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09/04/2003: New Article: Wendy’s 99-Cent Super Value Menu!

Somebody had to do it. Here’s an extensive review of everything on Wendy’s 99-cent “Super Value Menu,” from cheeseburgers to baked potatoes, and yes, even chili. I don’t mention it in the article, but the place actually managed to screw up an order as simple as “one of everything.” After getting home and noticing three cans of chili and sorely missing fries, we had to actually go back to the drive-thru window and go through everything all over again. It wouldn’t have been so bad, but if you just ordered “one of everything,” would you really want to go back to the place five minutes later? All for the sake of faux journalism. Check the review.

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do you guys just not have jack inna box over there on the east? them fries are the done goodest! fatter than micdiddys, less craptacular than wendys, and good near all occasions. i pity thee what have not eaten them, for they are bodacious!

fivver= vee
ten= ex

Ghosted by saturated blood @ 09/08/2003 5:47 PM EDT

Wendy’s is my faaavorite! Though the "99 cent menu" is the "$1.39 menu" here in the great white north…I feel I’ve been lied to by Dave and his minions

Ghosted by Megs @ 09/08/2003 10:23 PM EDT

Personally I got for the nuggets/Fries combo. It’s a quick fill up on the road or when you’re broke from paying 4.95 for a pack of Camels, and 2.10 for a gallon of friggin gas. Maybe that’s just Ct though. Yeah, I have a stockpile of Wendys bbq sauce (one of my favs. they should bottle it) ’cause they never give you enough.

Ps. when you gonna break down and bring the message boards back, this reminds me of posting WAY back in the first days of X-E … and I’m still waiting on the Hostess/TMNT pudding pies!

Ghosted by Toxikfoxx @ 09/09/2003 1:32 AM EDT

Errr.. add the word artical to my last message. Also forgive my grammer, been up about 20 hours right now ^ ^

Ghosted by Toxikfoxx @ 09/09/2003 1:40 AM EDT

molten, you will be pleased to know that taco bell will replace any ground beef in thier products with refried beans at no extra charge. careful though, if it already had the beans, youll end up with ALLOT of bean paste… over beaned nachos supreme are scary

Ghosted by bigcorey @ 09/09/2003 5:04 PM EDT

oh, and sat blood, i agree when i was in arizona, jack in the box was awesome. being from rhode island, i wondered why there were none here. the unofficial story is that some kids in florida died from eating something jackerific. like i said, unofficial, but it came from a jack in the box manager. as apreciation of his honesty, i walked to rallys and ate there instead. now that im back in ri, i miss the bacon bacon cheeseburger…

Ghosted by bigcorey @ 09/09/2003 5:08 PM EDT

Actually, I was living in Ohio when the kid died from Botcholism (sp) from Jack in the Box. It was an issue with employees not washing thier hands when they used the toilet and whatnot. I recently had a Jumbo Jack when I was in Texas, I forgot how ungodly greasy those things were.

Ghosted by Toxikfoxx @ 09/09/2003 9:29 PM EDT

It was E coli, not botulism. And I’m pretty sure the kid died in California. I live in the east, and have never seen a Jack in teh Box, except for in the movies. And on the news about 12 years ago or so when that kid died.

These things happen when you’re feeding a toddler crap for dinner.

Ghosted by I am Jack's angry colon @ 09/10/2003 2:06 AM EDT

listen up guys if you want a even better deal to this 99 cent menu after you order your food say "20 percent" and they take..guess what 20 percent off your purchase..how does this work i dont know but it does!

Ghosted by MAG5KL @ 09/10/2003 3:09 AM EDT

RE: Sperm deposits in fast food.

I fail to see how this could happen if your order inside. In our region, the entire kitchen is clearly visible from the cash register. However, it did happen in my city at Olive Garden. Fettucine alfredo, anyone? The poor girl contracted herpes, and testing showed infected semen in the leftovers in her fridge was the cause. Two employees were arrested and sent to jail. The chain is also being sued for a substantial sum of money.

RE: Wendy’s food

The 1/4 pounder double stack is the best. Also, Wendy’s quality varies dramatically even within cities, so you have to search for the best one.

RE: U.S. money

I’ll grant fiver and ten-spot, but fin, sawbuck, and double sawbuck? What region is that? Minnesota? Oh, who else is filled with foreboding and dread by the new technicolor $20 bills?

Ghosted by Bardas @ 09/10/2003 3:17 AM EDT

Wasn’t it "American Beauty" where Annette Benning fucked the landlord guy? Or is she a cinematic ‘ho of the Real Estate world?

Ghosted by MangoMonkeyBoy @ 09/10/2003 8:34 AM EDT

Bardas, you have just given the reason why I eat at fast food/take-out places more than sit down restaurants. I have too many friends that have been waiters and have warned me about places with kitchens you can not see when ordering food.

Ghosted by ME @ 09/10/2003 1:39 PM EDT

Believe it or not Mango, Annette’s had two such scenes in two different movies. Though the one from The Grifters is far, uh, disturbing. I’m serious — only through the magic of IMDB was I convinced that she wasn’t porking Dave Thomas.

Ghosted by Matt @ 09/10/2003 2:55 PM EDT

Wendy’s is some good shiznat for cheap prices. Gotta eat dem fries fast though. Last couple of times I went there, the fries got a bit soggy if I didn’t eat ‘em fast enough.

The best place for cheap tasty morsels that will move your bowels faster than ever before is Krystal. They got ‘em all over the southeast. They’re small burgers for about 50 cents each. Plus, they got chili cheese fries, wings, etc. It’s like giving your stomach a frickin’ lube job. Yet, I go there all the time.

Ghosted by The BigTymer @ 09/10/2003 4:19 PM EDT

Those of you saying that Taco Bell has vegetarian items….LIES.

They put lard in the beans. That’s why they taste like shit. The Del Taco beans are vegetarian and delicious though, but I think they only have Del Taco in the Southwest.

And those of you not in California are missing out on In N Out and Fatburger, truly the greatest fast food on the planet.

Ghosted by AntsInKoolAid @ 09/10/2003 8:44 PM EDT

I don’t remember Wendy’s getting my order wrong, but then I almost never eat at Wendy’s, because it’s way the hell on the other side of the city from me. If someone offered me a ride there, then sure, I’d try the 99-cent menu.

I don’t see what’s so unreasonable about wanting my order to be right. And I’m always polite when I take a wrong order back.

Pretty much every restaurant I’ve ever eaten at, I’ve known somebody who’s worked there who says they’ll never eat there knowing as they do first-hand what goes on behind the scenes, so if I let that stop me, I’d starve to death.

Ghosted by Morbius @ 09/14/2003 11:23 PM EDT

Ordering an ice cream cone and then saying “make it bacon”: brilliant. I wish I’d thought of that.

Ghosted by Morbius @ 09/14/2003 11:25 PM EDT

Great article. The only thing standing in the way of total 99¢ heaven is: who is the Mohegan Sun guy and what exactly does he say?

Maybe you could post a copy of the commercial for those of us outside CT.

Ghosted by Daddy Fat Sax @ 09/18/2003 11:10 PM EDT

Funny you should mention the inclusion of ‘carageenan’ in the frosty’s ingredients, Matt, since carageenan is actually (WARNING TO ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY LIKES WENDY’S FROSTIES: READ NO FURTHER IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE LIKING THEM) a form of oceanic sea-weed slime. It’s also found in chocolate milk & is what gives it a thicker, gooier texture than your plain, average moo-juice. Considering your fascination with all things sea-going, I thought you might like to know that. To everyone else who probably just got done spitting their formerly favorite beverages all over their monitors, somebody had to break it to ya, and my only regret is that I couldn’t see your reactions.

Ghosted by JoBaD KiTtY PoPs @ 09/28/2003 11:17 PM EDT

Great, they closed the last Wendy’s in this city (London) quite a few years ago. The Chili, 2 sachets of hot sauce and fries were standard breakfast when I was crossing the city.

By far the best fastfood joint around, now I have to find good Kofte.

Ghosted by Corpsie @ 10/20/2003 6:54 PM EDT

Right after reading this review I went out and got a few things off the Wendy’s menu. Not the Value menu, but it’s basically the same food. Grabbed a double hamburger, a soda, large fries and a spicy chicken sandwich and I have to say that Wendy’s gets a bad rap. Sure, the food might not have the same unique flavor you get from places like McDonald’s or BK, but it’s not bad food to be honest. Believe me, I’ve tasted worse…

…like Jack in the Box tacos…WTF?! You have to eat those RIGHT AWAY or the shells get this half-soggy half-crusty texture…not to mention that the stuff inside the tacos is nasty. Stick to burgers, Jack!

Ghosted by Big Sol @ 10/23/2003 2:05 AM EDT

Jr. Bacon cheeseburgers rule!

Ghosted by Justin @ 02/26/2007 6:13 PM EST

We just ate at Wendys and they screwed our order up completely. They didnt give us a reciept and they made us wait out front of the drive thru. The burgers were complete shit.. and we will never eat at Wendys again. The Wendys on the corner of Power Road and Hampton in Mesa Az… Never Again…

Ghosted by Jim Martin @ 04/23/2009 10:37 PM EDT

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