Futuristic McDonald's Coming To River Edge In September

RIVER EDGE, NJ — The McDonald's on Main Street will reopen soon with a few futuristic touches.

The restaurant is being modernized with digital self-order kiosks table service, said Amanda Pissano, McDonald's brand reputation manager for the New York Metro region. The restaurant is slated to reopen in September.

The changes have already been rolled out in more than 2,600 international McDonald's locations.

Restaurants in the New York metropolitan region are some of the first in the United States to roll out the upgrades.

The kiosks allow diners "more choice and control" over their food by "evolving how they order, what they order, how they pay and how they are served," Pissano said.

McDonald's Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook said in March that McDonald's plans to have most of its United States restaurants modernized by the end of 2020.

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Customers at a McDonald's store place orders and pay through a new kiosk system being tested in five Denver area stores in 2003 in Colorado. McDonald's hopes the self-service system will speed customer service, help limit lines and making dining at the restaurants easier. The company plans to test the system in a dozen stores in Raleigh, N.C. (Photo by Kevin Moloney/Getty Images/Getty Images News)