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McDonald's opens super-sized restaurant

McDonald's USA today opened its first "town center" restaurant with features found in no other McDonald's. Located in suburban Columbus, Ohio, in Easton Town Center, the family-themed restaurant includes a first-of-its kind interactive, miniature drive-thru for kids, a karaoke booth for customers to

record CDs and a separate area for adults to eat and gather. The second largest restaurant in the McDonald's U.S. system, it was created to resemble a town center with an outdoor park and a raised stage. The 11,500-sq.-ft., 210-seat restaurant makes extensive use of interactive "edu-tainment" activities designed for both fun and learning. The McTreat Center will feature another McDonald's first -- Lavazza specialty coffee, imported from Italy. The company is using the location as a test; if it performs well, similar restaurants may roll out elsewhere.

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