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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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My Wendy’s has 99 cent double cheeseburgers, I don’t know what the hell is wrong with yours…Unless i’m retarded and I missed it on the list.

Ghosted by Danger Mask @ 09/05/2003 3:46 PM EDT

Right on, Caush! Fight the power!

Ghosted by Dr. Atkins @ 09/05/2003 3:47 PM EDT

Wendy’s fries are great, but only when they’re fresh AND cooked properly – which is not very often.

When Wendy’s fries are slightly cripsy on the outside and steaming hot, they are really good. Two minutes later, they’re cold and nasty. There is no transition period, they’re great or nasty.

McDonald’s fries are decent even when sitting under a hear lamp for a 1/2 hour.

Ghosted by Shonblatt @ 09/05/2003 3:49 PM EDT

WENDYS CHALLENGE: every 99 cent menu item in one sitting

have i done it?

yes

was it awesome?

yes.

spread this challenge, it is a true test of spirit and intenstinal fortitude.

also, dont drink liquor afterwards (WINK.)

Ghosted by seabass @ 09/05/2003 4:01 PM EDT

I was *far* too frequent a customer at the local Wendy’s last summer, due to it’s proximity to the highway entrance on my way to work. It was that or eat at the expensive highway McD’s, really, since I worked at the damn ‘gift shop’ attached to it. (The Mohegan references kill me – I worked on I-95 between 61 and 62 and somehow people missed the GIANT SIGNS for the Casinos…)

Big fan of the Mandarin Chicken, must say, but last summer it was Jr Cheeseburger Deluxe (for the veggies on it, I pretended it was healthier), fries, coke. 2.98+tx. Seeing as that was only about…1/2 hrs work, or so, that was the best I could do.

Totally could have used this last summer, is what I’m saying. So tempted to go get dinner early…

Ghosted by Cobaltnine @ 09/05/2003 4:04 PM EDT

"Do you know where they get the meat for the chili? When they make too many burger patties during the day (exceed the demand), they throw them in a bucket, where they fester at room temperature all day, then at the end of the night they chop them all up and put them in the chili. Health code anyone?"

That’s not true, Once it starts to burn, it gets pulled and placed in a heat drawer, where it’s kept between 140 and 160 degrees for up to 4 hours (the same heat drawer that mcdonalds and burger king store their meat in ALL DAY)

Then, it’s rinsed off in the sink, bagged up and frozen. The next day, it’s boiled, drained of water and grease, chopped up, placed in the chili and cooked at 160 degrees for 4 hours.

You won’t find healthier meat anywhere.

Ghosted by HockeyGod @ 09/05/2003 4:16 PM EDT

Where’s the chili, chips and cheese?

Ghosted by JasonP @ 09/05/2003 4:25 PM EDT

Chill best on menu?

I hope you guys know that the chilly is the left over meat and burned meat off the grill over the course of the day and when they close. It is by far the nastiest process I have ever seen.

Ghosted by Ex Employee @ 09/05/2003 4:59 PM EDT

I’d just like to add that my Wendy’s also messes up 90% of my orders, and when you go back and try to get the rest of your food, they are INSOLENT.

Ghosted by i was a lion @ 09/05/2003 5:08 PM EDT

I need a followup story. What did you do with all that food, Matty? You didn’t just throw it out, even if it was just .99$ menu fare, it still is food, and somebody could’ve eaten it… Sorry to turn all serious on you guys =^^=;;

Ghosted by jjgoreha @ 09/05/2003 5:46 PM EDT

So….

What the hell is a Furskin, anyway? I hope to God it’s not anything like "foreskin."

Ghosted by John @ 09/05/2003 5:50 PM EDT

In Texas most Wendy’s have a 99-cent burger called the 1/4 lb. Texas Double Cheeseburger

It’s 2 deliciously greasy patties of beef(?), plus cheese, slice of giant tomato, hunk o’ lettuce, onion + condiments.

It’s truly worth 99 cents!

Also – if you ever go to Wendy’s and want to truly test your ability to ingest grease – try eating a TRIPLE WITH CHEESE. (thats 3/4 lb of meat + cheese + enough grease to make them wrap it three times in aluminum/paper and still be greasy.) You can practically see through the wrapper it’s so greasy.

Ghosted by jonasdash @ 09/05/2003 6:10 PM EDT

That chili equals the coolness. I used to get a cup a day. Then I got really bad farts. I still get a cup a day.

Ghosted by Bansheex @ 09/05/2003 6:15 PM EDT

Hate to double-post, but, EEE! Thank you for un-banning me Matt. I promise to be good.

Ghosted by Bansheex @ 09/05/2003 6:16 PM EDT

You know why you got screwed? You’re Wendy’s doesn’t have 99cent Texas Double Cheeseburgers, now that’s a damn fine burger

Ghosted by Bum @ 09/05/2003 6:25 PM EDT

I’d love to read your review on the entire Taco Bell menu

Raptor eggs…teehee.

Ghosted by Wreny @ 09/05/2003 6:39 PM EDT

When I started Wendys, it was just the ground up flesh of my daughter in those burgers… and that was some good eating. Now that im dead, with each bite of "burger" you are guaranteed to get a piece of me, Dave Thomas.

Ghosted by Dave Thomas's Rectum @ 09/05/2003 6:56 PM EDT

Here’s something usefull, mix some wiskey with that frosty, and voila instant icy-irishcream. (this is actually very good) Go ahead..get some fine canadian wiskey(or irish) about a mickey and get the biggest supersized cup and mix….mmm icy drunkeness

mmmm, monkeys

Ghosted by guavo @ 09/05/2003 8:56 PM EDT

Funny that others have stories of being skimped on by Wendy’s. Wendy’s is the only place near my workplace that’s halfways decent to eat, and I always order the same thing, the 1/4pound single combo. Probably 1 time out of 5 they accidentally give me adouble instead.

A Wendy’s in Haines City, Florida has the best picture ever: an obviously hung over Dave Thomas shaking the hand of the manager. He looks about 3 seconds from hurling all over the guy.

Ghosted by Hellpop! @ 09/05/2003 10:33 PM EDT

FURSKINS FURSKINS FURSKINS FORESKINS FURSKINS! Great little secret commercial. Was it a secret? Or am I just an idiot for not knowing ahead of time. Only time will tell.

Ghosted by blastendedskrewt @ 09/05/2003 10:54 PM EDT

First off, Matt, the best slang term I have found for a ten-dollar bill is "ten-spot".

Now on to TEH WENDY’S GOODNESS!

I looove the Jr Bacon. I always get two of them. They’re yummy. The chili is also excellent. In spite of the people whining about it being leftover hamburgers, blah blah, since they didn’t take the trouble to read that fifty other people had already posted the same thing, it still TASTES good. I usually hate chili. But I like Wendy’s chili.

And the frosties. Oooohhhh, the FROSTIES. They must have done something terrible to yours, because mine are always so thick I can’t drink ‘em with a straw. I actually had a straw not just collapse, but actually *start to turn inside out* once because I was trying so hard to drink it instead of spoon it.

I love my local Wendy’s. The service rocks, they’ve NEVER messed up my order, they’re exceedingly friendly, clean and well-organized, the food tastes great ALWAYS… I don’t know what the rest of you fuckers are talking about.

Although McDonalds, yes, has the best fries.

In closing, I’d like to say, Matt, PLEASE do an article about Burple!!

Ghosted by freakachu @ 09/05/2003 11:16 PM EDT

Obviously those extolling the virtues of triples with cheese have never heard of the add bacon button. Get it with bacon, you wuss.

Ghosted by bobpants @ 09/05/2003 11:43 PM EDT

U.S. Money Slang 101: A five-dollar bill is a FIN; a ten-dollar bill is a SAWBUCK; and a twenty-dollar bill is a DOUBLE SAWBUCK. Class dismissed.

Ghosted by texas-tommy @ 09/06/2003 12:45 PM EDT

Dammit, tommy, you stole my lesson plan for the day.

Also, I like Wendy’s, but I have an issue with their doubles. And I’m assuming their triples too, but I never tried one so I don’t know. Why is it a classic double with cheese only has one slice of cheese on it? Am I the only person who thinks a double cheeseburger should have double the cheese?
Yes, it’s true, I have no respect for my circulatory system. In fact, I think my blood has been replaced by gravy. Maybe cheese sauce.

Ghosted by Misanthrope @ 09/06/2003 2:42 AM EDT

Well, now I feel bad for saying that a couple of the Wendy’s Spicy Chicken burgers I’ve had recently tasted a little stale, because, apparently, most people here have much crappier Wendy’s experiences. All I can say is that the Wendy’s location on Peel in downtown Montreal is cleaner than most of the downtown Harvey’s locations, and at least one of the Burger Kings, though the McDonald’s restaurants are the absolute cleanest ones downtown of the major burger chains. At least the stuff I order from Wendy’s is satisfactory to above average (by burger place standards) 95% of the time… maybe they just got a bad batch of spicy chicken patties. For burgers, Wendy’s is about tied with McDonald’s as the best burger place for my tastes. (Do I have crappy tastes, or what? Well, I just happen to like fried patties more than flame broiled… what can I say? Also, we don’t have some of the smaller, supposedly better, chains like Sonic in Montreal…)

Ghosted by Steve Brandon @ 09/06/2003 2:46 AM EDT

Thank you, that article made me seriously consider a lifestyle change from an uptight, Republican carnivore to a tree-hugging, Nader-loving vegetarian. At least my shit will come out smelling more like compost instead of greasy animal carcass.

Ghosted by DearGodMySpleen @ 09/06/2003 3:39 AM EDT

Darn, I wanted to be 76th post. Oh well, anywho Wendy’s is the shiz-nit.
You get real sized onions and when you ask for x-tra ketchup you get it. I will argue w/ the statement that Wendy’s has the best fries. If you’re ever on the thruway (like cobaltnine) check out Roy Rogers fries, they’re thet thickest cut I’ve ever seen. Oh yeah, and Matt, we want the striaght poop (pun intended) on what happened to all that 99 cent goodness.

P.S I will still eat the chili. The value is too good to pass up, even at the expense of my life or colon, which ever should expire in a fiery death first.

Ghosted by Lumberjack Matt @ 09/06/2003 5:30 AM EDT

OK, couple of things:

The 1/4 pound double stack with cheese isn’t exclusive to the Midwest; they’re available in South as well, or at least they have them in Arkansas. When me and my friends were piss poor, our sustenance would be a cup of chili + as many doublestacks as we could afford, AKA the loser’s lunch or ghetto gourmet.

Second, I haven’t had many bad experiences with ordering from Wendy’s. McDonald’s or KFC are more likely to screw up my orders than Wendy’s.

Third, if you think what goes on in Wendy’s is bad, then you’d better not take a look at what goes on in other fast food chains. Almost all of them have tons of gross stuff going down in them. And you better not think of what goes on in the factories that make the TV dinners/canned or processed foods and snacks you buy at the grocery store. You’re better off planting your own crops and cooking everything yourself. At least then you know who’s ruining your dinner.

Finally, I’ve heard stories that say the people who work in the bottling facilities in my area like to climb on top of the big flats of soda cans and piss all over them. You might want to wash your cans before you drink out of them.

Ghosted by Astro Zombie @ 09/06/2003 7:32 AM EDT

Wow,the wendys in you country look like they really suck, in Toronto the wendys kick ass, its like the most gourmet food i can get for five bucks. Maybe in the U.S. all the wendys are under an evil curse ever since a voodoo witch docter chocked on a chicken nugget, so now when ever the staff make the food it will garaunteely suck hard.

Ghosted by Zee Kay @ 09/06/2003 9:07 AM EDT

JUH-J-JUH-JUH GEEE UNTITTTT!

Ghosted by Ronald McDonald @ 09/06/2003 9:41 AM EDT

1/4 lb Double Stack is alive and well in Vegas. Best value on the menu, though I’ll often go for the Spicy Chicken ’cause it’s just that good…

Ghosted by KDB @ 09/06/2003 9:51 AM EDT

Mmmm. More salt. drool

Even before I went veg, Subway was one of my favourites. Now I like hot foods, so I could probably deal with Taco Bell if they had any veg stuff. On the other hand, what the hell do I know? I like to fit into a bikini without having to worry about how I look, so I don’t put this shit into my body anyway. Matt, I assume, doesn’t have the same worries.

Otherwise, I say we go back in time, assassinate Charles Kuralt and make Matt the Charles Kuralt of their generation too! Muwah hah hah hah!

Or, you know, I’m just trying to procrastinate instead of doing my stupid homework.

Ghosted by Molten @ 09/06/2003 11:44 AM EDT

I would have to disagree and say get as much honey mustard as you can cause it’s the best mmmm…

Ghosted by mobius @ 09/06/2003 1:26 PM EDT

Ten dollar bills are cursed. So send them to me and I will dispose of them for you. On a more related note, can anyone tell me where Wendy’s gets the meat for their chili?

Ghosted by Teddy Ray @ 09/06/2003 2:56 PM EDT

1/4 lb double stack is awesome. Like most places some menu items differ regionally. When I was 16 I ventured out of Minnesota and east for the first time. We stopped at a Wendy’s in Indiana and to my suprise they had…Breakfast?!?! I was totally shocked, it was like I "slid" into an alternate dimension. I had recently worked at a Wendy’s franchise(my first real job)and heard nothing about them having breakfast. I felt like I was in the middle of a twilight zone episode. Another time around the age of 19 my gf and I visited a Wendy’s in Duluth on Lake Superior and saw yet another Wendy’s oddity…a lunch time Taco Bar?? Go figure weird shit sometimes, road trips bring , they do , they do.

Ghosted by sithlordswap @ 09/06/2003 4:13 PM EDT

Wendy can suck my dick, Ronald is da man why eat dat shit when for a few extra cents you can have a Big Mac, Large Fries and a coke

Cheap Bastards

That Is All

Ghosted by Maccy D's 4 Life @ 09/06/2003 6:29 PM EDT

I was never quite brave enough to order anything more then fries and nuggets from Wendys and thatnks to your insightful artical I never shall.

Ghosted by Amy R @ 09/06/2003 10:07 PM EDT

Of all the various fast food burger joints I like Wendy’s the best by far. I’ve never gotten violently ill eating anything from a Wendy’s which is more than I can say about McD’s or BK.

HOWEVER…I am thankful that they ditched the Wendy’s SuperBar, which was like the worst all you can eat buffet in the entire universe.

Molten, Taco Bell DOES have at least one vegetarian item, the bean burrito. However since I’ve never eaten at Taco Bell and not been hideously ill the next day, I wouldn’t recommend it.

Ghosted by Hellpop! @ 09/06/2003 10:15 PM EDT

I have two Wendy’s to choose from. Both are about three minutes from my home. I’m glad I have two, that way I’ll say, "I don’t go that one, I go to the good one."

As bad for you as some of the things on the $.99 menu are, when it’s 2 a.m. and you’re so hungry, you start gnawing at your own hand, Wendy’s all of a sudden becomes Gourmet!

PrfktTear
Chris

Ghosted by Stewie'04President @ 09/07/2003 2:17 AM EDT

For fun check out wendys.com and it will give you all sorts of great? nutritional information. Your medium frosty has 440 calories. It really makes me wonder what the hell they put into that monstrosity. Oh and since I’m from Canada, our Wendy’s have 1.39 great big value meals…not 99 cents

Ghosted by Furious Pete @ 09/07/2003 10:11 AM EDT

i leave for five minutes and all hell breaks loose. Mad Matt shows his eeeeeevil face, people got banned (?!?) and I found out horrible things about Wendy’s chili from surly minimum wagers.

so…did we find bitner yet?

Ghosted by squee4242's triumphant return from the grave @ 09/07/2003 7:12 PM EDT

Hah, I was wondering what happened to you. You didn’t die!

Ghosted by Matt @ 09/07/2003 7:51 PM EDT

Matt Cara is a legend

Ghosted by Imran @ 09/07/2003 8:56 PM EDT

Ahh, good old Wendy’s. So lethal, yet so convienent. Next time you go, ask for a junior cheeseburger. 50% of the time, they’ll think you said junior BACON cheeseburger. It’s a simple enough order, you’d think that most of the time they could get it right. But they don’t. Oh, and did you go to Wendy’s this summer when they were giving Pokémon toys with the kids’ meals? I asked for a Charizard, and they said "We don’t have that, we have Pokémon toys."

Ghosted by Mark @ 09/07/2003 9:46 PM EDT

I want Wendy’s in Scotland. We don’t have it here. I’m craving fries and a Frosty as I type this.

Ghosted by Mel @ 09/08/2003 9:30 AM EDT

I live for Wendy’s. It’s 2 minutes away from work, and 5 from home. And I get the same thing everytime. Is it bad that I’m slowly becoming a regular at my Wendy’s. They’re beginning to know what I’m about to order.

Ghosted by splitplug @ 09/08/2003 11:44 AM EDT

Frosty+fries=heaven

try it NOW if you have never tried it before. youll be awakend at 3am three months from now with a strange craving for frosty and fries.

Ghosted by ELCHUPACABRA @ 09/08/2003 12:29 PM EDT

I just love how you can take pics of food and just make me not want to eat it. Keep it up, at least I am keeping my calorie downtake to a minimum. (BTW there is nothing sacastic about this, just the way I usual write things).

Ghosted by Kyle @ 09/08/2003 12:39 PM EDT

in manhattan… we don’t have a 99 cent super value menu either! it sucks. only the fries and the nuggets, everything else is over a buck! ahh the city… gotta love it.
great article matt!

Ghosted by jessica @ 09/08/2003 1:15 PM EDT

Wendy’s is great, but I hit Jack In The Box because they have the fried jalapeno peppers ~ instant heartburn. Wendy’s fries are great unless they’re undercooked, which happens to me entirely too often. mmmmm…. raw potato.

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