McDonald’s Corporation, founded in 1940, positions this Point Loma San Diego franchise on Midway Drive in the Midway District to capture traffic from the nearby Pechanga Arena event corridor. The kitchen serves a broader menu than most Midway District competitors, including Five Guys, whose made-to-order burger format skips the breakfast-and-dessert tiers that McDonald’s covers. A McCafé substation pulls espresso drinks on a dedicated machine, doubling the location as a coffee stop for commuters heading toward the Sports Arena interchange. That dual burger-and-coffee format serves the same crowd drawn to Chick-fil-A on Sports Arena Boulevard, though this McDonald’s counters with breakfast-all-day availability and a wider sandwich roster. The full build-out processes simultaneous drive-through, dine-in, curbside, and delivery orders across a menu spanning burgers, chicken, breakfast platters, salads, and rotating limited-time promotional items.