all franchise units. 

&quot;We are proud to open the doors to this flagship restaurant, which symbolizes how we are building a better McDonald&#39;s for our customers and the communities where they live,&quot; McDonald&#39;s President and CEO Steve Easterbrook said.

Check out the full layout <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-opens-new-apple-store-restaurant-2018-8?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-opens-futuristic-new-flagship-restaurant-in-chicago-2707453#the-restaurant-was-designed-by-the-chicago-based-firm-ross-barney-architects-while-not-every-mcdonalds-is-going-to-look-quite-so-classy-and-glassy-the-combination-of-more-tech-table-service-and-an-emphasis-on-sustainability-provides-a-blueprint-of-what-the-fast-food-giant-wants-to-roll-out-across-america-5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.

Photo courtesy of McDonald&rsquo;s Corp. Twitter page

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