True fast food connoisseurs know McDonald’s is hard to beat when it comes to breakfast. However, one woman who ordered a McMuffin at a location in New York City would probably disagree with that assertion when you consider she filed a lawsuit claiming no human should ever be subjected to the sandwich she was served.
The first McDonald’s location opened for business in California in 1940 en route to spawning the biggest fast food empire on the planet. It transformed into the massive corporation it is today on the back of the burgers and fries that served as the foundation of its original menu, which has gradually evolved over the decades.
In 1971, a franchisee in the state where the chain was founded used Eggs Benedict as the inspiration for the sandwich he dubbed the “Egg McMuffin,” and that was the centerpiece of the breakfast menu McDonald’s rolled out nationwide six years later…