I actually make the fries for Wendy's (well do quality Control for them) and the fries we cook in the lab at the plant are way better than the ones you get at the actual Wendy's, im not sure why though, maybe just fresher?
Two questions: 1. can we have Yellow Box Wendy’s fries back? 2. Please put the barbecue sauce back to the way it was like 10 years ago before it was this heavily corn syruped garbo.
You seem like the dude who can either make this happen, or knows the people who can.
I dont think we have much say in that sadly, we just process the potatoes into fries for the different chains.. and also sell retail fries in the grocery store, you probably know the name of the company. Im curious though, what were the yellow box Wendy's fries??
It confuses me that corporate Wendys isn't able to reign this in. Like they absolutely know which locations have awful reviews and complaints. Why do they do nothing about it? I'm not sure how the relationship between corporate and a franchiser works, but there has to be a way for corporate to kick someone to the curb right?
Granted every chain food location has this issue, but I find that Wendys by far has it the worst. A good location is at the top of the fast food world. A bad location is at the very bottom, and there are A LOT of bad locations.
This is so true. We have the good Wendy's 4 miles from out house and and the bad Wendy's the same distance in the opposite direction. Who owns the restaurant matters. The good Wendy's is always good. You could go there at midnight and you're getting fresh hot fries. Meanwhile the bad Wendy's you go at lunch time and somehow you get served cold fries that taste like they're 3 days old.
Agreed. Unfortunately I haven't had a good Wendy's burger in California in several years. Most disappointing burger chain for me now. The burger sizes feel like 30% smaller than they were pre-Covid. But they still charge like $10. I don't know how they are still in business. I like to imagine that there are still good Wendy's franchises out there. But they absolutely suck here.
This is really the right answer. I had family in Columbus growing up, so I got to go to the original Wendy's a bunch of times while visiting, and it was really very good. Dave Thomas clearly had a soft spot for the location, and it kind of doubled as a Wendy's museum (complete with memorabilia, old ad campaigns, etc.). My long-running theory was that they still had a lot of the better equipment from when the place was founded, since the original plan had been to be a bit more upscale.
Unfortunately, that location closed after Thomas died (and the science museum across the street closed, which clearly removed a huge chunk of their business), and while I've been to several decent ones since, none have quite measured up - and quite a few other locations are lousy. And needless to say the quality overall has declined over the past couple decades, though I'd still take it over McDonald's in a heartbeat.
I'm in the Midwest and we were at a nearby city today and I got mine for $6 for the combo or it would have been $3.50 for just the sandwich. The jalapeno burger is $10 so I'm definitely not saying they don't have pricey ones too, but for a basic burger I'm happy with my JBC and baked potato if I'm going to fast food it! Mine had lettuce too so I'm so sorry about yours :( that sucks
Please give state instead of 'midwest'. The term means nothing as it was redefined several times and people that live in the what is obviously eastern part of the country think they live in the 'midwest'. Talking about you Chicago.
Idk what happened with my first comment so I am going to try again!
I'm not comfortable with that, but I agree with this structuring of it and it's how my family in multiple of these states feel about it. Doesn't make us correct, but it is what we refer to as Midwest.
It's really not? £9.89 for a dave's double combo meal is really not that bad. There's also the biggies meal for £7.99 which is Dave's single - nuggets combo. They also do bottomless drinks when eating in. It's cheaper than Burger King and way better than McDonald's
I haven't noticed a change in their burgers for decades. The fries, on the other hand, they fucking ruined with that stupid campaign that resulted in bullshit SYSCO overfried crispy-on-the-outside garbage. And are you saying they fucked w/ the spicy chicken? Because that really is a perfect sandwich.
I'm sad about the fries :( the JBC is my #1 when it's ff burgers but the fries are like #8. Buuuuuut the baked potatoes are typically good! Only had a couple shriveled up nasty experiences and they weren't at our normal Wendy's, so I think that can definitely make a difference too
I KNEW they changed the chicken sandwich. I picked it up last month after the dentist and thought maybe the flouride was just making it taste weird. Got it again a few days ago and it was still gross.
Nothing "died" or even changed with Wendys burgers since he died. They still get fresh beef from local sources and they never freeze their meat with truck deliveries every 2 days. Hard not to deliver on that front, they have a system that has worked forever now. As someone who has worked at half of these places and learned about the others, Wendy's is the only place that doesn't freeze their beef. All the other companies are too greedy not to freeze their beef and they don't have systems in place to rotate out their aging beef. They cook their beef on a flat surface grill, salt them and then flip them once. Once they hit a certain refrigerator date they chop them patties up for their chili. You quite literally can't do better than that at a basic level. If you think a burger is better it's because they use higher quality beef or use more ingredients.
Weird hill to die on, but OK. They used to be the absolute best fast food burgers, but really went downhill for a long time there. Seem to be getting a little better lately.
Yeah, as far as something similarly priced goes, I can't see how I could pass up on Wendy's. Shake Shack and five guys shouldn't even be on this list. I will be stopping by Culver's and trying them out soon. Burger King gave me heartburn for years anytime I would try it even though I like their fries pretty darn good. Maybe I need to give them another revisit as well?
Wendy's is my favorite fast food -- even if every single Wendy's you go to is the absolute slowest fast food you've ever gotten. Their fries and Frosty's are unmatched.
My local Wendy’s used to be good but it’s fallen off a cliff. Used to be the best fast food place around. Last time I went, I was the only person there and waited almost a half hour for the food. Everything was cold to the touch the moment we got it. The few times prior, I got sick of waiting and never got my food. Such a bummer, because they used to be really good
Completely agree.. their beef tastes different than other fastfood places. It actually tastes like beef. I heard they use fresh beef and they don't freeze it..
At one point I would have agreed. Honestly the last several times I went there it was absolutely horrible. Severe quality decline, a few years ago it didn't matter what time you went there was line. Now the drive through is a ghost town. You don't have to wait which is nice, If you don't have to wait at all that shit has probably been marinating under a heat lamp for the last hour. We have In and Out here, the wait time is horrendous the quality is so much better that it is hard not say it is worth the wait.
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Wendy’s and I will die on this hill