Wendy's

Anonus · 2014-12-11 09:52:22

I want to go to Wendy's right now, at 2:52 in the morning, and seeing as how Wendy's is like our favorite fast food place, here's a general Wendy's thread.

Tre · 2014-12-11 10:41:37

My dad hates it but I love it

their pretzel bacon burgers are very good

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-11 10:43:35

I like Wendy's a lot but there are none near here. Closest one is like half an hour to an hour away.

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-11 12:00:28

I always imagine Imipolex G is with me when I go to a Wendy's. u_u But I don't have Wendy's very often anymore.

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 12:03:48

i don't even live in the same country as a Wendy's. #predictable_tach.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-11 12:06:49

are there any fast food franchises unique to the UK?

I know Australia has Hungry Jack's which is like Burger King but different.

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 12:15:01

Not sure what would count. Little Chef is what sprang to mind first, but that's like a roadside diner. There's Spud-u-Like, don't see those very often though. Dixy Chicken; that specializes in halal food which is presumably why there aren't any around here afaik. Greggs, but that's a bakery chain...

There are some British based chains which have restaurants in other countries (though not the US, to my knowledge). Wimpy is one, Chicken Cottage is another...

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-11 12:28:17

There have been Wendy's in the UK but I'm not sure if they're there anymore.

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 12:37:00

They stopped trading here in 2000.

And there were never any near where i live.

Tachyon · 2014-12-11 12:37:25

At least, never in my lifetime, to the best of my knowledge.

Princess Alice · 2014-12-11 13:33:15

In contrast, I live in the town where Wendy's started, so they're friggin' everywhere around here

I even got to eat at their very first location a few times before it closed down

Imipolex G · 2014-12-11 18:09:54

There's a Wendy's less than a mile from here. I go there all the time and I would go there with Miko if she were here.

They recently remodeled it, yntkt

Princess Alice · 2014-12-11 18:11:13

I wouldn't mind visiting Wendy's with Imi and/or Miko

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-11 22:48:49

Why not both????? :D

lee4hmz · 2014-12-12 02:34:47

I haven't been to Wendy's in a while. I should remedy that at some point.

lee4hmz · 2014-12-12 02:36:30

Imi: This is the Wendy's nearest me. It's probably from the 1980s or 1990s, judging from the roof.

Imipolex G · 2014-12-12 02:52:37

Old school Wendy's, cool.

Back in the day they used to have these tables with what looked like old newspapers on them. That had some character, I think.

Also yes, Miko and CA and Imi will go to Wendy's. Maybe we'll kidnap Anonus and bring him too

Princess Alice · 2014-12-12 02:59:59

Here's the Wendy's nearest me

And here's what it looked like before 2012

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-12 04:20:35

lee4hmz said:
Imi: This is the Wendy's nearest me. It's probably from the 1980s or 1990s, judging from the roof.

I've been to that one. ^_^

Imipolex G · 2014-12-12 04:53:24

:o

Imipolex G · 2014-12-12 04:58:17

well, since we're playing "nearest Wendy's" here's the one closest to me

this was taken before the renovation, however

Princess Alice · 2014-12-12 04:59:02

ooh, there's a goodwill store across the street

Imipolex G · 2014-12-12 05:01:44

one time in that goodwill store I found a copy of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, but I did not buy it, which I kinda regret

Odradek · 2014-12-12 10:02:48

You would dig it Imi

Imipolex G · 2014-12-12 17:59:46

I probably would

Morven · 2014-12-12 19:50:03

There used to be about 3 Wendy's in London. I remember going there. Never really seemed to take off, but those locations were busy, especially with tourists.

I generally eat the chili and baked potatos, since my body dislikes wheat in a violent kinda way thus I can't really eat the burgers.

PatchAwful · 2014-12-13 00:35:27

We used to have Wimpy's in the UK. I think they were bought out by Burger King and all shut down (or converted to Burger Kings) in like the 90s.

Although that said I found a Wimpys in London somewhere about 5 years ago. No idea if its still there.

Morven · 2014-12-13 00:56:23

According to Wikipedia they still exist ...

PatchAwful · 2014-12-13 01:01:15

Huh, interesting! I probably should have checked that

So I guess they're still around, but not as many as there were before

Obā-san · 2014-12-13 01:07:34

I don't like Wendy's tbh

Anonus · 2014-12-13 01:35:44

you're a taco bell man

Obā-san · 2014-12-13 01:40:06

just cuz they have a good value menu

it seems like nowadays there isn't much reason to go get fast food

a combo at most places is 6-8 bucks or so so i'd rather go to an actual restaurant for that amount of money

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-13 01:42:10

what restaurant can you eat at for $6

heck, $8

Obā-san · 2014-12-13 01:54:57

just off the top of my head

http://www.shishongrand.com/

http://www.losocampo.com/

http://www.macsfishchipsstrips.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/j-and-j-fish-and-chicken-saint-paul

http://daybyday.comcastbiz.net/menu.shtml

Obā-san · 2014-12-13 02:00:44

if you want to throw down in the 10-20 range then

http://www.grovelandtap.com/food/

http://www.libertinempls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2101-Libertine-Dinner-Menu.pdf

http://www.italianpieshoppe.com/html/menu.html

http://haute-dish.com

Obā-san · 2014-12-13 02:03:56

basically the moral of the story is that stuff at chain restaurants tends to be kinda naff compared to whatever you could get at the same price somewhere local

Obā-san · 2014-12-13 02:14:27

it just occurred to me that i listed no thai restaurants lol i fucked up give me a minute

actually it just occurred to me that most of the thai places are in the 10-20 range so w/e BUT i feel bad because there are so many great places around here i feel like i should list them

Anonus · 2014-12-13 02:19:12

i read "6-8" as "H-B"

oh god

Odradek · 2014-12-13 13:32:38

Magic Jane said:
what restaurant can you eat at for $6

heck, $8

There's a diner I can walk to where I can get pancakes, eggs AND sausage for just 4 dollars

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-13 13:33:50

naney said:
just off the top of my head

http://www.shishongrand.com/

http://www.losocampo.com/

http://www.macsfishchipsstrips.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/j-and-j-fish-and-chicken-saint-paul

http://daybyday.comcastbiz.net/menu.shtml

none of this is anywhere near where I live

the only local restaurant is Bert's, and you need to be prepared to drop like at least $15-20 per person if you wanna eat there, and the food's not even that good.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-13 13:38:01

I suppose I didn't ask specifically for places I could conceivably go to.

Tachyon · 2014-12-13 13:40:48

i still think fast food is ridiculously expensive for what it gets you. More expensive restaurants usually serve fancier food in much bigger portions. You couldn't make a habit of eating in one of those places, of course, but why would you want to make a habit of eating fast food, either?

i'll stop by McDonalds or whatever if i'm hungry and i'm passing one, but otherwise i'd rather just cook my own food.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-13 13:42:59

Tachyon said:
i still think fast food is ridiculously expensive for what it gets you. More expensive restaurants usually serve fancier food in much bigger portions. You couldn't make a habit of eating in one of those places, of course, but why would you want to make a habit of eating fast food, either?

i'll stop by McDonalds or whatever if i'm hungry and i'm passing one, but otherwise i'd rather just cook my own food.

because it is still relatively inexpensive, requires no particularly large skill or time investment to make, and is convinient in that there is often a fast food eatery somewhere near wherever you happen to be going while you're out and about.

Tachyon · 2014-12-13 13:44:45

Pack lunch?

i get that it's convenient, i just don't see it as much of a trade-off when it's still pretty expensive.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-13 13:45:23

It's not tho.

Tachyon · 2014-12-13 13:53:10

It is tho!

i think it's more expensive here than in the US, but even so!

Tachyon · 2014-12-13 14:01:27

If you buy groceries with a long date stamp, you can eat tastier, healthier food for the same money, and in larger portions.

This doesn't really matter, but i notice people here talk about fast food a lot and i feel like an outsider for not being excited about it.

And some of it is just gross. McDonald's fries are like soft toothpicks and they have no flavour whatsoever.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-13 14:03:39

If that is true than you should file a complaint with Corporate against the McDonald's you're getting those fries from.

McDonald's fries are not top-shelf by any means but they should not taste like flavorless soft toothpicks.

also

Tachyon said:
If you buy groceries with a long date stamp, you can eat tastier, healthier food for the same money, and in larger portions.

this is just straight-up not true.

Tachyon · 2014-12-13 14:09:44

No, i was much too harsh. They are thin and bland-tasting, though, not like proper chips.

And, it isn't? It's possible i am just lousy at budgeting, but whenever i buy fast food i find myself grimacing at how extortionate it all seems.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-13 14:11:26

I think on average, to feed myself at a fast food establishment is maybe $6-8, whereas to make myself a decent meal from storebought ingredients probably runs me closer to $10-15, and I'm not terribly picky about brands.

Odradek · 2014-12-13 14:11:59

Does Britain face the scourge of the bland white people restaraunt?

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