‘Upscale’ McDonald’s debuts in Green Hills

Table service, curbside pickup and touchscreen ordering kiosks are just a few of the higher-end features available now at a Nashville McDonald’s store.

That’s right — the fast-food chain with more 14,000 U.S. locations is taking things up a notch with its “Ribbon and Blade” design, unveiled this week for the first time in the Nashville market at 4114 Hillsboro Pike in Green Hills.

“We chose the upscale Ribbon and Blade design for our Green Hills restaurant simply because our customers deserve the best McDonald’s experience every time they walk through the doors,” said Clark Gray, a second-generation local owner-operator in the Nashville area.

The Green Hills restaurant is one of a limited number in the country to feature the design, which includes computerized educational games for kids, a three-story PlayPlace, upgraded exterior and furnishings, digital self-order kiosks, digital menus inside and outside, dual drive-thru lanes, LED lighting, Wi-Fi and a community room that can be cordoned off for private gatherings.

McDonald’s employees will also deliver food to tables for diners.

The redesign is part of a broader effort by McDonald’s to modernize most of its freestanding restaurants by the end of 2020.

McDonald’s celebrated the grand reopening of the Green Hills restaurant on Jan. 13 with a ribbon cutting and check presentation to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville for $50,000.

Reach Lizzy Alfs at lalfs@tennessean.com or 615-726-5948.