09/04/2003 Entry: "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.

Chestnuts roasted by Evin @ 09/04/2003 07:04 PM EST

Hey again everyone. Guess I wasnt 3rd post. Damn!!!

Any way this is way off the subject. But everyone needs to hop on Kazaa or whatever thier source may be.

Down Load BATMAN: DEAD END. This guy directed a demo to expose his directing skills.

He did a damn good job in this 6min BATMAN film that pits ol' Bats against Alien and Predator.

Batman VS Predator was one of the first comics I ever read and after seeing this I'm blueballin' for an entire movie.

Chestnuts roasted by Yankee Clipper @ 09/04/2003 07:12 PM EST

as a vegetarian, I hate to admit that Wendy's was one of my favorites before the big switch. Their fries are definatly the best (damn frying in animal byproducts) now the only real fast food joint left is subway and jared's vegi sandwich.

Chestnuts roasted by brandon @ 09/04/2003 07:13 PM EST

Batman: Dead End is well-made, but pretty silly. Wank material for fanboys. There's my review.

Just curious Matt, what foods do you like? Your reviews seem to make it clear that you're not into fast food, and often seem to come across as very health conscious. On the other hand you've admitted to being a fan of various candies and sugary drinks, so I'm left with conflicting signals here.

Chestnuts roasted by Hellpop! @ 09/04/2003 07:23 PM EST

Here is "Batman: Dead End" with a behind the scenes documentary:
http://www.theforce.net/theater/shortfilms/batman_deadend/index.shtml
Unless you have the latest Quicktime go for the Full Screen version

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 09/04/2003 07:24 PM EST

Matt's a food concious smoker, it kills me...in a laughable kind of way, not a whiney 2nd hand smoke kind of way.

Matt, you've been on a role these past few weeks! First Madd Matt, then Unicron (glad i didn't buy him, 50 bucks, pshhh), and now the Wendy's article. I feel like your celebrating my birthday. that is so nice of you. Almost too nice, eww.

Chestnuts roasted by Kennef @ 09/04/2003 07:32 PM EST

Matt - The Charles Kuralt of Our Generation

Chestnuts roasted by CraigP @ 09/04/2003 07:33 PM EST

Remember Burger King's "We Changed Our Fries And Now Let's Give Them Away Free For a Day" promotion? Yeah, that ruled. I was in High School at the time and my friends and I would always hit the fast food chains after school (and many times before). That day the three Burger Kings in our area must have lost $16000 in sales just from my little group.

Too bad Burger Kings fries still suck ass.

Chestnuts roasted by "McDonald's has the golden arches. McDowell's has the golden arcs." @ 09/04/2003 07:39 PM EST

Matt, I totally agree about the price of the McNuggets. The best deal McGrimace ever ran, was the Emperial Pack during the Mulan promotion. 30 McNuggets, two fries, two drinks, for seven bucks. Yeah, I'll die of a stroke before I'm 30, but I'll go out greasy and ketchup soaked.

Chestnuts roasted by Kool-Aid Man @ 09/04/2003 07:54 PM EST

::discusses this article with others::

i'm so glad you didn't eat all that stuff, Matt. at first, i was afraid that you'd attempt it as part of documenting the experience. that chili looked nasty.

i think they gyp'ed you on the Frosty, too. when i get them, they're sooooo thick. ridiculously thick. like... thick.

Chestnuts roasted by zann @ 09/04/2003 08:03 PM EST

Besides Hellpop! thats what this website is all about, all those stupid silly things that we love anyway.

Love is like a Jr Bacon Cheeseburger. It may be alittle messy, with more mayo than god ever imagined, but dammit after I eat one I get to have one of the most magical and pleasing bowel movements you could ever imagine.

The kind where you see hundreds of little flying naked people all round you.

Now am I right or am I wright.

VIVA X-E!!!!! VIVA EL Matte!!!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Yankee Clipper @ 09/04/2003 08:11 PM EST

i like wendy's food but i never go to wendy's because EVERY time i go there they screw up the order. I think ill try that bacon ice cream idea....

I usually go to in n out for burgers and fries and shakes. In n out has the best burgers....

Chestnuts roasted by heeloyd @ 09/04/2003 08:11 PM EST

Heeloyd -- there too? Wow, thought ours was the only one. It's unbelievable how consistent they are in screwing up orders. The cardinal rule with the Wendy's in our town, as everyone seems to know: check your shit before pulling away. This also explains the sickly long wait on the drive-thru. RIP TOMAS DAVE.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/04/2003 08:13 PM EST

stomach ache

Chestnuts roasted by katie @ 09/04/2003 08:22 PM EST

yeah...the worst part of it is that they tease you by putting the right thing on the order screen but then when you get to the window its all wrong. the burgers are mixed up and if you want no mayo your getting mayo and lots of it at that. There was one time though that we got a few extra burgers...so that wasnt too bad. XD

Chestnuts roasted by heeloyd @ 09/04/2003 08:24 PM EST

Someone mentioned an egg in the Unicron article. This one has another one. Click on the pics guys.

Chestnuts roasted by Glass Joe @ 09/04/2003 08:24 PM EST

Nachokhaki:

You're not the only one who loves fries-dipped-in-Frosty... It's really good, but... come on, whoever thought that one up? Was it a dare or something? "Dude, I dare you to dip a fry in your Frosty and eat it!"

Chestnuts roasted by MaxWattage @ 09/04/2003 09:07 PM EST

Wasn't it Wendy's where a mouse head was found in the chili? I would have loved to have seen that woman (I believe it was a woman) scoop that head from the yellow bowl, considering to herself "Is this just a nice big chunk of beef; I wonder how spicy it is." Then bam! its eyes glow read and it bites her nose!

And Matt, that tube of hot sauce is Wendy's own chili sauce; if you can find me chili sauce any better I'll give you my . . . I'll give you my thumbnail (only not the whole thing).

PS Hellpop is absolutely correct, Batman: Dead End is the fanboy equivalent of porno, it may seem exciting and exotic at first, but once the load is blown you're looking at one really silly piece of fiction.

Chestnuts roasted by inkmage @ 09/04/2003 09:15 PM EST

I remember the new Burger King fries - their secret ingredient was something called 'more salt'. Since when did it become Kosher to put mayonnaise in or on anything but tuna fish? That stuff just looks like liquid fat.

Chestnuts roasted by steve @ 09/04/2003 10:07 PM EST

inkmage--

It was a man.. he actually went into a fit of rage, and through a chair after the workers refused to give him water. I read an article on it at newsfilter.org
I used to like their chili, but after reading that, I'll never eat it again.

Chestnuts roasted by sheep @ 09/04/2003 10:16 PM EST

Zann-

The meat in the chili is boiled meat that has been sitting on the grill to long from past days.

God I hate my job but college better pay off.

Chestnuts roasted by Geek @ 09/04/2003 10:47 PM EST

Oh yeah we purposly screw up becouse we hate our customers I get paid min wage and you all look ugly.

Plus I have better things to do like sticking uncooked hamburger patties on the ceiling. I wish I had cups hanging from the ceiling that way I can toss ketchup packets into them.

Chestnuts roasted by Geek @ 09/04/2003 10:50 PM EST

Carrageenan is a natural stabalizer derived from seaweed and is commonly used in chocolate milk.

BTW I love wendy's, I'll mostly just get the baked potato or the jr. bacon cheese burger. And sometimes i'll treat myself to a frosty.

Chestnuts roasted by Patrick N @ 09/04/2003 10:57 PM EST

FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! That's right, folks... our lord and Master Matt-X is doing his people proud! Mini-documentaries on Unicron, food, and zombies from Hell who enjoy He-man... this man does it all! I'd bow to him and hand over both my Megatron toys (both the original gun AND the G2 Tank) as well as my Dark Gundam action figure. He deserves it all, Lord Matt does.

Chestnuts roasted by King Sprocket @ 09/04/2003 11:23 PM EST

I go to Wendy's a lot of the time when I'm in downtown Montreal because I'm frequently in the mood for a spicy chicken burger, and the only KFC (called PFK here, for "Poulet Frit Kentucky") in downtown Montreal is in the stupid Place Ville Marie food court, which closes at the same time as the rest of the shopping centre (Mon-Wed 6 p.m., Thu-Fri 9 p.m., Sat-Sun 5 p.m.), 5 days of the week well before I'm ready for dinner. I like the Wendy's Spicy Chicken because it's marinated in hot sauce; the Spicy Big Crunch at KFC just adds a hot topping, though the chicken itself is much better (we used to have the KFC Zinger up here, which is, by far, the best Spicy Chicken sandwich I've ever tasted, but they stopped selling it about 2 years back in favour of the Spicy Big Crunch)... well, sometimes I go to the closest freestanding KFC/PFK location, way up on Park, but usually I settle for the Wendy's Spicy Chicken, which is pretty good, though sometimes it seems just a tad stale.

Personally, I still like McDonald's fries best, of the major chains, at least, but Wendy's fries are a close second, and you get plenty with your meal even if you don't "Super Size"...

Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 09/04/2003 11:29 PM EST

You can order extra patties on your Wendy's burgers for a small price.

My friend ate a seven patty Wendy's burger.

I think he's dead now.

Chestnuts roasted by Marc @ 09/05/2003 12:04 AM EST

The Stealthy Warrior is now hungry.

Chestnuts roasted by Stealthy Warrior @ 09/05/2003 12:10 AM EST

Out here in the Midwest have another treat on the $.99 menu: The 1/4 lb. Double Stack. It has 2 slices of beef, cheese, ketchup, pickles, onions and of course buns. However, when I went to Ohio and ate at the first Wendys ever, their 1/4 lb. double stack was different. I wrote an article about it for my site, here's the link:

http://groups.msn.com/DrRubenKincaidMD/ohman.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=1576

Oh yeah, and actually the burger is pretty good, especially cos it's big and only $.99 give Dave Thomas a break I mean, c'mon Matt, it's no Hungry Man Breakfast at least.

Chestnuts roasted by Dr. Kincaid @ 09/05/2003 12:44 AM EST

wendys chili is outsatanding. i saw that matt got the "chili seasoning". here we have to ask for it special, but its well worth the effort. put the 2 magic packets in, let it simmer for a few seconds, and the chili is unbeatable. just dont agree to the "cheese and onions" they try to push on you. the extra 50 cents is too great a cost to pay for almost no cheese, and far too many onions.

Chestnuts roasted by bigcorey @ 09/05/2003 02:03 AM EST

Yankee Clipper made a Fisher King reference. YAY!

Chestnuts roasted by The Gaijin @ 09/05/2003 02:17 AM EST

let this be a lesson to all you "people"
If you order something at a restaurant and it's wrong don't ever bring it back telling the cashier/cook that it was a mistake, not unless you want extra protein in your next meal. a la cum shot. the people working in fast food places don't like you, don't want you there, and don't want be there themselves.
Remember- smiling and saying 'thank you' will lessen the chance of you swallowing someone else's children later.

Chestnuts roasted by skiwlz @ 09/05/2003 02:30 AM EST

Bring back the forum for the love of god

Chestnuts roasted by RyaN @ 09/05/2003 02:43 AM EST

Come out to New Mexico sometime and check out the Wendy's out here. We have something special on our 99 cent menu. Green Chili Jr. Cheeseburger. Nothing better in the world on a nice fall evening.
What is even better is almost all the fast food joints out here offer a 99 cent green chili burger. If they don't you can always have them put on another burger. I think I am gonna go eat now.

Chestnuts roasted by NewMexicoBill @ 09/05/2003 04:53 AM EST

Geek is right about the chili...i used to work @ wendy's too. When a burger has sat on the grill too long, and gets burnt and dry, it gets put in a heated storage bin of sorts. At the end of the day (now, mind, these things have been sitting since 11:00 AM) theyre put in the freezer, taken out the next day and boiled in scummy water, chopped, boiled again in the chili, and put out somewhere to sit again till you order it. Once, someone forgot to empty the bins, and the meat turned a sickning green color, but that aparently didnt stop the manager from requesting that it be put in the freezer with all the rest. I have never eaten wendy's chili and expecially now that ive seen it prepared, i never will, and furthermore, advise that no one else eats it either.

Chestnuts roasted by Tomb @ 09/05/2003 08:24 AM EST

I work at the Wendy's on Arden (for local Staten Islanders) and let me warn you: Do not buy any of the food at night unless they're really busy.

Chestnuts roasted by Mike M @ 09/05/2003 10:45 AM EST

On our campus, we have a Wendy's. Great, huh? No! They have no $.99 value menu -- it's a friggin' $1.09 menu. How the hell is that a deal? Damn the franchises!!!

Chestnuts roasted by purplegirl247 @ 09/05/2003 10:49 AM EST

Where is the Double Stack w/ Cheese? Am I missing something here??!!

Chestnuts roasted by KT @ 09/05/2003 11:13 AM EST

Ok im really hungry now and im at work at my parents store and the only option is Wendy's, for its the only place I can get to real quick while I close the store up for a second. I was so looking forward to a bowl of chili and a Jr. Bacon. now however I think im gonna have to live off of cigs and some stale pork grinds because I really dont want a rat head in my chili or man juice on my burger. And do you guys have those God awful triple thick Mcdonalds shakes. I demand a petition to bring back the old thin watery shakes back I cant stand the triple thick they taste like chalk and old milk. Wendys should get shakes i love the frosty but I like to comsume my nearly frozen, almost dairy, sugary products with a straw not a oddly shaped spoon.
Matt you really need to do a expose of on taco bell we need to what the fuck a Chalupa is.

Chestnuts roasted by JC @ 09/05/2003 11:35 AM EST

Do americans not have ten dollar notes? I was a tad confused by the:

Two fivers...(tenner?)

comment in the article.

Ok, that's my dull thought for the day. You should really get into advertising matt, cos youve made me pine for mcGriddles, unicron and wendy's stuff (all not available in england :-()

Chestnuts roasted by Vyle @ 09/05/2003 12:35 PM EST

All I can say is that Wendy's kick's @$$ (keepin' it PG for all the little kiddies out there). I worked there for three years, and yeah it may have taken 10 years off my life, but I'll be damned if all that greasy goodness wasn't worth it. And you know where Wendy's got me? Medical school.... By the way, this stuff is really bad for you. You shouldn't eat it... really.

Chestnuts roasted by Mike @ 09/05/2003 12:40 PM EST

Matt and heeloyd:

You think Wendy fucks up the order? Whenever I go to MacDonald´s it doesn´t matter what I order, they always gave me a fuckin´ MacFish.... what the hell is wrong in that place? When they look for new employees do they post a "IN NEED OF RETARD" ad?

Chestnuts roasted by Butcher @ 09/05/2003 01:13 PM EST

Matt,
Bless you for doing an article on Wendy's and mentioning in the Blog how they can screw up even the simplest tasks. The Wendy's near me is awful and literally everytime I've been there, they screw up something. Last time had to be my favorite though. I asked for a baked potato...they told me they were out of them and it would be a half hour before more were ready...like they're REALLY boiling the potatoes or something in the back there...Compulsive liars!!

Chestnuts roasted by Melissa Y. @ 09/05/2003 01:31 PM EST

first.... dr. pepper isn't at wendy's... it's the best MR PIBB!

second.... wendy's messes everything up. I'll have the mozzerrella chicken supreme, no tomato.... I get a spicy chicken, extra mayo.

third...."cherry tomatoes work great as raptor eggs for grade school science fair dinosaur dioramas. When they start going bad, you've developed a new theory as to why the creatures went extinct. Comets and ice ages my ass. They died because their eggs were big cherry tomatoes." is the funniest thing ever

fourth... we have 10 dollar bills... but no one uses them because they are cursed.

fifth... last week my friend ordered the jr cheeseburger delux. He received no meat. Matt got skimped on the cheese, my friend got no meat. bread, mayo, onion, everything else... no meat. They wouldn't give him another one when he came back... said he probably ate the first one. Then they finally agreed, and handed him a patty to assemble himself. I hate wendys

Chestnuts roasted by chad @ 09/05/2003 01:43 PM EST

Here's a little hint for all the stoners out there. If you live in a state with 6% sales tax, 4 items on the 99c menu come out to be exactly, $4.20. Not only is it a sweet price to pay, it's also a lot of food, great for late night munchies. As a side note, you can also get 6 plain glazed donuts at Krispy Kreme for the same price. A fitting dessert for such an amazing meal.

Chestnuts roasted by kryonik @ 09/05/2003 01:53 PM EST

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?

Chestnuts roasted by Crooked @ 09/05/2003 02:55 PM EST

This writer knows nothing about modern health. Fat is not bad for you, it's the carbs. Fries, potatoes, bun, all will make you huge. Patty, lettuce, cheese, bacon, are all fine.

Chestnuts roasted by Caushmouziar @ 09/05/2003 03:44 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Danger Mask @ 09/05/2003 03:46 PM EST

Right on, Caush! Fight the power!

Chestnuts roasted by Dr. Atkins @ 09/05/2003 03:47 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Shonblatt @ 09/05/2003 03:49 PM EST

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.)

Chestnuts roasted by seabass @ 09/05/2003 04:01 PM EST

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...

Chestnuts roasted by Cobaltnine @ 09/05/2003 04:04 PM EST

"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.

Chestnuts roasted by HockeyGod @ 09/05/2003 04:16 PM EST

Where's the chili, chips and cheese?

Chestnuts roasted by JasonP @ 09/05/2003 04:25 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Ex Employee @ 09/05/2003 04:59 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by i was a lion @ 09/05/2003 05:08 PM EST

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 =^^=;;

Chestnuts roasted by jjgoreha @ 09/05/2003 05:46 PM EST

So....

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

Chestnuts roasted by John @ 09/05/2003 05:50 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by jonasdash @ 09/05/2003 06:10 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Bansheex @ 09/05/2003 06:15 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by Bansheex @ 09/05/2003 06:16 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by Bum @ 09/05/2003 06:25 PM EST

I'd love to read your review on the entire Taco Bell menu :D

Raptor eggs...teehee.

Chestnuts roasted by Wreny @ 09/05/2003 06:39 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Dave Thomas's Rectum @ 09/05/2003 06:56 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by guavo @ 09/05/2003 08:56 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Hellpop! @ 09/05/2003 10:33 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by blastendedskrewt @ 09/05/2003 10:54 PM EST

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. :P

Although McDonalds, yes, has the best fries.

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

Chestnuts roasted by freakachu @ 09/05/2003 11:16 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by bobpants @ 09/05/2003 11:43 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by texas-tommy @ 09/06/2003 12:45 AM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Misanthrope @ 09/06/2003 02:42 AM EST

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...)

Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 09/06/2003 02:46 AM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by DearGodMySpleen @ 09/06/2003 03:39 AM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Lumberjack Matt @ 09/06/2003 05:30 AM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Astro Zombie @ 09/06/2003 07:32 AM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Zee Kay @ 09/06/2003 09:07 AM EST

JUH-J-JUH-JUH GEEE UNTITTTT!

Chestnuts roasted by Ronald McDonald @ 09/06/2003 09:41 AM EST

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...

Chestnuts roasted by KDB @ 09/06/2003 09:51 AM EST

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. :D

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Molten @ 09/06/2003 11:44 AM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by mobius @ 09/06/2003 01:26 PM EST

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?

Chestnuts roasted by Teddy Ray @ 09/06/2003 02:56 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by sithlordswap @ 09/06/2003 04:13 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by Maccy D's 4 Life @ 09/06/2003 06:29 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Amy R @ 09/06/2003 10:07 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Hellpop! @ 09/06/2003 10:15 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by Stewie'04President @ 09/07/2003 02:17 AM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by Furious Pete @ 09/07/2003 10:11 AM EST

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?

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242's triumphant return from the grave @ 09/07/2003 07:12 PM EST

Hah, I was wondering what happened to you. :) You didn't die!

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/07/2003 07:51 PM EST

Matt Cara is a legend

Chestnuts roasted by Imran @ 09/07/2003 08:56 PM EST

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."

Chestnuts roasted by Mark @ 09/07/2003 09:46 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by Mel @ 09/08/2003 09:30 AM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by splitplug @ 09/08/2003 11:44 AM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by ELCHUPACABRA @ 09/08/2003 12:29 PM EST

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).

Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 09/08/2003 12:39 PM EST

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! :)

Chestnuts roasted by jessica @ 09/08/2003 01:15 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Chris @ 09/08/2003 03:05 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by saturated blood @ 09/08/2003 05:47 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by Megs @ 09/08/2003 10:23 PM EST

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!

Chestnuts roasted by Toxikfoxx @ 09/09/2003 01:32 AM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by Toxikfoxx @ 09/09/2003 01:40 AM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by bigcorey @ 09/09/2003 05:04 PM EST

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...

Chestnuts roasted by bigcorey @ 09/09/2003 05:08 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Toxikfoxx @ 09/09/2003 09:29 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by I am Jack's angry colon @ 09/10/2003 02:06 AM EST

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!

Chestnuts roasted by MAG5KL @ 09/10/2003 03:09 AM EST

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?

Chestnuts roasted by Bardas @ 09/10/2003 03:17 AM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by MangoMonkeyBoy @ 09/10/2003 08:34 AM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 09/10/2003 01:39 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/10/2003 02:55 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by The BigTymer @ 09/10/2003 04:19 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by AntsInKoolAid @ 09/10/2003 08:44 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Morbius @ 09/14/2003 11:23 PM EST

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

Chestnuts roasted by Morbius @ 09/14/2003 11:25 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Daddy Fat Sax @ 09/18/2003 11:10 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by JoBaD KiTtY PoPs @ 09/28/2003 11:17 PM EST

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.

Chestnuts roasted by Corpsie @ 10/20/2003 06:54 PM EST

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!

Chestnuts roasted by Big Sol @ 10/23/2003 02:05 AM EST