{"id":6202,"date":"2011-10-13T13:37:17","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T20:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=6202"},"modified":"2011-10-13T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-13T20:37:17","slug":"nationwide-wendys-hot-juicy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=6202","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide – Wendy’s New “Hot and Juicy”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I’m going to try and not let poor service taint this review of Wendy’s new burger..but….<\/p>\n

We were out tooling around last night, didn’t feel like going to the grocery or cooking, so we were in a mood to grab some fast food to take home.\u00a0 Regular readers know that Mrs. Burgerdogboy is not a “burger girl”, but she suggested we grab one, and we did have some coupons in the car.<\/p>\n

Her caveat:\u00a0 she would only go to a drive-thru (Ok, we were wearing pajamas, so that’s somewhat understandable, tho we have eaten in restaurants in our PJs before……guess it depends which ones we (I) have on as to whether or not she thinks it’s a good idea!)<\/p>\n

Into Wendy’s, our coupons called for one free cheeseburger with the purchase of fries and drink.\u00a0 Seemed like a bargain until we tried to order.<\/p>\n

Neither of us have a single bone of prejudice in our bodies, but we had a really difficult time ordering from the window person who apparently couldn’t call English her native tongue.<\/p>\n

We thought we had accomplished the order until we got to the window, when it not only became apparent our order had not been taken correctly, but that it was taking several (OK, five) non-English native speakers to sort this simple order out.<\/p>\n

It finally happened, and off we flew.<\/p>\n

First off, I have had Wendy’s “new” fries <\/a>before, and previously thought they were pretty OK.\u00a0 I commented at the time that I thought they would be best served right from the fryer, and my opinion on that fact hasn’t changed.\u00a0 Last nite’s order was a) undercooked, and b) suffering from heat-lamp-itis.\u00a0 Fail.<\/p>\n

The new burger?\u00a0 I’ve previously tweeted that a number of other bloggers said it was “worth a try,”\u00a0 but I don’t agree.\u00a0 I don’t really notice any difference in taste from the previous burgers, which, by their own admission, they had not changed in decades.<\/p>\n

New “butter toasted bun?”\u00a0 Nothing thrilling here folks.\u00a0 The marketing folks at the Wendy’s machine crow about the condiments, “premium toppings”, “fresh leaf lettuce”, “hand-sliced tomatoes”,\u00a0 “crinkle cut pickles”, and “sweet red onions.”<\/p>\n

One of the things I always liked about Wendy’s was ordering a burger for whatever condiment mood I was in personally:\u00a0 “onions and mustard only”, “double pickles” or whatever.<\/p>\n

Apparently the late Dave wants to give me new choice with the “Hot and Juicy.”\u00a0 It came loaded up with these toppings and they didn’t do a thing for me.\u00a0 To make matters worse for my own taste buds, few things I like more on this planet than good dill pickles.\u00a0 Apparently Wendy’s decided dill wasn’t the way to go, these are more reminiscent of bread and butter pickles.\u00a0 Did you research what percentage of pickles sold in the US are the bread and butter variety?\u00a0 In the minority I would guess.\u00a0 Adding this flavor to a burger blends sweet and savory, usually an awkward kinda thing, as it is here.<\/p>\n

As the burger in a bag was handed to us the nanosecond we hit the #2 window, obviously it was not “cooked to order.”\u00a0 Juicy?\u00a0 Nah.<\/p>\n

So, a bad experience all around.\u00a0 Except for the price with the coupon, as two people ate for less than $4.00.<\/p>\n

Will I be back?\u00a0 Nah.\u00a0 I gave up on Wendy’s years ago, they had a chance to win me back, didn’t.<\/p>\n

Sorry, Dave.\u00a0 And by the way, Mr. Local Franchisee?\u00a0 How can you expect to run a business with help like this?\u00a0 Put your best person on the order desk.\u00a0 It’ll pay back.<\/p>\n

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